Casual Conversation (Day 87) – Japanese from 0 to 100
🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 87
Casual Conversation (カジュアル会話)
🧠 What is Casual Conversation?
Casual conversation is used with friends.
👉 Short, relaxed, natural Japanese
🔤 Basic Phrases
Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
なにしてる? | nani shiteru | what are you doing? |
いま ひま? | ima hima | are you free now? |
どこ いく? | doko iku | where are you going? |
いいね! | ii ne | nice! |
まじ? | maji | really? |
👉 Very common casual expressions
🔊 Key Point
• Drop です / ます
• Short sentences
• Natural tone
👉 Sounds more native
✍️ How to Use
👉 Pattern:
• Verb (casual)
• Short questions
Examples:
• なに してる?
= what are you doing?
• いま ひま?
= are you free now?
📝 Example Conversation
- A: なに してる?
- B: いま ひま。
- A: どこ いく?
- B: えき。
👉 Practice both roles
❌ Common Mistakes
• Using polite form
• Making sentences too long
• Overthinking grammar
👉 Keep it simple
📚 Learn Faster
• Practice short replies
• Say out loud
• Repeat often
• Listen to natives
👉 Natural flow matters
🎯 Practice
👉 Fill:
• なに ___?
• どこ ___?
Make 3 conversations
🧪 Mini Quiz
① Fill
No. | Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|---|
1 | なに ___? | ? |
2 | どこ ___? | ? |
② Meaning
No. | Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|---|
3 | いま ひま? | ? |
4 | まじ? | ? |
③ Translate
No. | English | Answer |
|---|---|---|
5 | what are you doing | ? |
6 | where are you going | ? |
📝 Answers
No. | Answer |
|---|---|
1 | してる |
2 | いく |
3 | are you free now |
4 | really |
5 | なに してる? |
6 | どこ いく? |
🚀 Next Step
👉 Day 88: Polite Conversation