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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:20 am
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:57 am
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:22 am
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:34 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:08 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:38 pm
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Lesson 2: Who is it? First, we should establish who you are. If you want to say "I am Sally." You would say: わたしはサリです。 わたし means 'I.' Wa (spelled with the character ha) is a particle which marks the subject of a sentence. It roughly means 'as for' so, the sentence translates to "As for me, I'm Sally." You can also just say "サリです。" which just means 'I am Sally.' Men and boys can also use the form "ぼくは ___ です。" ぼくalso means I, but is usually used by males. The word 'you' in Japanese is あなた, but be careful not to use it unless you're very familiar with someone as it is slightly personal. It's better to just use the person's name when referring to them.
I am Hana わたしはハナです。 I am Mr./Ms Smith. わたしはスミスです。 I am Hana. ハナです。 I am Mr./Ms Smith. スミスです。 I am John. わたしはジョンです。 I am John. ぼくはジョンです。
If you want to ask someone's name, you say "おなまえはなんですか。" なまえ means 'name'. The 'お' is added to make it honorific (used only for other people, not yourself). Remember from lesson one that 'なんですか' means what is it?' So the sentence literally means "As for your honorific name, what is it?" To tell someone your name, you can use the above replies or you can say 'なまえはハナです。' or 'わたしのなまえはハナです。' (Assuming your name is Hana.) The shorter form is usually used in less formal situations. The particle 'の' in this case is similar to the English " 's ". It indicates ownership. わたしのなまえ means "my name". あなたのなまえ would be 'your name.' Examples:
What's your name? おなまえはなんですか。
My name is Heather. わたしのなまえはヘザーです。
My name is John. なまえはジョンです。
What is the dog's name? いぬのなまえはなんですか。
The dog's name is Spike. いぬのなまえはスパイクです。
To ask "Who is it?" you say "だれですか。" だれ means 'who.' To ask "Whose is it?" you say "だれのですか。"
Who is it? だれですか。 Whose is it? だれのですか。
To indicate ownership of an object, the possessive 'の' particle is used.
Examples:
Whose dog is it? だれのいぬですか。 It's my dog. わたしのいぬです。
Whose cat is it? だれのねこですか。 It's mine. わたしのです。
Whose cat is it? だれのねこですか。 It's Susan's cat. スザンさんのねこです。
Is it yours? あなたのですか。 No, it's Mike's. いいえ、マイクさんのです。
Lesson 2 Vocabulary:
I わたし I (used by males only) ぼく you あなた who だれ subject marker particle (pronounced wa) は possesive particle ('s) の prefix added to some words to make them honoriffic お name なまえ dog いぬ cat ねこ
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Kanji a Day! Today's Kanji is:花 Hana! This is the Japanese word for flower. Not to be confused with the Kanji 鼻 Hana. The Japanese word for Nose.
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:02 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:58 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:20 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:06 am
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:54 pm
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 7:25 am
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