Happy New Year ! 2014

あけまして　おめでとうございます (Happy New Year)

新(あたら）しい年（とし）が素敵（すてき）な一年でありますように
( I hope the new year is as brilliant as ever for you)

元旦（がんたん）(the first day of the year)

にほんごで はなしませんか

★Inviting someone to do something and making suggestions.

1. verbーませんか
えいがを　みませんか。　What do you say to seeing a movie?
いっしょに　ひるごはんを　たべませんか。 What do you say to having lunch with me?

2. verbーましょう
いっしょに　としょかんで　べんきょうしましよう。　Let's study in the library together.
きっさてんで　コーヒーを　のみましょうか。　Shall we drink coffee at a coffee shop?

★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 22 (Sun) 8:00-9:00 am (Japan Time)

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Conjugation Pattern of Adjectives 3

Conjugation Pattern of an irregular adjective--いい

◎present affirmative: いい　です　( ii desu)-- It is good.
◎present negative: よく ない　です　( yoku nai desu)-- It is not good.
◎past affirmative: よかった　です　(yokatta desu)-- It was good.
◎past negative:  よく なかった　です　(yoku nakatta desu)-- It was not good.

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

November 23(Sat) 22:00-23:00 (Japan Time)


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Notification

Amendment of Students' Policy
( Students cancellation )
When students cannot attend a scheduled lesson for any reason, they have to notify us of the cancellation 24 hours before the lesson. →　When students cannot attend a scheduled lesson for any reason, only one cancellation is accepted out of four lessons. If they notify us of the cancellation not later than one hour before the lesson, students can take a substitute lesson in the month or the next month .

(About Payment）
There are three courses →　There are five courses

Conjugation Pattern of Adjective 2

Conjugation Pattern of な (na)-adjectives

◎present affirmative: げんき　です　-- I am healthy.　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(genki desu)

◎present negative: げんき　じゃないです--I'm not healthy.　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　(genki ja naidesu)
                            げんき　じゃありません　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　(genki ja arimasen)

◎past affirmative: げんき　でした　-- I was healthy　
　　　　　　　　　　　　(genki deshita)
　　　　　　　　　　　　げんき　だった　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　(genki datta)

◎past negative: げんき　じゃなかったです　-- I was not healthy.　
　　　　　　　　　　(genki ja nakatta desu)
                       げんき　じゃありませんでした　　
　　　　　　　　　　(genki ja arimasen deshita)

Nihongo Salon                                

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October 19(Sat) 8:00-9:00 am(Japan Time)

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Conjugation Pattern of Adjectives 1

Conjugation Pattern of い (i)-adjectives

◎present affirmative: さむいです　(samui desu)-- It is cold.

◎present negative: さむくないです　　　(samu ku nai desu)-- It is not cold.
                        さむくありません    (samu ku arimasen)

◎past affirmative: さむかったです       (samu katta desu)-- It was cold.
                       さむくありません     (samu ku arimasen)

◎past negative: さむくなかったです　　 (samu ku nakatta desu)-- It was not cold.
                    さむくありませんでした　(samu ku arimasen deshita)
   

"Te-form" of Verbs (4)

Serial Action

・　ほんやに　いって、　じしょを　かいます。
   (Honya ni itte, jisho o kaimasu-- I go to the bookstore and buy a dictionary.)
・　ケーキを　かって、ともだちの　うちに　いきました。
  (Keeki o katte, tomodachi no uchi ni ikimashita--I bought cakes and went to my friend's house.)
・　ともだちを　よんで、パーティを　します。
  (Tomodachi o yonde, paatii o shimasu-- I invite my friends and have a party.)

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Nihongo Salon

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September 15 (Sunday)--- 21:00-22:00am(Japan Time)
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Te-form of Verbs (3)

★　te-form + も　いいです (mo iidesu--You may do)
 or いいですか（iidesu ka--May I do ～ ?)
Example:
テレビを　みても　いいですか。
 (Terebi o mite-mo iidesu ka--May I watch TV?)
パソコンを　つかっても　いいですか。
(Pasokon o tsukatte-mo iidesu ka--May I use the PC?)
★　te-form + は　いけません (wa ikemasen--You must not do ～.)
がっこうで　たばこを　すっては　いけません。
(Gakkoo de tabako o sutte-wa ikemasen-- You must not smoke at school.)
ここで　おさけを　のんでは　いけません。
(Koko de osake o nonde-wa ikemasen-- You must not drink alcohol here.)