Japanese Verbs
nomimasuto drink / to take medicine |
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Beginner 1 - Basic Structure
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[ subject ] | wa | [ something ] | o | nomimasu |
| 1. | Watashi wa koocha o nomimasu. |
| I (will) drink (a cup of) tea. |
| 2. | Watashi wa koohii o nomimasen. |
| I don't drink coffee. |
| 3. | Watashi wa maiasa orenji-juusu o nomimasu. |
| I drink (a glass of) orange juice every morning. |
| 4. | Chichi wa mainichi kusuri o nomimasu. |
| My father takes medicine every day. |
Beginner 2 - Functional Patterns
| 5. | Kyoo wa atsui kara tsumetai biiru o nomi-tai desu. |
| It's hot today, so I want to drink cold beer. |
| 6. | Kinoo no ban wain o nonde, pasuta o tabemashita. |
| I drank (some) wine and ate pasta last night. |
| 7. | Susan-san wa osake o nomemasen. |
| Susan cannot drink alcohol. |
| 8. | Watashi wa Oosutoraria no wain o nonda koto ga arimasu. |
| I have drunk Australian wine before. |
| 9. | Kono kusuri o nomeba, sugu naorimasu. |
| If you take this medicine, you will get better soon. |
Beginner 3 - Casual Speech
| 10. | A | : | Yoku osake o nomu. | |
| B | : | Uun. Zenzen nomanai. |
| A | : | Do you often drink alcohol? |
| B | : | No. I don't. |
| 11. | A | : | Kono wain o nonda? | |
| B | : | Un. Nonda. Oishikatta. |
| A | : | Did you drink this wine? |
| B | : | Yes. I did. It's good. |
The usage of each Functional Pattern is explained in the Essential Japanese Verbs.
