Japanese for Beginners, Lesson 38 Vocabulary16

In this lesson, we will learn the vocabulary for Lesson 38 of the Japanese for Beginners textbook. This lesson focuses on the topic of "The Past Tense." We will learn how to express past actions and events in Japanese. The vocabulary list below includes the words and phrases that you will need to know for this lesson.

Vocabulary* 過去形 (kakoshiki) - past tense
* 過去 (kako) - past
* した (shita) - did
* ました (mashita) - did (polite form)
* 行った (itta) - went
* 来た (kita) - came
* 食べた (tabeta) - ate
* 飲んだ (nonda) - drank
* 寝た (netta) - slept
* 起きた (okita) - woke up
* 読んだ (yonda) - read
* 書いた (kaita) - wrote
* 話した (hanashita) - talked
* 買った (katta) - bought
* 売った (utta) - sold
* 見た (mita) - saw
* 聞いた (kiita) - heard
* 作った (tsukutta) - made
* 持った (motta) - held
* 来た (kita) - came
* 帰った (kaetta) - went home
* 会った (atta) - met
* 話した (hanashita) - talked

Examples* 私は昨日学校に行きました。 (Kinou gakkou ni ikimashita.) - I went to school yesterday.
* 彼は先週東京に行きました。 (Kare wa senshuu Tokyo ni ikimashita.) - He went to Tokyo last week.
* 私はこの本を昨日読みました。 (Watashi wa kono hon o kinou yomimashita.) - I read this book yesterday.
* 私たちは昨日ラーメンを食べました。 (Watashitachi wa kinou raamen o tabemashita.) - We ate ramen yesterday.

Practice* Translate the following sentences into Japanese:
* I went to the store yesterday.
* She ate sushi last night.
* We watched a movie last week.
* He bought a new car last month.
* Answer the following questions in Japanese:
* What did you do yesterday?
* Where did you go last week?
* What did you eat last night?
* Who did you meet last month?

Additional Resources* [Lesson 38 Vocabulary Quiz](/lesson/japanese-for-beginners-lesson-38-the-past-tense/)
* [Lesson 38 Grammar Notes](/japanese-grammar/past-tense/)
* [Lesson 38 Example Sentences](/lesson/past-tense/)

2024-12-25

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