L. 1 New Friends Grammar

Affirmative sentence X is Y. Grammar Affirmative sentence X is Y.

Practice! Namae Nationality Year in school Major Senmon Age Hart, Mary Amerika-jin 2-nensei Nihon-go 19 Kimura Takeshi Nihon-jin 4-nensei Rekishi 22 Kim, Sue Kankoku-jin 3-nensei Konpyuutaa 20 Smith, Robert Igirisu-jin Bijinesu Choo, John Chuugoku-jin 1-nensei Bungaku 18 Yamashita-sensei Nihongo 47

Affirmative Topic Comment Noun Particle Copula Verb Watashi Yamashita-san Mearii-san Senmon WA Terao Yuko Nihon-jin Sensei Juukyuu-sai Nihongo desu. I am Yuko Terao. I am Japanese. Mr. Yamashita is a teacher. Mary is 19 years old. (My) major is Japanese.

Ima ichi-ji desu. (TB p. 21)

Tookyoo wa gozen san-ji desu. (TB p. 22)

Affirmative Topic Comment desu. Noun Particle Copula Verb Terao Yuko Nihon-jin Go-ji Nihongo desu. (I ) am Yuko Terao. (I) Am Japanese. (It) is five o’clock. (My major) is Japanese.

Practice! Namae Nationality Hart, Mary American 2nd year 19 Year in school Age Hart, Mary American 2nd year 19 Kimura Takeshi Japanese 4th year 22 Kim, Sue Korean 3rd year 20 Smith, Robert British Choo, John Chinese 1st year 18 Yamashita-sensei 47

Introduce yourself to class. Hajimemashite. Name desu. _______-jin (Nationality) desu. Ima ___-nensei (Year in school) desu. ______-sai (age) desu. Senmon wa _______ desu. Doozo yoroshiku.

A wa B desu. (TB p. 24)

Asking Yes/NO Questions

Affirmative Statement Topic Comment Noun 1 Particle Noun 2 Copula Verb Toyota-san とよたさん WA は Daigakusei だいがくせい desu. です。

Question Marker -KA Topic Comment Noun 1 Particle Noun 2 Copula Verb Sentence Particle Toyota-san とよたさん WA は Daigakusei だいがくせい desu です KA. か。 Is Toyota-san a college student?

Affirmative Answer Topic Comment Noun 1 Particle Noun 2 Copula Verb Hai, Toyota-san (Toyota-san WA WA) Daigakusei Soo desu. Yes, Toyota-san is a college student. Yes, (she is) a college student. Yes, that’s right.

Negative Answer Iie, (Toyota-san WA) Daigakusei Daigakuinsei Noun 1 Particle Noun 2 Copula Verb Iie, (Toyota-san WA) Daigakusei Daigakuinsei Ja arimasen. Ja nai desu. desu. Chigaimasu. No, (she is) not a college student. No, (she is) a high school student. No, you are mistaken.

Practice! Namae Nationality Year in school Age Senmon Major Tanaka Nihon-jin Ichi-nensei 18 Nihon-go Choo Chuugoku-jin Daigakuin-sei 23 Bijinesu Buraun Oosutoraria-jin Yo-nensei 22 Rekishi Sumisu Igirisu-jin San-nensei 21 Konpyuutaa Kimu Kankoku-jin Ni-nensei 20 Bungaku Mone Furansu-jin 19 Furansu-go

Practice! Namae Nationality Year in school Age Senmon Major Tanaka Japanese 1st year 18 Choo Chinese Graduate student 23 Business Buraun Australian 4th year 22 History Sumisu British 3rd year 21 Computer Kimu Korean 2nd year 20 Literature Mone French 19

A: ______-san wa ichi-nensei desu ka. B: Ee, soo desu. Survey your classmates to find out how many are in the same year as you and how many share your major. Use Kanji 正 for counting. E.g. A: ______-san wa ichi-nensei desu ka. B: Ee, soo desu. Iie, ni-nensei desu. A: Senmon wa Nihongo desu ka. Iie, keizai desu.

Answer the following questions. E.g. Gakusei desuka. Ee, soo desu. Gakkoo wa El Camino daigaku desu ka. Ichi-nensei desu ka. Senmon wa nihongo desu ka. Amerika-jin desu ka. Sensei wa Nihon-jin desu ka. Sensei wa daigakuin-sei desu ka.

Select a person you wish to be Select a person you wish to be. Without telling your partner your new identity, have him/her try to guess who you are by asking questions. Namae Nationality Year in school Age Major Tanaka Nihon-jin Ichi-nensei 18 Nihon-go Choo Chuugoku-jin Daigakuin-sei 23 Bijinesu Buraun Oosutoraria-jin Yo-nensei 22 Rekishi Sumisu Igirisu-jin San-nensei 21 Konpyuutaa Kimu Kankoku-jin Ni-nensei 20 Bungaku Mone Furansu-jin 19 Furansu-go

A wa B desu ka.

N1 no N2

 Can convey a variety of relationships between the two nouns Noun 1 NO Noun 2 Bigger concept NO smaller concept Noun 1 modifies Noun 2 N2 belongs to N1  Can convey a variety of relationships between the two nouns

Possessions Owner’s name + NO + object Watashi no tomodachi Toyota-san no senkoo Mary-san no sensei My friend Ms. Toyota’s major Mary’s teacher

Group Membership Where you belong + NO + person’s name ECC NO Terao-sensei ECC NO gakusei Prof. Terao from ECC Student(s) at ECC

Location College(s) in Tokyo Tookyoo no daigaku Tookyoo no Honda-san Location + NO + Object / people College(s) in Tokyo Honda-san who lives in Tokyo, Honda-san from Tokyo A map of Japan A book about Japan Japanese cars French movies Tookyoo no daigaku Tookyoo no Honda-san Nihon no chizu Nihon no hon Nihon no kuruma Furansu no eiga

“N 1 NO N2” in a sentence Topic Noun Phrase Noun Particle Noun 1 Copula Verb Suzuki-san すずきさん WA は ECC NO の Gakusei がくせい desu. です。

“N 1 NO N2” in a sentence Noun Phrase Comment Noun 1 Part. Noun 2 Noun Copula Verb Watashi わたし No の Tomodachi ともだち WA は Daigakuinsei だいがくいんせい desu. です。

Hata (flag)

Nationality “~jin NO gakusei”

Denwabangoo Mearii 951-0326 Takeshi 362-4519 Suu 691-4236 Robaato 852-1032 Yamashita 283-9547

Mearii-san no hosutofamirii (TB p .26)

Practice! Name Yamada Satoo Suzuki Kimura University Tookyoo-Daigaku Oosaka-daigaku Waseda-daigaku Kyooto-daigaku

Think of a friend. Tell a classmate your friend’s name, school and major using N1 NO N2. Watashi no tomodachi wa _____-san desu. _____-san no daigaku wa ______-daigaku desu. _____-san no senmon wa _________desu.

1. You meet a student from another school 1. You meet a student from another school. Introduce yourself by identifying your school and using N1 NO N2. Hajimemashite. (Watashi wa) __________daigaku no _________ desu. 2. Introduce yourself by identifying your work place and using N1 NO N2.

You are the moderator of a panel discussion on environmental protection. Introduce the following experts using N1 NO N2. Namae Yamada Kimura Tanaka Satoo Affiliation Shikago-Daigaku EPA Keioo- Daigaku Nihon IBM

Using WH question words

Question Word Nan (なん) Topic Comment Noun Particle Copula Verb WA は Watashi no namae わたしのなまえ WA は Arisu アリス desu. です。 Noun 1 Particle Question Word Copula Verb Sentence Particle O-namae おなまえ WA は Nan なん desu です KA か。

Topic Comment Noun Particle Copula Verb Senmon せんもん WA は Nihongo にほんご desu. です。 Noun 1 Particle Question Word Copula Verb Sentence Particle Senmon せんもん WA は Nan なん desu です KA か。

Topic Comment Noun Particle Copula Verb Shumi しゅみ WA は Anime アニメ desu. です。 Noun 1 Particle Question Word Copula Verb Sentence Particle Shumi しゅみ WA は Nan なん desu です KA か。

Topic Comment Noun Particle Copula Verb Shigoto しごと WA は Kaishain かいしゃいん desu. です。 Noun 1 Particle Question Word Copula Verb Sentence Particle Shigoto しごと WA は Nan なん desu です KA か。

Topic Comment Noun Particle Copula Verb Tookyoo とうきょう WA は 2-ji 2じ desu. です。 Noun 1 Particle Question Word Copula Verb Sentence Particle Tookyoo とうきょう WA は Nan-ji なんじ desu です KA か。

Question word+ counter Topic Comment Noun 1 Particle Noun 2 Copula Verb Toyota-san とよたさん WA は Ni-nensei にねんせい desu. です。 Noun 1 Particle Question word+ counter Copula Verb Sentence Particle Toyota-san とよたさん WA は Nan-nensei なんねんせい desu です KA か。

Topic Comment Noun Particle Copula Verb Watashi わたし WA は 25-sai 25さい desu. です。 Noun 1 Particle Question Word Copula Verb Sentence Particle Toyota-san とよたさん WA は Nan-sai なんさい O-ikutsu おいくつ desu です KA か。

Question word+ counter Topic Comment Noun 1 Particle Noun 2 Copula Verb Denwa bangoo でんわばんごう WA は 323-555-4444 desu. です。 Noun 1 Particle Question word+ counter Copula Verb Sentence Particle Denwa bangoo でんわばんごう WA は Nan-ban なんばん desu です KA か。

これは　なんですか。 Things Japanese

これは　なんですか。

これは　なんですか。

これは　なんですか。

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Ima nan-ji desu ka. (TB p. 21)

Tookyoo wa ima nan-ji desu ka. (TB p. 22)

Denwabangoo Mearii 951-0326 Takeshi 362-4519 Suu 691-4236 Robaato 852-1032 Yamashita 283-9547

A wa B desu. (TB p. 24)

Mearii-san no hosutofamirii (TB p .26)

Practice! Anime Tenisu Karaoke Doraibu Sukii Karate Tanaka Ichi-nensei Namae Year in school Senkoo (Major) Shumi (Hobby) Tanaka Ichi-nensei Konpyuutaa Anime Wan Yo-nensei Chuugokugo Tenisu Taanaa San-nensei Furansugo Karaoke Sumisu Ni-nensei Keizaigaku Doraibu Lopesu Nihongo Sukii Kimu Go-nensei Koogaku Rosasu Bijinesu Karate

Ask a question for each of the following answers. Sumisu desu. Bijinesu desu. Lee desu. 22-sai desu. Sannensei desu. Rekishi desu. Daigakuinsei desu.

Questions with NAN O-namae wa (nan desu ka.) _____-san wa nan-sai desu ka. _____-san wa nan-nensei desu ka. _____-san no denwabanngoo wa nan-ban desu ka. _____-san no senmon wa nan desu ka. _____-san no shumi wa nan desu ka.

Questions with NAN What is your name? How old are you? What year are you in? What is your phone number? What is your major? What is your hobby?