Hello! I'm new to Rocket Japanese and these forums. I've only been through a limited number of lessons thus far, but I tried to say a rather simple sentence in Japanese and got stuck.
In English, "It is not Japanese (language)."
In Japanese, I couldn't seem to figure out what verb to use.
1. "Nihongo imasen."
OR
2. "Nihongo dewa arimasen."
OR
something else I haven't mentioned. And also, how will I know in the future when to use these three words, even in the negative form?
arimasu/imasu/desu
shawnhatori
February 24, 2009
Sayaka-Matsuura
February 25, 2009
Konnichiwa!
Thank you for your post. We are delighted to hear that you have joined us at Rocket Japanese.
You are surely doing a great job at learning Japanese since one of the choices you gave for "It is not Japanese" is correct! :D
2. "Nihongo dewa arimasen."
You will learn the use of "Arimasu" and "imasu" in the Grammar Newsletter Series lessons. :lol:
Sayaka-Matsuura
February 25, 2009
Check out the new post
__*Aru vs. Iru (Arimasu vs. Imasu)*__
in the Grammar section and find out more about these two verbs! :D
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