１月 ( January)

 ＊日本語サロン (Nohongo Salon)

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Nihongo Salon 「にほんごで　はなしましょう！」

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◎Notice: The google calendar on this page is shown in JPN - Tokyo timezone.　First, you log in to the google calendar located on the right side of the page using your google account.　Secondly, you need to set up your time zone (country) in the settings and you will see the date of the Nihonggo Salon of this month.

 This is totally free charge. Please feel free to send your Skype name through "Contact" button upper on the top page.

＊間違(まちが)えやすい文法 --- Easily Mistakable Grammar
(Especially when spoken)

活用（かつよう、Conjugation)
例(れい)  Examples:     

＊i-adjectives: 大(おお)きい(big)、　寒(さむ)い(cold)

non-past-negative: おおきいじゃない(です) ⇒ おおきくない(です)　(It is not big)
                          : さむいじゃない ⇒　さむくない  (It is not cold)

past-affirmative: おおきいだった　⇒　おおきかった (It was big)
　　　　           : さむいだった　⇒　さむかった　　　(It was cold)

＊na-adjectives: 嫌(いや)な(unwilling, reluctant)、好(す)きな(to be fond of)

non-past-affirmative: いやだです　⇒　いやです　(I'm reluctant)
non-past-negative: すきくないです　⇒　すきじゃないです　(I don't like)

１２月 (じゅうにがつ）-- December

  

 

＊12月日本語サロン --- Nihongo Salon in December

Nihongo Salon 「にほんごで　はなしましょう！」


Let's enjoy free talking in Japanese from both inside and outside of Kokorotalk.

  December 27 (Sunday)--- 9:00-9:50 (Japan Time)

Notice:
The google calendar on the this page is shown in JST - Tokyo time zone. First you log in to the google calendar at the lower right of this page using your google account. Secondly, you need to set up your time zone (country) in the settings, and you will see the date of the Nihongo Salon of this month.

 This is totally free of charge. Please feel free to send your Skype name through "Contact" button upper on the top page.

＊間違(まちが)えやすい文法 --- Easily Mistakable Grammar
 (Especially when spoken)

例(れい)  Examples:      

暑(あつ)いの夏(なつ) ⇒ あつい(i-adj) + なつ               a hot summer
高(たか)いの時計(とけい) ⇒ たかい(i-adj) + とけい      an expensive watch
古(ふる)いな家(うち) ⇒　ふるい(i-adj) + うち             an old house
有名(ゆうめい)の(ひと)⇒　ゆうめいな(na-adj) + 人     a famous person

★When an adjective is put before a noun to modify it, the 'plain-non-past' form is used as follows:

i-adjective:  おもしろい 映画(えいが)  　              an interesting movie 
                  忙(いそが)しい 日(ひ)                       a busy day

na-adjective: きれいな 写真(しゃしん)　              a beautiful picture
                    私(わたし)の 好(す)きな 本(ほん)     my favorite book