Episode 16
The Verb Unlock — ます
Your first action verbs in Japanese. Learn the polite ます ending and say I eat, I drink, I go, I read.
N5masu-polite
Everything changes. For 14 episodes you described things. Now you start doing things.
What You'll Learn#
〜ます (polite verb ending)N5
makes action verbs polite — the standard way to talk about what you do
食べます (I eat), 飲みます (I drink), 行きます (I go), 読みます (I read)
New vocabulary: 食べます (eat), 飲みます (drink), 行きます (go), 読みます (read), 毎朝 (every morning), ご飯 (meal/rice), お茶 (tea)
Lesson Transcript#
Your First Verb: 食べます — To Eat#
飲みます — To Drink#
行きます — To Go#
読みます — To Read#
Summary#
| Verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 食べます | eat | 寿司を食べます |
| 飲みます | drink | お茶を飲みます |
| 行きます | go | 学校に行きます |
| 読みます | read | 本を読みます |
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