English and Japanese

We can usually just add this additional information – together with the appropriate preposition – to the end of the sentence after the object. For example, to define the location where Taro saw Noriko, we could use the preposition “at” and insert it after “Noriko” (the object of the verb “saw”):

Taro saw Noriko at the library.

It can also go at the beginning of the sentence:

At the library, Taro saw Noriko.

Either way, the “at” is essential to understanding what role the library plays. Without it, we don’t know if Taro saw Noriko at the library, in front of the library, on his way to the library, or while he was thinking about what he would do when he got to the library. The role needs to be defined.

Defining roles in Japanese

In Japanese, just as we did with the topic and the object, we define the roles of additional elements using particles. The Japanese version of the above diagram looks like this:

How different roles are defined in Japanese sentences

Zoom with Rosalie and Myles from New York.

We talked about hot springs (onsen).
 

    

Today is Mother's Day
 

  

                                                                          

Everyday conversations

Taking a Vacation
 

  

自分で開いてみてください ⇓

https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/everyday-conversations-learning-american-english

 

Today's humor

Bad Design examples. Also this Mother's Day "black humor" joke.
A few people laughed slightly.

  

 

                                                                                                     

　  English song Karaoke

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Hangman

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