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For me, my name is Hayley then it will be わたしはヘイリイです。ヘイリイis Hayley in Katakana (used for english phase in japanese).わたしis I am, ですis an ending after a noun/adjective for a japanese present form sentences....

Since Japanese are very strict when they are useing formal language toward either someone older than them, their boss, teacher etc therefore it is important to know how to write formally. Formal langua...

You need to use the neutral form and to add at the end of your sentence と思う - とおもうeg. 明日雨が降ると思うNeutral form means that when using- a noun, you need to add だ at the end of the noun eg. それがバッグだと思う- an adjec...

When reading, there are two main telling signs to look for:

1) An intransitive verb always takes the particle "ga". For a transitive verb, "wa" will b...

Take the '-masu' ending off the verb, leaving the stem (e.g. 'kaemasu --> kae-') and just add '-te'. The '-te' form is extremely useful: combine it with 'kudasai' to ask someone to do something, wit...