2016-06-28

Question 1

〜たらどうですか after a verb conveys advice or recommendation. the initial た in たらどうですか stands for the same ending as in the past tense short form of a verb in the affirmative. in casual speech, it may be shortened to たらどう or たら.　it may sometimes have a critical tone, therefore it is safer not to use it unless you have been tapped for consultation. It is not used for extending invitations – うちに来ませんか。
why don’t you study harder?

Answer 1

もっと勉強したらどうですか。

Question 2

how about taking some medicine?

Answer 2

薬を飲んだらどうですか。

Question 3

you can add も to the number word to say as many as.

my mother owns as many as three cats.

Answer 3

母は猫を三匹（ひき）も飼っています。かう

Question 4

as many as 20 students showed up at yesterday’s party.

Answer 4

昨日のパーティーには学生が20人も来ました。

Question 5

basic structure for expressing numbers

Answer 5

noun が/を + number

Question 6

you can add しか to the number word and turn the predicate into the negative to say “only”,”as few as”.
I have only one Japanese dictionary.

Answer 6

私は日本語の辞書を一冊（いっさつ）しか持っていません。

Question 7

there are only two computers in this company.

Answer 7

この会社には、コンピューターが二台（にだい）しかありません。

Question 8

素敵（すてき）なセーター。

だ is usually dropped after a noun or a な-adj, unless it is followed by ね or よ。

Answer 8

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Question 9

こんなのが欲しかったんだ。んだ is the short form of んです。females have the choice between the gender-neutral んだ and the more feminine の in closing an explanation sentence.

Answer 9

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Question 10

メアーリが編んだの？many question sentences in casual spoken Japanese end in の, which is the short form of んです. as are questions ending in んですか, most の questions are fishing for detailed explanations as a response.

Answer 10

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Question 11

なあ at the end of a sentence, after a short form predicate, indicates exclamation of admiration, frustration, or such strong emotion. なあ is mostly used when you are talking to yourself.
wow, isn’t my Japanese professor nice!

Answer 11

私の日本語の先生は優しいなあ。

Question 12

Whoa, this is a great textbook!

Answer 12

いい教科書だなあ。

Question 13

Gee, i am hungry!

Answer 13

お腹がすいたなあ。

Question 14

できる - can do/be good at/do well.

i didn’t do well on the exam.

Answer 14

テストはあまりできませんでした。

Question 15

できる - be completed/be finished.

dinner is ready.

Answer 15

晩御飯ができましたよ。

Question 16

is your homework done yet?

Answer 16

宿題はできましたか。

Question 17

できる - appear/come into existence/ be made

a new store has opened.

Answer 17

新しい店ができました。

Question 18

I have made many friends.

Answer 18

友達がたくさんできました。