GENKI 2 Lessons

Learn expressions of gratitude by stating matters for which you are grateful. Expressions for people who are not so close to you, which are not in the textbook, are also explained with examples.

Learn the rules of お and ご used to say words more politely and respectful request expressions.

This lesson explains the three basic types of Japanese honorifics and how to use one of them, the honorific language. It also explains the honorific form of verbs, which are not explained in the textbook.

This is a summary exercise for Lesson 18 of GENKI 2. It focuses on composition exercises that use a lot of the grammar studied in Lesson 18. Please give it a try!

Learn the conjugation of the ば form and a sentence patterns for expressing regret using the ば form. I have compiled notes on the differences between the very similar sentence patterns たら and と!

Learn sentences that use ながら to describe doing two actions at the same time. It is a simple sentence pattern, but check the points and practise carefully!

The sentence pattern of ～と, which is easily mistaken for ～たら, is explained as clearly as possible. Understand the important points and become able to make correct sentences!

Learn to use the verb て form and しまう to express completion of an action or regret. Detailed explanations with many example sentences are a must.

Learn intransitive and transitive verb pairs, as well as the sentence pattern using intransitive verbs. You will also be introduced to some commonly used verb pairs that are not found in textbook!

This is a comprehensive grammar summary of Lesson 17. Practice has been prepared mainly in the form of composition exercises combining various grammatical structures.