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Unit 1 My Family and I - Part One
1. Year 11 Japanese
Unit 1 : My Family and I
PART ONE
なまえ:________________
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vocabulary
Set 1: Greetings & Basic Expressions
JAPANESE ROMAJI ENGLISH
1 おはよう(ございます) Ohayou (gozaimasu) Good morning
2 こんにちは Konnichiwa* Good afternoon; Hello
3 こんばんは Konbanwa* Good evening
4 さようなら Sayounara Goodbye
5 じゃ、また Ja, mata See you later
6 おやすみ(なさい) Oyasumi (nasai) Goodnight
7 しつれいします Shitsureishimasu Excuse me, thank you
8 すみません Sumimasen Excuse me; I'm sorry
9 ごめん(なさい) Gomen (nasai) Sorry
10 どうも
ありがとう(ございます)
Doumo
Arigatou (gozaimasu)
Thanks (casual)
Thank you
11 いってきます ittekimasu I'm going (said by person leaving home)
12 いってらっしゃい itterasshai Take care (said by person staying home)
13 ただいま Tadaima I'm home (said by person returning)
14 おかえり(なさい) Okaeri (nasai) Welcome home
15 いただきます itadakimasu Thank you for the meal (before meal)
16 ごちそうさま(でした) Gochisousama (deshita) Thank you for the meal (after meal)
17 どうぞ Douzo Here you go
18 はい・いいえ Hai / iie Yes / No
* irregular
Set 2: Pronouns & People
JAPANESE ROMAJI ENGLISH
1 私 わたし Watashi I, me, myself
2 私たち わたしたち Watashi-tachi We
3 ぼく Boku I, me, myself (for boys)
4 あなた Anata You (only used for close people)
5 かれ Kare He
6 かのじょ Kanojo She
7 女の子 おんなのこ Onna no ko Girl (female child)
8 男の子 おとこのこ Otoko no ko Boy (male child)
9 女の人 おんなのひと Onna no hito Woman (female person)
10 男の人 おとこのひと Otoko no hito Man (male person)
11 あの人 Ano hito That person
12 せんせい Sensei Teacher
13 みなさん
みんな
Minasan
Minna
Everyone
Everyone (casual)
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Set 3: Numbers 1-100
JAPANESE ROMAJI
0 ゼロ・れい Zero / Rei
1 一 いち ichi
2 二 に Ni
3 三 さん San
4 四 よん/し Yon / Shi
5 五 ご Go
6 六 ろく Roku
7 七 なな/しち Nana / Shichi
8 八 はち Hachi
9 九 きゅう Kyuu
10 十 じゅう Juu
JAPANESE ROMAJI
11 十一 Juu ichi
12 十二 Juu ni
13 十三 Juu san
14 十四 Juu yon
15 十五 Juu go
16 十六 Juu roku
17 十七 Juu nana
18 十八 Juu hachi
19 十九 Juu kyuu
20 二十 Ni juu
100 ひゃく Hyaku
Set 4: Age
JAPANESE ROMAJI
1 一才 いっさい issai
2 二才 にさい Ni-sai
3 三才 さんさい San-sai
4 四才 よんさい Yon-sai
5 五才 ごさい Go-sai
6 六才 ろくさい Roku-sai
JAPANESE ROMAJI
7 七才 ななさい Nana-sai
8 八才 はっさい Hassai
9 九才 きゅうさい Kyuu-sai
10 十才 じゅっさい Jussai
11 十一才 じゅういっさい Juu-issai
20 二十歳 はたち *Hatachi
? 何才(なんさい)・いくつ How old?
*special age
Set 5: Counting People
JAPANESE ROMAJI ENGLISH
1 一人 ひとり Hitori 1 person
2 二人 ふたり Futari 2 people
3 三人 さんにん San-nin 3 people
4 四人 よにん Yo-nin 4 people
5 五人 ごにん Go-nin 5 people
6 六人 ろくにん Roku-nin 6 people
7 七人 しちにん Shichi-nin / Nana-nin 7 people
8 八人 はちにん Hachi-nin 8 people
9 九人 きゅうにん Kyuu-nin / Ku-nin 9 people
10 十人 じゅうにん Juu-nin 10 people
11 十一人 じゅういち
にん
Juu-ichi-nin 11 people
and so forth...
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Set 6: Family (own) - かぞく
JAPANESE ROMAJI ENGLISH
1 父 ちち Chichi Father
2 母 はは Haha Mother
3 兄 あに Ani Older brother
4 姉 あね Ane Older sister
5 弟 おとうと Otouto Younger brother
6 妹 いもうと imouto Younger sister
7 祖父 そふ Sofu Grandfather
8 祖母 そぼ Sobo Grandmother
9 おじ Oji Uncle
10 おば Oba Aunt
11 いとこ itoko Cousin
12 主人 しゅじん Shujin Husband
13 家内 かない Kanai Wife
14 むすこ Musuko Son
15 むすめ Musume Daughter
16 まご Mago Grandchild
17 おい Oi Nephew
18 めい Mei Niece
Set 7: Family (others) - ごかぞく
JAPANESE ROMAJI ENGLISH
1 お父さん おとうさん Otousan Father
2 お母さん おかあさん Okaasan Mother
3 お兄さん おにいさん Oniisan Older brother
4 お姉さん おねえさん Oneesan Older sister
5 弟さん おとうとさん Otouto-san Younger brother
6 妹さん いもうとさん Imouto-san Younger sister
7 おじいさん Ojiisan Grandfather
8 おばあさん Obaasan Grandmother
9 おじさん Ojisan Uncle
10 おばさん Obasan Aunt
11 いとこさん itoko-san Cousin
12 ご主人 ごしゅじん Go-shujin Husband
13 おくさん Okusan Wife
14 むすこさん Musuko-san Son
15 むすめさん Musume-san Daughter
16 おまごさん O-mago-san Grandchild
17 おいごさん Oigo-san Nephew
18 めいごさん Meigo-san Niece
両親(りょうしん)
Ryoushin = Parents
ご両親(ごりょうしん)
Go-ryoushin = Parents
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Set 8: Occupations
JAPANESE ROMAJI ENGLISH
1 かいけいし Kaikeishi Accountant
2 けんちくか Kenchikuka Architect
3 かいしゃじゅうやく Kaisha juuyaku Company executive
4 かいしゃいん・サラリーマン Kaishain / Sarariiman Company worker / Salary-man
5 コンピュータープログラマー Konpyuutaa Puroguramaa Computer programmer
6 いしゃ isha Doctor
7 うんてんしゅ Untenshu Driver
8 でんきぎし Denki gishi Electrician
9 エンジニア Enjinia Engineer
10 べんごし Bengoshi Lawyer
11 かんごふ・かんごし Kangofu / kangoshi Nurse (female / male)
12 こうむいん Koumuin Public servant
13 てんいん Ten-in Shop assistant
14 じえいぎょう Jieigyou Small business manager
15 きょうし Kyoushi Teacher
Set 9: Pets - ペット
JAPANESE ROMAJI ENGLISH
1 ねこ Neko Cat
2 いぬ inu Dog
3 ひつじ Hitsuji Sheep
4 うま Uma Horse
5 きんぎょ Kingyo Goldfish
6 (にわ)とり (Niwa) Tori Bird (or chicken)
7 うさぎ Usagi Rabbit
8 子ねこ Koneko Kitten
9 子いぬ Koinu Puppy
10 ~を かっています ~wo katteimasu To own (a pet)
Set 10: Counting Animals/Pets
JAPANESE ROMAJI
1 一匹 いっぴき ippiki
2 二匹 にひき Ni-hiki
3 三匹 さんびき San-biki
4 四匹 よんひき Yon-hiki
5 五匹 ごひき Go-hiki
JAPANESE ROMAJI
6 六匹 ろっぴき Roppiki
7 七匹 ななひき Nana-hiki
8 八匹 はっぴき Happiki
9 九匹 きゅうひき Kyuu-hiki
10 十匹 じゅっぴき Juppiki
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KANJI
*Continuers need to be able to recognise the following Kanji as well, which is used in place of 才.
counter for age さい
( 3 )
二才 (にさい)2 years old
二十歳 (はたち)20 years old
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Exercise 1: Write the Furigana (Hiragana on top of the Kanji) for the Kanji in the following.
1. 私は18才です。
2. あの人は、私の先生
せんせい
です。
3. その人は、25歳です。
4. かれは男の人です。
5. 私は女の子です。
6. 子どもは3才ですね。
7. 彼
かの
女は女子学生
がくせい
です。
8. 私たちは男の人ですよ。
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Use this page for the stroke orders of Kanji numbers!
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Exercise 2: Write the Furigana (Hiragana on top of the Kanji) for the Kanji in the following
sentences. Then, write the English meanings on the lines provided.
1. 私は二十六才です。______________________________________________
2. その男の人は三十八才です。______________________________________
3. 女の子は十歳です。______________________________________________
4. かぞくは四人です。______________________________________________
5. 二人の子どもは男の子です。______________________________________
6. りんごを十ください。____________________________________________
Exercise 3: Convert the underlined words into a combination of Kanji and Hiragana. Then, write the
English meanings of the sentences on the lines provided.
1. かのじょはじょし学生
がくせい
です。______________________________________
2. このひとはわたしたちの先生
せんせい
ですよ。______________________________
3. ぼくははたちです。______________________________________________
4. にほんごのクラス
k u r a s u
にじゅうごにんがいます。________________________
5. わたしはひとりでです。__________________________________________
6. みなさん、みっつのりんごをください。____________________________
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Exercise 4: Write the Furigana (Hiragana on top of the Kanji) for the Kanji in the following
sentences. Then, write the English meanings on the lines provided.
1. 父はいしゃで、母は先生
せんせい
です。____________________________________
2. 私のそ父は七十才で、そ母は六十九才です。________________________
3. 何人家族
か ぞ く
ですか。________________________________________________
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4. 私の兄弟は三人で、兄と弟がいます。_____________________________*
5. お姉さんは二十歳です。_________________________________________*
6. 妹がいますか。_________________________________________________*
Exercise 5: Convert the underlined words into a combination of Kanji and Hiragana. Then, write the
English meanings of the sentences on the lines provided.
1. ともだちのおとうさんはべんごしです。____________________________
2. なにをしますか。________________________________________________
3. そのひとのおかあさんはよんじゅうにさいです。____________________
4. あねがひとりいます。___________________________________________*
5. きょうだいがいますか。_________________________________________*
6. わたしたちはしまいですよ。_____________________________________*
b
x
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*Exercise 6:
You have received several letters from
Japanese penfriends. This picture was
enclosed in one of the envelopes, but it
fell out and you don't know which family
it belongs to.
Read the letters and draw a Kanji family
tree for each one to help you find where
the photo belongs.
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Exercise 7: Write the Furigana (Hiragana on top of the Kanji) for the Kanji in the following
sentences. Then, write the English meanings on the lines provided.
1. お名前は何ですか。_____________________________________________*
2. 私の前に男の人がいます。_______________________________________*
3. 先生
せんせい
は有
ゆう
名な人ですよ。_________________________________________*
Exercise 8: Convert the underlined words into a combination of Kanji and Hiragana. Then, write the
English meanings of the sentences on the lines provided.
1. わたしのなまえはジェニーです。_________________________________*
2. おんなのこのまえにあります。___________________________________*
3. クラスにふたりのなまえはジョンです。___________________________*
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1.1: Greetings
Listening 1 - Match the expressions (a) to (l) with the appropriate picture. Write the expressions.
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1.2: Introductions
Notes:
Follow the 3-step sequence when meeting someone for the first time:
1. はじめまして
ha j i me ma shi te
。 How do you do?
2. 私
Watashi
は
w a
___ です
d e s u
。 I am ____.
3. どうぞ
d o u z o
よろしく
yo ro shi ku
。 Nice to meet you.
Introductions are usually accompanied with a bow to show respect to the other person. Japanese
people may also exchange name cards, called めいし
m e i s h i
to show how the family name is written.
私
Watashi
can be replaced with ぼく
bo ku
for male speakers.
どうぞ
do u zo
よろしく
yo ro shi ku
can become more formal with よろしく
yo ro shi ku
おねがいします
o ne ga i shi ma su
。
To ask for someone else's name, use:
おなまえ
o n a m a e
は
w a
(なん
n a n
です
d e s u
か
k a
)。
Many female Japanese names have 子
ko
at the end, meaning 'child'. For example, あき
A ki
子
ko
means
'Autumn child'.
Pair Work 1 - Using the notes above, have an introductory conversation with a partner.
Pair Work 2 - Use your devices to research common Japanese names and fill in the table below.
Boys Names Girls Names
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1.3: Introduction to Particles
Notes:
Particles are small words in Japanese that join parts of the sentence together.
A particle can tell us what the word preceding it is - is it a Topic? Location? Object? etc.
Here's just some of the basic particles used in Japanese:
は
*WA
Topic が
GA
Subject
の
NO
Belonging で
DE
Location
を
WO
Object と
TO
'And;
with'
に
NI
Direction,
Time
か
KA
Question
Examples of how particles work:
Teacher
は
w a School
で
d e Book
を
w o Reading
Topic Location Object Verb
This sentence would thus mean: The teacher is reading a book at the library.
You
は
w a Friend
の
n o House
に
n i Go
か
k a
?Topic Person Place Verb
What would this sentence be in English? _______________________________________________
Monday
に
n i Friend
と
t o Beach
に
n i Go
Time Person Place Verb
And this one? _____________________________________________________________________
Notice that the ->
particle は is
written using the
Hiragana for HA,
but is pronounced
WA when used as
a particle!
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1.4: The Particle は WA
Notes:
The particle WA tells us the TOPIC of a sentence. In other words, it tells us WhAt is being discussed.
The particle WA roughly translates to 'as for' in English.
It is often used in combination with DESU at the end of a sentence, which means IS or AM.
X
は
w a Y
です
d e s u
Noun 1 Noun 2
For example:
わたし
Wa ta shi
I
は
wa
(topic marker)
せんせい
s e n s e i
a teacher
です
de su
is/am
Notice how the particle WA is linked to the word (topic) before it!
Japanese uses no spaces - spaces are only provided for learners of the language.
The Japanese comma looks like (、)and the full stop is a full circle (。)
Example sentences:
私
Watashi
はみちこです
wa Michiko desu
。
ぼくはたけしです
Boku wa Takeshi desu
。
私
Watashi
は
wa
女
onna
です
desu
。
友 だ ち は
Tomodachi wa
アン
A n
です
desu
。
Your own sentence: ______________________________________________________________________
Further Notes:
The particle か KA acts as a question marker and replaces the question mark (?).
Use the particle KA at the end of a sentence to turn it into a question.
Example sentence:
せんせいは
S e n s e i w a
男
otoko
の
no
人
hito
ですか
desu ka
。
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1.5: Numbers 1-100 & Age
Notes on Numbers:
It is easiest to explain the Japanese number system by using a table:
HUNDREDS TENS ONES
5 = ご
g o
2 5
= 2-10-5
= に
n i
- じゅう
j u u
- ご
g o
2 2 5
= 2-100-2-10-5
= に
n i
- ひゃく
h y a k u
- に
n i
- じゅう
j u u
- ご
g o
Until you reach the ten thousands (man), you do NOT need to say the 1 before a ten, hundred or
thousand. In other words, '15' would be pronounced じゅうご
j u u g o
()and not いちじゅうご
i c h i j u u g o
(X).
Use よんじゅう
y o n j u u
for 40 and ななじゅう
n a n a j u u
for 70.
Exercise: How would you pronounce the following numbers in Japanese?
1. 51
2. 89
3. 17
4. 36
5. 48
6. 60
7. 72
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Notes on Age:
Follow the pattern to describe a person's age. Note, you can also use this to tell an animal's age!
Person/Animal は
w a
Numberさい
s a i
です
d e s u
。
There are two Kanji for the word さい
s a i
- Beginners use 才 and Continuers use 歳.
Be careful of the pronunciations for ages ending in 1, 8 and 10.
Due to 20 being the most important age for a Japanese person, they have a special term for it,
called はたち
h a t a c h i
There is no need for さい
s a i
after はたち
h a t a c h i
.
E.g. わたし
Watashi
は
wa
はたち
h a t a c h i
です
d e s u
。I'm 20 years old.
To ask for someone's age, use:
何才
Nan-sai
ですか
d e s u k a
。 OR いくつですか
i k u t s u d e s u k a
。
Turn to your partner and ask them 'How old are you?' in Japanese. Reply in Japanese as well!
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1.6: Counting People
Notes:
Japanese has a complicated counting system, in that different objects are counted in different ways.
For example, small items use つ, animals use ひき and long items use ほん.
For counting people, we use 人
にん
after a number.
E.g. 3 people = 三 人
さんにん
17 people = 十 七 人
じゅうしちにん
However, we need to be careful with the following pronunciations:
1 person = 一人
ひとり
= hitori
2 people = 二人
ふたり
= futari
4 people = 四人
よにん
= yo-nin, not yon-nin
7 people = 七 人
しちにん
= shichi-nin, not nana-nin
Sing the '10 Little Samurai' song to help you remember the words!
To ask 'How many people are there?', use
何人
Nan-nin
ですか
d e s u k a
。 OR 何人
Nan-nin
いますか
i m a s u k a
。
Exercise: 何 人
なんにん
いますか。How many people are there in the following?
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1.7: Counting Family Members
Notes:
To ask 'HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR FAMILY?', use:
何人
Nan-nin
かぞく
k a z o k u
です
d e s u
か
k a
。
There are other ways to ask the same question:
-->(ご
Go
)かぞく
k a z o k u
は
wa
何人
nan-nin
です
d e s u
か
k a
。
-->(ご
Go
)かぞく
k a z o k u
は
wa
何人
nan-nin
います
i m a s u
か
k a
。
You should know by now, that 何
nan
is the question word. To answer, replace the question word with
the answer and omit the question marker か KA:
Number + 人
n i n
かぞく
k a z o k u
です
d e s u
。
E.g. Q: 何 人
Nan-nin
かぞくですか
k a z o k u d e s u k a
。
A: 四人
Yo-nin
かぞくです
k a z o k u d e s u
。
E.g. Q: ごかぞくは
Go kazoku wa
何人
nan-nin
いますか
i m a s u k a
。
A: かぞくは
Kazoku wa
四人
yo-nin
います
i m a s u
。
Further Notes:
If someone wishes to ask for more details about your family, they may ask:
だれ
D a r e
と
t o
だれ
d a r e
です
d e s u
か
k a
。
This literally means 'WHO AND WHO?'.
The particle と TO (for TOgether) means 'and' (between NOUNS), and is used to list family members.
E.g. Q: ご
Go
かぞくはだれとだれですか
k a z o k u w a d a r e t o d a r e d e s u k a
。
A: 父
Chichi
と
t o
母
haha
と
t o
兄
ani
と
t o
私
watashi
です
d e s u
。
Remember, words for your own family and someone else's family are different!
*The preceding ご
Go
is used to show
respect to someone else's family!
*When answering, omit to ご
Go
!
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1.8: Respecting Others
Notes:
As mentioned before, the words we use for someone else's family are different to our own family.
This is because Japanese people show respect in society through language.
E.g. かぞく
k a z o k u
for my own family ごかぞく
G o - k a z o k u
for someone else's family
父
chichi
for my own father お
o
父
tou
さん
s a n
for someone else's father
Furthermore, Japanese people use different endings for others in order to show their status in
relation to the person they are referring to. Here are some common endings:
~さん used for the majority of people to be polite (like Mr. Mrs.)
~くん used for younger boys, or a boy you know well
~ちゃん used for younger girls, or a girl you know well
~先生 used for teachers
~さま used to show great respect (like a Prince or God)
Remember never to use any of the above in relation to your OWN name, as this will seem snobbish!
Speaking: Talk to your classmates in Japanese to fill in the survey below. Remember to introduce
yourselves properly. You will need to report back at the end of the activity on what others have said!
SURVEY PERSON 1 PERSON 2 PERSON 3
お
O -
名前
namae
:
男
Otoko
・ 女
Onna
:
いくつ
i k u t s u
:
ごかぞくの
Go-kazoku no
人
hito
:
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1.9: The Particle の NO
Notes:
The particle NO has two basic functions:
1. To show POSSESSION (belongs to someone, my, his, apostrophe 's', etc.)
2. To add DESCRIPTION for NOuns (weather OF today, teacher OF Japanese, etc.)
Topic は
w a X
の
n o Y
です
d e s u
Noun 1 Noun 2
For example:
わたし
Wa ta shi
I
は
wa
(topic)
にほんご
n i h o n g o
Japanese
の
n o
(possession)
せんせい
s e n s e i
teacher
です
de su
is/am
Notice how the particle WA and particle NO are linked to the words before them!
The particle NO can be used multiple times in one sentence.
E.g. 私
Watashi
は
wa
ノ
No
ー
r
スミ
t h m
ー
e a
ド
d
の
n o
にほんごの
n i h o n g o n o
先生
sensei
です
d e s u
。
(Lit: I am a teacher of Japanese of Northmead.)
Example sentences:
だれの
Dare no
本
hon
ですか
d e s u k a
。
ぼくの
Boku no
名前
namae
は
wa
スミス
S u m i s u
です
d e s u
。
その
Sono
人
hito
は
wa
私
watashi
の
no
母
haha
です
d e s u
。
Your own sentence: ______________________________________________________________________
Your own sentence: ______________________________________________________________________
Exercise: Fill in the correct particles for the following Japanese sentences.
1. 私
Watashi
__ 名前
namae
__ ピ
P i
ー
i
タ
t a
ー
a
です
d e s u
。お
O -
名前
namae
__ 何
nan
です
d e s u
__?
2. ぼく
B o k u
__ かぞく
k a z o k u
__ 父
chichi
__ 母
haha
__ 私
watashi
です
d e s u
。
3. 私
Watashi
__ 母
haha
__ お
o
父
tou
さん
s a n
__ 私
watashi
__ そ
s o
父
f u
です
d e s u
。
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1.10: Family and Occupations
Notes:
We can use the following pattern to talk about our family members' occupations:
わたし
Wa ta shi
の
n o
Member は
w a
Occupation です
d e s u
For example:
わたし
Wa ta shi
I
の
n o
(possession)
父
chichi
father
は
wa
(topic)
いしゃ
i s h a
doctor
です
de su
is/am
Note that わたしの
wa t a s h i n o
= 'My'
We can also use the following sentence pattern to describe SPECIFIC family occupations:
Member は
w a
Occupation を
w o
しています
s h i t e i m a s u
。
E.g. 母
Haha
はいしゃをしています
w a i s h a w o s h i t e i m a s u
。(Lit: My mother is doing doctor work.)
母
Haha
は
wa
コンピュ
k o n p y u
ー
u
タ
t a
ー
a
の
no
仕事
shigoto
を
wo
しています
s h i t e i m a s u
。
(Lit: My mother is in the field of computers)
Further Notes:
When you wish to express the notion of ALSO, use the particle も MO. (MO for Me alsO!)
E.g. A: 父
Chichi
は
wa
先生
sensei
です
d e s u
。My father is a teacher.
B: ぼくの
Boku no
父
chichi
も
mo
先生
sensei
です
d e s u
!My father is ALSO a teacher!
Notice that the particle MO replaces the particle WA in the second sentence. (For future reference,
MO can replace WA or WO, and can be used together with NI or DE to make NIMO and DEMO.)
Other than か KA, there are two other particles that can be used at the END of a sentence. These are:
1. Particle よ YO - to say 'I'm telling you so'
2. Particle ね NE - to ask for confirmation; 'isn't it?'
E.g. B: ぼくの
Boku no
父
chichi
も
mo
先生
sensei
です
d e s u
よ
y o
!My father is ALSO a teacher! (I'm telling you!)
B: ベン
B e n -
さんのお
s a n n o o
父
tou
さん
s a n
も
mo
先生
sensei
です
d e s u
ね
n e
。Your father is also a teacher, right Ben?
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1.11: IMASU vs ARIMASU
Notes:
Japanese has two words for our basic verb 'TO BE, EXIST, HAVE':
--> います for living people and animals
--> あります for non-living objects and items
Both verbs function exactly the same, and thus both usually use the particle が GA in front of it.
E.g. いぬがいます
i n u g a i m a s u
。
りんごがあります
r i n g o g a a r i m a s u
。
We can extend this sentence pattern to describing who we have in our family, including pets!
E.g. Q: お
O
姉
nee
さんがいますか
s a n g a i m a s u k a
。Do you have older sisters?
A: はい
H a i
、姉
ane
が
ga
一人
hitori
います
i m a s u
。Yes, I have one older sister.
E.g. Q: ペット
P e t t o
がいますか
g a i m a s u k a
。Do you have any pets?
A: はい
H a i
、ねこがいます
n e k o g a i m a s u
。Yes, I have a cat.
Your own sentence: ______________________________________________________________________
1.12: Counting Pets
Notes:
As previously mentioned, the Japanese have different 'counters' for counting different things. The
same applies to animals and pets! This time, we use ひき
h i k i
, but be careful, the pronunciations change!
Besides using ~がいます for 'I have a pet...', there is another word which is used specifically for
owning pets. Use the pattern below:
Pet を
w o
かっています
k a t t e i m a s u
。
E.g. Q: ペット
P e t t o
をかっていますか
w o k a t t e i m a s u k a
。Do you own any pets?
A: はい
H a i
、いぬをかっています
i n u w o k a t t e i m a s u
。Yes, I own a dog.
Your own sentence: ______________________________________________________________________
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Exercise 1: Translate the following dialogues into English.
A) アン: とも子さん、何人かぞくですか。
_______________________________________________________________
とも子: 五人かぞくです。父と 母と あねが 二人と 私です。
_______________________________________________________________
B) ゆきえ: ジョンさん、お兄さんが いますか。
_______________________________________________________________
ジョン: はい、一人います。
_______________________________________________________________
ゆきえ: お姉さんも いますか。
_______________________________________________________________
ジョン: 姉も 一人います。
_______________________________________________________________
Exercise 2: Write the following sentences in Japanese. Use Kanji wherever possible.
1. Do you have any siblings?
__________________________________________________________________________
2. Yes, I have an older brother and a younger sister.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Do you have a pet?
__________________________________________________________________________
4. Yes, I own a dog and a rabbit.
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Do you have a younger brother?
__________________________________________________________________________
6. Yes, I have 2 younger brothers.
__________________________________________________________________________
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Listening: Listen to the dialogues and answer the questions in English.
1. a) How many people are there in Akiko's family? ______________________________
b) Who are they? __________________________________________________________
c) Does she have pets? If so, what kind? _________________________________________
d) What kind of pets does Mark have? _________________________________________
2. Circle the correct statement:
a) There are six people altogether in the boy's family.
b) Rumi is the boy's younger sister.
c) Ichiro is the boy's younger brother.
d) The grandparents live next door.
3. a) How many people are there in my family? ___________________________________
b) Who are they? _________________________________________________________
c) What are my pets? ____________________________________________________
Pairwork: With a partner, read the following dialogue out loud. You may change the words to suit
your own circumstances. Try to become fluent so that you don't need to depend on reading the lines.
A: とも子さん、何人かぞくですか。
B: 5人かぞくです。父と 母と いもうとが 2人います。
A: ああ、そうですか 1
。私も 5人かぞくです。
りょうしんと あにと あねが います。
B: ペットがいますか。
A: ええ、こねこと いぬと きんぎょが います。
B: いいですね 2
。ぼくも こねこが いますよ。
1
そうですか。An expression for 'Is that so?'
2
いいですね。An expression for 'That's nice, isn't it?'
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