Transcript Action words (Verbs) - Japanese Teaching Ideas

ACTION WORDS (VERBS)
ACTION WORDS (VERBS)
•行きます
•します
•見ます
•かいます
•よみます
•ききます
to go
to do
to watch / see/ look
to buy
to read
to listen
ACTION WORDS (VERBS)
•行きます
•します
•見ます
•かいます
•よみます
•ききます
go
do
watch / see/ look
buy
read
listen
ACTION WORDS (VERBS) RULE NO1
• to read, to buy, to watch, to do, to go, to listen….
～ます
ICKY(GO TO HOSPITAL!)
いき ます GO
SHE MUST DO!
し ます DO
ME MUST WATCH!
みます WATCH
LISTEN! OR I WILL KICK YOU!
ききます LISTEN
BUY STUFF AT KMART!!
かいます BUY
ACTION WORDS (VERBS) RULE NO.2
Action Words (Verbs) must come
at the end of the sentence.
Also, remember to mark the doer (the
person who does the action) with は
は (‘wa’, not ‘ha’)is called topic marker
HOW WOULD YOU SAY…..
•I eat.
HOW WOULD YOU SAY…..
•I eat.
ぼくは たべます。
HOW WOULD YOU SAY…..
•I eat.
ぼくは たべます。
I
eat
HOW WOULD YOU SAY….
•I drink.
HOW WOULD YOU SAY….
•I drink.
•ぼくは のみます。
HOW WOULD YOU SAY….
•I drink.
ぼくは のみます。
I
drink
HOW WOULD YOU SAY….
•I go.
HOW WOULD YOU SAY….
•I go.
ぼくは いきます。
HOW WOULD YOU SAY….
•I go.
ぼくは いきます。
I
go
THEN HOW WOULD YOU ADD:
what you eat (e.g. breakfast)
what you drink(e.g. milk)
what you make (e.g. lunch)
what you put on (e.g. uniform)
N.B. These are called ‘Objects’
ADDING ‘OBJECTS’ TO A SENTENCE
Let’s check if you understand what the objects are.
Which words are objects in the following sentences?
I eat cakes.
I put on uniform.
I drink cola.
OBJECTS MARKER
を
Let’s check if you understand what are the objects.
Which words are objects in the following sentences:
I eat cakes.
I put on uniform.
I drink cola.
OBJECTS MARKER
を
To add Objects (what you eat,
what you drink etc.) to a
sentence, you need to mark the
object with を (object marker)
OBJECTS MARKER
を
I eat cake.
ぼくは ケーキを たべます。
I
cake
eat
SPEAK LIKE YODA!!
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EHVGUHUVVUM&FEATURE
=PLAYER_EMBEDDED
HOW WOULD YOU SAY….
I wear a uniform.
ぼくは せいふくを きます。
I
uniform
wear
HOW WOULD YOU SAY…
I drink cola.
ぼくは コーラを のみます。
I
cola
drink
I drink cola.
ADDING THE TIME OF THE ACTION:
Mark the time with ‘Time marker に(at)’
at 8 o’clock 八時に
at 1 o’clock 一時に
ぼくは 八時に あさごはんを たべます。
I at 8 o’clock breakfast
eat
In Japanese, word order is
flexible!(unlike English)
So you can insert ‘time of the action
wherever you like as long as action
words (verbs) come at the end of the
sentence.
SO, YOU CAN SAY EITHER:
• I eat breakfast at 8 o’clock.
ぼくは 八時に あさごはんを たべます。
I at 8 o’clock breakfast
eat
OR
八時に
ぼくは
at 8 o’clock I
あさごはんを たべます。
breakfast
eat
SUMMARY
• Verbs end with ‘ます’
• Verbs come at the end
• Doer is marked with ‘は’
• Objects needs to be marked with‘を’
• Time needs to be marked with‘に’
• Japanese word order is flexible
• Personは +Timeに +Objectを +Verb(ます)。