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Lesson 5 Can I ～ ? 〜てもいいですか？
2023/09/17
Director: Kotaro Muramoto
Principal of Nihongo Online School
In September 2019, he founded "Nihongo Online School". Since then, has been teaching Japanese online lessons, with a total of over 1,000 students.
He has designed an individualized curriculum based on student’s needs and study goal. And is conscious of making the classes speech-centered in order to improve students’ speaking skills.
The school asks students to submit homework assignments worth 2 hours per lesson to improve faster. By supporting students with these features, students are able to efficiently improve Japanese language skills.
Lesson 5～てもいいですか？ Can I ～ ?
Contents
・[permission] Usage
Give permission→ you can V：Vて（で）もいいです。
Ask permission→ can I V ？： Vて（で）もいいですか？
・[Please] Usage
Ask to do something→ Please V ? ：Vて（で）ください
Ask to do not something→ Please don’t V ：Vないでください
・[have to] Usage
Don’t have to V、Not necessary to V ：Vなくてもいいです
have to V : Vなければならない
・[prohibited] Usage
Something is prohibited→ you must not V ：Vて（で）はいけません
・[proposal] Usage
Proposal to do something together, with→ Shall we V ? Let’s V ! ：Vませんか？Vましょう
Q:しゃしんをとってもいいですか？
Shasin wo tottemo iidesuka?
Can I take a picture here?
A:いいえ、しゃしんをとらないでください。
Iie, shasin wo toranaidekudasai.
No, please don’t take a picture.
Q:このこうえんで、サッカーをしてもいいですか？
Kono kouende, soccer wo shitemo iidesuka?
Can I play soccer in this park?
A:いいえ、しないでください。
Iie, shinaidekudasai.
No, please don’t play soccer here.
みちでタバコをすってはいけません。
Michide tabakowo suttewa ikemasen.
You must not smoke cigarette on the street.
でんしゃのなかで、でんわをしてはいけません。
Denshanonakade, denwawo shitewaikemasen.
You must not make a phone call on the train.
ビールをのみませんか？
Beer wo nomimasenka?
Shall we drink a beer ?
2じにあいましょう。
Nijini aimashou.
Let’s meet at 2 pm.