Nihongo Lesson 2

Lesson Goals

1. Learn how to work with a topic in simple sentence

2. Learn how to use the topic marker “wa”
 New Words

Lettus Banana Vegetable Pen

Retasu Banana Yasai Pen

Fruit Computer
Furu-tsu / Kudamono Pasokon / Konpyu-ta-
 New Words

Grandfather Grandmother Father Mother

Ojiichan Obaachan Otousan Okaasan

Grandchildren Children
Son Daughter Baby
Mago Kodomo
Musuko Musume Akachan
 English = Eigo
Japanese = Nihongo
New Phrases
Chinese = Chuugoku go
Spanish
can Speak = Supein
= ~~ga go
Hanasemasu
Filipino = Firipin go
Can you speak English?
→ Anata wa Eigo ga hanesemasu ka.

Yes, I can speak English. No, I can’t speak English.

Hai, Watashi wa Iie, Watashi wa
Eigo ga hanesemasu. Eigo ga hanesemasen.

A little → sukoshi / Not at all → Zenzen

 Math = Suugaku
New Phrases
Science = Kagaku
Cooking = Ryouri
be studying =Language
~~o(wo) =Benkyou
Gengo shiteimasu

Are you studying Japanese?

→ Anata wa Nihongo o(wo) benkyou shiteimasu ka.

Yes, I’m studying Japanese. No, I’m not studying Japanese.

Hai, Watashi wa Nihongo Iie, Watashi wa Nihongo o(wo)
o(wo) benkyou shiteimasu. bennkyou shiteimasen.
 New Phrases (advance)
I can speak English.
Watashi wa Eigo ga hanesemasu.

Anata wa NANI ga hansemasu ka.

What can you speak?
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I’m studying Japanese.

Watashi wa Nihongo o(wo) benkyou shiteimasu.

Anata wa NANI o(wo) benkyou shiteimasu ka.

What are you studing?
Grammar
 Grammar

This is ~~~. Kore wa ~~~ desu.

That is ~~~. Sore wa ~~~ desu

~~~ is over there. Are wa ~~~ desu.

 Grammar

What is this? Kore wa nan desuka.

What is that? Sore wa nan desuka

What is that over there? Are wa nan desuka.

Is this ~~~ ? Kore wa ~~~ desuka.

Is that ~~~? Sore wa ~~~ desuka.

Is ~~~ over there? Are wa ~~~ desuka.

 Ko, So, A, Do

Are wa
Kore
Sore wanan
wa nandesuka?
nan desuka?
desuka?

Sore wa hon desu.

Kore wa pen desu. Are wa hoteru desu.
 Ko, So, A, Do

Docchi Dore
 Ko, So, A, Do
Which one is an apple? Which one is an apple?
Ringo(apple) wa docchi desuka. Ringo(apple) wa dore desuka.

This one = Kore desu

This one = Kocchi desu That one = Sore desu
That one = Socchi desu That one = Are desu
That one = Are desu (over there)
(over there)
 Ko, So, A, Do
Strawberry
= Ichigo
＿＿＿ wa dore desuka.

The left one. The middle one. The right one.

Hidari desu. Mannaka desu. Migi desu.