Adjectives in Japanese: Present Positive

Hello Everyone. It's been a while! Having already discussed Japanese verbs, I thought we could continue to expand on your sentences by learning about adjectives in their present positive form next. Though they might seem a little confusing at first, they're very simple to use and will be very helpful in expressing yourself.

When to use iru or aru?

There are a lot of differences in how the Japanese language is used compared to English. One of these differences is in the verb "to be". Lets take a look at how to use "to be", some confusions about using it, and some example sentences.

First, there are 3 different ways to say "to be" in Japanese:

Back from Japan

Hello everyone! It's been a while! I just got back form Japan yesterday and am still a little jet lagged. It was quite the adventure and was full of surprises and fun! I was staying close by to Kasukabe in Saitama. Kasukabe is well known for Lucky Star and Crayon Shin-chan. I'll be sure to post some photos later and get back on schedule right away!

Thank you

Japanese Verbs: Present Tense

Hello again. I was in the middle of writing up the next topic when I realized, I haven't talked about verb conjugation yet. So I think this is as good a time as any to introduce polite verb conjugation. Unlike verbs in English, the basics are very easy to learn and almost all verbs follow one of the two conjugation rules.

Going to Japan

Sorry for the delay! There were some issues with my modem and my ISP took a very long time to get everything back up and running. I hope to be posting again as soon as possible! Also, next week I will be going to Japan. Please let me know if there's anything you think I should do, any pictures you want me to talk, or if there's anything you want to know about while I'm over there.

Thank you again for your patience and keep practicing!