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Despite being one of the most popular languages in the world, there are still so many people who are frightened by the thought of learning Japanese as they assume that it is too hard. So how does one go about how to learn Japanese easily?

The first thing that you have to realize is that you better forget that you want to find similarities within English and Japanese to help you; you will not. They are two very different languages in more ways than one.

One of the things that you will be happy to know is that there are things that make other languages hard that Japanese does not have. Grammatical gender or numbers are some examples of these. Be happy that you do not have these.

There is no doubt that learning a new alphabet can be pretty difficult but the point is, they can be learnt. All that you have to do is follow a couple of rules.

First and foremost you need to get it out of your head that Japanese is hard to learn. This can be said for every single language. It is all up to you and how you decide to perceive things. If you begin with the mentality that it will be difficult then expect no less than that.

The next best rule to follow is to make use of image association to learn the different alphabets that Japanese has. For instance if you can associate a specific word with a specific image or story then you will be able to learn faster.

Last but not least, the golden rule, keep at it. You will have to always do repetition to make sure that you learn it through and through. Use repetition software like Anki if you have to.

Heed the above three rules and learning Japanese should be easy for you.

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Learn Japanese rapidly! Some things in life are easy, and some are hard. It might be easy to cook a simple meal but really hard to get up early in the morning. Imagine trying to speak English without being able to express “it’s easy to” and “it’s hard to.” It would be just about impossible! In this Beginner Japanese article, you’ll learn how to express that something is “easy to do” or “hard to do” in Japanese. You’ll discover the various masu forms of Japanese words that you’ll need. In addition, you’ll find all sorts of example sentences that you can incorporate into your everyday Japanese.

Vocabulary: In this article, you’ll learn the following words and phrases:

anata – “you”

kau – “to buy” (class 1 verb)

karui – “light” (-i ending adjective)

haku – “to put on shoes/footwear” (class 1 verb)

ninki – “popularity”

deru – “to appear, to leave, to exit” (class 2 verb)

dooshite – “why, for what reason”

kanashii – “sad” (-i ending adjective)

sain – “autograph, signature”

kaku – “to write” (class 1 verb)

kutsu – “shoes, footwear”

Grammar: In this article, you’ll learn the following words and phrases:

Useful Vocabulary and Phrases

haku – “to wear, to put on” (class 1 verb)

Kiru also means “to wear” or “to put on.” Generally speaking, we use kiru when talking about items put on the upper body, such as shirts or jacket, whereas haku covers the items worn on the lower body, such as pants or shoes.

The opposite action, “to take off,” is nugu, which we use for both the upper and lower body.

Examples

“to wear jeans” ? jiinzu o haku “to wear sneakers” ? suniikaa o haku “to wear a coat” ? kooto o kiru “to wear a kimono” ? kimono o kiru
Kochira ni sain o onegai shimasu.

“Please sign here.”

In Japanese, sain means either “signature” or “autograph.”

“Signature” – sain or shomei

“Autograph” – sain

Shitsurei shimashita.

Shitsurei means “rudeness” or “discourtesy.” Shimashita is the formal past form of the verb suru. So, this phrase literally means “I committed discourtesy” and is equivalent to “I’m sorry” or “excuse me” in English.

Target Phrase

Kono kutsu wa karukute, haki yasui desu yo.

“These shoes are light and easy to put on.”

Kono pen wa kakinikui.

“This pen is hard to write with.”

The usage of the adjective-forming suffixes -yasui and -nikui is today’s target grammar point. [masu stem of a verb] + yasui and [masu stem of a verb] + nikui mean “easy to do” and “hard to do,” respectively. They conjugate as i-adjectives.

“Easy To Do” & “Hard To Do”

[masu stem of a verb] + yasui = “easy to…” [masu stem of a verb] + nikui = “hard (or difficult) to…”
Class 1 Verbs

“English” / Dictionary Form / Masu form / Masu Stem / “Easy to…” (…yasui) / “Hard to…” (…nikui)

“to use” / tsukau / tsukaimasu / tsukai / tsukaiyasui / tsukainikui

“to write” / kaku / kakimasu / kaki / kakiyasui / kakinikui

“to speak” / hanasu / hanashimasu / hanashi / hanashiyasui / hanashinikui

“to hold” / motsu / mochimasu / mochi / mochiyasui / mochinikui

“to live” / sumu / sumimasu / sumi / sumiyasui / suminikui

“to sit” / suwaru / suwarimasu / suwari / suwariyasui / suwarinikui

Class 2 Verbs

“English” / Dictionary Form / Masu form / Masu Stem / “Easy to…” (…yasui) / “Hard to…” (…nikui)

“to see” / miru / mimasu / mi / miyasui / minikui

“to wear” / kiru / kimasu / ki / kiyasui / kinikui

“to eat” / taberu / tabemasu / tabe / tabeyasui / tabenikui

Class 3 Verbs

“English” / Dictionary Form / Masu form / Masu Stem / “Easy to…” (…yasui) / “Hard to…” (…nikui)

“to do” / suru / shimasu / shi / shiyasui / shinikui

“to come” / kuru / kimasu / ki / kiyasui / kinikui

Examples

Hawai wa totemo sumiyasui tokoro desu. Hawaii is a quite livable place. Tookyoo wa totemo suminikui tokoro desu. Tokyo is a very difficult place to live.> Kono kutsu wa omokute, arukinikui desu. These shoes are heavy and hard (uncomfortable) to walk in.i> Kono kutsu wa karukute, arukiyasui desu. These shoes are light and easy (comfortable) to walk in.
Practice

Please complete the sentences by changing the verbs into their appropriate forms.

Kono ji wa chiisakute,___________________________(yomu). (ji means,”letter.”) Suniikaa wa,___________________________(haku). (suniikaa means, “sneakers.”) Kono michi wa hirokute,___________________________ (unten suru). (michi means, “street.” hiroi means, “wide.” unten suru means, “to drive.”)

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