Lesson 32: 〜すぎます・〜方・そして・しかし

N5 · Lesson 32 · 20 min — Say "too expensive" and "ate too much," say "how to make" and "how to use," then link sentences with そして・それから (and also, and then) and しかし (however)

Last lesson you learned "become 〜" (〜くなります・〜になります). This lesson adds four handy tools: "too 〜" (〜すぎます), "how to 〜" (〜方かた), and two kinds of linking words that start a sentence: そして・それから (and also, and then) and しかし (however). Let's read the comic first!

After this lesson, you can:

Rin's First Ramen

Rin is determined to read Grandpa's letter himself. After class today, he walks into the くまや kitchen he often visits... (作つくり方かた=how to make; ならいます=learn; まず=first; ゆでます=boil; ゆで方かた=how to boil; しお=salt; 入いれます=put in; 〜すぎます=too 〜; しょっぱい=salty; ぜんぶ=all)

作つくり方かた=how to make, 入いれすぎます=put in too much; そして=and also, しかし=however (written). おいしすぎます=a joking compliment. Next time: Grandpa's video call!

New words in this lesson

Grammar 1 / 4: 〜すぎます

Drop the い of an i-adjective, use a na-adjective as is, drop ます from a verb, then add すぎます = "too 〜, 〜 too much"

Grammar 2 / 4: 〜方かた

Drop ます from the ます-form + 方かた (read かた) = how to 〜; the を before it becomes の

Grammar 3 / 4: そして・それから

そして、〜 = and also (adds a point); それから、〜 = and then (next step); both go at the start of the second sentence

Grammar 4 / 4: しかし

しかし、〜 = however: same meaning as でも, but used in writing and other formal situations