Lesson 2 part B : sentence structure 2 Flashcards
Make a YES/NO question
は です ＋ か。
wa desu +ka。
(subject’s particle) (to determine) + (question word)
Aは Bですか。
Awa Bdesuka
A B is/am/are ?
↓
Is/are/am A B?
か
ka
A really useful word.
Add at sentence back can let the whole sentence become a Yes/No question.
か
ka
remember to pronounce it up ↗↗↗
Try to link the suitable words together.
1) しょてん A) どこ
shotenn doko
2) ぐあい B)なん
guai nann
3) しゅみ C)どう
shumi dou
ANSWER
1-A しょてん どこ
shotenn doko
books shop where
2-C ぐあい どう
guai dou
situation how
3-B しゅみ なん
shumi nann
hobby what
Fill in the blanks with the suitable words.
しょてん shotenn ぐあいguai しゅみshumi
books shop situation hobby
なんnann どこdoko どうdou
what where how
＿＿＿＿は＿＿＿ですか。
ANSWER
しょてん は どこ ですか
shotenn wa doko desuka
ぐあい は どう ですか
guai wa dou desuka
しゅみ は なん ですか
shumi wa nann desuka
GRAMMAR POINT
Question words like
どうdonnu(how) どこdoko(where) なんnann(what)
CANNOT be the subject
Remember the S O V concept?
subject always starts first.
Becuase subject is the thing you want to talk about.
‘what’, ‘where’, ‘how’ are only the information of the subject.
GRAMMAR POINT
しゅみ は なん ですか。
shumi wa nann desuka
hobby what is ?
What is (your) hobby?
If you mix up subject and object,
the sentence would not work out and sounds strange.
The only reason of the question words become subject, is the question itself is the main topic of the conversation and you want to emphasize it.
The best way to remember is
keeping putting the question words as the object.
Let’s learn some common sentence that
Japanese usually speak in daily conversationヽ(^o^)丿
When Japanese facing different types of people,
they would use different format.
They would use a polite format to talk to strangers and people upper side.
Polite format always is a longer sentence.
A casual format to talk wth closer friends and family members.
Casual format is shorter but also express the same meaning.
When giving suggestions……
＿＿＿は どう ですか
_____wa dou desuka
_____wa door desuka
_____ how is ?
How about……?
When giving suggestions……
これ/それ/あれ は どう ですか
kore/sore/are wa dou desuka
How about (this/that/thing over there)?
すし は どう ですか
sushi wa dou desuka
How about some sushi?
When asking more information……
＿＿＿は どう ですか
_____wa dou desuka
_____wa door desuka
_____ how is ?
How about……?
When someone get sick……
ぐあい は どう ですか
guai wa dou desuka
Good Eye wa door desuka
How’s your feeling?
When something happen on someone……
がくせい は どう ですか
gakusei wa dou desuka
Gecko Say wa door desuka
What happen to the students?
More polite way to say どうですか
いかが です か
ikagadesuka
Vicar Guard Desk Car
How is it going? How’s everything?
すし は いかがですか
sushi wa ikagadesuka
Sioux She wa Vicar Guard Desk Car
sushi would you like to have
Would you like to have some sushi?
そう です か
sou desu ka
Saw Desk Car
1) is that so? (か sounds up)
2) I see(か sounds down)
そう です か
sou desu ka
Saw Desk Car
1) is that so? (か sounds up)
2) I see(か sounds down)
More casual way to ask……
When talking to closer friends and family members,
you don’t want to use formal language……
you may skip the question word,
they would get the same meanings
For example:
おちゃ は
ocha wa
how about tea……?
Now is time for you to match your own question
✽-(ˆ▽ˆ)/✽ ✽(ˆ▽ˆ)-✽
You may want to see the vocab part againヾ(･∀･)ﾉ
Before making sentence, let’s take a look to the vocab we’ve just learn in part A
どう どれ どこ どうして だれ
dou dore doko doushite dare
how which where why who
どなた どちら どんな
donata dochira donna
who which way/one what
どの どのくらい
dono donokurai
which how much/howmany/how long
なん なんですか なんの なんにん
nann nanndesuka nannno nannninn
what what is (it) what sort how many people
なんばん なんぼん
nannbann nannbonn
which number how many (thin and long things)
なんがい なんまい
nanngai nannmai
which floor how many (flat object)
なんさつ なんど
nannsatsu nanndo
how many books what is the temperature
なに なぜ なんさい
nani naze nannsai
what why how old
なんがつ なんにち なんねん
nanngatsu nannnichi nannnenn
which month which day which year
なんじかん なんじに なんぷん
nannjikann nannjini nannpunn
how many hours when which minutes
なんじですか
nannkjidesuka
what time is it
しゅみ ぜいきん しょてん
shumi zeikinn shotenn
hobby tax fee book shop
にほんりょうり おさけ
nihonnryouri osake
Japanese food Japanese wine
おいしい たかい きつい
oishii takai kitsui
delicious expensive Strong(wine, cigarette)
げきです ぐあい
gekidesu guai
Have energy Situation (health,weather…)
