1.3 : Making friends

Question 1

しゅみ　は　なん　です　か？

Shumi wa nan desu ka?

Answer 1

What are (your) hobbies?

Question 2

すいえい　が　すき　です。

Suiei ga suki desu.

Answer 2

(I) like swimming.

Lit: Like is swimming

Question 3

わたし　も　水泳　が　すき　です。

Watashi mo suiei ga suki desu.

Answer 3

I like swimming too.

Lit: Me too I like swimming

Question 4

りょうり　が　すき　です　か？

Ryōri ga suki desu ka?

Answer 4

Do (you) like cooking?

Question 5

いいえ、　すき　じゃない　です。

Īe, suki janai desu.

Answer 5

No, (I) don’t like it.

Question 6

どうして　すき　じゃない　ん　です　か？

Dōshite suki janai n desu ka?

Answer 6

Why don’t (you) like it?

Lit: Tell me, Why is not like?

Question 7

へた　だから　です。

Heta dakara desu.

Answer 7

Because (I) am bad at it.

Question 8

みなさん、　こんにちは。

Minasan, konnichiwa.

Answer 8

Hello, everyone.

Question 9

きいて　みましょう。

Kīte mimashō.

Answer 9

Let’s try listening.

Try and Listen

Question 10

これ

kore

Answer 10

this (thing)

Question 11

これ　は　なん　です　か？

Kore wa nan desu ka?

Answer 11

What is this?

Question 12

およぎます

oyogimasu

Answer 12

swim

Question 13

サッカー

sakkā

Answer 13

soccer

Question 14

えいが

eiga

映画

Answer 14

movie

Question 15

りんご

ringo

Answer 15

apple

Question 16

りょうり　します

ryōri shimasu

Answer 16

cook

Question 17

なんで　

nande

Answer 17

why

Casual Form ~ “How come?”

Question 18

どうして

dōshite

Answer 18

Why

Polite informal

Question 19

なぜ

naze

Answer 19

why

Polite Form

Question 20

じょうず

jōzu

上手

Answer 20

good at / skillful

Question 21

すいえい

Suiei

Answer 21

Swimming (Noun)

Question 22

だいすき

daisuki

Answer 22

love

Question 23

すき　です　か？

Suki desu ka?

Answer 23

Do you like it?

Question 24

ん

n

Answer 24

After that, we have n. This is a sentence-ender used to ask for or give more information. It doesn’t really have an English translation, but it works in a similar way to the English “tell me,” as in “Tell me, why don’t you like cooking?”

Question 25

へた

Heta

Answer 25

bad at / unskilled

Question 26

だから

Dakara

Answer 26

So/ Because

Question 27

しゅみ

Shimu

Answer 27

hobby