jouzu desu
Meaning and examples
polite: is good at
今日はとても上手です。
きょう は とても じょうず です。
kyou wa totemo jouzu desu.
Today it is very good at.
💡 Form of 上手 (good at).
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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 281–290
jouzu desu
polite: is good at
今日はとても上手です。
きょう は とても じょうず です。
kyou wa totemo jouzu desu.
Today it is very good at.
💡 Form of 上手 (good at).
heta desu
polite: is bad at
ここはいつも下手です。
ここ は いつも へた です。
koko wa itsumo heta desu.
It is always bad at here.
💡 Form of 下手 (bad at).
hito to hanashimasu
to talk with the person
いっしょに人と話します。
いっしょ に ひと と はなします。
issho ni hito to hanashimasu.
Together, we talk with the person.
💡 Common phrase with 人 (person).
tomodachi to hanashimasu
to talk with the friend
日曜日に友達と話します。
にちようび に ともだち と はなします。
nichiyoubi ni tomodachi to hanashimasu.
On Sunday, we talk with the friend.
💡 Common phrase with 友達 (friend).
Under the surface, 友達と話します is still 友達 — same image, new grammar around it: 友達 = friend.
Read the full tip →sensei to hanashimasu
to talk with the teacher
夜、先生と話します。
よる、せんせい と はなします。
yoru, sensei to hanashimasu.
At night, we talk with the teacher.
💡 Common phrase with 先生 (teacher).
gakusei to hanashimasu
to talk with the student
週末に学生と話します。
しゅうまつ に がくせい と はなします。
shuumatsu ni gakusei to hanashimasu.
On the weekend, we talk with the student.
💡 Common phrase with 学生 (student).
kazoku to hanashimasu
to talk with the family
家で家族と話します。
いえ で かぞく と はなします。
ie de kazoku to hanashimasu.
At home, we talk with the family.
💡 Common phrase with 家族 (family).
chichi to hanashimasu
to talk with the father
たいてい父と話します。
たいてい ちち と はなします。
taitei chichi to hanashimasu.
Usually, we talk with the father.
💡 Common phrase with 父 (father).
haha to hanashimasu
to talk with the mother
週末に母と話します。
しゅうまつ に はは と はなします。
shuumatsu ni haha to hanashimasu.
On the weekend, we talk with the mother.
💡 Common phrase with 母 (mother).
kodomo to hanashimasu
to talk with the child
毎朝、子供と話します。
まいあさ、こども と はなします。
maiasa, kodomo to hanashimasu.
Every morning, we talk with the child.
💡 Common phrase with 子供 (child).
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