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Learn Japanese: ie - house; home

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Breakdown of ie

You know a very rich pig who has a crown and owns his own house.

Usages of ie

家いえ　に　帰かえって　から、　お風ふ呂ろ　に　入はいります。ie ni kaette kara, ohuro ni hairimasu.

I will take a bath after I return home.

日に本ほん　で、　家いえ　の　中なか　で　靴くつ　を　履はいて　は　いけません。nihon de, ie no naka de kutu wo haite ha ikemasen.

In Japan, wearing shoes inside the house is not allowed.

ジョン　さん　は　家いえ　が　古ふるくて、　公こう園えん　の　近ちかく　です。

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

zyon san ha ie ga hurukute, kouen no tikaku desu.

Jon's house is old and near the park.

学がっ校こう　が　終おわって　から、　家いえ　に　帰かえった。gakkou ga owatte kara, ie ni kaetta.

I returned home after school finished.

今きょ日う　家いえ　に　早はやく　帰かえれる　か？kyou ie ni hayaku kaereru ka?

Can (I) return home early today?

私わたしたち　の　家いえ　に　は　エレベーター　が　あります。watasitati no ie ni ha erebeetaa ga arimasu.

Our home has an elevator.

私わたし　の　家いえ　を　売うった。watasi no ie wo utta.

I sold my house.

家いえ　は、　買かいました。ie ha, kaimasita.

As for the house, I bought it.

Points attention to the house, in contrast to the previous topic talked about.

ネズミ　が　家いえ　に　入はいりました。nezumi ga ie ni hairimasita.

A mouse entered the home.

天てん気き　が　悪わるい　時とき、　家いえ　で　映えい画が　を　見みます。tenki ga warui toki, ie de eiga wo mimasu.

When the weather is bad, I watch movies at home.

この　家いえ　に　は　台だい所どころ　が　ありません。kono ie ni ha daidokoro ga arimasen.

There is no kitchen in this house.

日に本ほん　で、　家いえ　の　中なか　で　靴くつ　を　履はいちゃ　いけない。nihon de, ie no naka de kutu wo haitya ikenai.

In Japan, wearing shoes inside the house is not allowed.

こちら　は　私わたし　の　家いえ　です。kotira ha watasi no ie desu.

This is my house.

お婆ばあさん　の　家いえ　は　山やま　の　中なか　に　ある。obaasan no ie ha yama no naka ni aru.

Grandmother's house is in the mountains.

お祖じ父いさん　の　家いえ　は　町まち　の　中ちゅう心しん　に　あります。oziisan no ie ha mati no tyuusin ni arimasu.

Grandfather's house is in the center of town.

病びょう院いん　に　行いけなくて、　家いえ　で　休やすみました。byouin ni ikenakute, ie de yasumimasita.

I couldn't go to the hospital, so I rested at home.

早はやく　家いえ　を　出でなくて　は　いけません。hayaku ie wo denakute ha ikemasen.

I have to leave the house early.

この　家いえ　の　作つくり　は　古ふるい。kono ie no tukuri ha hurui.

This house's structure is old.

この　店みせ　は　私わたし　の　家いえ　から　遠とおい　です。kono mise ha watasi no ie kara tooi desu.

This store is far from my house.

家いえ　に　着ついた　後あと　で、　電でん話わして　ください。ie ni tuita ato de, denwasite kudasai.

Please call (me) after you arrive home.

九く時じ　まで　に　家いえ　に　帰かえります。kuzi made ni ie ni kaerimasu.

I will return home by 9 o'clock.

靴くつ　を　脱ぬいで　家いえ　に　入はいります。kutu wo nuide ie ni hairimasu.

I take off my shoes before entering the house.

立りっ派ぱな　家いえ　を　建たてました。rippana ie wo tatemasita.

They built a magnificent house.

私わたしたち　は　美うつくしい　庭にわ　の　ある　家いえ　に　住すんで　います。watasitati ha utukusii niwa no aru ie ni sunde imasu.

We live in a house with a beautiful garden.

地じ震しん　が　起おこった　時とき、　私わたし　は　家いえ　に　いました。zisin ga okotta toki, watasi ha ie ni imasita.

When the earthquake happened, I was at home.

雨あめ　が　降ふる　と、　家いえ　で　映えい画が　を　見みます。ame ga huru to, ie de eiga wo mimasu.

When it rains, I watch movies at home.

家いえ　に　帰かえる　と、　父ちち　が　いました。ie ni kaeru to, titi ga imasita.

When I returned home, my father was there.

昨ゆう夜べ、　近ちかく　の　家いえ　で　火か事じ　が　ありました。yuube, tikaku no ie de kazi ga arimasita.

Last night, there was a fire at a nearby house.

The particle で is used here because the fire is an event and not a static object.

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