Vocabulary (English to Japanese)
Book
hon
はさみ
scissors
When do we use the counter...さつ？
books/ magazines
pen wa sanbon aromasu
There are 3 pens
How do you make a statement into a question in Japanese?
Add "か”
Chair
ism
のり
glue
When do we use the counter...ほん？
long/ cylindrical objects
kami wa hachimai arimasu
There are 8 sheets of paper
When do we use あります vs います？
あります ＝ inanimate objects
います ＝ animateobjects
keitaidenwa
ノート
notebook
When do we use the counter...まい？
flat items
keshigomu wa goko arimasu
There are 5 erasers
How do we transform a sentence to make it negative in Japanese?
ます becomes ません
Pencil
enpitsu
まど
window
When do we use the counter...こ？
general items (small enough to fit in a hand)
つくえ は むっつ あります。
There are 6 desks.
How do we ask how many there are of something?
いくつありますか
Classroom
Kyōshitsu
ごみばこ
bin
When do we use the counter...つ？
traditional counter / general items (can be applied to pretty much any group of objects)
きょうかしょ は きゅうさつ あります。
There are nine textbooks
What does the particile ”に” mean when following a noun. E.g. へや に ドア が あります。
Indicates placement. E.g. in the room ...there is a door.