People Flashcards
Pronouns, Honorifics, Types of People relating to age
This (one)
- used for something near the speaker.
ex) This is a pen.
これ
これはペンです。
That (one)
- used for something near the listener.
ex) That is a pen.
それ
それはペンです。
That (one) over there
- used for something away from both listener and speaker
ex) that over there is a pen.
あれ
あれはペンです。
which (one)
ex) which (one) do you want?
どれ
どれが欲しいですか。
どれがほしいですか。
this. ..
- something near the speaker
ex) This pen is blue.
この
このペンは青いです。
このペンはあおいです。
That…
- something near the listener
ex) That ship is very large.
その
その船は非常に大きいです。
そのふねはひじょうにおおきいです。
That… (over there)
- something away from both speaker and listener
ex) That ship (over there) is very small.
あの
あの船は非常に小さいです。
あのふねはひじょうにちいさいです。
which. ..
ex) which ship do you like most?
どの
どの船が最も好きですか。
どのふねがもっともすきですか。
over there
- away from listener and speaker
あそこ
Here
- near speaker
ここ
there
- near listener
そこ
Where
どこ
Who
Whose
ex) whose bag is this?
誰 / だれ
誰の / だれの
これは誰の鞄ですか。
これはだれのかばんですか。
which (A or B)
incl. polite form
の - adj. pron.
どっち
どちら
what
何
なん+counter
なに followed by です, a particle or as a part of the phrase 何人(なにじん) [person of what nationality]