Japanese - Day 1
For thoose who are really interested in learning Japanese(for me, myself & I 
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sumimasen - “Excuse me.” sumimasen is used for several purposes. It is often used to express the speaker’s sincere and polite attitude toward others. However, Japanese people use this expression to convey not only “Excuse me,” but also “I’m sorry,” and even “Thank you.” Them say sumimasen to attract someone’s attention when initiating a conversation. You might also hear this expression from someone who mistakenly steps on your foot in a crowded train and wishes to apologize. It is a very useful expression in a wide range of social contexts.
Word Order
Japanese word order is very different from what you are accustomed to in English. Such words as masu, masen, and masu ka - which determine whether the speaker is making a statement, negating or asking something - come at the end of a sentence. You need to, therefore, listen to the speaker all the way through to the end of the sentence to find out the speaker’s intention. This may be confusing to you at first, but as you become skillful, you will be able to use this sentence structure to your advantage, as you can carefully sense the listener’s feeling while you speak. You can then decide on the overall tone of your message by modifying the ending accordingly.
Here is a little dialog and words for today(taken from Pimsleur course):
a. すみません、 あなたは えいごが わかりますか。
b. いいえ、 わたしは えいごが わかりません。
a. わたしは にほんごが わかります。
b. あなたは アメリカじん ですか。
a. はい、 わたしは アメリカじん です。
a. sumimasen, anata wa eigo ga wakarimasu ka.
b. iie, watashi wa eigo ga wakarimasen.
a. watashi wa nihongo ga wakarimasu.
b. anata wa amerika-jin desu ka.
a. hai, watashi wa amerika-jin desu.
すみません (sumimasen) - Excuse me
えいご (eigo) - English language
わかります (wakarimasu) - To understand [wakaru - the base form]
にほんごが わかります (nihongo ga wakarimasu) - I understand Japanese
か (ka) - Used at the end of a sentence to form a question (particle)
いいえ (iie) - No
わたし (watashi) - I
わかりません (wakarimasen) - I do not understand / I don’t know [wakaru - the base form]
にほんご (nihongo) - Japanese (language)
すこし (sukoshi) - A little, a few
アメリカじん (amerika-jin) - American (nationality)
あなた (anata) - You
です (desu) - Is, are
はい (hai) - Yes
Thank you, errefan!
This notes were very useful for me! Wish you continue the same way
It’s ineresting,as for me))))I’ve never known about it))Thank you for the new information))))
Ariggatou, Errefan-sensei)