Stage 1-2 Block 2

Who (casual)

dare

who (formal)

donata

Who is this person? (casual)

Kochira wa dare desu ka?

Who is this person? (formal)

kochira wa donata desu ka?

(What) should be used when asking about a number or a word that begins with /t/, /d/, /r/, /n/.

nan

What language does Smith-san understand?

Smith-san wa nani go ga wakarimasu ka?

What day of the week is it today?

kyoo wa nan yoobi desu ka?

What class is Tanaka-san in?

Tanaka-san wa nan nensei desu ka?

What is that thing near you?

sore wa nan desu ka?

Where

doko

Where will Smith-san go to?

Smith-san wa doko ni ikimasu ka?

how

doo

How is english?

eigo wa doo desu ka?

when?

itsu

When will you study Japanese, Smith-San? (when: beginning)

Itsu Smith-san wa nihongo o benkyou shimasu ka?

When will you study Japanese, Smith-San? (when: middle)

Smith-san wa itsu nihongo o benkyou shimasu ka?

When will you study Japanese, Smith-San? (when: end)

Smith-san wa nihongo o itsu benkyou shimasu ka?

why? (casual)

dooshite

why? (formal)

naze

Why are you going to the library? (formal)

Naze toshokan ni ikimasu ka?

Why are you going to the library? (casual)

Dooshite toshokan ni ikimasu ka?

I am going to the library because I have homework

Shukudai ga aru kara toshokan ni ikimasu

Itʻs because I have homework

Shukudai ga aru kara desu

“because of” (conjunction)

kara

Who understands Japanese?

Dare ga nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

What language does Tanaka-san understand?

Tanaka-san wa nani go ga wakarimasu ka?

Movie

eiga

Morning

Asa

Together

issho

School

gakkou

Lesson

Jugyou

Fun

tanoshii

Class

Kurasu

boring

tsumaranai

late

osoku

get up

okimasu

early sleep

hayaku nemasu

sleepy

nemui

to study: Benkyou shimasu (polite) 

benkyou suru

to understand: Wakariamsu

wakaru

to speak: Hanasemasu

Hanaseru

to go: Ikimasu

iku

to return: Kaerimasu

kaeru

to exercise: undoo shimasu

undoosuru

To drive: unten shimasu

untensuru

To have: arimasu

aru

To write: kakimasu

kaku

To do: shimasu

suru

Do you understand? response: because it is difficult

Muzukashii kara desu

You can speak Japanese? Response: yes, I am Japanese

hai nihonjin kara desu

You will go to China? Response: Yes, I speak Chinese

Hai chugokugo ga hanaseru kara desu

Tomorrow, what will you do? My friend and I will go watch a movie

Ashita, nani o shimasu ka? Tomodachi to eiga ni ikimasu

In the morning, where will you go? My friend and I will go together to school

Asa, doko ni ikimasu ka? Tomodachi to ishoo ni gakkou ni ikimasu

How was class? It was very fun.

Kurasu wa doo desu ka? totemo tanoshii desu

Was class fun? no it was very boring

Kurasu wa tanoshi desu ka? iie totemo tsumuranai desu

Why are you late every day? It's because I call my friend late every day.

mainichi dooshite osoku okimasu ka? Mainichi tomodachi ni osoku denwa o suru kara desu.

Why do you sleep early? It's because I'm very sleepy.

Naze hayaku nemasu ka? Totemo nemui kara desu