8.2 Short forms in informal speech

Question 1

When do you use the short form?

Answer 1

when talking to friends or family members. (People who you address with first-name)

Question 2

Are you going to school today? (Short form)

Answer 2

きょう、がっこうにいく？

Question 3

No, I am not going. (Short form)

Answer 3

ううん、いかない。

Question 4

Do you know this kanji? (Short form)

Answer 4

このかんじ、わかる？

Question 5

What kind of music do you listen to? (short form)

Answer 5

どんなおんがくをきく？
in such questions, ka at the end is skipped but intonation is rised in the end of the sentence

Question 6

Are you good? (Short form)

Answer 6

げんき？
だ is usually dropped while speaking, but it has to be there written

Question 7

Mary is a second year student

Answer 7

メアリーさんはにねんせいだよ。
If you use ね or よ in the end of the sentence, you cannot skip だ。

Question 8

How do you answer short form questions?

Answer 8

you use うん　instead of はい and ううん instead of いいえ。

Question 9

Yes, I do (short form)

Answer 9

うん、する。

Question 10

No, I dont do it

Answer 10

ううん、しない。