12.I.1 意志: Vよう [I will/am going to do V]

今日はさっちゃんの誕生日だから、早く帰ろう。

Today is Satchan’s birthday, so let’s go home early.

今天是小散的生日，所以我們早點回家吧。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
今日	kyo	modifiers	today
は	wa	particles	topic marker
さっちゃん	sa-c-cha-n	subject	Sacchan
の	no	particles	possessive particle
誕生日	tanjo—bi	modifiers	birthday
だから	dakara	predicate	because
早く	hayaku	modifiers	quickly
帰ろう	kaero-u	verb conjugations	let’s go back

Let’s start writing a diary from this year.

從今年開始我要寫日記。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
今年からは	kotoshi-kara-wa	modifiers	from this year
日記を	nikki-wo	object	diary
書こう	kako-u	verb conjugations	let’s write

Before going to Tanaka’s house, let’s make a quick phone call.

在去田中家之前，我要先打個電話。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
田中くん	tanaka-kun	subject	Tanaka-kun
の	no	particles	possessive marker
うちへ	uchi-e	modifiers	to (someone’s) house
行く	iku	predicate	go
前に	mae-ni	modifiers	before
ちょっと	chotto	modifiers	a little
電話を	denwa-wo	modifiers	phone
しよう	shiyo-u	verb conjugations	let’s do

Is it already 12 o’clock? It’s about time to go to bed.

已經12點了嗎？差不多該睡覺了。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
もう	mo	modifiers	already
12時	juu ni ji	subject	12 o’clock
か	ka	particles	question marker
そろそろ	sorosoro	modifiers	soon
ねよう	neyo-u	predicate	let’s sleep