How do I make a simple sentence in Japanese?

Question

This shows how to create a sentence such as " A is B."

Answer 1

The best part about Japanese is the sentence structure!

The easiest, most basic sentence pattern is the one above: A wa B desu (A is B). All you have to do is switch the words into the pattern.

Another easy one is "I want to go to (place)".

The pattern is "(place) ni ikitai" (also written ___ に いきたい)"

For example:

I want to go to the concert = concert (pronounced konsa-to) ni ikitai = コンサート に いきたい

I want to go to the party = party (pronounced pa-ti-) ni ikitai = パーティー に いきたい

You can also use a city or country as a place.

I want to go to Tokyo = Tokyo ni ikitai = とうきょう に いきたい = 東京に行きたい

I want to go to Japan = nihon ni ikitai = にほん に いきたい = 日本に行きたい

(nihon is the Japanese word for Japan)

Answer 2

Always bring "Subject" first in the sentence, then add What / When / How ... conclusion of each sentence.

Please try to feel comfortable in adding vocabularies you know.

Japanese are very patient.

Relax, and enjoy the moment of conversation!

Answer 3

Lets say I want to tell you my nationality (I am American) in Japanese. We can use the "A is B" structure.

Before I get into how to do this, let's list some vocabulary we will use in creating this sentence.

1. わたし　　　　(Watashi)　　　　-I
2. です　　　　　(Desu)　　　　　-is/are (the verb)
3. アメリカじん　(Amerika-jin)　　-American
4. は　　　　　　(Ha-said as Wa)　-the "subject" (think of it like "The")

Alright, now that we have some vocabulary, lets look at the structure we will use:

A は(wa) B です(Desu). A is B.

Here, "A" will be the subject of our sentence, and "B" will be something related to or attached to the subject.

Two things to notice

1. は(wa) is placed next to the subject "A". は(wa) tells us that the thing before it is the subject of this sentence. Here, "I" will be the subject, and "American" will be the thing attached.
2. です（Desu） is placed at the end of the sentence. This is the "is/are" of sentence, essentially the verb of the sentence.

So, lets put this together:

1. First, plug in the subject and the idea in place of "A" and "B"-

A (wa) B (desu).

I 　　　 (wa)　　 American　　　 (desu).

1. Now, lets do a little "translation"-

Watashi wa Amerika-jin desu

わたし　 は　　　　　アメリカじん　　 です。

Hopefully, this helps! Thanks for reading!!

Jya ne! (Laters)