みんなの日本語L16-1：こんにちは。I am Japanese. To study English, I am teaching Japanese in English. Write your sentences with “―して、―します or ―しました。”. I will check your sentences for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate learners.

**①Improvement of Writing and Speaking**

こんにちは。I am Japanese. To study English, I am teaching Japanese in English. In this series, I will share my way of practicing N5 to Beginner and Intermediate level learners who want to review grammar by writing sentences.

This series also contains Speaking exercises for Beginner level. Usually, beginners have difficulty judging which topic is more important. From Japanese speaker’s viewpoint, I will choose the more important and skip the less important grammar topics. This way, you can save time. This could be considered a shortcut.

If you try to write your answer in accordance with the “②Instruction of Exercise” below and post them within “48 hours” from posting this thread, I will try to comment on and check your sentences. Although I cannot respond to all (Especially, off topic) because I have limited time, I will try to comment. Also, I welcome you to follow my SNS and Reddit account.

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**②Instruction of Exercise**

If you are N5 Beginner level, start from “**Procedure 1”**. If you are intermediate level learner, see **“Procedure 2”**.

**“Procedure１ for Beginner Level”**

(Step1): Check “Vocabulary” meaning in the list from the below link.

(Step2): Check and understand “Grammar” from the below link.

(Step3)：You can check　“Speaking Practice Video” in the below link and get used to how to use appropriately this time grammar topic to make sentence. You can also check “Practice Sheet”. You can use it for your speaking practice.

[→The Link for Vocabulary, Grammar and Speaking Practice Sheet](https://japaneselearningscript.blogspot.com/2021/09/16-1-japanese-speaking-and-writing-from.html)

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[→Speaking Practice Video](https://youtu.be/7jyXpzvX7HU)

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(Step4): Writing Exercise:

(W1) Read “☆Basic Example Dialogue” between Person A&B below. The Dialogue contains Grammar Topic “**―**して、　―します/―しました。”.

(W2) Try to make your dialogue between Person A&B like “☆Basic Example Dialogue”. In your dialogue, please try to use this time grammar topic “**―**して、　―します/―しました。” appropriately. Millions of mistakes are necessary for improvement, so you do not have to hesitate.

N5 level learner, if you have difficulty to write Dialogue style sentence, it is OK to write single sentences with grammar topic and also OK to use only Hiragana. (It is easy-to-read to make space between word and word).

(W3) Post and share your dialogues in 48 hours from posting this thread.

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**“Procedure 2 for Intermediate Level”**

(W4) Like below “☆Advanced Example Dialogue”, try to use this time Grammar topic **“―**して、　―します/―しました。**”** **at least once** and make your original Dialogue. In other words, if you just use the topic at least once, you do not have to use the topic anymore and you can make your dialogue freely. It is also OK to add more Person A&B part to make longer Dialogue.

(W5) Post your Dialogue in 48 hours from posting this thread.

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**③Example Dialogues**

I cited below \[\*1\] sentences from Page134, Lesson 16, 例文1 in みんなの日本語 初級Ⅰ第Ⅱ版 本冊. I added “\[ \] My grammar interpretation”.

**“☆Basic Example Dialogue”**

A： きのう　なにを　しましたか。 \[\*1\]

kinou naniwo simasitaka

What did you do yesterday?

B1：としょかんへいきました。ほんをかりました。それからともだちにあいました。

B2：としょかんへ　いって、　ほんを　かりて、それから　ともだちに　あいました。 \[\*1\]

tosyokan e itte honwo karite sorekara tomodachi ni aimasita

I went to a library, borrowed a book and saw my friend.

\[We can combine 3 sentences like “B1” into just 1sentence like B2 by using “Teform” としょかんへいって（Teform）、ほんをかりて（Teform）. We use Masu Form at the end of sentence and this verb at the end of sentence decides the tense of whole sentence. For example, if “あいましたMasu Form past” comes, the tense of whole sentence becomes “past”. You can omit それから.\]

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**“☆Advanced Example”**

A: 明日は何をする予定（よてい）ですか。

B: 明日は、午後から、日本語学校に行って、授業（じゅぎょう）に出て、テストを受けます。

A: 何のテストですか。

B: 漢字のテストです。レッスン１から12までの漢字がテストの範囲（はに）なので、最近はずっと漢字の勉強をしていました。一日20個づつ、例文（れいぶん）を作りながら覚えています。

A: そうですか。明日の試験（しけん）、頑張（がんば）ってくださいね。

So, like this, if you add \[ \] explanation and English translation, it will be helpful to understand and check your sentences more accurately.

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**⑤Reference**

3A Corporation 2012, *Minna No Nihongo Second Edition – Elementary Japanese1 Translation & Grammar Notes – English*, 3A Corporation, Tokyo.

ISBN-10: 4883196046

スリーエーネットワーク（2012）, 「みんなの日本語 初級I 第版 本冊」, スリーエーネットワーク.

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**⑥Question and Comment**

If you have some questions about topic, ask me on the comment section. Although I cannot respond to all (Especially, off topic) because I have limited time, I try to comment back.

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**⑦Update Alert by SNS**

I will continue to upload of this series for N5 Basic level. You can easily get each time update, if you follow my SNS or Reddit account.

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[Grammar Topic List for JLPT N5](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YOjKcx4E9WwCacV0gUcEcKGlwaBFlKCHiRecSpvpIgY/edit#gid=0)