π―π΅ Interactive Japanese Learning β Lesson 7
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Lesson 7: Family, Giving/Receiving, Tools & Offers
Verbs
Objects
Family Terms
Adverbs & Phrases
Loan Words
Kaiwa (Conversation)
Reference: Family Tree
Grammar Highlights
1. N (tool/means) de V β indicates method/means.
Hashi de tabemasu β I eat with chopsticks.
Nihon-go de repΕto o kakimasu β I write a report in Japanese.
2. "Word" wa -go de nan desu ka β how to say X in another language?
"ArigatΕ" wa Eigo de nan desu ka β What is "arigatΕ" in English?
β "Thank you" desu.
3. N(person) ni agemasu/kashimasu/oshiemasuβ¦ β recipient marked by ni.
Tanabi-san wa Ramos-san ni hana o agemashita β Mr. Tanabi gave flowers to Ms. Ramos.
4. N(person) ni moraimasu/karimasu/naraimasu β actor is receiver; source marked by ni (or kara).
Ramos-san wa Tanabi-san ni hana o moraimashita β Ms. Ramos received flowers from Mr. Tanabi.
5. γγ V-γΎγγ β already did X.
MΕ kippu o okurimashita β Yes, I have (already sent it).
Iie, mada desu β No, not yet.
Translation Activity 7
Exercise A: Sentence Patterns
I write letters with a word processor.
Watashi wa wΔpuro de tegami o kakimasu.
I [will] give some flowers to Ms. Naraya.
Watashi wa Naraya-san ni hana o agemasu.
I received some chocolates from Ms. Karina.
Watashi wa Karina-san ni chokorΔto o moraimashita.
Example Sentences
Did you study Japanese through computer?
Anata wa konpyΕ«tΔ de Nihon-go o benkyΕ shimashita ka?
β Iie, terebi de benkyΕ shimashita.
Do you write report in Japanese?
Nihon-go de repΕto o kakimasu ka?
β Iie, Eigo de kakimasu.
What is "Good-bye" in Japanese?
"Good-bye" wa Nihon-go de nan desu ka?
β "SayΕnara" desu.
Who will you write Christmas cards to?
Dare ni kurisumasu kΔdo o kakimasu ka?
β Kazoku to tomodachi ni kakimasu.
What is that?
Are wa nan desu ka?
β Bideo tΔpu desu. Ibarra-san kara moraimashita.
Have you bought your Shinkansen ticket?
MΕ Shinkansen no kippu o kaimashita ka?
β Hai, mΕ kaimashita.
Have you finished lunch?
Hirugohan wa mΕ owarimashita ka?
β Iie, mada desu. Ima tabemasu.
Exercise B: Conversation β Hello
Hello.
Konnichiwa.
Hello. Please come in.
Konnichiwa. DΕzo oagari kudasai.
Thank you.
ArigatΕ gozaimasu.
How about a cup of green tea?
Ocha wa ikaga desu ka?
Yes, thank you.
Hai, arigatΕ gozaimasu.
Here it is. [a cup of green tea]
Hai, dΕzo. [ocha]
Thank you. This spoon is nice, isn't it?
ArigatΕ gozaimasu. Kono supΕ«n wa suteki desu ne?
Yes, it is. Someone in my company gave it to me. It's a souvenir of her trip to Europe.
Hai, sΕ desu. Kaisha no hito ga kuremashita. YΕroppa ryokΕ no omiyage desu.