Family Terms, Locative Markers, Numerals, and Action words

1. Family Terms, Locative Markers, Numerals, and Action words Sherlyne A. Almonte-Acosta, Ph.D.

2. Referential Someone’s Address terms Terms one’s own someone’s

3. Time, Location, & Method

4. Ruin san no hon – Mr. Lwin’s book Ejiputo no Arisu san – Alice san from Egypt Nihongo no sensei – teacher of Japanese language Are wa dare no hon desu ka? Whose book is that? Tomodachi kara moraimashita- I received from a friend. No- of; from

5. Doko kara kimashita ka? Where did you come from? Sanji kara benyou shimashita? …studied from/since three o’clock Ashita kara yasumismasu. ….will take a rest/break/vacation Kara (from, since, starting point)

6. Okane wa koko ni arimasu. There is money (in) here. Roku-ji ni kaerimasu ….returned at six o’clock Kinoo Nagoya ni tsukimashita …arrived at Nagoya yesterday Kyoshitsu ni kimashita …came in the room Ni (to, in, at),

7. Tomadachi to ikimasu I will go with a friend. Sakana to gohan o tabemasu I will eat fish and rice. To (with, and)

8. Juusu ka mizu o nomimasu ka? Will you drink juice or water? Barupen ka enpitsu o tukaimasu. I will use ballpen or pencil. Ka (Alternative)

9. Ashita made machimasu I will wait till tomorrow. 100 peji made yomimasu. I will read up to page100. Raishuu made ni shukudai o dashimasu. Rainen made ni kohibito o tsukurimasu/dekimasu I’ll have a boyfriend by next year. Made (ending point, till, up to, to)Made ni (deadline, by)

10. Koko de benyooshimasu I’ll study here. Kore de kirimasu I’ll cut (it) with this. Toshookan de hanashimasu. …will talk in the library De (indicates place of dynamic action, by through)

11. Use the following words in a sentence Hachi-ji – eight o’clock Gakko – school Toosuto – toast bread Hamueggu – ham-and-egg Koocha – black tea Natsuyasumi-summer break Tegami – letter Kitte – stamp Yuubinkyooku-post office Kodomotachi - children Reshu Shimashoo

12. I read a book in a bright room Children watch t.v. in a spacious room. I heard from a friend I’ll buy apples and oranges in the store. He will buy present in the department store She is a Japanese language student. They are the students from the Philippines. Translate the following sentences

13. Numerals

14. Ji – hour of the day Fun/pun – minute En – money Guramu – weight Nin- person Mai – things like papers Kai/gai – floor of a building Shuukan - week Numerals and Counters

15. 1 hitotsu 6. muttsu 2. futatsu 7. nanatsu 3. hitotsu 8. yattsu 4. yottu 9. kokonotsu 5. itsutsu 10. to, too Numbers of Japanese origin(use for counting small things, ex. Apple)

16. 1 ippun 2 nifun 3sanpun 8 happun/hachifun 10jippun 20nijipun 40yonjippun Minute fun/pun

17. 1 ikkai 2 nikai 3 san gai 10 ji kkai Floor of the buildinng (kai/gai)

18. January ichigatsu March sangatsu April shigatsu Octobe juugatsu Month of the year (gatsu)

19. 1st – tsitachi 2nd – futsuka 3rd – mikka 4th - yokka 5th – itsuka 6th – muika 7th – nanoka 8th – yooka 9th – kokonoka 10th – tooka 11th – juuichinichi 14th- juuyokka 20th – hatsuka 24th –nijuuyokka 30th – sanjuunichi 31st - sanjuuichinichi Day of the month

20. 1 hitori 2 futari 3 sannin 4 yonin 5 gonin 6 rokunin 7 shichinin/nananin 8 hachinin 9 kunin/kyuunin 10 juunin Persons (nin)

21. Kyoo wa go ji ni okimashita Ichi doru wa hyakuu en desu One dollar is 100 yen Kono kaban wa happyaku guramu desu. This bag is 800 grams Gakusei ga sanin kimashita Three students came Kitte o juumai kaimashita I bought ten stamps Example (rei)