Japanese Lesson 4: Going to a Destination
Japanese Lesson 4: Going to a Destination
Review Lesson 3: Days of the Week and Month.Learn how to express that you will go or will not go and went or didn't go to a specific destination. Also learn how to ask other people where they will go or went as well as how to respond if asked a similar question.
Sentence Structure:
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| (place) + ni + ikimasu. | I will go to (place). |
| (place) + ni + ikimashita. | I went to (place). |
| (place) + ni + ikimasen. | I won't go to (place). |
| (place) + ni + ikimasen deshita. | I didn't go to (place). |
| (place) + ni + ikimasu ka. | Will you go to (place)? |
| (place) + ni + ikimashita ka. | Did you go to (place)? |
| (place) + ni + ikimasen ka. | Won't you go to (place)? |
| (place) + ni + ikimasen deshita ka. | You didn't go to (place)? |
| Hai, ikimasu. | Yes, I will go. |
| Iie, ikimasen. | No, I won't go. |
| Hai, ikimashita. | Yes, I went. |
| Iie, ikimasen deshita. | No, I didn't go. |
Lesson Vocabulary:
| English | Romaji | Hiragana | Kanji |
|---|---|---|---|
| to go | ikimasu | いくます | 行きます |
| won't go | ikimasen | いきません | 行きません |
| went | ikimasita | いきました | 行きました |
| didn't go | ikimasen deshita | いきませんでした | 行きませんでした |
| department store | depato | デパート | |
| work (noun) | shigoto | しごと | 仕事 |
| party | pātī | パーティー | |
| train station | eki | えき | 駅 |
| today | kyou | きょう | 今日 |
| yesterday | kino | きのう | 昨日 |
| tomorrow | ashita | あした | 明日 |
| day after tomorrow | asatte | あさって | 明後日 |
| day before yesterday | ototoi | おととい | 一昨日 |
| yes | hai | はい | |
| no | iie | いいえ |
