Exercise Lesson 1

Ok, i'll give your first exercise!!!!
I hope you had studied to answer the question!!!
Ready, get set, go!!!!

Try to translate the sentences below into the japanese sentences
1) This is a book
2) This is myself
3) That is a man
4) That is a woman
5) That is myself

Mmm.....wops....the exercise not finished yet....try the exercise below

Ok, can you translate the sentences below into the English sentences?
1) Kore-wa onna-de su
2)Sore-wa otoko de-su
3) Sore-wa hon-de su
4) Watakushi-wa sore-de su
5) Onna-wa kore-de su

Really simple, right?

Lesson 2 - Interrogation ; "Is this a book?"

Interrogation : "Is this a book?"

Example :

Kore-wa hon-de su ka?
this book is ?
Is/are this/these a book(s)?

An interrogation sentence is formed by the simple addition of ka at the end. The order of the words is not changed. This ka will turn any sentence but long, complicated ones

Kore-wa nan'-de su ka?
this what is ?

What is/are this/these?


Nan' is an abbreviation of nani (what). So, note that a word like what (or who and where) is placed at the usual position in a sentence, which makes the Japanese languange simpler than English.


Key Words :


-wa word-ending for subject

-de word-ending for predicate complement

su(arimasu) is, am, are

ka ?

Vocabulary:
hai yes
nan' what?
anata you
"naifu"(an English Word) knife, knives

How to learning My Japanese Lesson

First ; Read the Chapter Title



Second ; on the Example, look the preview below..



Example ;


Kore wa hon-de su <----- The Japanese word, all at once the Lesson Subject

this/these book(s) is/are <-----The real order of translation

This/these is/are book(s) <-----The adepted translation

Third ; if you want to know more about the subject of this chapter, read carefully the explanation under the example.

Fourth ; Memorize the Key Words, coz' the Key Words are the essential frame-work which is always used in forming sentences of the same type.

Fifth ; You can make the different sentences with only 5 words of vocabulary each chapter.

Sixth ; Exercise will be given seperately, for looking how much you understand 'bout the lesson.

Lesson 1 --- Sentences of The Type "This is a book"

Lesson 1

Sentences of the type "This is a book"

Example ;

Kore wa hon-de su

this/these book(s) is/are

This/these is/are book(s)

The Japanese language has no article. Also the number, gender, and person are, for the most part, left unregarded. Hon may be one book or several books.

Whenever there is -wa, it's mean, the word is subject of the sentence.
Similarly, -de indicate the word is the predicate complement of the sentence.

The full form of the word for is, are, am is ari-masu, but in the real it is usually abbretiviated to the last syllable su. But, in a formal speech may be used the full form.

Key World :

-wa word-ending for subject

-de word-ending for predicate subject

su (arimasu) is, am, are

Key Words are the essential frame-work which is always used in forming the different sentences of the same type.

For example, if we want to make the different sentences but in the same type with this lesson, substituting sore in the place of kore.

Sore-wa hon-de su

that/those book(s) is/are

That/Those is/are book(s)

In the same way, if we want to make "I am a Man/Woman" sentence, make it in the same order with this type.

Watakushi-wa otoko/onna-de su

I man/woman am

I am man/woman

Thus you can make your own sentences.....with the Key Word and Vocabulary you can make many others.

Vocabulary

kore this/these

sore that/those

hon book(s)

watakushi I, myself

onna man/ men

otoko woman/women