あした ashita — tomorrowえいが eiga — movieを o — (object)みます mimasu — watch
きのう 、 すし を たべました
Yesterday I ate sushi.
きのう kinou — yesterdayすし sushi — sushiを o — (object)たべました tabemashita — ate
The pattern you can now use
きのう / きょう / あした、 ___
kinou / kyou / ashita, ___
Yesterday / today / tomorrow, ___.
Time words go up front: きのう (yesterday), きょう (today), あした (tomorrow). And past tense is easy — polite ます just becomes ました: たべます → たべました (ate).
Words to use today — tap a row to hear
きのうkinou
yesterday
きょうkyou
today
あしたashita
tomorrow
ともだちtomodachi
friend
あいますaimasu
meet
みましたmimashita
watched
えいがeiga
movie
しごとshigoto
work
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “Today I meet a friend.”
きょう ともだち に あいますkyou tomodachi ni aimasu
Say: “Yesterday I watched a movie.”
きのう えいが を みましたkinou eiga o mimashita
Quick check
How do you make a polite verb past tense?
ます → ました
What does あした mean?
tomorrow
No new characters
You’ve learned them all — today’s sentences are pure kana. Just read (and listen).
👀 Today’s input · ~10 min — where fluency actually comes from
Read your first real books
You can read kana now — so read. Open a Level 0 Tadoku graded reader: picture books made for absolute beginners, almost all kana. Sound each page out loud and don’t stop to look up every word; getting the gist is the goal.