Lesson 2 Flashcards
Dore
Which one (three or more)
Kore
This one (three or more)
Sore
That one (three or more
Are
That one over there (three or more)
Docchi
Which one (two items)
Kocchi
This one (two items)
Socchi
That one (two items)
Acchi
That one over there (two items)
Retasu
Lettuce
Banana
Banana
Yasai
Vegetables
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?
Eigo ga hanasemasu ka
Can you speak English
Sukoshi
A little
Zenzen
not at all
Nihongo o Benkyou shiteimasu
I am studying Japanese
What is sushi?
Raw or cooked fish, eggs or vegetables on rice
What is sashimi?
Just sliced raw fish
Ashita
Tomorrow
Getsuyoubi
Monday
Wa
Marks the topic of the sentence. Everything before Wa is the topic, everything after describes, or asks a questions about the topic.
Nihonjin
Japanese
kiiro
Yellow
Kore wa nan des Ka
What is this?
Sore wa kagami desu
That is a mirror
Sore wa nan desu ka
What is that?
Sore wa pen desu
That is a pen
Are wa banana desu
That over there is a banana
Kore wa yasai desu ka
Is this a vegetable?
iie, sore wa furu-tsu desu.
No, that is a fruit
Banana wa nan desu ka.
What is a banana?
Banana wa furu-tsu desu.
A banana is a fruit.
Retasu wa furu-tsu desu ka.
Is lettuce a fruit?
iie, retasu wa yasai desu
No, lettuce is a vegetable.
When asking “which one,” is dore or docchi used for two items?
Docchi
When asking “which one,” is dore or docchi used for three or more items?
Dore
Kuruma wa dore desu ka.
Which one is the car?
Furu-tsu wa dore desu ka.
Which one is a fruit?