Lesson 5
They are my treasures.
Anna has invited Sakura to her room in her dormitory. Sakura finds something.
Key phrase:
SORE WA WATASHI NO TAKARAMONO DESU
Scripts
アンナ | 私の部屋はこちらです。どうぞ。 | My room is this way. Please.
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Anna | WATASHI NO HEYA WA KOCHIRA DESU. DÔZO.
My room is this way. Please.
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さくら | すごい!これは全部マンガ? | Amazing! Are all these manga?
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Sakura | SUGOI! KORE WA ZENBU MANGA?
Amazing! Are all these manga?
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アンナ | それは私の宝物です。 私は毎日マンガを読みます。 |
They are my treasures. I read manga every day. |
Anna | SORE WA WATASHI NO TAKARAMONO DESU. WATASHI WA MAINICHI MANGA O YOMIMASU. They are my treasures. I read manga every day.
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Grammar tips
subject WA object O verb
A typical word order in Japanese is "the subject, the object and the verb."
O is a particle indicating the object of an action.
e.g.) WATASHI WA MANGA O YOMIMASU. (I read manga.)
Teach Us, Teacher
How to make a verb into a negative and a question
We call the verbs that end with MASU "the MASU-form of verbs." We use the MASU-form, when we speak politely. To make it a negative, we change MASU to MASEN. So, YOMIMASU (to read) becomes YOMIMASEN.
Sound Words
Reading
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 may have thought I'm always reading manga and nothing else. But for me, manga are excellent materials for learning Japanese.