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Originally Posted by Simba
I'm trying to figure out the correct Japanese particle format for the following type of English sentence:
<Person> <Doing verb, with specific action> <Location>.
For example "I speak Japanese at school."
My attempted translation would be 私は日本語へがくしゃをはなします。
I'm just a bit confused by the particles in there. I think に could be used in place of へ , but I'm not even sure that either should go there, and if neither do, no idea what does! I'm only a beginner, have just learnt how to use those two particles in this sense, but there is no example like this.
Help please ^_^ ?
Thanks,
~~Simba |
The simplest way to put it would be 私は学校で日本語を話しています。 (in hiragana only=わたしはがっこうでにほんごをはなしています。)
The particle you're looking for is で, which indicates a place or location where the action is occurring. I'd like to recommend a set of textbooks called Genki - they're great for beginners, and not expensive as far as textbooks go. It'll teach you all the basics you need, including what I just told you - I used these books a few years ago, and they're pretty good.