Chapter 13: Daily Activities and Expressing Needs
Learn how to talk about daily routines, express desires, and describe states of being
In this chapter, you will learn verbs for various daily activities, how to express wants and needs, and describe physical and emotional states. You

Key topics:
- ・Daily activity verbs (playing, swimming, shopping, etc.)
- ・Expressing desires with ほしい
- ・Describing physical states (hungry, thirsty, tired)
- ・Talking about weekends and free time
- ・Using approximate time with 〜ごろ
- ・Making suggestions and agreements
Vocabulary
Conversation
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: Expressing wants with ほしい
Use ほしいです to express a desire to possess or own something. It means
Rule 2: Describing physical states
Use が to mark the body part or physical sensation when describing a physical state. Many common physical states use set expressions with specific verbs or adjectives, such as おなかがすきました (hungry), のどがかわきました (thirsty), あたまがいたいです (head hurts), ねむいです (sleepy).
Rule 3: Activity verbs with します
Many nouns that represent activities can combine with します to mean
Rule 4: Using 〜ごろ for approximate time
Add ごろ after a time expression to indicate an approximate point in time, meaning
Exercises
Question 1
Choose the correct particle to complete the sentence meaning
あたらしいカメラ ______ ほしいです。
Question 2
Complete the sentence meaning
あたらしいカメラが ______。
Question 3
How do you say
Question 4
Complete the sentence meaning
おなかが ______。
Question 5
What does
Question 6
Complete the sentence meaning
あたまが ______ です。
Question 7
How do you say
Question 8
Complete the sentence meaning
まいあさ テニス ______ します。
Question 9
How do you say
Question 10
Complete the sentence meaning
しちじごろ ______ おきます。
Question 11
Which is correct for
Question 12
Complete the question meaning
あたらしいカメラが ______ か。
Question 13
How do you say
Question 14
Complete the sentence meaning
にほんごを ______。
Question 15
How do you say
Question 16
Complete the sentence meaning
ともだちは あたらしいカメラを ______。
Question 17
How do you say
Question 18
Complete the casual sentence meaning
ごごさんじごろ ______。
Question 19
Which is correct for
Question 20
Complete the sentence meaning
くるまが ______ ほしくないです。