Conan’s Quote “There Is Always Only One Truth”

Let’s learn Japanese with Conan’s quote from Detective Conan (Meitantei Conan/Case Closed).

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Conan’s Quote

Japanese: 真実はいつも一つ!
Romaji: shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!
English: There is always only one truth!

Analysis

真実 means “truth”.

は is a topic particle so you can tell Conan is talking about 真実.

いつも means “always”.

Now let’s go through some of the adverbs of frequency. So when you say how often you drink coffee, you would say コーヒーを:

  • いつも飲む – you always drink coffee
  • たいてい飲む – you usually drink coffee
  • よく飲む – you often drink coffee
  • ときどき飲む – you sometimes drink coffee
  • あまり飲まない – you hardly drink coffee
  • ぜんぜん飲まない – you never drink coffee

Lastly, ひとつ means “one”. It’s one of the most common Japanese counters which are used for counting objects that don’t have their own specific counter. In Japanese restaurants, it’s common to use these counters when ordering food and drinks so let’s count from one to ten:

  • one – ひとつ
  • two – ふたつ
  • three – みっつ
  • four – よっつ
  • five – いつつ
  • six – むっつ
  • seven – ななつ
  • eight – やっつ
  • nine – ここのつ
  • ten – とお

After eleven, we usually add 個(こ) after the number. So eleven is じゅういっこ、twelve is じゅうにこ.

Examples

Adverbs of Frequency

学校がっこうくとき、いつもこのみちとおる。

gakkō ni iku toki itsumo kono michi o tōru.

When I go to school I always take this route.

あさたいていあさごはんをべる。

asa wa taitei asagohan o taberu.

I usually eat breakfast in the morning.

わたしよくくカフェにきませんか?

watashi ga yoku iku kafe ni ikimasen ka?

Would you like to go the cafe that I often go to?

ときどき電話でんわしてね。

tokidoki denwa shite ne.

Please sometimes call me.

あまり運動うんどうない

amari undō shinai.

I don’t exercise very often.

最近さいきん全然ぜんぜんテレビをない

saikin wa zenzen terebi o minai.

I haven’t watched TV at all lately.

Generic Counter

いたいことがひとだけある。

iitai koto ga hitotsu dake aru.

I have only one thing I want to say.

毎週まいしゅう日本語にほんごのレッスンをふたと、ダンスのレッスンをみっける。

maishū, nihongo no ressun o futatsu to dansu no ressun o mittsu ukeru.

Every week, I take two Japanese lessons and three dance lessons.

リンゴをむっってよっべたら、いくつのこるでしょう?

ringo o muttsu katte yottsu tabetara, ikutsu nokoru deshō?

If you buy six apples and eat four of them, how many would there be left?

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This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Will

    Love that you’re basing lessons off pop-culture quotes!

    1. Anzu

      Glad you like them! Thanks for your comment 🙂

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