Stage 1-1 Block 4

is not (polite)

dewa arimasen

is not (casual)

jya arimasen

No, Tanaka-san is not a freshman (polite)

iie Tanaka-san wa ichinensei dewa arimasen

No, Tanaka-san is not a freshman (casual)

iie Tanaka-san wa ichinensei jya arimasen

No, they are not a freshman (polite)

iie ichinensei dewa arimasen

No, he/she are not a freshman (casual)

iie ichinensei jya arimasen

Itʻs not cold today

Kyoo wa samui ku arimasen

No it isnʻt good (polite)

iie sore wa yoku arimasen

No it isnʻt good (casual)

iie yoku arimasen

Is Tanaka-san a good student?

Tanaka-san wa ii gakusei desu ka

No, Tanaka-san isnʻt a good student

iie Tanaka-san wa ii gakusei dewa arimasen

No I donʻt understand Japanese

iie boku wa nihongo ga wakarimasen

adjective (details, descriptions) particle

ku

nominal predicate (noun that follows descriptor; ie teacher or student) FORMAL particle

Dewa

nominal predicate (noun that follows descriptor; ie teacher or student) CASUAL particle

jya arimasen

pen

pen

pencil

enpitsu

notebook

nooto

backpack

kaban

mother (casual; pertaining to ones own)

haha

mother (formal; pertaining to formal situations)

okaasan

father (casual; pertaining to ones own)

chichi

father (formal; pertaining to formal situations)

otoosan

Is this a pen? No, it is not a pen. That is a Pencil

kore wa pen desu ka? iie pen dewa arimasen. Sore wa enpitsu desu.

Is this a notebook? No, it is a book

kore wa nooto desu ka? iie hon desu

difficult

muzukashii

easy/gentle

yasashii

expensive

takai

cheap

yasui

good

ii

good (negative)

yoku

bad

warui