Basic Japanese Grammar for Noobs Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by PokemonTrainerGold

(A is B.)

は is the particle indicating a topic.
Adding です after B forms a predicate.

e.g.) 私はアンナです。 (I'm Anna.)

です is a polite word that ends a sentence.
e.g.) はい、私は日­本人です。 (Yes, I'm a Japanese.)

ではありません is the negative form of です.
e.g.) いいえ、私は­日本人­ではあ­りません。 (No, I'm not a Japanese.)

The Japanese language has three types of script: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji, each with its own specific role.

e.g. 私はジョンです。( I am John ).
Hiragana: は, です
Katakana: ジョン
Kanji: 私

A typical word order in Japanese is "the subject, the object and the verb."
を is a particle indicating the object of an action.
e.g.) 私は漫画を読みます。 (I read manga.)

When we use verbs in the middle of sentences, that is, when we add other words after them, we use their conjugated forms.
The verbs that conjugate, ending with て, are called "­て-form verbs."­

e.g.) 覚えます (to memorize) >> 覚えて

の is a particle that links two nouns. In Japanese, you put a modifying word before a noun.

e.g.) 東京のお土産 (a souvenir from Tokyo)

します is a verb that means "to do someth­ing."
You can talk about many actions by combining をします with nouns.
e.g.)
勉強 (study) + をします
= 勉強をします (I study)
料理 (cooking) + をします
= 料理をします (I cook)

何 is "­wha­t" and JI is "­tim­e". 時 is a counter indicating a specific hour.
e.g.) 何時ですか。 (What time is it?)

(Where is ___ ?)

どこですか is a phrase that allows you to ask where something is, either a place or thing.

e.g.) トイレはどこですか。 (Where is a restroom?)