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「ねえ、眉毛の描き方、間違っていない？」

= Nee, mayuge no kakikata, machigatte inai?

= Hey, isn’t the way you draw your eyebrows wrong ?

Hello everyone!

Today’s guest teacher is from Hokkaido.

He taught you how to do 自己紹介(=jikoshoukai) the other day. Remember him?

I don’t know what his real name is but since he has funny eyebrows let’s call him 眉先生(=Mayu Sensei)Eyebrows-Sensei.

眉先生、お願いします！！

= Mayu-Sensei, onegai shimasu!!

= Mayu-Sensei, please go ahead!

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Hello! I am your guest teacher again today and I am VERY happy to be back here.

But why does Maggie keep calling me ” 眉先生 (= Mayu Sensei) Eyebrow-Sensei“?

What is wrong with my eyebrows? Wait! Do I have eyebrows???

Anyway, today‘s lesson is for beginners and we will learn how to use 方(=kata).

How to form:

*verb + 方 (=kata)

Ex. verb 歌う(=utau) to sing

↓

1) verb ます (=masu) form

歌います (=utaimasu)

2) delete ます (=masu)

歌い (=utai)

3) add 方 (=かた= kata)

歌い方 (=utaikata)

Ex. 歌い方が上手い

= Utaikata ga umai

= to sing well (The song someone sings is good.)

Simple isn’t it?

Now I will show you some examples.

★遊ぶ (= asobu) to play

遊び方 (= asobikata ) how to play

Ex. このゲームの遊び方は複雑だ。

= Kono geimu no asobikata wa fukuzatsuda.

= The way you play this game is very complicated.

★書く (=kaku) to write

書き方 (=kakikata) the way you write, how to write

Ex. 手紙の書き方がわからない。

= tegami no kakikata ga wakaranai.

= I don’t know how to write a letter

★使う (= tsukau) to use

使い方 (=tsukai kata) how to use ~ , the way you use ~

Ex. このソフトの使い方について聞いてもいいですか？

= Kono sofuto no tsukai kata ni tsuite kiite mo ii desu ka?

= May I ask you how to use this software?

★やる (=yaru) to do

やり方 (=yarikata ) how to do something, the way you do something.

Ex. 仕事のやり方を変えたい。

= Shigoto no yarikata wo kaetai.

= I would like to change the way I work.

★結ぶ (=musubu) to tie

結び方 (=musubikata ) the way you tie ~ / how to tie ~

Ex. 蝶ネクタイの結び方を誰か知っていますか？

= Chounekutai no musubikata wo dare ka shitte imasuka?

= Does anybody know how to tie a bow tie?

★読む (=yomu ) to read

読み方 (=yomikata)

Ex. この漢字の読み方を教えて下さい。

= Kono kanji no yomikata wo oshiete kudasai.

= Please tell me how to read this kanji.

★持つ (=motsu) to hold

持ち方 (= mochikata ) the way you hold ~ / how to hold ~

Ex. 箸の持ち方が上手くなってきましたね。

= Hashi no mochikata ga umaku natte kimashitane.

= The way you use (hold) the chopsticks has gotten better, hasn’t it?

★考える (=kangaeru) to think

考え方 (=kangaekata ) the way you think, how to think, one’s mindset, opinion

Ex. 彼に出会ってから考え方が変わりました。

= Kare ni deatte kara kangaekata ga kawarimashita.

= Since I met him the way I think has changed.

★食べる (= taberu) to eat

食べ方 (=tabekata) the way you eat, how to eat

Ex. 蟹の上手な食べ方を教えてあげます。

= Kani no jouzuna tabekata wo oshiete agemasu.

= I will show you how to eat crab properly.

★する (=suru) to do

しかた / We also write in it kanji, 仕方 (=shikata ) how to do things

Ex. 日本語の勉強のしかた／仕方を教えて下さい。

= Nihongo no benkyou no shikata wo oshiete kudasai.

= Please tell me how to study Japanese.

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It is very useful to know how to use 方 (=kata) when you are traveling in Japan,too.

Ex. 地下鉄の乗り方を教えて下さい。

= Chikatetsu no norikata wo oshiete kudasai.

= Can you tell me how to ride a subway?

Ex. チケットの買い方を教えて頂けますか？ (polite)

= Chiketto no kaikata wo oshiete itadakemasu ka?

= Could you tell me how to buy tickets?

Ex. 浴衣の着方を教えて下さい。

= Yukata no kikata wo oshiete kudasai.

= Please teach me how to put on a Yukata (casual summer kimono).

Ex. 六本木(まで）の行き方を教えて下さい。

= Roppongi (made) no ikikata wo oshiete kudasai.

= Can you show me how to get to Roppongi?

Ex. Suicaのチャージの仕方がわかりません。

= Suica no chaaji no shikata ga wakarimasen.

= I don’t know how to recharge a *Suica card?

(*Suica is a prepaid IC card for JR trains)

OK, that’s about it. I guess I’ll go remove my eyebrows.

誰か眉ペンで描いた眉毛の消し方、知ってる？

= Dareka mayupen de kaita mayuge no keshikata, shitteru?

= Anybody knows how to remove pencil eyebrow makeup?