Unit 08
Talking About What You Are Doing

Lesson
How to make the Group 2 verb to its -γ¦ [te] form:
- Step 1. Drop the -γ [ru]
- Step 2. Attach γ¦ [te]
γ©γΌγ‘γ³γι£γΉγ¦γγΎγ [rΔmen o tabeteimasu]
I'm eating ramen.
- γ©γΌγ‘γ³ [rΔmen] means "ramen"
- ι£γΉγΎγ [tabemasu] "I eat."
- ι£γΉγ¦γγΎγ [tabeteimasu]
δ½γθ¦γ¦γγΎγγ [nani o miteimasu ka]
What are you looking at?
- θ¦γΎγγ [mimasu ka] "Do you watch/see it?"
- θ¦γ¦γγΎγγ [miteimasu ka]
γ‘γγ₯γΌγθ¦γ¦γγΎγ [menyΕ« o miteimasu]
I'm looking at the menu.
- θ¦γΎγ [mimasu] "I watch/see it."
- θ¦γ¦γγΎγ [miteimasu]
Conversation
- A: δ½γι£γΉγ¦γγΎγγ
What are you eating? - B: γ±γΌγγι£γΉγ¦γγΎγ [kΔki o tabeteimasu]
I'm eating cake. - A: ηΎε³γγγγ§γγ
That looks delicious! - B: δ½γθ¦γ¦γγΎγγ [nani o miteimasu ka]
What are you looking at? - A: γ‘γγ₯γΌγθ¦γ¦γγΎγ
I'm looking at the menu.
