Now you stack what you know. Add a time or frequency word to the front and your sentences start sounding real.
Understand this — tap “Hear it”
まいにち にほんご を べんきょうします
I study Japanese every day.
まいにち mainichi — every dayにほんご nihongo — Japaneseを o — (object)べんきょうします benkyoushimasu — study
まいにち コーヒー を のみます
I drink coffee every day.
まいにち mainichi — every dayコーヒー koohii — coffeeを o — (object)のみます nomimasu — drink
よく えいが を みます
I often watch movies.
よく yoku — oftenえいが eiga — moviesを o — (object)みます mimasu — watch
The pattern you can now use
まいにち / よく ___ ます
mainichi / yoku ___ -masu
I ___ every day / often.
Time and frequency words sit at the front: まいにち (every day), よく (often), ときどき (sometimes). Everything you’ve already built just slots in behind them.
Words to use today — tap a row to hear
まいにちmainichi
every day
よくyoku
often
ときどきtokidoki
sometimes
あさasa
morning
よるyoru
night
べんきょうしますbenkyoushimasu
study
しごとshigoto
work
にほんごnihongo
Japanese
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “I study every day.”
まいにち べんきょうしますmainichi benkyoushimasu
Say: “I sometimes drink beer.”
ときどき ビール を のみますtokidoki biiru o nomimasu
Say: “I often eat ramen.”
よく ラーメン を たべますyoku raamen o tabemasu
Quick check
Where do time words like まいにち go?
at the front of the sentence
What does よく mean?
often
No new characters
You’ve learned them all — today’s sentences are pure kana. Just read (and listen).
👀 Today’s input · ~10 min — where fluency actually comes from
Read your first real books
You can read kana now — so read. Open a Level 0 Tadoku graded reader: picture books made for absolute beginners, almost all kana. Sound each page out loud and don’t stop to look up every word; getting the gist is the goal.