Learn Japanese the easy way! Your Japanese is progressing very well. But, there is still a lot to learn. Do you know how to politely ask someone not to do something? For example, can you say “Please don’t smoke here” in Japanese? Also, if you want to ask someone not to drink, you need to know how to refer to alcohol in Japanese.

You’ll find everything you need right here in this Japanese for Beginners article! You will learn how to politely ask someone not to do something using Naide Kusasai. Master the Japanese words for “say”, “write”, “wait” and much, much more. As a bonus, learn kakkowarui and kakkoowarui to talk about the uncool, and benefit, which means “alcohol” in Japanese. This is a cool Japanese item!

Vocabulary: In this Japanese article, you will learn the following words and phrases:

suu – “to smoke, to inhale” (class 1 verb)

urusai – “noisy, noisy” (i-adjective)

kuroozetto – “cupboard”

Oh good – “alcohol, sake”

dasu – “take out, produce” (class 1 verb)

nice – “ear”

fuzakeru – “fool around” (class 2 verb)

hontoo ni – “really, truly” (adverb)

komaru – “to be upset, to have a problem” (class 1 verb)

I – “to speak, to say” (class 1 verb)

chi – “blood”

taoreru – “to fall, to collapse” (class 2 verb)

utsu – “hit” (class 1 verb)

kakko warui – “unattractive, uncool” (i-adjective)

Grammar: In this Japanese article, you will learn the following words and phrases:

Vocabulary and useful phrases

Oh good

Benefit usually means “alcohol” in general. Often follows the polite prefix Oh. Japanese “rice wine” is called nihon shu.

1. benefit – “alcohol”
2. nihon shu – “Japanese rice wine” / “sake”

kakkowarui

kakko is a shortened form of kakkoomeaning “form”, “appearance” or “mode”. warui means “bad” in English and is a -Yo final adjective. kakkowarui gold kakkoowarui it’s a -Yo final adjective that corresponds to “uncool”, “unattractive” or “ugly” in English. The opposite word is kakkoii gold kakkoyoi. See article for newbies Nihongo Doojoo – Welcome to Style You 13 for more details!

today’s goal phrase

Fuzakenaide kudasai.

We call the conjugation of verbs “-born form” or “non-past simple negative form” is today’s grammar point. By adding by kudasai after the –born form of a verb, one can ask someone to refrain from doing something.

Non-Past Simple Negative Verb Conjugation (from dictionary form)

class 1 verbs (-to verbs)

1. Drops the final -u sound
2. Add-born

“English” / dictionary form / simple negative form

“write” / kaku / kakanai

“talk” / hanasoo / hanasanai

“wait” / matsu / Matanai

“die” / shinu / shinanai

“to drink” / name / nomanai

“to make” / tsukuru / tsukuranai

“swim” / oyogu / oyoganai

“invite” / I bu / yobanai

For class 1 verbs that have dictionary forms ending in hiragana youwe add –wanai rather anai.

class 2 verbs (-you verbs)

1. drop the finale you sound
2. Add born

“English” / dictionary form / simple negative form

“eat” / taberu / tabenai

“sleep” / neru / babe

class 3 verbs (irregular verbs)

“English” / dictionary form / simple negative form

“do” / sure / Shinai

“come” / kuru / konai

exceptions

“English” / dictionary form / simple negative form

“exist” / aru / born

—Naide Kusasai. / Please do not do it—.

[non-past plain negative form of a verb] + kudasai.

“Please no [verb].”

We use this sentence pattern to make a polite request not to do something.

Prayers from today’s Dialogue:

1. suu “smoke” (class 1 ‘suwanai)
   Tabako or suwanaide kudasai.

   “Please don’t smoke.”

2. akeru “open” (class 2 ‘akenai)
   Kuroozetto or akenaide kudasai.

   “Please don’t open the closet.”

3. name “to drink” (class 1 ‘nomanai)
   O-sake or nomanaide kudasai.

   “Please don’t drink alcohol.”

4. dasu “to produce” (class 1 ‘dasanai)
   Ookii koe or dasanaide kudasai.

   “Please don’t speak loud.”

5. fuzakeru “kidding” (class 2 ‘fuzakenai)
   Fuzakenaide kudasai.

   “Please don’t joke.”

6. I “say calculate” (class 1 ‘iwanai)
   Iwanaide kudasai.

   “Please don’t say/say something.”

Practice 1: Fill in the blanks to complete the chart.

“English” / dictionary form / Simple Negative Form / Masu form

“hear” / kiku / kikanai / kikimasu

“to end” / kasu / kasanai / kashimasu

“stand” / tatanai / tatanai / tachimasu

“read” / Yomu / Yomanai / yomimasu

“grasp” / wakaru / wakaranai / wakarimasu

“eat” / taberoo / tabenai / tabemasu

“do” / sure / Shinai / shimasu

“come” / kuru / konai / kimasu

practice 2:

Rewrite the sentences using the –naide kudasai construction.

1) terebi o miru

2) eigo or hanasu *eigo (*English)

3) war * war (* to laugh)