Checkpoint
1. Vocabulary Reviewed
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ใใใใใ | muzukashii | Difficult |
| ใใใใใ | muzukashisa | Difficulty (noun) |
| ใใใใ | yasashii | Kind / Easy |
| ใใใใ | yasashisa | Kindness (noun) |
| ใใคใ | atsui | Hot |
| ใใคใ | atsusa | Heat (noun) |
| ใใใ | kirei | Pretty / Clean |
| ใใใใ | kireira | Prettiness / Cleanliness (noun) |
| ๅ ๆฐ๏ผใใใ๏ผ | genki | Healthy / Energetic |
| ๅ ๆฐใ๏ผใใใใ๏ผ | genkisa | Healthiness (noun) |
| ในใใ | benri | Convenient |
| ในใใใ | benrisa | Convenience (noun) |
2. Grammar Checkpoint
ใ โ Adjective โ Noun Conversion
Appending ใ to an adjective converts it into a noun expressing that quality.
i-adjective: drop ใ, add ใ
| Adjective | Noun form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ใใใใใ | ใใใใใ | difficulty |
| ใใใใ | ใใใใ | kindness |
| ใใคใ | ใใคใ | heat |
na-adjective / noun-adjective: add ใ directly
| Adjective | Noun form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ใใใ | ใใใใ | prettiness / cleanliness |
| ๅ ๆฐ | ๅ ๆฐใ | healthiness |
| ในใใ | ในใใใ | convenience |
Key sentences:
- ๆฅๆฌใฎๅคใฎใใคใใๅคงใใใใงใใ(Nihon no natsu no atsusa ga daikirai desu.) โ I hate the heat of the Japanese summer.
- ใใฎใพใกใฎใใใใใๅฅฝใใงใใ(Kono machi no kireira ga suki desu.) โ I like the prettiness of this town.
ใชใใ โ Simultaneous Actions (Review)
Structure: Verb (masu stem) + ใชใใ + main verb
- ้ป่ฉฑใใชใใ้่ปขใใฆใฏใใใพใใใ่ปใๆญขใใฆใใ ใใใ(Denwa shinagara unten shite wa ikemasen. Kuruma wo tomete kudasai.) โ You must not drive while on the phone. Please stop the car.
- ใใผใใใ้ฃในใชใใใใ ใใ ใใใใพใใ(Doonatsu wo tabenagara shukudai wo shimasu.) โ I do homework while eating a doughnut.
- ใฏใใใใฎใใใฌใใ่ฆใชใใใใ ใใ ใใใใพใใใ(Hai, kinou terebi wo minagara shukudai wo shimashita.) โ Yes, yesterday I did homework while watching TV.
Measurements (Review)
- ่บซ้ทใจไฝ้ใๆใใฆใใ ใใใ(Shinchou to taijuu wo oshiete kudasai.) โ Please tell me your height and weight.
- ใใฟใ10ใปใณใๅใใใใงใใ(Kami wo juu senchi kiritai desu.) โ I want to have 10 cm cut off my hair.
- ใใ1ใกใผใใซ36ใปใณใใงใใ(Yaku ichi meetoru sanjuu-roku senchi desu.) โ It is approximately 1 m 36 cm.
ใใใใ โ Experience (Review)
- ใใใใใใใซไผใฃใใใใใใใใใพใใ(Osumo-san ni atta keiken ga arimasu.) โ I have experience meeting a sumo wrestler.
- ใใไบๅนด้ใฎใใใใใใใใพใใ(Yaku ninen-kan no keiken ga arimasu.) โ I have approximately two years of experience.
3. Learning Context
- ใ conversion rule: i-adjectives drop ใ before adding ใ โ ใใคใ โ ใใคใ (not ใใคใใ). Na-adjectives and noun-adjectives take ใ directly.
- ใชใใ rule anchor: Masu stem only โ never ใฆ form or plain form before ใชใใ.
- Experience hierarchy: ใใใจใใใใพใ (have done at least once) vs ใใใใใใใใพใ (have ongoing / accumulated experience).
- Measurement nouns: ้ซใ (height of things), ้ทใ (length), ๅคงใใ (size), ้ใ (weight of things), ่บซ้ท (person's height), ไฝ้ (person's weight).
- Chapter 3 covers: ใชใใ โ ใฉใฎใใใ/ใใ/ใใใใ โ ใใใจใใใใพใ โ metric units โ kanji ้่บซๆณณ่ตฐ่ โ listening with ใฎใง/ใจใ โ ใ for adjective nominalisation.
4. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current Level | Intermediate B1 |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 3: Experiences โ Checkpoint |
| Completion | 100% of Chapter 3 |
| Latest Performance | 85% score (+10 Stars) โ Checkpoint completed! |