Every verb you’ve used since Day 6 ended in ます — that wasn’t an accident; it’s the polite form. English changes the verb for person and tense — eat, eats, will eat. Japanese polite verbs don’t budge for person, and one ます form covers present and future: 食べます = “eat” or “will eat.” Context tells you which; the verb stays put, and stays at the end.
Today's words
鼻
nose
怖い
scary; frightening
意味
meaning; significance
きっと
surely; undoubtedly
取る
to take; to pick up
今度
this time; now
変わる
to change; to be transformed
娘
daughter
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
鼻
怖
意
味
取
今
度
変
See it in real sentences
速達便でお願いします。
Please send it by special delivery.
前金でお願いします。
You need to pay in advance.
歯型を取ります。
I'll take an impression of your teeth.
喫煙席をお願いします。
Smoking, please.
応急処置をお願いします。
I need first aid.
悪いけど帰ります。
I take the liberty of going home.
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
to run away
逃げる
1d ago
important
大事
1d ago
all
全部
3d ago
spirit
気
3d ago
same
同じ
7d ago
to request
頼む
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “daughter”?
Which word means “scary”?
Which word means “nose”?
Which word means “this time”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “Please send it by special delivery.”
速達便でお願いします。
Say: “You need to pay in advance.”
前金でお願いします。
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