How you feel
Saying how you feel is half of everyday small talk: tired, worried, relieved, annoyed. This lesson gives you the feeling words people use most, and shows why some of them, like , use the past form for how you feel right now. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 feeling words
Each card shows a feeling word, the form you'll use most and a sentence you'd say at home or with friends. Nine reuse words from Everyday Japanese 1 and 2.
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Feelings now and in the past
Feeling words are mostly adjectives or する-verbs. Here is how each kind changes for now and for the past.
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- Tired is past. Say , ほっとした and びっくりした for how you feel right now. Something has just happened to you, so Japanese uses the past.
- or ? is glad about something that happened. is fun while you're doing it.
- Other people's feelings. Japanese rarely says "she is sad" straight out. Add そう from Everyday Japanese 1: , .
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.