Kaomoji（かおもじ）

Kaomoji (かおもじ- 顔文字) are Japanese-style emoticons made using text characters. Unlike Western emoticons such as :-) or :(, kaomoji are usually read without tilting your head and often focus on the eyes to express emotion.

In Marugoto A1, Katsudoo Lesson 17 and A2/B1 Lesson 5, several people use different kaomoji in their blogs. Can you understand their meanings?

In Marugoto A2-1, Katsudoo Lesson 7, Tyler-san sent Abe-san a message saying, "I got the time wrong. I'll be about 30 minutes late. Sorry." Which kaomoji did he use in the message?

Examples of Kaomoji

Kaomoji	Meaning
(^_^)	Happy / Smiling
(^-^)	Cheerful
(T_T)	Crying / Sad
(;_;)	Very sad / Tearful
(>_<)	Frustrated / Embarrassed / Ouch
(^o^)	Excited
(¬_¬)	Sceptical / Unimpressed
(o_O)	Confused / Surprised
(^.^)/~~~	Waving goodbye
m(_ _)m	Apologising or showing respect

Marugoto A1 L17 Adjective Conjugation Practice with audio

In this lesson, you studied adjective conjugation. It was difficult, was it?

Please practice until you can smoothly say the non-past and past forms of i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

Marugoto A1 L17 I & NA Adjectives Conjugation

You have learned various adjectives so far. Do you remember them? Let's check with a matchup quiz! 

い~adjectives Conjugation

non-past	past	non-past	past
affirmative	negative	affirmative	negative
〜です	〜かったです	〜くないです	〜くなかったです

な-adjective Conjugation

non-past	past	non-past	past
affirmative	negative	affirmative	negative
〜です	〜でした	〜じゃないです	〜じゃなかったです

Are you okay with the conjugation of adjectives? If so, let's try some conjugation practice! 

To submit your work, record your voice and send it to me via e-mail. I will give you a feedback.