Lesson 2
What is this?
Anna, an international student from Thailand, introduced herself to her tutor Sakura. Anna hands something to Sakura.
Key phrase:
KORE WA NAN DESU KA
Scripts
| アンナ | さくらさん。はい、どうぞ。 | Sakura. This is for you.
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| Anna | SAKURA-SAN. HAI, DÔZO.
Sakura. This is for you.
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| さくら | これは何ですか。 | What is this?
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| Sakura | KORE WA NAN DESU KA.
What is this?
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| アンナ | それはタイのお土産です。 | It's a souvenir from Thailand.
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| Anna | SORE WA TAI NO OMIYAGE DESU.
It's a souvenir from Thailand.
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| さくら | ありがとうございます。 | Thank you very much.
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| Sakura | ARIGATÔ GOZAIMASU.
Thank you very much.
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| アンナ | どういたしまして。 | You are welcome.
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| Anna | DÔITASHIMASHITE.
You are welcome.
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Grammar tips
A NO B
NO is a particle that links two nouns. In Japanese, you put a modifying word before a noun.
e.g.) TOKYO NO OMIYAGE (a souvenir from Tokyo)
Teach Us, Teacher
Sentences for asking questions
When we ask questions in Japanese, we don’t change the word order. You just simply add the particle, KA at the end of sentences, and add a rising intonation. So, adding KA to the sentence KORE WA OMIYAGE DESU (This is a souvenir) becomes KORE WA OMIYAGE DESU KA (Is this a souvenir?)
Sound Words
Walking
Japanese is a language with lots of onomatopoeia. A wide range of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language, from noises made by animals to expressions of feelings, is explained by audio.
Anna's Tweets
Sakura-san's dream is to teach Japanese abroad. My dream is to read manga in Japanese. It's study, study, and study for me!
