๐ Vocabulary
| ๆฅๆฌ่ช | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
๐ใใ | this (near speaker) | kore |
๐ใใ | that (near listener) | sore |
๐ใใ | that over there | are |
๐ใฉใ | which | dore |
๐ใชใ | what | nan |
๐ใชใซ | what (dictionary form) | nani |
๐ใปใ | book | hon |
๐ใใผใ | notebook | nooto |
๐ใใณ | pen | pen |
๐ใใใดใค | pencil | enpitsu |
๐ใใฐใ | bag | kaban |
๐ใฑใผใฟใค | mobile phone | keetai |
๐ใซใผใ | card | kaado |
๐ใใใ | how much (price) | ikura |
๐ Grammar
ใใใฏ N ใงใ
This is N
Use ใใ๏ผใใ๏ผใใ + ใฏ + noun + ใงใ to identify things. ใฏ marks the topic.
Patterns
Examples
ใใใฏ ใปใ ใงใใ
Kore wa hon desu.
This is a book.
ใใใฏ ใใณ ใงใใ
Sore wa pen desu.
That is a pen.
ใใใฏใชใใงใใ
What is this?
ใชใใงใใ is used to ask 'what is it?' It follows the topic.
Patterns
Examples
ใใใฏ ใชใใงใใใ
Kore wa nan desu ka.
What is this?
๐ฌ Dialogues
At the store
๐ On the desk
ใคใใ ใฎ ใใ ใซ ใใใใใช ใใฎ ใ ใใใพใใใใใฏ ใปใ ใงใใใใใฏ ใใณ ใงใใใใ ใฏ ใใใ ใฎ ใใฐใ ใงใใ
Tsukue no ue ni iroirona mono ga arimasu. Kore wa hon desu. Kore wa pen desu. Are wa watashi no kaban desu.
There are many items on the desk. This is a book. This is a pen. That over there is my bag.
โ๏ธ Exercices
Fill in the Blanks
Choose ใใ๏ผใใ๏ผใใ to complete the sentence.
๏ผ___๏ผใฏ ใปใ ใงใใใใชใ ใฎ ใกใใ ใซ ใใใพใใ
(___) wa hon desu. Anata no chikaku ni arimasu.
๏ผ___๏ผใฏ ใใฐใ ใงใใใใใ ใซ ใใใพใใ
(___) wa kaban desu. Asoko ni arimasu.
Translation Exercise
Translate into Japanese.
EN: What is this?
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ๆฅๆฌ่ช: ใใใฏ ใชใใงใใใ
EN: That is a pen.
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ๆฅๆฌ่ช: ใใใฏ ใใณ ใงใใ
EN: How much is it?
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ๆฅๆฌ่ช: ใใใ ใงใใใ