İndir "Japanese Language Lesson 14 - To like, To understand, To be good at"

Please view previous lessons for additional vocabulary and grammar. In this lesson sensei goes over 3 important verbs and their different levels. Suki (to like), Wakarimasu (to understand) and Jouzu (to be good at). So please try them out whenever you have the opportunity! https://japansociety.org/language-center/ Summary: Jouzu / じょうず・上手 / to be good at Suki / すき・好き / to like Wakarimasu / わかります・分かります / to understand Basic structure: (Subject) wa (noun) ga (jouzu/suki/wakarimasu) (desu - with jouzu and suki) conjugate verbs for past/present/negative tense たなかさんはスキーがじょうずです／Tanaka-san wa sukii ga jouzu desu Mr. Tanaka is good at skiiing. たなかさんはスキーがすきです／Tanaka-san wa sukii ga suki desu Mr. Tanaka likes skiiing. たなかさんはフランスごがわかります／Tanaka-san wa furansugo ga wakarimasu Mr. Tanaka knows (understands) French. Present/Negative/Past/Past Negative: じょうずです／jouzu desu - (subject) is good at じょうずではありません／jouzu dewa arimasen - (subject) is not good at じょうずでした／jouzu deshita - (subject) was good at じょうずではありませんでした／jouzu dewa arimasen deshita - (subject) was not good at すきです／suki desu - (subject) likes すきではありません／suki dewa arimasen - (subject) does not like すきでした／suki deshita - (subject) liked すきではありませんでした／suki dewa arimasen deshita - (subject) did not like わかります／wakarimasu - (subject) understands わかりません／wakarimasen - (subject) does not understand わかりました／wakarimashita - (subject) understood わかりませんでした／wakarimasen deshita - (subject) did not understand Levels/Degrees: あまり（じょうずではありません）／ amari (jouzu dewa arimasen) - not so good at だいすき／daisuki - love とても（すきです）／　totemo (suki desu) - likes very much あまり（すきではありません）／ amari (suki dewa arimasen) - not like very much きらい／kirai - hates (does not like, strongly) すこし（わかります）／sukoshi (wakarimasu) - knows a little あまり（わかりません）／does not know very much ぜんぜん（わかりません）／does not know at all kirai - hate zenzen - not at all amari - not very much sukoshi - a little totemo - very much daisuki - love Other: わかいとき／wakai toki - when (subject) was young For more information about Japanese language classes at the Japan Society, please visit our website! Also, be sure to check out our other language videos and be sure to subscribe if you enjoy! https://japansociety.org/language-center/