Unit 1 Lesson 2

Question 1

Getting information or advice: I’d like to…but…?

Answer 1

おみやげをかいたいんですが、何がいいでしょうか。
I’d like to buy a souvenir, but what would be a good one?

えいがをみたいんですが、何がいいでしょうか。
I’d like to see a movie, but what would be a good one?

Question 2

Comparisons: singling out an item for comparison

Answer 2

Adding topic marker は, you single out a person or thing as the topic of the sentence

ゆかたはきものより安（やす）いです。
Yukata are cheaper than kimono.

Aホテルは東京でいちばんゆうめいです。
Hotel A is the most famous in Tokyo.

いもうとは私よりせが高いです。
My little sister is taller than me.

妹は私よりたくさんほんをよみます。
My little sister reads more books than me.

妹は私よりべんきょうします/べんきょうするんです。
My little sister studies more than me.

妹は私よりともだちがおおいです。
My little sister has more friends than me.

Question 3

Comparative degree

Answer 3

もっと大きいのはありませんか。
Do you have a bigger one?

ワンサイズ大きいのはありませんか。
Do you have one that is a size bigger?

これよりやすいのはありませんか。
Do you have one cheaper than this?

Question 4

Stating decisions

Answer 4

にします
Use after a noun to state your decision when choosing something from among several available alternatives

Q:デザートはどれにしますか。
A:アイスクリームにします。
Q: which one of the desserts will you have?
A: I’ll have the ice cream.

Question 5

Tall/High

Answer 5

高(たか)い

Question 6

short

Answer 6

ひくい

Question 7

soft

Answer 7

やわらかい

Question 8

hard

Answer 8

かたい

Question 9

wide/fat

Answer 9

ふとい

Question 10

thin/narrow

Answer 10

ほそい

Question 11

long

Answer 11

ながい(長)

Question 12

Short

Answer 12

みじかい

Question 13

thick

Answer 13

あつい

Question 14

thin (of cloth, paper, etc.)

Answer 14

うすい

Question 15

light, lightweight

Answer 15

かるい

Question 16

heavy

Answer 16

おもい

Question 17

colourful/showy

Answer 17

はでな

Question 18

humble, plain, subdued

Answer 18

じみな

Question 19

cute

Answer 19

かわいい

Question 20

simple

Answer 20

シンプルな

Question 21

Fitting room

Answer 21

しちゃくしつ

Question 22

Same

Answer 22

おなじ

Question 23

sold out

Answer 23

うりきれ

Question 24

Go/come in, enter

Answer 24

はいります

Question 25

Payment

Answer 25

(お)しはらい

Question 26

Cash

Answer 26

げんきん

Question 27

Suburbs

Answer 27

こうがい

Question 28

Quit

Answer 28

やめます(R2)

Question 29

Fishing

Answer 29

つり

Question 30

Both of them

Answer 30

ふたりとも

Question 31

The four seasons

Answer 31

しき

Question 32

Borrow/rent

Answer 32

かります

Question 33

安

Answer 33

安(やす)い

Question 34

用

Answer 34

~用(よう)

Question 35

店

Answer 35

店(みせ)
店(てん)員(いん)