Unit 07
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"
- も [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"
- も [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!
