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Newbie Lesson S2
Nihongo Doujou - Are You Prepared if You Catch a Cold in Japan?!

Kanji
Kana
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
Grammar Points

2
2
2
3
3
4



 

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Kanji



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23 4 +, - %
567 3 67 3 8 +, %
239 8 +, - %
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.; 7<= +, % 
 %

> .?@A B C  9D  

A B  
A B  
A B  

Kana

  
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% -E +, - A B -

./  % 0!# !#1$ %
23 F +, - %
567 3 67 3  G ,HI+, %
239 G ,HI+, - %
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Romanization

Kitagawa Fuyuka
Nishimoto Sh
Fuyuka
Sh
Fuyuka
Sh
Fuyuka
Sh

J
J
J

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Sh
Kaze desu ka, Fuyuka-san.
Tabun. (Gohogoho!)
Sore wa nan desu ka.
E? Kore? Kore wa kusuri desu.
Sore mo kusuri desu ka.
A... kore wa tabako desu.
Tabako wa dame desu. Fuyuka-san.

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English
Fuyuka
Shu
Fuyuka
Shu
Fuyuka
Shu
Fuyuka
Shu

Good morning Shu. (Achoo.)

Do you have a cold Fuyuka?
Maybe. (Cough)
What's that?
Huh? This? It's medicine.
Is that also medicine?
Ahh...these are cigarettes.
Cigarettes are no good Fuyuka.

Vocabulary

)*
4
8


9

 
7 3
23

-E
F C F
G ,H
.; 7
9
< =
7 3
23



  
  

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Kanji

Kana

Romaji
kaze
nani, nan
kusuri
tabako
mo
dame
kore
sore

tabun
hakushon

English
cold (illness)
what
medicine
tobacco, cigarettes
also, too
no good, useless
this (demonstrative
pronoun)
that one you have
(demonstrative
pronoun)
perhaps, probably
achoo! (a sneeze
sound)

Vocabulary Sample Sentences



 -E +, %
Tanaka-san
, - % desu.
 
4 wa+kaze
Rass
: 3
L8 N +LO LN, O %  L LM [ L` LN \

Mr. Tanaka has a cold.

What's lassi?
That's medicine.

Are wa kusuri desu.

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23
 
+, - %
Sore
9 

wa
 tabako
 
+ desu
, % ka.
Watashi
desu.



 
 mo + Amerika-jin
, %
O-sake
7 3 
' wa+ dame
, % desu.
Kore
23  wahon
  desu.
+, %
Sore
./ wa kamera

desu.

 +, %

Are those cigarettes?

I'm an American too.
Sake is not good.
This is a book.
It's camera.
John is probably American.

Tabun, Jon-san wa Amerika-jin desu.

Grammar Points
Target phrase:
1.Kore wa kusuri desu.
This is medicine.
2.Kore wa nan desu ka?
What is this?

3. Kore mo kusuri desu.

This is also medicine.

0 7 3  G 
, H + , % $
0 7 3

 F 

0 7 3
9

4. Kore mo kusuri desu ka?

Is this also medicine?

07 3

+ ,

- % $

G 
, H + , % $
G ,H +,

- % $

Explanation:

7 3  8 0 G 
, H $ + ,

1. Kore wa kusuri desu.

kore

07 3 $ RXWZM

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 $
QXWYLNL`XWZOLU
LN W 
8 0G ,H $$  YXWXWZO
 +, $ 
QL[ZN] 
L[XWLN LO  Q
LOLULWZMLRNLY XWZM LNLd
07 3 
+, % $
Kore wa
desu. 07 3 $
 23 $ are  : 3 $

*For the definition of kore
sore
wa
kusuri
desu

7 3  4  F  $ +
, - %

2. Kore wa nan desu ka?

4  F C $$ YLNLOLM
LRLN P
L[ W  LQLYLM

nani
sound.

nan

 F$ LQN
MLQL[LOQ

Sentence pattern

07 3 $
 $
 F$
 +, $
wa
nan
desu
 23 $
 $
 F$
 +, $
sore
wa
nan
desu
: 3 $
 $
 F$
 +, $
are
wa
nan
desu
 - $ 
 [LM WZQLOYLNL`LQL[LON  RLOQ RMLO LO
ka
kore

7 
3 9 8 + , %

3.Kore mo kusuri desu.

In this sentence, mo

 9 $ ZNLM

Compare these:
Kore wa kusuri desu.

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wa

 $ QYLNLO
 QLQLQ
LNZMLQL\

0 7 3  8 + , % $
 XR ZW
M ZW M Y  X W X ZW O L \

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ka?
ka?
ka?

- % $
- % $
- % $



 

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Kore mo kusuri desu.

0 7 
3 9 8 + , % $
 XR ZW
M ZW M N Z LM Q Y  X W X ZW O L \

Sentence pattern

9 $
9 $
9 $

 23 $
mo
: 3 $
are
mo
 9 $  QLQLPNZMLQLPXW R
mo
mo

sore

desu.

8 0G 
, H $$
0G ,H $
kusuri
kusuri

desu.
desu.

 + , % $
 + , % $
 + , % $

7 39 8 0G ,H $ +, - %

4.Kore mo kusuri desu ka?

 9 $ QLQLPNZMLQLPXW R

mo

Compare these:

Kore wa kusuri desu ka?

Kore mo kusuri desu ka?

Sentence pattern

07 3 $
07 3 $
kore
 23 $
sore
: 3 $
are
kore

mo
mo
mo
mo

07 3 8 + , 0 7 39 8 + , -

9 $
9 $
9 $
9 $

% $$ 

M
% 
M

RXWZMYXWXWZO

RXWZMYXWXWZONZMLQ



desu

kusuri

desu

kusuri
kusuri

0G 
, H$
0 G 
, H$
0 G 
, H$

desu
desu

 +,
 +,
 +,
 +,

$
$

ka?

ka?

ka?

Useful expressions from the dialog:

 -E +, - $
 ./  % $
5 $

Kaze desu ka?

Tabun.
Eh?

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ka?

- % $
- % $
- % $
- % $



 

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Dame desu.

 < = + , % $

)*Kaze -desu
E $ ka?
+, - %
This literally means "is it a cold?" It corresponds to "do you have a cold?"

  )*  -E $ +, % $ 
LMLP LR NN
LQ L\

 5 )*  -E $F +, % $
 QLP LQLO RLNN

The followings are possible responses:

Hai, kaze desu.
Iie, kaze ja nai desu.
cold.


7

./ Tabun
 %
 .
/  ) *  - E $ + , % $

  L Q L N  Z 
S LR N  
N L Q  L \

It means "maybe" or "probably."

Tabun, kaze desu.

5  Eh?
 5  $ Q LMLM RXW[LO NXWZO SLPLQL[ PML[XWZMLP L\

People often say eh?

This can be translated as "What?,""Huh?"or"Oh!"

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<= Dame
+, %desu.
dame

 <=$ OLQULQLQLP[LM LMLM

0 7 3  < = + , % $
 XR ZW
M ZW M LO Q LU LQ Q L P XR ZW
M ZW M L[ M   L LM LM \


  < = + , 1$    L LQ LR Q  ZW M Q   L ZW XY W bM a
 .
; 7  < = + , 1$
 Q L N  L
Q ZW M Q   L ZW XY W bM a

EX)
kore wa dame desu.
If you are a minor...
Arukoru wa dame desu!
Tabako wa dame desu!

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