Newbie series dialogues

Question 1

Watashi no namae wa Rorī Neirā desu.

（私の名前は ロリー ネイラーです。）

(Generallyl not used like this, it is either just name+desu or watashi wa name+desu)

Answer 1

My name is Lori Neira

Question 2

Watashi no shusshin wa Kyoto desu.

私の出身は　京都です

Answer 2

My hometown is Kyoto

Question 3

Watashi no shumi wa dansu desu.

私の趣味は　ダンスです

Answer 3

My hobby is dancing.

Question 4

Rarī ja arimasen.

ラリーじゃありません。

Answer 4

I am not Larry.

Question 5

Toriniku ja nai desu. Butaniku desu.

B:とりにく じゃない です。ぶたにくです。

Answer 5

It’s not chicken. It’s pork.

Question 6

Kore wa Rorī-san no sūtsukēsu desu ka?
これは ロリーさんの スーツケースですか。

Answer 6

Is this your suitcase, Lori?

Question 7

Kore wa anata no (kusuri) desu?

これは、あなたの（薬）です。

Answer 7

Is this yours (= your medicine)?

Question 8

Kore wa nan desu ka?

これは 何ですか。

Answer 8

What is this ?

Question 9

力

ちから (when used by itself)

Answer 9

power

Question 10

(馬鹿) baka + 力

ぢから (since combined with baka)

Answer 10

stupid + power

stupidly powerful. its so powerful, its stupid

Question 11

Higashi san to eiga e wa ikimasu. Demo, uchi e wa ikimasen

Answer 11

I will go to the movies with higashi but not with shu

Question 12

Higashi san to eiga e ikimasu

Answer 12

i am going / will go to the movies with higashi

Question 13

Ginza de eiga o mimasu

Answer 13

I am watching / will watch a movie in Ginza

Question 14

Doyobi ni kaisa e ikimasu

Answer 14

i will go to the company on saturday

Question 15

i will go to the office on saturday but not on sunday

Answer 15

Doyobi ni wa kaisha e ikimasu. Demo, nichi-yobi ni wa kaisha e ikimasen

Question 16

I watch movies, but not television

Answer 16

Eiga wa mimasu.Demo, terebi wa mimasen

OR

Eiga wa mimasu ga, terebi wa mimasen

(demo comes after fullstop. after ga comma is required)

Question 17

I watch movies

Answer 17

Watashi wa eiga o mimasu

Question 18

i watch movies but not horror movies

Answer 18

Watashi wa eiga wa mimasu. Demo hora eiga wa mimasen

Question 19

I eat meat but not fish

Answer 19

Watashi wa niku wa tabemasu. Demo sakana wa tabemasen

separately

1. Watashi wa niku o tabemasu
2. watashi wa sakana o tabemasen

Question 20

i dont watch american movies, but i watch french movies

Answer 20

Amerika no eiga wa mimasen.Demo furanu no eiga wa mimasu

separately:

Amerika no eiga o mimasen

furanu no eiga o mimasu

Question 21

That is impossible

Answer 21

Sore wa muri desu

Question 22

Thats an impossible favour

Answer 22

Sore wa muri na onegai desu

Question 23

we dont have time

Answer 23

Jikan ga arimasen

Question 24

a ticket for pokemon please

Answer 24

Pokemon no chiketto onegaishimasu

Question 25

is this magazine free?

Answer 25

Kono zasshi wa muryo desu ka

Question 26

I don’t have any money

Answer 26

O-kane ga arimasen

Question 27

negative of arimasu

Answer 27

arimasen OR ja nai desu

Question 28

negative of imasu

Answer 28

imasen OR inai desu

Question 29

animate vs inanimate

Answer 29

animate is where there is motion eg even dead people (motion in our heads) or ghosts are animate. however dead bodies are inanimate

Question 30

What are the KoSoADo words for things

Answer 30

Kore Sore Are Dore (which one)

Question 31

what are the KoSoADo words used to modify things eg. this bookstore

Answer 31

Kono Sone Ano Dono (Which)

Question 32

What are the KoSoADo words for Place

Answer 32

Koko (here) Soko (there) Asoko (over there) Doko (where)

Question 33

What are the KoSoAdo for direction / person

Answer 33

Kochira (here/this way, this person) Sochira (there, that way , that person) Achira (over there, that person over there) Dochira (which way , which one)

Question 34

**_but_** there is a cockroach

Answer 34

**_datte_** asoko ni gokiburi ga imasu

Question 35

'ni' indicates what?

Answer 35

existence in a place

Question 36

there is a toilet at the station

Answer 36

eki ni toire ga arimasu

Question 37

There are customers in the bookstore

Answer 37

o-mise ni okyaku-san ga imasu

Question 38

how many siblings do you have

Answer 38

Kyōdai wa nan-nin imasu ka

Question 39

Rice balls are available even at convenience stores

Answer 39

Onigiri wa, konbini de mo kaemasu

Question 40

One draft beer, please

Answer 40

Namabīru o hitotsu kudasai | (noun followed by number)

Question 41

Three rice balls, please

Answer 41

Onigiri mittsu onegai shimasu

Question 43

What is the formation for object in certain position

Answer 43

[noun + no] + [positional word + ni] + [existent + ga] + [arimasu/imasu]

Question 44

there is a bookstore in front of the station

Answer 44

Eki no mae ni hon-ya ga arimasu

Question 45

There is a restaurant next to the office

Answer 45

kaisha no tonari ni resutoran ga arimasu

Question 46

My friend is behiind the clock

Answer 46

Tokei no ushiro ni tomodachi ga imasu

Question 47

Ther is a cockroach on top of the chair

Answer 47

Isu no ue ni gokiburi ga imasu