Making 3-and-half part sentences using verbs

Let’s learn basic verbs and start making simple sentences. Watch this video and the following verbs all can be used in the same way as shown in this video.

Verbs

Hiragana	Roomaji	Group*	Meaning In English	Usage
いきます	ikimasu	irregular	to go	[destination] に いきます
きます	kimasu	irregular	to come	[destination] に きます
あいます	aimasu	5dan	to meet, to see	[person] に あいます
のります	norimasu	5dan	to get on, to ride in, to board	[transport] に のります
なります	narimasu	5dan	to become	see below

Words that can be used as a Destination

Hiragana	Roomaji	English
えいがかん	eigakan	movie theatre, cinema
えき	eki	train station
おてあらい	otearai	toilet, lavatory, bathroom
おふろ	ohuro	bath
がいこく	gaikoku	foreign country
かいしゃ	kaisha	company, corporation (often used in the meaning of “workplace”)
がっこう	gakkou	school
ぎんこう	ginkou	bank
こうえん	kouen	(public) park, playground
こうばん	kouban	police box
だいがく	daigaku	university
デパート	depa-to	department store
としょかん	toshokan	library
パーティー	pa-ti-	party
びょういん	byouin	hospital
まち	machi	town, city
みせ	mise	shop, store, establishment
レストラン	resutoran	restaurant

Transport

Hiragana	Roomaji	English
くるま	kuruma	car, vehicle
じてんしゃ	jitensha	bicycle
じどうしゃ	jidousha	automobile
ちかてつ	chikatetsu	underground train, subway
でんしゃ	densha	electric train
バス	basu	bus
ひこうき	hikouki	aeroplane, airplane

なります

なります is a verb to express a change and often translated as “to become.” In this module, examples give are when the result of the change is a noun, like:

わたしは きょうしに なります。
watashi wa kyoushi ni narimasu.
I (will) become a teacher.

いもうとは かんごしに なります。
imouto wa kangoshi ni narimasu.
My younger sister will become a nurse.

Suggested Activities

Try to make up a few sentence using each verb listed.

Do the exercises listed in the Part II and III of Module 4 of the Moodle course.