Lesson 2 Flashcards
dore
which one (three or more)
kore
this one
sore
that one
あre
that one over there
docchi
which one (two items)
kocchi
this one
socchi
that one
あcchi
that one over there
retasu
lettuce
banana
banana
yasaい
vegetable
furu-tsu
fruit
kudamono
fruit
sushi
sushi
pen
pen
kuruma
car
konpyu-ta-
computer
hon
book
zasshi
magazine
Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka.
Can you speak Japanese?
えいgo ga hanasemasu ka
Can you speak English?
Sukoshi.
A little.
Zenzen.
Not at all.
Nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu.
I am studying Japanese.
How are “ko”, “so”, “a”, and “do” related?
ko: close enough to touch
so: sort of close, but not enough to touch
a: in the distance, definitely not close
do: question word
What is the particle “wa” used for?
To mark the topic of a sentence. Generally, everything that comes before wa is the topic or part of the topic. Everything after the wa describes or asks a question about the topic.
Examples:
あshita wa getsuyouうbi desu, which means “Tomorrow is Monday”
Yukari-san wa nihonjin desu, which means “Yukari is Japanese.”
Banana wa kiいro desu, which means “Bananas are yellow.”
Kore wa nan desu ka.
Sore wa kagami desu.
What is this?
That is a mirror.
Sore wa nan desu ka.
Sore wa pen desu.
あre wa banana desu.
What is that?
That is a pen.
That over there is a banana.
Kore wa yasaい desu ka.
いいえ, sore wa furu-tsu desu.
Is this a vegetable?
No, that is a fruit.
Banana wa nan desu ka.
Banana wa furu-tsu desu.
What is a banana?
A banana is a fruit.
Retasu wa furu-tsu desu ka.
いいえ, retasu wa yasaい desu.
Is lettuce a fruit?
No, lettuce is a vegetable.
