Japanese Grammar Lesson 1: With Audio
A helpful guide for intermediate Japanese grammar. The MP3’s are downloadable and a PDF worksheet can be found here if you want to practice offline. 間に – あいだ（に） (aida ni), ばよかった (bayokatta), だけで – なく (dake de – naku), ほうがいい (hougaii), より (yori), and かわりに (kawari ni) are here with example phrases. Study the structure of the sentences and listen to the audio for pronunciation. Check out the Japanese Restaurant Basics Cheat Sheet with audio, Japanese Phrases for Shopping: w/Audio, and the Japanese Language Overview for further help studying Japanese. Ask Questions in the comments section.
during (the time when); while
間に – あいだ（に） (Rel: ながら；うちに)
I was reading a book (all during the time) while he was watching TV.
彼がテレビを見ている間私は本を読んでいました。
(I wish—had done s.t.)
ばよかった (Rel: てよかった)
I wish I had asked my teacher.
先生に聞けば良かった。
(not only—but also–)
だけで（は）なくーー（も） (Rel: ばかりで（は）なくーー（も）)
Mr. Brown has not only been to Japan, but has also lived there.
ブラウンさんは日本へ行っただけではなく住んだこともあります。
(had better do s.t.)
ほうがいい (Rel: たらどうですか)
You’d better eat vegetables too.
野菜も食べたほうがいいよ。
(–be more (Adj.) than–; –do s.t. more (Adv.) than-do)
ほうがーより (Rel: より)
It’s probably better for me to talk than for you to talk.
私が話すほうが君が話すよりいいでしょう。
(in place of–; instead of; to make up for–; although; but)
かわりに (Rel: けれど（も）；しかし)
Can my father go there in place of (instead of) me?
私のかわりに父が行ってもいいですか。
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This post was written by Mathew Ryan
Japanese Grammar Lesson 1: With Audio
A helpful guide for intermediate Japanese grammar. The MP3’s are downloadable and a PDF worksheet can be found here if you want to practice offline. 間に – あいだ（に） (aida ni), ばよかった (bayokatta), だけで – なく (dake de – naku), ほうがいい (hougaii), より (yori), and かわりに (kawari ni) are here with example phrases. Study the structure of the sentences and listen to the audio for pronunciation. Check out the Japanese Restaurant Basics Cheat Sheet with audio, Japanese Phrases for Shopping: w/Audio, and the Japanese Language Overview for further help studying Japanese. Ask Questions in the comments section.
during (the time when); while
間に – あいだ（に） (Rel: ながら；うちに)
I was reading a book (all during the time) while he was watching TV.
彼がテレビを見ている間私は本を読んでいました。
(I wish—had done s.t.)
ばよかった (Rel: てよかった)
I wish I had asked my teacher.
先生に聞けば良かった。
(not only—but also–)
だけで（は）なくーー（も） (Rel: ばかりで（は）なくーー（も）)
Mr. Brown has not only been to Japan, but has also lived there.
ブラウンさんは日本へ行っただけではなく住んだこともあります。
(had better do s.t.)
ほうがいい (Rel: たらどうですか)
You’d better eat vegetables too.
野菜も食べたほうがいいよ。
(–be more (Adj.) than–; –do s.t. more (Adv.) than-do)
ほうがーより (Rel: より)
It’s probably better for me to talk than for you to talk.
私が話すほうが君が話すよりいいでしょう。
(in place of–; instead of; to make up for–; although; but)
かわりに (Rel: けれど（も）；しかし)
Can my father go there in place of (instead of) me?
私のかわりに父が行ってもいいですか。
Tags: Japanese grammar
Categorised in: Japanese, Japanese Cheat Sheet
This post was written by Mathew Ryan