Hey peeps, I thought it would be nice to share example of prompts for ChatGPT that can be used to practice Japanese. Here is an example of conversation I hard:
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please write a little conversation between two people in Japanese. Make sure to use simple words and grade it for JLPT n5ChatGPT
Person A: こんにちは！元気ですか？ Person B: こんにちは！元気です。ありがとう。君は？ Person A: 私も元気です。最近何をしているの？ Person B: 最近、仕事が忙しいです。毎日たくさん働いています。 Person A: それは大変ですね。休みの日は何をしますか？ Person B: 休みの日は友達と映画を見たり、散歩したりしています。リラックスするためにもっと時間が欲しいです。 Person A: 確かに、リラックスする時間は大切ですね。私も休みの日には家でゆっくり過ごします。 Person B: 家で過ごすのもいいですね。何か特別な趣味はありますか？ Person A: 私の趣味は読書です。小説や漫画をよく読みます。あなたの趣味は何ですか？ Person B: 私の趣味は料理です。新しいレシピを試したり、友達に食事を作ってあげたりします。 Person A: 料理が得意なんですね。いつか美味しい料理を作ってもらえると嬉しいです！ Person B: もちろん！機会があればぜひ作りますよ。 Person A: ありがとう！それでは、また話しましょうね。 Person B: はい、また話しましょう。では、またね！
📷📷write another one on the topic of shopping, make it N4 levelChatGPT
Person A: こんにちは！お買い物に行く予定ですか？ Person B: はい、ちょうど新しい服が必要なんです。何かおすすめがありますか？ Person A: お店では、最近トレンドのデザインの服がたくさんありますよ。特にカラフルなパターンのブラウスが人気です。 Person B: それは興味深いですね。どのような色やデザインがありますか？ Person A: 春らしい明るい色のものや、花柄のデザインがあります。さわやかな印象が出せると思います。 Person B: それは試してみたいです！それ以外に、何か他のアイテムがおすすめですか？ Person A: ジーンズもオススメです。スキニーフィットやワイドレッグなど、自分のスタイルに合ったものを選ぶと良いですよ。 Person B: ジーンズも必要ですから、探してみます。他に何かお買い物のコツはありますか？ Person A: 割引セールやクーポンをチェックすることをお勧めします。お得な価格でアイテムを手に入れることができますよ。 Person B: そうですね、予算に合わせてお買い物をしたいです。ありがとうございます！ Person A: どういたしまして！楽しいお買い物をお楽しみくださいね。 Person B: ありがとう！また後で報告します！ Person A: お待ちしています！良いお買い物を！
📷📷Could you link list and explain all the grammar points used?ChatGPT
Certainly! Here is a list of the grammar points used in the conversation:
1. 〜ますか？ (masu ka?): This is the polite question form used to ask “Do you…?” It is added to the verb stem. For example, 行きますか？(ikimasu ka?) means “Are you going?”
2. 〜ですか？ (desu ka?): This is the polite question form used to ask for information. It is added to the end of a sentence. For example, 元気ですか？(genki desu ka?) means “Are you well?”
3. 〜です (desu): This is the polite copula used to connect a subject and a predicate in a sentence. It is equivalent to the English verb “to be.” For example, 元気です (genki desu) means “I am well.”
4. 〜ます (masu): This is the polite non-past verb form. It is used to express actions or states in a polite manner. For example, 見ます (mimasu) means “I see” or “I will see.”
5. 〜ています (te imasu): This is the present progressive form, indicating an ongoing action. It is formed by combining the te-form of a verb with the auxiliary verb います (imasu). For example, 働いています (hataraite imasu) means “I am working.”
6. 〜のです (no desu): This is a sentence-ending expression used to provide an explanation or reason for a statement. It adds emphasis or clarification. For example, 忙しいんです (isogashii-n desu) means “I am busy” or “It is because I am busy.”
7. 〜たり〜たりする (tari \~ tari suru): This is a construction used to list non-exhaustive actions or activities. It implies doing various things. For example, 映画を見たり、散歩したりします (eiga o mitari, sanpo shitari shimasu) means “I watch movies, go for walks, and so on.”
8. 〜が欲しいです (ga hoshii desu): This expression is used to indicate a desire or a want for something. It is added to the noun or the stem of an adjective. For example, 時間が欲しいです (jikan ga hoshii desu) means “I want more time.”
9. 〜のもいいですね (no mo ii desu ne): This expression is used to agree or acknowledge that a particular option or action is also good. It adds a sense of affirmation. For example, 家で過ごすのもいいですね (ie de sugosu no mo ii desu ne) means “Staying at home is also good, isn’t it?”
10. 〜はどうですか？ (wa dou desu ka?): This is a polite expression used to make a suggestion or ask for someone’s opinion about something. It is added after the subject or the topic of the sentence. For example, 趣味は何ですか？(shumi wa nan desu ka?) means “What is your hobby?”
11. 〜の趣味です (no shumi desu): This expression is used to state one’s hobby or interest. It is formed by combining a noun with の and 趣味 (shumi). For example, 読書の趣味です (dokusho no shumi desu) means “My hobby is reading.”
12. 〜が得意です (ga tokui desu): This expression is used to indicate proficiency or skill in doing something. It is added after a noun or the stem of an adjective. For example, 料理が得意なんですね (ryouri ga tokui nan desu ne) means “You are good at cooking, aren’t you?”
13. 〜と嬉しいです (to ureshii desu): This expression is used to express happiness or joy when a specific condition or action is fulfilled. It is added after a verb in its te-form. For example, 料理を作ってもらえると嬉しいです (ryouri o tsukutte moraeru to ureshii desu) means “I would be happy if you could cook for me.”
14. 〜ましょうね (mashou ne): This expression is used to suggest or propose doing something together. It is added to the verb stem. For example, 話しましょうね (hanashimashou ne) means “Let’s talk, shall we?”
15. また〜しましょう (mata \~ shimashou): This expression is used to suggest doing something again in the future. It is added to the verb stem. For example, また話しましょう (mata hanashimashou) means “Let’s talk again.”
These are some of the key grammar points used in the conversation, suitable for JLPT N4 level learners.
📷📷Could you link to an external resource that explains the above grammar points?ChatGPT
I apologize for the inconvenience, but as an AI language model, I don’t have direct access to external resources or the ability to browse the internet. However, there are several websites and online platforms that provide comprehensive explanations of Japanese grammar points. Here are a few resources you can explore:
1. Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese: Tae Kim’s website offers a thorough guide to Japanese grammar, starting from the basics and progressing to more advanced concepts. You can find explanations and examples for various grammar points. (Website: [**https://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar**](https://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar))
2. Maggie Sensei: Maggie Sensei is a popular website that provides clear explanations of Japanese grammar, along with example sentences and usage notes. You can search for specific grammar points or browse through different lessons. (Website: [**https://maggiesensei.com/**](https://maggiesensei.com/))
3. JapanesePod101: JapanesePod101 offers audio and video lessons on various aspects of the Japanese language, including grammar. Their lessons are categorized by difficulty level, making it easier to find explanations suitable for JLPT N4 grammar points. (Website: [**https://www.japanesepod101.com/**](https://www.japanesepod101.com/))
4. Nihongo-Pro: Nihongo-Pro is an online Japanese school that provides lessons and resources for learners. Their website features grammar lessons categorized by JLPT level, and you can find explanations for grammar points relevant to N4. (Website: [**https://www.nihongo-pro.com/**](https://www.nihongo-pro.com/))
I recommend exploring these resources to gain a deeper understanding of the grammar points mentioned earlier.
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Have you been using ChatGPT for this?
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>Have you been using ChatGPT for this?
No, and you shouldn’t be either.
>I thought it would be nice to share example of prompts for ChatGPT that can be used to practice Japanese.
The consensus is out among experienced language learners and teachers/tutors/natives on using ChatGPT to learn Japanese: don’t do it.
Even if the Japanese it generates is sometimes vaguely natural and its grammar explanations occasionally not entirely inaccurate, it is just as likely to generate bizarre, misleading, or *outright* *wrong* *bullshit* and you — as a beginner — will have no way of telling the difference, making it potentially *very dangerous* as a learning tool.
There’s plenty of reliable resources and actual Japanese material written by *native Japanese human beings* out there. Please do yourself a favor and use these instead of wasting your time with machine-generated word salad.
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Aside to the mods:
Can we consider getting a rule in place banning ChatGPT-related topics? They show up multiple times almost every day now and add absolutely nothing productive to the discourse here.
I fiddled with ChatGPT a few weeks ago and asked it to write some stuff for me in Japanese, but even at my level (N3ish?) I could see mistakes and weird word choices.
You’re better off talking to actual people for more than one reason, and if you’re looking for resources there are plenty out there written by people who know the language inside and out. Avoid ChatGPT and other AIs for language practice, at least for now.
Aside from the fact that it explains things that are imo pretty straightforward combinations of completely separate grammar structures as if they were a single unit, just for the grammar explanations (correct me if I got anything wrong, I don’t have a lot of theoretical knowledge about grammar):
> 1. 〜ますか？ (masu ka?): This is the polite question form used to ask “Do you…?” It is added to the verb stem. For example, 行きますか？(ikimasu ka?) means “Are you going?”
I don’t like calling the 連用形 “verb stem” (even if it is somewhat established), since that term is sometimes also applied to the forms that are the base of conjugation like はなs- for 話す or いk- for 行く, and the closest word in Japanese (語幹) means something different to either.
> 3. 〜です (desu): This is the polite copula used to connect a subject and a predicate in a sentence. It is equivalent to the English verb “to be.” For example, 元気です (genki desu) means “I am well.”
Very lacking explanation. If that was true ｢僕は鰻です｣ = “I am an eel” (which it isn’t)
> 5. 〜ています (te imasu): This is the present progressive form, indicating an ongoing action. It is formed by combining the te-form of a verb with the auxiliary verb います (imasu). For example, 働いています (hataraite imasu) means “I am working.”
Lacking explanation, that’s only one possible equivalent to 〜ている in English (although probably the most common one)
> 8. 〜が欲しいです (ga hoshii desu): This expression is used to indicate a desire or a want for something. It is added to the noun or the stem of an adjective. For example, 時間が欲しいです (jikan ga hoshii desu) means “I want more time.”
What is the “stem of an adjective” (and to be nitpicky the way that’s phrased makes it sound like there’s something called the “noun of an adjective”). You could interpret this as telling you something like ｢早くが欲しい｣ or ｢早が欲しい｣ is correct which (afaik) it isn’t
> 10. 〜はどうですか？ (wa dou desu ka?): This is a polite expression used to make a suggestion or ask for someone’s opinion about something. It is added after the subject or the topic of the sentence. For example, 趣味は何ですか？(shumi wa nan desu ka?) means “What is your hobby?”
The example sentence doesn’t even contain the expression it’s supposed to illustrate.
> 11. 〜の趣味です (no shumi desu): This expression is used to state one’s hobby or interest. It is formed by combining a noun with の and 趣味 (shumi). For example, 読書の趣味です (dokusho no shumi desu) means “My hobby is reading.”
As far as I know that’s a pretty weird way to say “My hobby is reading.”. It makes it sound more like “Reading’s hobby” or “[Those are] my preferences when reading”.
> 12. 〜が得意です (ga tokui desu): This expression is used to indicate proficiency or skill in doing something. It is added after a noun or the stem of an adjective. For example, 料理が得意なんですね (ryouri ga tokui nan desu ne) means “You are good at cooking, aren’t you?”
Again with the adjective stem, and the expression in the example sentence is different from the one at the start (albeit similar).
> 13. 〜と嬉しいです (to ureshii desu): This expression is used to express happiness or joy when a specific condition or action is fulfilled. It is added after a verb in its te-form. For example, 料理を作ってもらえると嬉しいです (ryouri o tsukutte moraeru to ureshii desu) means “I would be happy if you could cook for me.”
It’s added to the terminal form of verbs, not the te-form.
> 15. また〜しましょう (mata ~ shimashou): This expression is used to suggest doing something again in the future. It is added to the verb stem. For example, また話しましょう (mata hanashimashou) means “Let’s talk again.”
The example sentence is correct, but the explanation isn’t. If it was it should be また話**し**しましょう, since (assuming verb stem = 連用形) the 連用形 of 話す is 話し.
So tell me, without looking at any other sources, what do you think 結婚しています means, given that 結婚します means “to marry”?