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New Friends

Mary, an international student who just arrived in Japan, talks to a Japanese student.

'

Mearii

t:

b25

Irna

Sumirnasen.

2 f z 1-j
Takeshi
3

-j-A3*,L0 ~ \ 33kLrTT&xo

I2

I=

nanji desu ka.

tl i A T T o

Juuniji han desu.

'lit

It711-: 9

t"S*L\$-j-,

Mearii

Arigatoo

gozaimasu.

kc? L :

bh~hj?&

Takeshi

lie.

A&,

Takeshi

Ano,

ryuugakusee desu ka.

a h 8 j I ) I I

-WITTjtra,

?="tL.:

i3

1.p

j -h3(

'I + - % '

$7+:

Z L 0 7 y ~ * - j - ? 3 ~ 6 q$ sa{ + l - b w - j - o

Mearii

Ee.

t=if t :

Ti ;i T-j-hx, * A

Takeshi

Soo desu ka.

Mearii

Nihongo desu.

Arizona daigaku no

gakusee dew.

B LC3 2 & T T h a ,

Senmon wa

Ima

nan desu ka.

ninensee desu.

Mary: Excuse me. What time is it now?

Takeshi: It's half past twelve.
Mary: Thank you.
Takeshi: You're welcome.

Takeshi: Urn . . . are you an biternational student?

Mary: Yes. I am a strident at the University of Arizona.
Takeshi: I see. What is your major?

Mary: Japanese. I am a sophomore now.

ano
ima

urn.-.

eego

now
English ~lansuage)

Ee

Yes

gakusee
.-.go

student
language ex. IT [3 t& L" (mi&go) Japanese language
high school

kaokoo
gogo
gozen
. . . sai

P.M.

. . . san

Mr,/Ms. - . .
o'clock ex. L s% W (khiji) one
o'clock
people ex. l.2 EZ A U h.(aihorejipz) Japanese people
teacher; Professor . . .

...j i

. . . jin
sensee

senmon
soo desu
daigaku

denwa
tcrrnodachi
namae
nan/nani
Nihon
. . . nensee

AM.

. . . years old

major
That's right.
college; university

telephone
friend
name
what
Japan

. ..year student

ex. t *l %I

L \ (&binwee) first-yearstudent

* Words that

hai

yes

han

half ex. ?=lZki&(n&iAan) half

past two

foangao
ryuugakusee
watashi

number
international student
I

appear in the dialogue

ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

C o u n t r i e s
Ameri ka

lgirisu
Oosutoraria
Kankoku
Sueeden
Chuugoku

kagaku
ajiakenkyuu
keezai
kokusaikankee
kon pyuutaa
jinruigaku
seeji
bijinesu
bungaku
rekishi

kaishain
kookoasee
shufu
daigakuinsee
daigakusee

bengoshi

okaasan
otoosan

oneesan
oniisan
irnooto
otooto

US-A.
Britain
Australia
Korea
Sweden
China

science
Asian studies
economics
international. relations
computer
anthropoIogy
pslitics

business
literature
history

job; work; occupation

doctor
office worker
high school student
housewife
graduate student
college student
lawyer

mother
father
older sister
older brather
younger sister
younger brother

"It is 12:30." "I am a student." "My major is the Japanese language." These sentences
will all be translated into Japanese using an appropriate noun and the word desu.

9 I= U 1.3A/ TT0

(It) is half past twelve.

Juuniji han desu.

$2

(I) am a studat.

* L \ T - F O

Gakusee desu.

tc C3X. z*T-3-0

(My major)

6 the Japa~leselanguage.

Nihongo desu.

Note that none of these sentences has a "subject," like the "it," "I," and "my major"
found in their English counterparts. Sentences without subjects are very common in
Japanese; Japanese speakers actually tend to omit subjects whenever they think it is
clear to the listener what or who they are referring to.
What are we to do, then, when it is not clear what is being talked about? To make explicit
what we are talking about, we can say:

t3 b= G3h Z*TT,
wa

is the Japalaese kanguage.

nihongo desu.

stands for the thing that is talked about, or the "topic," which is later in
Where
the sentence identified as nihowo. For example,

+&XI SI h,4.3
Senrnon w a

:*TTa

it t 3 h/
nihongo desu.

(My)major ds the Japanese langwzge.

Similarly, one can use the pattern X wa Y desu to identify a person or a thing X as item

Y.

bk Lt2

X-

- +AT?,
I t -

Watashi wa Suu Kimu desu.

I am Sue Kim.

9 3 L f i S " I 3 *L*~\TTo
Yarnashita san wa
n

9 6 .

Mr. Y a w h i f a ik a teacher.

sensee desu.

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7%1)3FJ13'b-c--Fo

Mearii san wa

arnerikajin desu.

Mary i s an American.

Wa is a member of the class of words called "particles." So is the word lzo, which we will
turn to later in this lesson. Particles attach themselves to phrases and indicate how the
phrases relate to the rest of the sentence.
Note also that nouns like gakwee and sesee in the above examples stand alone, d i k e
their English translations "student" and "teacher," which are preceded by "a." In
Japanese, there is no item that corresponds to "a,"nor is there any item that corresponds
to the plural "-s" at the end of a noun- Without background situations, a sentence Iike
gakusee desu is therefore ambiguous between the singular and the plural interpretations;
it rnay mean "We are/you a d t h e y are students," as well as "I am/you are/she is a
student."

It is very easy to form questions in Japanese. Basically, all you need to do is add ka
at the end of a statement.

<

9 a =,PSf( * L ~ T T ,

Ryuugakusee desu.

@ 3 5: - @ L Y F & ~ '
Ryuugakusee desu ka.

(1 am) an iatemtGmnl sturEenf-

(Are you)

aH

i ~ t e m a t i o ~ student?
al

The above sentence, Ryzcugakusee desu ka, is a "yes/noWquestion. Question sentences

may also contain a "question word" like nun2 (what). In this Iesson, we learn how to ask,
and answer, questions using the following question words: nun.; (what time), namai
(how old), nannensee (what year in school). Note.carefully that the order of words in a
sentence may be quite different from what you find in your language.

* h % &la Q'a'hTT-h~,
Senmon wa

nan desu ka.

What is your mior?

(+i?hS,&Ll)

;Z~\Z*TT,

(Senmon wa)

eego desu.

(My major) is Eytglish.

'It is not customary to write a question mark at the end of a question sentence in Japanese.
'The Japanese question word for "what"has k v o pronunciations: =an and naai. Naa is used immediately before dmu or before a "counter" like ji (o'clock). The other form, mmi, is used before a particle.
Nani is also used in the combination nanl;jin (person of what nationality).

fa'X/L*TTha,

Ima

nanji desu ka.

What time is it now?

CTTO

( b w

([ma)

kuji desu.

It is nilae o'clock

97'.j-3ctli Qx/%~~TT75~,
C:'rgj 4rp3 9 \ T T ,
nansai desu ka.

Mearii san wa

Juukyuusai desu.

How old are you, Mary?

I'm nineitem years old.

QPthk*~
h~-p;tra.

bchk*~\T-$-,

Nannensee desu ka.

Ninensee desu.

What year are

yo=

in college?

T & btfA 2" 9 t3 3 &TT75*,

Denwa bangoo wa

nan desu ka.

W7uat ii your Eekpkose amber?

Ia 6 a 7 3 4 3 ~ ~ ,
lchi hachi roku no nana san yon san desu.

It is 186-7343.

No is a particle that connects two nouns. The phrase Toozai daigaku nu gakusee means
"(a) student at Tozai University." The second noun gukmes provides the main idea"
(being a student) and the first one T ~ o z a idaigdku makes it more specific (not a high
school, but a college student). No is very versatile. In the first example below, it acts like
the possessive ("x's") in English, but that is not the only role no can play. See how it
connects two nouns in the following examples.

f r l - f k S h a TLblXLt"?
Takeshi san no

f3\75${a, * ~ L * L \
daigaku no

a student o f fhe Japanese lamuage

gakusee

l=i3L,Ql f s b ~ &{z
nihon no

a college profasor

sensee

i t l 3 h r"n $75." ( * L \
nihongo no

Tukeshi's phone number

denwa bangoo

@college i~ Japan

daigaku

Observe that in the first two examples, the English and Japanese words are arranged in
the same order, while in the last two, they are in the opposite order. Japanese seems to
be more consistent in arranging ideas here; the main idea always comes at the end, with
any further description placed before it.

3Here is what we mean by the "main idea." In the phrase Tukeshi san m dmwa Bangoo (Takeshi's
phone number), the noun &wa bawgoo (phone number) is the main idea, in the sense that if something
is Takehi's phone number, it is a phone number. The other noun Takeski san is not the main idea,
because Takeshi's phone number is not Tak&.

noun, 03 noun,

main idea

further restriction

A phrase of the form "noun1 m noun? acts more or less like one big noun. You can put
it wherever you can put a noun, as in the following example:

id
Takeshi san no

okaasan wa

~ +
O/ v - t t ~ \ l ~ ~ ,

kookoo no

sensee desu.

Takeski's mather is a high school teacher.

Expression

N o t e r a

8Db Ano indicates that you have some reservations about saying what
you are going to say next. You may be worried about interrupting something someone is currently doing, or soundkg rude and impolite for asking
personal questions, for example.

[3tl/ZZb Both Rai and ee mean "yes" in response to yes-no questions.

Compared to hai, ea is more conversational and relaxed. In more informal
situations, ula is used.
Hai is also used to respond to a knock at the door or to the calling of one's
name, meaning "Here," as follows. (Ee cannot be replaced in this case.)
T A f

Teacher: 7: 5 2 3

Mr. Smith?

Sumisu san?

Student: Mtl,
H ai

Hwe.

E3TTlj\b Soo

desu ka acknowledges that you have understood what

was just said. "Is that so?" or "I see."

Pronunciation of 1% b The particle t;t. is pronounced "wa," not "ha." It

should be written with ki. All other instances of "wa" are written with b.

b f c L@
TI
-

Z 3 & 37-8667TB,

Watashi no denwa bangoo wa san narra no hachi roku roku nana desu.

My telephone wuwber ii 37-8667.

There are a few exceptions, such as kow~~zkkim
(good afternoon) and
kmbomwta (good evening). They are usually written with 5, tv tZ 'It;i2 and 7-

h,if&g.
Plumbers b Many number words have more than one pronunciation. Refer
to the table at the end of this book for a general picture.
tf 5

13 -ED and

I
2

3
4

5
6
7
8

9
10

are both commonly used.

t~%,butpronouncedas~ I Y iIn b s 3 & & (oneminute)and t 1 ~ 2
t l (one-year old).
tZ all the time- When you &e reading out each digit separately,
as when you give your phone number, it may be pronounced with
a lung vowel, as tZl.1.
"dX,all the time. The part that follows it may change shape, as
in 3 A&&, instead of 3 A&&.
L h, is the most basic, but fourth-year student is k ; B a X i - F t h and
four o'clock is d; U. In some combinations that we will later
kam,it is read as L (as in 'L.fi%?, April). The part that folIows
this number may hange shape 'too, as in k. &&A.
2 all the time. When read out separately, it may be pronounced
with a long vowel, as c-'3 .
?3 < , but pronounced as 5 9 in 5 9 &A.
Q te is the most basic, but seven o'clock is L Ei C.
t3 G , but usually pronounced as 6% -7 in iA d:-;, &X. and $23 3 tl.
3 o 5 is the most basic, but nine o?clockis < C.
L@4, butpronouncedas C g q in Cv~&."X/and
U~935.1.

Giving one's telephone number b The particle .pro is usually placed in

between the local exchange code and the last four digits. Therefore, the
number 012-345-6789 is zero icki xi, saa yon go no, roku nana hachi kyuu.

@hreLlbThe word s e ~ s e eis usually reserved for describing somebody

else's occupation. Watashk wa s a m e desu makes sense, but may sound
slightly arrogant, because the word semee actually means an "honorable
master." If YOU (or a member of your family) are a teacher, and if you want
to be really modest, you can use the word kyooshi instead.

&hr b Sun is placed after a name as a generic title. It goes both with a given
name and a family name. Children are referred to as chan (and boys in

..-

,.:.I

. :.'
pa&culaf as kurr), rather than as sax. Professors and doctors are usually
referred to with the title sensee. S m and other title words are never used in
reference to oneself.
,

Referring to the person y w are talking to b The word for "you," anaba, is
not very commonly used in Japanese. Instead, we use the name and a title
like sun and sensee to refer to the person you are talking to. Therefore, a
sentence like "Ms. Hart, are you Swedish?" should be:
It & t

r6

I\-t. SLEk x ~ 3 - ~ Y L ~ T ~ ~ ~ ,
Haato san wa sueedenjin desu ka.
It d k

instead of

I\-

i T / "

b 3 & , &;fcf..i3 ~ 3 z - r " Y V h / T ? h ~ ~

Haato

sari,

anata wa sueedenjin desu ka.

Japanese names b When Japanese give their name, they say their family
name first and given name last. Usually, they don't have middle names.
When they introduce themselves, they often say only their family name.
Here are some typical Japanese names.
Family name
S t ?
Satoo

TT-3

Given name
Men
Women

v5t

Hiroshi

~ 1 %4

Suzuki

lchiroo

fz $1 12 L

i?;tXI

Takahashi

Kenji

w4 r
Yuuko

&("a
Megumi

m.5 3
Yuuki

blk-5
Itoo

2 341.4
Masahiro

BkSr

Kyooko

(Numbers)

ii
Q h

-F~/+LL\
zero

ree

t"rg j L ~ S ;

3kL"@J5

juuichi

sanjuu

Uqji:

LhU*?

juuni

yonjuu

3XI

L*@j
3tL

L*L+@j

san

juusan

gojuu

L"r95LAJL'@.9L

kk / L / ( 1 )
yon
?-*

shi

juuyon

(yo)

go

roku

QQ/L%
nana

shichi

&<C@3
rokujuu

juushi

r*.p:*

QQC*?

juugo

nanajuu

r@eJ?d
juuroku

!dGrt$?

t"@3QP,./L'@?L G

3rs-iL"@3

juunana

hachijuu

kyuujuu

juushichi

1.3 G

t"*.s",&

vs {

hachi

juuhachi

hyaku

Ct9-j 3 @ ? / ' C @ ? t
juulcyuu

juuku

Izrt-P?
nijuu

A. Read the following numbers. @

(a) 5

(b) 9

(c) 7

(d) I

(el 10

(f) 8

(9) 2

(R) 6

(i) 4

(j)

B. Read the following numbers. @

(a) 45

(13) 83

(c) I9

(d) 76

(el 52

(f) 100

(8138

(h)61

(i)24

(d97

(d) 6 - 6

(e) IO+9

C. What are the answers?

(a) 5+3

tb) 9+I

(el 3+4

( f ) 8-7

(9)40-25

@ l;f

(Time)

8
L>&

t=

,
I

E
I

il:
?dl2
rokuji

sanji

t&U

tit% t"

shichiji

hachiji

:">

ShC

niji

ichiji

T
(J

L'@;l~%t'

C@?tcU

juuichiji

juuniji

1 I2

z"U

yoji

goji

( C
kuji

@
L\%

c l3tL

ichiji han

A. Look at the following pictures and answer the questions. @

Example: Q : & \ 3 tdhL"T'P$ko
h a

nanji desu ka.

A :~~GL't&X,TTO
Ichiji han desu.

t*=lt'
juuji

B. Answer the questions. @

Example: Q : Z

3hhTThao

Tookyoo wa

nanji desu ka.

irna

A : r"*h 3 hL'-lvT,
sanji desu.

Cozen

7:00 P.M.
7 Nnrr Vnrlr

3 :0 0 ~ ~ ~ .

1 :00 P.M.

5. Bangkok

WL-

1/

6. Sydney

3. Nairobi

4:OO A.M.

8. Rio de Janeiro

9: 00 P.M.

3:OO P,M.

@ Thral%hZj (Telephone Numbers)

A. Read the following people's telephone numbers. @

f:

Example:

283-9547

E=Ga%$/v4, $ 4 3 ;1''1hQQ
ni hachj san no

YarnasRita

kyuu go yon nana

a , d j 7 1 \

1. $ 7 9 -

951-0326

Mearii

2. f z i t 3

Takeshi
f

3. 2Suu
? l I B Y

4.

a/\'- p
Robaato

B. Pair Work-Read

A : TX/b

*:

the dialogue below with your partner. @

3 63 Q hTTdxo

Denwa bangoo wa

nan desu ka.

B : 283-9547T$,
Ni hachi san no kyuu go yon nana desu.

A : 283-9547TTh0
Ni hachi san no kyuu go yon nana desu ne.

B : i i t b l , +?I TTo
Hai,

soo desu.

C. Group Work-Use the dialogue above and ask three classmates their telephone
numbers.
telephone number

name

Q lzlzhzlD

A$< (Ll

Translate the following phrases into Japanese using (n (no).@

Example: student of the Japanese language

dL 13

t"Q
21'l<

nihongo n o

L\

gakusee

2. my telephone number
4. Takeshi's major
6. student of the University of London
8. high school teacher

1. my teacher

3. my name
5. Mary's friend
7. teacher of the Japanese language

-+

Look at the chart on the next page and describe each person using the cues
in (a) through (e).
@
Yamashita sensee

Robaato san

Suu san

Takeshi san

(a) nationality
&',

h I b

Example: % 7' '1 - 3

91

bj

i.

% 7 J ) - S h i A 7 %' ) f i h L ? T 0 Mearii san wa

Mearii san

A h ' ) +

amerikajin desu.

(6) year in school

g,

%,

L + & ? L .

1.

Example: $ 7 )Mearii san

% 7 1 1 - ' I h t 3 GZ&~+?L\TT,
Mearii san wa

ninensee desu.

(c)age
ar,&

a h

1 r \

Example: % 7 " ] - $ h+ 9 7 ' 1 * $ ! ~ ( 3

Mearii san

c@?J
3 @ ?~ L ~ T T O

Mearii san wa

juukyuu sai desu.

& ' l F t a '

(d) school
& 5 h 1 I h

Example: % 7 1 J - 2 t L

%7'11-3A13 79 'l*-?k.+~\$~<
Mearii san wa

Mearii san

Arizona daigaku no

75s ( ~ & c \ T - $ - ~
gakusee desu.

(e) major
h

n b 1 i k

- A

Example: 7

$ 7 '1 -3 h
C
3 +XI$

Mearii san

Mearii san no

I
Nationality

,4$"L;t;WL
Kirnura Takerhi

Japanese

American

Yamashita sensee

British
( 4 7'1x u " )

Japanese

kankokujin

igirisujin

4th year

4th year

3rd year

Age

19

22

20

Major

history
( j k 3 L)

Japanese

Seoul Univ. U. of London , Tozai Univ.

computer
i t : &

: b r r

(xx=-y-)

rekishi

business
z r r ? ?

(r9;r.x)

konovuutaa

biiinesu

and answer questions using the given cues.

B. Pair Work-Ask
9 , d j

1 i >

& a h ? $ .

Example 1: 9 7 ' ) - 3 h / 7 9 ' I f i U L

Mearii san
d

amerikajin
h

Q : %r'J-L4,la
Mearii san wa

& & q h -

7%'ltJ~:'h'il"Tdx,
amerikajin desu ka.

: 2 2 , %-jTTo
Ee,

soo desu.

L~:+-/,/%-L\

Smith, Robert

2nd year

U. of Arizona Tozai Univ.

nihongo desu.

Kim, Sue
Korean
(6.A z { U A)

Year

School

CCC~~L~T?~

senmon wa

(Japanese
teacher)

w % r ' I i \

Example 2: % 7'1 -3 h / S h . h / v - @ ~ \
san

Mearii

sannensee

h i , 1 r 3

: $7'3 -5ktd: 3 X , # 3 t L * b ~ T - T 7 5 * 0

sannensee desu ka.

Mearii san wa

A : L\L\Z,
t=iklX/*~~T-$-*
lie,

Mearii san

ninensee desu.

gakusee

Arizona daigaku no

* & ' J t '

2. $7'1--$h/~%;4a&*L'
ichinensee

Mearii san

3.

t2"z

Cj L L / C = t S h C &

Takeshi san

nihonjin

4. k't?L s X//tct3/vtf~\itr'(

5. k"rLtS,'L'@531.s3
Takeshi san
T

a 6"

Nihon daigaku no

Takeshi san

*b\

gakrrsee

2L'

juukyuusai
;
i

5 2 - h

6. X - - 3 ~ / Z ~ . s - ~ 2 ~ ~
Suu san

sueedenjin

L/if~\3*."L\
(economics)

7. X - 3 A n
SUU san no

keezai

senrnon

Rohaato san no

bijinesu

senrnon

. 3 U & Z

9.

Up$-

b ?!X//&&h+3~\

Robaato

sari

yonensee

z , i f h L :

10. U P T - ~ ~ X / / ~ C ~ @ ~ C ~ ~ ? ~ L ~
Robaato san

11. 9 3

nijuuissai

tf~+hL+?~\/~=iahCL,

Yamashita sensee

nihonjin

Yamashita sensee

Hawai daigaku no

sensee

A. Look at the chart below and describe each person with regard to (a) and (b).
1. i 5 h * & 3 i &

2. ~ E C L \ $ X ,
oniisan

okaasan

(a) occupation/school
a d j ' l t s

Example: f ; Z i 3,4,
otoosan

z'+I)-S/vO

S L j $/,,I2 ;b'r\Lrb\/vcl,

Mearii san no

otaosan wa

kaishain desu.

h . 6 1 1 '

Example:

%711-Shag r - 5 ) / Y c ~ L / , L ' a i ~ a ~ $ W f ,
Mearii san no

otoosan

otoosan wa

yonjuuhassai desu.

Mary's host family

sr.isx/

3h

otoosan

okaasan

(father)

(mother)

t *"L

e k \ k
kaishain

&%L\

Occupation/
School

(works for
a company)

oniisan

L:? @{ L
daigakuinsee

kookoosee

(housewife)

(graduate
student)

(high school
student)

2.

15a~\te~\X/To$75h,
kaishain desu ka.

Otoosan wa

s r 5. 2 A t i & F ~ ~ L \ T - T - ~ * ~
nansai desu ka.

Otoosan wa

3. SiP& 3 /"4a
Okaasan wa

4. S+dj 3
Okaasan wa

*A+kc\'C'$is.,
sensee desu ka.

5% 2 ~ h T - f - h * ,
nansai desu ka.

5. i%
tc~>$.X,bdhxL\ t +WL:,-ebT~~,
Oniisan wa

6.

7. L \ Z, j Z 13
lrnooto wa

8.-

kaishain desu ka.

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Oniisan wa

L\%

nansai desu ka.

EL\$;
( -ktkhTTbx,
daigakusee desu ka.

Ij Z tA ~ & S L \ T + - ? ~ ~ ,

lrnooto wa

nansai desu ka.

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shufu

6. Answer the questions using the chart above.

1. S Z j SXIt3

lrnooto

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A. Class Activity-Ask

five classmates questions and fill in the chart below.

Example questions:
;f; 3 5

2 t i ? (What is your name?)

Onarnae wa?
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33

Doko kara

L r'Z

f z hao (Where do you come from?)

kimashita ka.

2 A TTfi',

(occupation) id

Shigoto wa

nan desu ka.

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Nannensee desu ka.

Q ~ 3 ~ q - j - $ ~ ~
Nansai desu ka.

* h i t hita QLT-F;S~,
Senrnon wa

Name

nan desu ka.

Occupation/
School

Nationality

Major, etc.

Age

B. Self-introduction-Introduce yourself to t h e class.

Example:
h

Hajimernashite.
A ' )

7 1)

j f : ~ h $ z

Arizona daigaku no

;1

I d C b 3 L T 0 %7Y-

~ h -

bT T O

Mearii Haato desu.

<

5; { *L\T&
gakusee desu.

L ~ Z
Ima

!~#~XI*L\T-~-,
*h/#,Al2 tcC3hz*Tj-,
ninensee desu.

Senmon wa

nihongo desu.

L:'~P
~ ~ Q ~ $ c \ T
Z " .? FT .," k 5 L ( .
Juukyuusai desu.

Doozo

yoroshiku.

C. Class Activity-Ask

your classmates what their majors are, and find someone

who has the following major.

Example: Q : *h%hlafa'&T$hao
Senrnon wa

nan desu

ka.

A : i:!3A Z*TTO
Nihongo desu.

name
1. Japanese

2. economics
3. English
4. history
5. business

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hours
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minutes

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juuippun

12

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13

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sanjuppun

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~~T-~~,
Oikutsu desu ka.

Nansai desu ka.

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I
2

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icSc\

nisai

SX/SL\
sansai

kX/$b\
yonsai

'For 20 years old, t;t

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gosai

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kyuusai

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rokusai

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juuissai

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hatachi

t; ~hatachilis usually used, although i= t'@ 7 3 I (nil'msai)can be used.

Mary goes to a flea market.

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TA3*tt,

rhia

L\(h

Mearii

Sumimasen.

Kore wa

ikura desu ka.

Mise no hito
#IA

sanzen en desu.

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~ z~u ~~\ t a~
L \ { ,c; ~ j - - h > ,

Mearii

Takai desu ne.

A*a)'CTZ :':

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Mise no hito

Are

'1

1,

~
wa

ano tokee wa

Jaa,

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k 3 TTh., &$LS f < h . ~ \ T $ & ,

Mearii

Soo desu ka.

a*GT)p?f
:
*

&

'

*
Kore wa

takai desu ne.

Are rno

T 2~
h T~T kP o

&

senhappyaku en desu yo.

>

EP&, + c 3 Z I j t \ 2
Jaa,

A man finds

sono tokee

( t : 3 b ~ ~

kudasai.

wallet on t h e ground.

Lh2L't.W

r b t d -f:ihcr,

3c\,iaTT

Shiranai hito

Kore wa dare no

saifu desu ka.

&

&

'

ikura desu ka.

sanzengohyaku en desu.

%7")-:

7 % 7 l ] - :
Mearii

Sore wa

r b

Mise no hito

qjfita L L ~ F A L L T ~ - ,

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-r~h~,

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b?zLG3 $ ~ \ ~ i a T - j - ~

Mearii

Watashi no

a&> !I h"

saifu dew.

Z 2 " ~ * ~-j-,
\&

Arigatoo gozai masu.

@ After shopping, Mary goes to a restaurant.

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5'~-b
Ueetoresu

k X :

L + L \ ~ - @% ~= Z L - ~

~ \ ( , q
I rasshaimase.

Menyuu o

Z"-j Fo
doozo.