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#kanji_with_pic
on: シャ (sha)
kun: くるま (kuruma)
mean: car, vehicle
vocab: 新車 (shinsha: new car)
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#counting #number continuation
二十 = 20 = 2*10 = nijū
二十一 = 21 = (2*10) + 1 = nijūichi
二十二 = 22 = (2*10) + 2 = nijūni
二十三 = 23 = (2*10) + 3 = nijūsan
二十四 = 24 = (2*10) + 4 = nijūyon
二十五 = 25 = (2*10) + 5 = nijūgo
二十六 = 26 = (2*10) + 6 = nijūroku
二十七 = 27 = (2*10) + 7 = nijūnana
二十八 = 28 = (2*10) + 8 = nijūhachi
二十九 = 29 = (2*10) + 9 = nijūkyū
三十 = 30 = 3*10 = sanjū
etc..
百 = 100 = hyaku
千 = 1000 = sen
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1 o'clock = 1時 (ichi-ji)
2 o'clock = 2時 (ni-ji)
3 o'clock = 3時 (san-ji)
4 o'clock = 4時 (yo-ji) not yon-ji❌
5 o'clock = 5時 (go-ji)
6 o'clock = 6時 (roku-ji)
7 o'clock = 7時 (shichi-ji) not nana-ji❌
8 o'clock = 8時 (hachi-ji)
9 o'clock = 9時 (ku-ji) not kyuu-ji❌
10 o'clock = 10時 (juu-ji)
11 o'clock = 11時 (juu-ichi-ji)
12 o'clock = 12時 (juu-ni-ji)

for question: "what o'clock?" 何時 (nan-ji)

for indicating A.M. and P.M.:
A.M. = 午前 (gozen)
example: 1 o'clock am = 午前1時 (gozen ichi-ji)
P.M. = 午後 (gogo)
example: 1 o'clock pm = 午後1時 (gogo ichi-ji)

#about_time
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#kanji_with_pic #moon #month
kun: つき (tsuki)
on: ゲツ (getsu), ガツ (gatsu)
meaning: moon, month
chinese: 月 (yuè)
Korean: 월 (wol)
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minutes
1 min. = 1分(ippun)
2 min. = 2分(nifun)
3 min. = 3分(sanpun)
4 min. = 4分(yonpun)
5 min. = 5分(gofun)
6 min. = 6分(roppun)
7 min. = 7分(nanafun)
8 min. = 8分(happun)
9 min. = 9分(kyūfun)
10 min. = 10分(juppun)
11 min. = 11分(jūippun)
15 min. = 15分(jūgofun)
20 min. = 20分(nijuppun)
25 min. = 25分(nijūgofun)
30 min. = 30分(sanjuppun)
40 min. = 40分(yonjuppun)
50 min. = 50分(gojuppun)
60 min. = 60分(rokujuppun)
#about_time
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sample sentences with multiple particles like a #へ #に #で
私はバスで午前6時に学校へ行きます
(watashi wa basu de gozen roku-ji ni gakkō e ikimasu)
meaning:
I'll go to school by bus at 6 am
#particle
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seconds
1 sec. = 1秒(ichibyō)
2 sec. = 2秒(nibyō)
3 sec. = 3秒(sanbyō)
4 sec. = 4秒(yonbyō)
5 sec. = 5秒(gobyō)
6 sec. = 6秒(rokubyō)
7 sec. = 7秒(nanabyō)
8 sec. = 8秒(hachibyō)
9 sec. = 9秒(kyūbyō)
10 sec. = 10秒(jūbyō)
20 sec. = 20秒(nijūbyō)
30 sec. = 30秒(sanjūbyō)
40 sec. = 40秒(yonjūbyō)
50 sec. = 50秒(gojūbyō)
60 sec. = 60秒(rokujūbyō)
#about_time
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#onomatopoeia
ワクワクする (wakuwaku suru) = I am excited or happy
😁
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next #particle #の

ワクワクする😁
#particle #の indicating a mine
*)
ヤマダのコンピューター
(Yamada no konpyūtā)
mean: Yamada's computer

*)
👉🖋これは私のです。
(👉🖋kore wa watashi no desu)
mean: 👉🖋This is mine.
or
これは私のペンです
(kore wa watashi no pen desu)
mean: This is my pen.
hiragana_english.pdf
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hiragana with stroke order
source: NHK World
katakana_english.pdf
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katakana with stroke order
source: NHK World
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Particle #と
particle と = with, together, and
tatoeba: A with B (A と B), I like coffee and milk (コーヒーとミルクがすきです)
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#particle #か ?
1. adding か in last sentence can change sentence to the question sentence
2. か= "or" in english
tatoeba:
positive sentence:
(+) Akiko Is Japanese
(+) アキコは日本人です
(Akiko wa Nihonjin desu)

to change in question sentence + か in behind sentence
(?) Is Akiko Japanese?
(?) アキコは日本人ですか
(Akiko wa nihonjin desuka)

#particle #か
#particle #ka for "or"
コーヒーか水が飲みたいです
(kōhī ka mizu ga nomitaidesu)
I want to drink coffee or water
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#particle #も = also or too in English
example sentences:
Akiko is Japanese. Miyabi also Japanese.
Akiko は日本人です。Miyabi も日本人です。
(Akiko wa nihonjin desu. Miyabi mo nihonjindesu.)

example in simple conversation:
A: I'm cold
B: I also cold

A: 私は寒いです (watashi wa samui desu)
B: 私も寒いです (watashi mo samui desu)
#particle #も
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#particle #から in general is "from, because"