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N5Lesson 2

What is this?

๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary

ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžEnglishNotes
๐Ÿ”Šใ“ใ‚Œ
this (near speaker)kore
๐Ÿ”Šใใ‚Œ
that (near listener)sore
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚ใ‚Œ
that over thereare
๐Ÿ”Šใฉใ‚Œ
whichdore
๐Ÿ”Šใชใ‚“
whatnan
๐Ÿ”Šใชใซ
what (dictionary form)nani
๐Ÿ”Šใปใ‚“
bookhon
๐Ÿ”ŠใƒŽใƒผใƒˆ
notebooknooto
๐Ÿ”Šใƒšใƒณ
penpen
๐Ÿ”Šใˆใ‚“ใดใค
pencilenpitsu
๐Ÿ”Šใ‹ใฐใ‚“
bagkaban
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ฟใ‚ค
mobile phonekeetai
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰
cardkaado
๐Ÿ”Šใ„ใใ‚‰
how much (price)ikura

๐Ÿ“ Grammar

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ N ใงใ™

This is N

Use ใ“ใ‚Œ๏ผใใ‚Œ๏ผใ‚ใ‚Œ + ใฏ + noun + ใงใ™ to identify things. ใฏ marks the topic.

Patterns
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ N ใงใ™ใ€‚
This is N.
ใใ‚Œใฏ N ใงใ™ใ€‚
That is N.
ใ‚ใ‚Œใฏ N ใงใ™ใ€‚
That over there is N.
Examples
๐Ÿ”Š

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใปใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚

Kore wa hon desu.

This is a book.

๐Ÿ”Š

ใใ‚Œใฏ ใƒšใƒณ ใงใ™ใ€‚

Sore wa pen desu.

That is a pen.

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹

What is this?

ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ is used to ask 'what is it?' It follows the topic.

Patterns
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
What is this?
ใใ‚Œใฏ ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
What is that?
Examples
๐Ÿ”Š

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Kore wa nan desu ka.

What is this?

๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogues

At the store

๐Ÿ”Š
ๅฎข:ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Sumimasen. Kore wa nan desu ka.
Excuse me. What is this?
๐Ÿ”Š
ๅบ—ๅ“ก:ใใ‚Œใฏ ใƒŽใƒผใƒˆ ใงใ™ใ€‚
Sore wa nooto desu.
That is a notebook.
๐Ÿ”Š
ๅฎข:ใ„ใใ‚‰ ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Ikura desu ka.
How much is it?
๐Ÿ”Š
ๅบ—ๅ“ก:๏ผ“๏ผ๏ผๅ†† ใงใ™ใ€‚
Sanbyaku-en desu.
Itโ€™s 300 yen.

๐Ÿ“– On the desk

๐Ÿ”Š

ใคใใˆ ใฎ ใ†ใˆ ใซ ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใช ใ‚‚ใฎ ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใปใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใƒšใƒณ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚Œ ใฏ ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฎ ใ‹ใฐใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚

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.

โœ๏ธ Exercices

Fill in the Blanks

Choose ใ“ใ‚Œ๏ผใใ‚Œ๏ผใ‚ใ‚Œ to complete the sentence.

๏ผˆ___๏ผ‰ใฏ ใปใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใชใŸ ใฎ ใกใ‹ใ ใซ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

(___) wa hon desu. Anata no chikaku ni arimasu.

๏ผˆ___๏ผ‰ใฏ ใ‹ใฐใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใใ“ ใซ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

(___) wa kaban desu. Asoko ni arimasu.

Translation Exercise

Translate into Japanese.

EN: What is this?

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ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž: ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

EN: That is a pen.

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ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž: ใใ‚Œใฏ ใƒšใƒณ ใงใ™ใ€‚

EN: How much is it?

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ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž: ใ„ใใ‚‰ ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

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