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Learn Common Verbs (Day 26) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-05-06100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 26

Learn Common Verbs (基本動詞)


🧠 What are Verbs?

Verbs are action words.

👉 They are essential to make sentences.


🔤 Today’s Verbs

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

いく

iku

to go

くる

kuru

to come

たべる

taberu

to eat

のむ

nomu

to drink

みる

miru

to see

きく

kiku

to listen / ask

はなす

hanasu

to speak

よむ

yomu

to read

かく

kaku

to write

する

suru

to do

👉 These are very common verbs


🔊 Pronunciation Tips

• Keep vowels clear
• Don’t stress too much
• Say smoothly

👉 Japanese verbs are consistent


✍️ How to Use

👉 Examples:

• たべる = eat
• のむ = drink
• いく = go

👉 Used in daily conversation


📝 Example Sentences

  • たべる。 = I eat.
  • のむ。 = I drink.
  • いく。 = I go.

👉 Simple sentence form


❌ Common Mistakes

• Mixing similar verbs
• Saying too fast
• Wrong vowel sound

👉 Focus on clarity


📚 Learn Faster

• Practice daily
• Say out loud
• Use in simple sentences
• Repeat often

👉 Use = remember


🎯 Practice

👉 たべる / のむ / いく

Repeat at least 5 times


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Read

No.

Japanese

Answer

1

いく

?

2

たべる

?

3

のむ

?

4

みる

?

5

よむ

?


② Meaning

No.

Japanese

Answer

6

いく

?

7

くる

?

8

はなす

?

9

かく

?

10

する

?


③ Fill

No.

Meaning

Answer

11

to eat

?

12

to drink

?

13

to go

?

14

to read

?

15

to write

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

iku

2

taberu

3

nomu

4

miru

5

yomu

6

to go

7

to come

8

to speak

9

to write

10

to do

11

たべる

12

のむ

13

いく

14

よむ

15

かく


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 27: Common Nouns