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ОглавлениеLESSON 2
What Is That?
VOCABULARY
Study these words and clearly pronounce them aloud. Then proceed to the dialogue.
| どこ | doko | where |
| まで | made1 | to |
| あれ | are* | that (one)* |
| 何 | nan(i)2 | what |
| 東京駅 | Tōkyō Eki | Tokyo Station |
| 東京 | Tōkyō | (capital of Japan) |
| 駅 | eki | station |
| 歌舞伎座 | Kabuki-za | the Kabuki Theater |
| 歌舞伎 | kabuki | traditional Japanese drama |
| 建物 | tatemono | building |
| あなた | anata | you |
| 私 | watashi | I |
| アメリカ人 | Amerika-jin | American (person) |
| 人 | -jin | (a suffix used for nationality) |
| 方 | kata | person (polite) |
| アメリカの方 | Amerika no kata | person of America (a polite phrase for アメリカ人 Amerika-jin) |
* The pronoun are becomes ano when it modifies a following noun (see Lesson 1, Vocabulary).
DIALOGUE
Study the dialogue below. Practice until you no longer need to refer to the Japanese half.
| Cab driver : | どこまで（ですか)。 |
| Doko made1 (desu ka)? | |
| Where (are you going) to? | |
| Tourist : | 東京駅まで(です)。 |
| Tōkyō Eki made (desu). | |
| To Tokyo Station. | |
| Cab driver : | 貴方はアメリカの方ですか。 |
| Anata wa Amerika no kata desu ka? | |
| Are you an American? (lit., a person of America) | |
| Tourist : | はい、私はアメリカ人です。 |
| Hai, watashi wa Amerika-jin desu. | |
| Yes, I am an American. |
| Tourist : | あれは何ですか。 |
| Are wa nan2 desu ka? | |
| What is that? | |
| Cab driver : | あの建物（ですか）。 |
| Ano tatemono (desu ka)? | |
| That building? | |
| あれは歌舞伎座です。 | |
| Are wa Kabuki-za desu. | |
| That is the Kabuki Theater. |
POINTS TO REMEMBER
1. NOUN + made: to/till NOUN
Made is used to indicate an ending point in time and place.
EXAMPLE: 東京駅までです。
Tōkyō Eki made desu.
To Tokyo Station.
For more examples, see Lesson 5.
2. Before d, t, and n, nani (what) becomes nan.
EXAMPLE: あれは何ですか
Are wa nan desu ka?
What is this?
何の本ですか。
Nan no hon desu ka?
What is this book about? (lit., This book is what?)
ADDITIONAL WORDS
Study these new words and clearly pronounce them aloud. Then proceed to the exercises.
| ドイツ | Doitsu | Germany |
| ドイツ人 | Doitsu-jin | German (person) |
| フランス | Furansu | France |
| フランス人 | Furansu-jin | French (person) |
| イギリス | Igirisu | England |
| イギリス人 | Igirisu-jin | English (person) |
| 日本 | Nippon/Nihon | Japan |
| 日本人 | Nippon-jin/Nihon-jin | Japanese (person) |
| 銀行 | ginkō | bank |
| 空港 | kūkō | airport |
| 大使館 | taishi-kan | embassy |
| 帝国ホテル | Teikoku Hoteru | the Imperial Hotel |
| ホテル | hoteru | hotel |
| これ | kore* | this (one) |
| この | kono | this |
| いいえ | iie | no |
* Just as are becomes ano, the pronoun kore becomes kono when it modifies a following noun.
EXAMPLE: このホテル kono hoteru (this hotel)
EXERCISES
A. Practice saying the following sentences in Japanese. Repeat the exercises until you no longer need to refer to the Japanese half.
