Phase 1 · new grammar · Day 38 of 100 · ~14 min

い-adjectives

おいしい, たかい, やすい — you were already using these on Day 9. The rule underneath: in English an adjective needs a separate “is” (“the book is expensive”). Japanese い-adjectives have the “is” built in: 高い already means “is expensive,” and it attaches straight onto a noun (高い本 = an expensive book). They even change their own endings for tense — no extra verb required.

Today's words
parent; parents
pupil; student
photograph; photo
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior
always; without exception
to get angry; to get mad
slow
thread; yarn
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
See it in real sentences
Please give me a painkiller.
Please let me know if it hurts.
Please call me Taro.
Come home early.
Hold on a minute, please.
Give me time.

Practice

Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
immediately
すぐに
1d ago
beginning
最初(さいしょ)
1d ago
to continue
(つづ)ける
3d ago
language
言葉(ことば)
3d ago
to run away
()げる
7d ago
important
大事(だいじ)
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “photograph”?
Which word means “pupil”?
Which word means “to get angry”?
Which word means “parent”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “Please give me a painkiller.”
(いた)()めを(くだ)さい。
Say: “Please let me know if it hurts.”
(いた)かったら(おし)えてください。
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Furigana by kuroshiro · stroke order by KanjiVG · audio by your browser. Sentences are real native sentences, auto-selected for this day.