JBP-1 / Lesson 12 / Japanese Adjectives, a set on Flickr.

Here are antonymous pairs of adjective as follows:

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There are certain exception on how to count in Japanese numbers.

Please see the slideshow for more details of Japanese numbers HERE!

 

You’ll need counters when you count some particular objects such as shirts, bottles, and so on.

Check the list of counters HERE! 

 

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れんしゅう 1a／Renshuu 1a／Drill 1a

Look at the illustration and make up sentences like the <Ree(example)>.  Substitute the underlined words with the alternatives given in the illustrations.

＜れい／Ree＞

＜れい＞

A : Bさん、これは　なんですか。

B : それは　ウーロンハイです。

＜Ree＞

A : B-san, kore wa nan desuka.

B : sore wa uuronhai desu.

 

(1)

      

(2)

(3)

    

(4)

     

Check your answers in this slideshow.→HERE!

 

1. kore, sore, are – Demonstrative pronouns for things

“これ/kore” indicates something near the speaker.

 

“それ/sore” indicates something near the listener.

 

“あれ/are” indicates something far from both.

Ex. 1 (correct)

A : kore wa Furansu no wain desu ka.

B : Iie, sore wa Doitsu no wain desu.

 (wrong)

A : kore wa Furansu no wain desu ka.

B : Iie, kore wa Doitsu no wain desu.

( B should answer “sore” since the wain is near A. )

 

Ex. 2 (correct)

A : Ano keetai wa atarashii moderu desu ka.

B : Ee, are wa atarashii desu.

(wrong)

A : Ano keetai wa atarashii moderu desu ka.

B : Ee, sore wa atarashii desu.

( B should answer “are” since the keetai is far from both. )

 

2. Noun wa dore desu ka.

The interrogative “dore” is used when indentifying or choosing one thing out of three or more items.

これ／それ／あれ

 

Whereas English has only “this” and “that”, Japanese has three separate demonstrative pronouns: これ, それ, and あれ.  これ (see ① below) indicates something near the speaker.  それ (see ② below) something near the listener, and あれ (see ③ below) something not near either person.

 

 

この／その／あの

この, その, and あの have similar meanings to これ, それ, and あれ, but they modify nouns.

 

 

てんいん　　　いらっしゃいませ。

キム　　　　　すみません。これは　フランスの　ワインですか。

てんいん　　　はい、そうです。

キム　　　　　これは？

てんいん　　　それは　イタリアの　ワインです。

キム　　　　　そうですか。ドイツのワインは　どれですか。

てんいん　　　これです。

Listen to the audio dialogue HERE!

Also you can see the dialogue in Romaji and translated English *HERE !

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Japan is a shopper’s paradise.  From large and lavish department stores to small, hole-in-the -wall establishments in shopping arcades, the country abounds with shops.  For the most part, price labels are attached to goods, although sometimes when the prices are not given or are written in kanji it is necessary to ask how much an item costs.  Salesclerks are generally polite and helpful; upon entering a store or restaurant, a customer will almost always be greeted.  The greeting is irasshaimase!

In this lesson, you will be able to ;

1) conduct simple shopping

2) ask price of products or services, and notify numbers of goods you want

3) ask store people questions about products or services

Kaiwa／かいわ／conversation

 

These are the words and expressions listed below.

Kaimono／かいもの／shopping

1.

irasshai mase／いらっしゃいませ／May I help you?

sumimasen／すみません／Excuse me.

kore／これ／this

wain／わいん／wine

sore／それ／that, it

Doitsu／ドイツ／Germany

dore／どれ／which

2.

sono／その／that

dusasai／ください／I would like to have 〜 . ; May I have 〜 , please?

nan-bon／なんぼん／how many (bottles)

〜 hon, bon, pon／〜ほん、ぼん、ぽん／(counter for long objects such as bottles, sticks, etc.)

ikura／いくら／how much

〜 en／〜えん／〜 yen

3.

keetai／けいたい／cellular phone

uriba／うりば／counter, department (in a store)

nan-gai／なんがい／what floor

〜 kai, gai／〜がい、かい／-th floor (counter)

doomo／どうも／Thanks.

4.

kono／この／this

atarashii／あたらしい／new

moderu／モデル／model

ichiban／いちばん／the -est

chiisai／ちいさい／small

ne／ね／〜 isn’t it?; 〜 doesn’t it?; 〜 don’t it?

ee／ええ／yes

totemo／とても／very

denri／べんり／convenient, handy

yo／よ／(particle used to indicate to the listener that you are telling him/her something he/she doesn’t know)

jaa／じゃあ／then, well, well then

Listen to above audio HERE!

 

Renshuu／れんしゅう／Drill

1.

nan／なん／what

uuronhai／ウーロンハイ（／oolong-hai (cocktail of a Japanese spirit mixed with oolong tea)

emudii-pureeyaa／エムディー　プレーヤー／MD player

jisho／じしょ／dictionary

enpitsu-kezuri／えんぴつ　けずり／pencil sharpener

are／あれ／that

dejikame／デジカメ／digital camera

2.

shatsu／シャツ／shirt

emu-saizu／エムサイズ／M size

shin-seehin／しん　せいひん／new product

juusu／ジュース／juice

yasai／やさい／vegetable

ano／あの／that

yama／やま／mountain

Fujisan／ふじさん／Mt. Fuji

tokee／とけい／clock, watch

Nihon-see／にほん　せい／made in Japan

biru／ビル／building

Tochoo／とちょう／the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office

3.

tii-shatsu／ティーシャツ／T-shirt

zasshi／ざっし／magazine

nekutai／ネクタイ／tie

4.

nooto／ノート／notebook

nan-satsu／なんさつ／how many (books, magazines, notebooks, etc.)

〜 mai／〜まい／(counter for thin and flat things such as sheet, mattress, bill, etc.)

keeki／ケーキ／cake

ikutsu／いくつ／how many

yottu／よっつ／four (see reference HERE!)

biiru／ビール／beer

5.

samui／さむい／cold, chilly

omoi／おもい／heavy

mijikai／みじかい／short

chikai／ちかい／near, close

isogashii／いそがしい／busy, occupied

urusai／うるさい／noisy

6.

tesuto／テスト／test, examination

musukashii／むずかしい／difficult

[o-] tera, tera／（お）てら、てら／(Buddhist) temple

furui／ふるい／old (not of age)

koohii／コーヒー／coffee

mazui／まずい／nasty, bad-tasting

pasokon／パソコン／personal computer

heya／へや／room

kitanai／きたない／dirty, soiled

takai／たかい／expensive, high, tall

Listen to above audio HERE!

 

Keeyooshi／けいようし／Adjective

ookii／おおきい／big

hikui／ひくい／low, short

nagai／ながい／long

yasui／やすい／cheap, low-priced

karui／かるい／light

oishii／おいしい／nice, tasty

yasashii／やさしい／easy, simple

tooi／とおい／far, distant, faraway

atsui／あつい／hot

hima／ひま／free (of time)

shizuka／しずか／quiet, calm, peaceful

kiree／きれい／beautiful, pretty, clean

fuben／ふべん／inconvenient, hot handy

Listen to above audio HERE!

 

Now you can try the http://quizlet.com/set/296255/#mce_temp_url# for all of words and expressions in this lesson HERE!