Going to a Destination - Japanese Lesson 4 

Yes! When she says "(negative) to go", she means "I am not going."

Here's a mnemonic for the Japanese word: "WORK" しごと (shigoto) just think of the last time you had to go to work and say "SHIT, GO TO work" and trust me you'll remember it right away

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@maxgunn555 "Ikimasen" would mean "I am not going" "ikimasen deshita" would be "I didn't go" (past tense) So, "pati ni ikimasen" (I am not going to the party) and "pati ni ikimasen deshita" (I did not go to the party)

I apologise for being late 10 years, so grateful to see your lesson, ma'am. Really useful for me who is still beginner

When she uses the word "negative", she meant to negate the sentence. So when it says "(negative) to go", she means "to not go", or ikimasen. I hope this helped!

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To understand this better, I recommend that after each word/phrase you pause the video and write down the words. This might take a while but it's definitely worth it.

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Douitashi mashite! The best way to memorize is to repeat things over and over. Even if you only do it for 5 minutes a day, if you keep repeating you will start to memorize things. Good luck!

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We currently do not have a lesson on writing, but that is a lesson we are currently thinking about! Keep your eyes open for future videos! :)

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Both sound the same ("ni"), but they have two different meanings. The "ni" in to go is not the "ni" for two.

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depāto ni ikimasu : im going to the department store ikemasen negative ikimasu positive ikimashita past form ikimasen deshita negative past shigoto - work pāti - party eki : station pāti ni ikimasu ka? are you going to the party? hai ikimasu, yes im going iie ikimasen : no im not going kyou - today kino : yesterday ashita - tomorrow

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Thankyou for teaching us. きょうはほんとにありがとうございます

Arigatou! I've been learning for about 5 weeks with you! I spend about a week fluently understanding the entire video and move onto the next lesson. Hopefully I will be fluent when I move to japan in a few years

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If you want to say "I am going to the *insert place*", then you would say "Watashi wa *insert place* he ikimasu." You wouldn't really use "watashi wa ikimasu" on its own.

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Her: Shigoto ni ikimasu ka? Me: iie,ikimasen watashi wa jyguu-ehchi desu

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6:36 '...ikimasu- AHHHAHH AHHH, ahh just kidding, you thought there were no tenses in Japanese, ahah, oooohhh good one...ahem, no, we do actually have a past tense.' You teach so well whilst also being entertaining... you picked the right career :')

4:06 screw that I'm stopping there I need to remember the other ones

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Kino has a hiragana "u" at the end, but not an "i".

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Illiana Ruelas Ikimasu = I am going Ikimasen = I am not going Desu = Doing Dewa arimasen = not doing Wakarimasu ka? Do you understand?

I gave up three times until I eventually picked up Japanese again, now I know almost all hiragana and can recognise kanji! It’s super easy once you have the right mindset, just don’t think of it as some burden

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sound like a Japanese when im saying this "ototoi depäto ni ikimashita ka?" fast

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Isn't it 'へ' particle coming before ikimasu? Our teacher told like that. When going somewhere we use 'e' particle.I don't know about 'ni' particle. Can you teach me whats right?

what does negative and positive mean

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9:09 "that's awful today" :)

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Hello, Japan Society! I think your videos are absolutely amazing! I feel like I've learned more in these few lessons than in the study I've been doing on my own. So thank you! For those who are having trouble, I would suggest that you use multiple methods for learning languages (this is true for any language). There can be no one way to learn all aspects of a language. There exists no all around learning tool. Indeed when you started learning your mother tongue you learned in different places without realizing it. You learn words at home, school, TV, the park, a friend's house, you were constantly learning new words and how to use them as a child in every place you went. We don't have the benefit of being surrounded by new languages so we have to create that environment as best as we can. If you don't know 'yes' and 'no' in Japanese or you have trouble understanding without direct translations then I would say start with some sort of vocab tool that will break down each word for you, something like memrise, then come back to these videos after having some words in your head. I think that if Japan Society put direct translations and explained every single word, it would take too much time on one subject and it would be confusing. There are certain things that don't have English translations ('ni' and 'ka' in this video) and are used as modifiers or imply tone rather than having a definable meaning. Plus word order and grammar are very different between the two languages. If you have a translation that gives the basic meaning, it's okay, but it encourages learners to think in English which will only slow you down later on and encourage bad habits. Also watch the videos multiple times and come back to the older ones after seeing new ones. The reason why people forget what they learn is time. I forget how to do calculus because I haven't used it in 10 years. If I was using it every day then I wouldn't forget!

Does negative (ikimasen) mean like "I'm *not* going to the party" and positive (ikimasu) mean "I *am* going to the party" ?

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The way she blinked at 3:15 was so cute ^_____^

so Ikimasen mean to leave?.... i still dont get it....

She never clearly states what "shigoto ni ikimasu ka?" and "pati ni ikimasu ka?" mean. Do they mean "Do you go to the party?", "Are you going to the party?", "Do I go to the party?"? It never says who it's talking about. Google Translate said it was the first option, but since when is that ever accurate?

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I apologize for being late 12 years, sensei is a great teacher! still relevant after a decade!