Hey everyone how are you today? This is going to be a VERY interesting online Japanese lesson for you. We are going to be learning all about how to use “omoshiroi” in Japanese.
This will let you express the meaning of “interesting” in Japanese. This must be one of the top 100 most used words in Japanese so ensure that you are adding this into your arsenal! This is going to help you tremendously with your progress.
Contents
It’s time to learn all about おもしろい・面白い
We will be splitting up today’s lesson into 5 sections to help you learn most efficiently:
- What is Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い? We will take a closer look at the meaning.
- How do we use Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い? We will look at how to form sentences with Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い
- Example sentences using Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い. We will look at a variety of example sentences to help you understand the various situations in which it can be used.
- A technique to help you master Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い. A great study routine you can apply to make sure you can adapt Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い into your communication fluently.
- A summary of today’s lesson on Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い. Let’s make sure you haven’t missed anything.
So without further ado let’s smash into today’s lesson!
What is Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い?
We will take a closer look at the meaning.
So omoshiroi is a Japanese I (ii) adjective. The kanji for omoshiroi is 面白い. This meaning however is very broad and can take the following meanings:
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling, amusing; funny; comical, enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable, good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging.
You can use Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い when you find something to be interesting / enjoyable like a book, story, movie etc. It can also be used to describe people too.
Let’s take a look at how we can use おもしろい
How do we use Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い?
We will look at how to form sentences with Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い
Omoshiroi is used just like any other (ii) adjective. Take a look at the following table to see a breakdown of the conjugations.
| Omoshiroi おもしろい | Present Tense | Interesting |
| Omoshirokatta おもしろかった | Past Tense | Was interesting |
| Omoshirokunai おもしろくない | Negative Tense | Not intersecting |
This adjective works just like any other. You can add it in front of a noun or have it at the end of a sentence. We are now going to look at some example sentences with Omoshiroi.
Example sentences using Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い.
We will look at a variety of example sentences to help you understand the various situations in which it can be used.
Here is our first example. In this sentence the speaker is talking about something that has got his attention and looks interesting. This could be anything from a movie to a great restaurant.
「これはとてもおもしろそうだね」とひろしが言います。
"This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says.
In this next sentence the speaker is talking about something fun which they like to do. This is a great way to talk about things that you like.
料理することは面白い。
Cooking is interesting.
Here the speaker is using omoshiroi to describe a noun. This is another pattern that could be very useful for describing a specific thing.
面白い話だ。
That's an interesting piece of information.
Lastly in this sentence the speaker is describing an interesting book that they like.
これは面白い本だよ。
This is an interesting book.
We hope that from these examples you have now grasped how to use Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い for yourself. We are now going to look at a helpful study technique that you can use to master the word.
A technique to help you master Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い.
A great study routine you can apply to make sure you can adapt Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い into your communication fluently.
So now we need to learn all about how to master this information. Just reading this article and thinking you will remember it forever is definitely not enough. You need to be active in putting it into practice. Firstly you are going to want to read over all of today’s example sentences and write them down on a piece of paper.
Practice reading them to yourself in front of a mirror over and over again until you are confident that you could say them without using that piece of paper.
Next try to think of 10 – 12 of your own sentences and write them out 3 – 4 times each.
Come back to these the next morning and repeat the first technique of reading them to yourself.
By this point you should now be very confident with the pattern and ready to start integrating the word into your communication seamlessly.
This is a really important skill to master, the discipline of practicing what you have learnt without being tempted to move onto something new right away.
We will now have a look at a quick summary of today’s lesson.
A summary of today’s lesson on Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い.
Let’s make sure you haven’t missed anything.
- So omoshiroi is a Japanese I (ii) adjective. The kanji for omoshiroi is 面白い. This meaning however is very broad and can take the following meanings:
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling, amusing; funny; comical, enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable, good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging.
- You can use Omoshiroi おもしろい・面白い when you find something to be interesting / enjoyable like a book, story, movie etc. It can also be used to describe people too.
- Remember to really get into the study technique from today’s lesson too as this will help you immensely.
Well that was really interesting! We are now at the end of today/s online Japanese lesson on Omoshiroi! Well done to you for sticking it out, we really hope that you have learnt something of value today. If you have any questions or suggestions on content that you would like to see from us in the future be sure to get in touch with us. Don’t give up on your studies and keep pushing forward guys, you’ve got this. Until the next online Japanese lesson from Bondlingo you lovely people またね.
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