The particle "X" - the question maker
"X" is か (Text P.2)
This is the conventional beginning of a telephone conversation.
moshimoshi
もしもし
(Text.50)
what is the draft beer in Japanese?
nama-biiru なまビール
(text p.105)
Offer to do something
What is the Japanese horseradish in Japanese?
Wasabi わさび
(Text p.197)
Kore wa watashi no meishi desu.
"my business card." The particle no here express ....
possession (Text P.9)
By foot, by walking
aruite あるいて
(Text P.63)
There are two kinds of adjectives:
-i adjective and -na adjectives (Text P.110)
Why? in Japanese
Dooshite (どうして)
(Text p.168)
What is Mr.Chan doing at the third floor?
(Target dialogue P.205)
のぞみデパートの たかはしさんに あたらしい しょうひんの せつめい を しています。
Modify nouns Kore, Sore, Are, and Dore
Kono
Sono
Ano
Dono
(Text P.247)
How old is Mike Smith who is in the Japanese for Busy People textbook I ?
32さい
(Text p.xvii)
Giving and receiving in Japanese.
agemasu あげます
moraimasu もらいます
(Text P.110)
When was Tokyo Tower built?
1958
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しります the affirmative present tense is
hardly ever used.
(Text p.214)
Is it all right to use a credit card? in Japanese
カードでも いいですか。
(Text.P36)
The particle ya is used for....
"and" when listing two or more things or people and implying the existence of others.
How was...? In Japanese
doo deshita ka.
どう でしたか。
(Text P.135)
How long does it take to get from here
ここから どのぐらい かかりますか。
Koko kara donogurai kakarimasu ka.
(Text P.184)
What particle used with
すきです、じょうずです、わかります。
ga
Ex. さとうさん は たこやき が すきです。
(Text P.222)
What is the name of the cream puff in Japanese?
Shuukuriimu
シュークリーム (Text.P44)
Inanimate things and animate things.
arimasu
imasu
(Text p.68)
Verb + masen ka is...
Inviting someone to do something and making suggestions.
(Text P.140)
How the -te form is used
1. in the middle of a sentence. ex. Suzuki san wa Tokyo ni itte, Sato-san ni aimasu.
2. is combined with Kudasai to form a polite imperative. ex. Sukudai o okutte kudasai.
3. Get permission or ask permission to do something. ex. mado o shimete mo iidesu ka.
verb - たい です。
Ex たべたい です。
(Text.P.222)