Unit 07

Talking About What You Did in Japan

日本でしたことについて話す
Talking About What You Did in Japan

Lesson

To say you 'only' do something, place だけ [dake] behind the subject.

  • 映画を見ます [eiga o mimasu] I watch a movie. → 映画だけ見ます [eiga dake mimasu] I only watch movies.
  • 本を読みます [hon o yomimasu] I read books. → 本だけ読みます [hon dake yomimasu] I only read books.

日本語だけ勉強します [nihongo dake benkyōshimasu]
I only study Japanese.

  • 日本語 [nihongo] means "Japanese"
  • だけ [dake] means "only"
  • 勉強します [benkyōshimasu] means "I study"
  • Literally means "Japanese, only, I study"

日本にだけ行きましたか [nihon ni dake ikimashita ka]
Did you only go to Japan?

  • 日本に [nihon ni] means "to Japan"
  • だけ [dake] means "only"
  • 行きましたか [ikimashita ka] means "Did you go?"
  • Literally means "to Japan, only, did you go?"

To say you 'also' do something, place も [mo] behind the subject.

  • 映画を見ます [eiga o mimasu] I watch a movie. → 映画も見ます [eiga mo mimasu] I also watch movies.
  • 本を読みます [hon o yomimasu] I read books. → 本も読みます [hon mo yomimasu] I also read books.

スペイン語も勉強します [supeingo mo benkyōshimasu]
I also study Spanish.

  • スペイン語 [supeingo] means "Spanish"
  • [mo] means "also"
  • Literally means "Spanish, also, I study"

韓国にも行きました [kankoku ni mo ikimashita]
I also went to Korea.

  • 韓国に [kankoku ni] means "to Korea"
  • [mo] means "also"
  • 行きました [ikimashita] means "I went"

Conversation

  • A: 先月はどこに行きましたか
    Where did you go last month?
  • B: 東京に行きました [tōkyō ni ikimashita]
    I went to Tokyo.
  • A: 東京にだけ行きましたか
    Did you only go to Tokyo?
  • B: いいえ、大阪にも行きました [iie, ōsaka ni mo ikimashita]
    No, I also went to Osaka.
  • A: あ、いいですねえ!
    Oh, that sounds nice!