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カジュアルな会話 (kajuaru na kaiwa) — Casual conversation

With friends: plain form + dropped particles.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

ごはん topic / object
(を) particle dropped
食べる plain form
rising tone

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When talking with close friends or family, drop です/ます and use plain form. Particles like は and を are often dropped too, and sentences get shorter. Example: 「ごはんを食べますか」→ 「ごはん食べる?」, 「これは何ですか」→ 「これ、何?」. But with strangers, superiors, or in formal settings, keep the polite form (です/ます) — casual form in the wrong place can sound rude.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

元気

元気?

genki?

You okay? (元気ですか → 元気?)

ごはん食べる

ごはん、食べる?

gohan, taberu?

Gonna eat? (を dropped)

これ

これ、何?

kore, nani?

What's this? (これは何ですか → これ、何?)

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Casual form of 「元気ですか」?

💡 Hint: Drop です/か and raise your tone.

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