Lesson 12

Question 1

What language?

Answer 1

なにご

Question 2

What nationality?

Answer 2

なにじん

Question 3

Los Angeles

Answer 3

rosanzerusu

Question 4

Las Vegas

Answer 4

rasu begasu

Question 5

Chicago

Answer 5

shikago

Question 6

California

Answer 6

kariforunia

Question 7

Canada

Answer 7

kanada

Question 8

Korea

Answer 8

かんこく

Question 9

China

Answer 9

ちゅうごく

Question 10

bank

Answer 10

ぎんこう

Question 11

clothing, clothes

Answer 11

ふく

Question 12

~City

Answer 12

~し

Question 13

~State

Answer 13

~しゅう

Question 14

~Prefecture

Answer 14

~けん

Question 15

~language

Answer 15

~ご

Question 16

~Nationality

Answer 16

~じん

Question 17

It has been a long time

Answer 17

おひさしぶりです

Question 18

What language do you speak?

Answer 18

なにごがはなせますか

Question 19

I can speak [blank]

Answer 19

[blank] がはなせます

Question 20

What form of verb is the dictionary form

Answer 20

The う form is the dictionary form for all verbs.

Question 21

How to make the polite version of all regular verbs

Answer 21

The final hiragana of the dictionary form needs to be changed into the い form.

Question 22

Location particles に and へ

Answer 22

に is used when going to an exact location and へ is used when going in a general direction.

Question 23

Time particle に

Answer 23

に is also used to mark time in a sentence. It can mean “in”, “on”, or “at”.

Question 24

Time particle with “today”, “next week”, etc

Answer 24

The rule of thumb is if you don’t use IN ON or AT in English then don’t use the に particle in Japanese.

Question 25

Sentence structure using verbs

Answer 25

Verbs always come last in Japanese sentences

Question 26

Using the verb わかる

Answer 26

When using わかる to say that you understand something, you must use が to mark the thing you understand

Question 27

From now on/ from now

Answer 27

いまから