Chap 1 Sayali Kulkarni..for Lets Talk Academy of Foreign Languages, Pune • N1 はN2 ですーN1 is N2(N1 n2 hain) = n1 wa n2 desu • A san wa gakusei desu( a san student hain) • Mr. a is a student • Note: は is a topic marker • N1 はN2ではありません・じゃありません • n1 wa n2 dewa arimasen / jya arimasen N1 is not N2 (n1 n2 nahi hain) • A san wa gakusei dewa arimasen(formal) • A san wa gakusei jya arimasen (informal) (mr. a is not a student/ mr a student nahi hain) • N1 wa n2 desu(ka) • Sentenceかー sentence ka – used for asking questions • A san wa gakusei desuka (is mr A a student • Answer: hai , gakusei desu /iie,gakusei dewa arimasen/jya arimasen • Answer: yes he is a student/ no he is not a student • N も (also) • N1 wa n2 desu. N3 mo n4 desuka • N1 mo n2 desuka • A san wa gakusei desu B san mo gakusei desuka A san is a student is b san also a student • Hai, B san mo gakusei desu • Yes b san is also a student • How to negate も A san wa gakusei desu b san mo gakusei desuka (a san is a student is b san also a student (b san bhi student hain kya) iie, B san wa gakusei dewa arimasen (no b san is not a student) • N1 の N2 (of) / • Watashitachiwa nihongo no gakusei desu • We all are the students of Japanese • Hum Japanese ke students hain • Watashiwa imc no shain desu – I am an empIoyee of imc • N1 = company name n2= profession Chap 2 Sayali Kulkarni..for Lets Talk Academy of Foreign Languages, Pune • これー this (thing near the speaker) kore • それ- that (things near the listener) sore • あれ- that over there (far from speaker and listener) are After これ、それ、あれ comes は (wa) and some other particles N1 wa n2 desu これはペンです korewa pen desu – this is a pen それはえんぴつです sorewa enpitsu desu – that is a pencil あれはかばんです arewa kaban desu – that over there is a bag Korewa watashino kaban desu – this is my bag Watashino – mine watashitachino – our 1 •これはなんですか (korewa nan desuka) what is this •なん(nan) – what •Enpitsu desu (it is a pencil) •Korewa enpistu desu (this is a pencil) 1 S1 かS2か • • • • • • To make listener to choose between 2 Answer directly chosen No はい or いいえ used (hai /iie not used) Kyou wa mokuyoubi desuka kayoubi desuka Mokuyoubi desu Korewa pen desuka enpitsu desuka – is this a pen or a penciI • Pen desu • korewa n1 desuka n2 desuka 1 • この+N = Thing or person near to speaker (kono) • その+N= Thing or person near to listener (sono) • あの+N=Thing or person far from speaker and listener(ano) • あのかたはどなたですか?Ano kata wa donata desuka who is that person (formal) 1 • hai soudesu = yes it is /iie ,sou jya arimasen = no it isn’t • Noun sentence is there そうused to answer positive negative • これはペンですかーis this a pen (ye pen hai kya ) korewa pen desuka • はい、そうです。ーyes it is (hai soudesu) • いいえ、そうじゃありません- no it isn’t (iie sou jya arimasen) • You can also say いいえちがいます iie • なんのーnanno what kind of … • Korewa nanno zasshi desuka (what kind of magazine is this • Kuruma no zasshi desu ( it is the magazine of cars ざっし • Thing • N1 no n2 ( n1 is of n2) • Watashiwa imc no shain desu ( I am employee of imc 1 • だれのー(dareno) – whose • Korewa dareno kaban desuka(whose bag is it? • A san no kaban desu (it is the bag of mr a • A san no desu (mr.a bag) 1 • Kono +noun1 wa n2 no desuka = • Is this of ….. • Hai , noun no desu = yes it is of noun • Kono kasa wa a san no desuka ( is this umbrella of Mr.A • Hai watashino desu yes its mine 1 • N1 no jya arimasen( it is not of n1) • A san no jya arimasen (it is not of mr a) • Noun no jya arimasen ( it is not of the noun) • Kono kaban wa watashino jya arimasen • This bag is not mine 1