4- Making simple sentences

Theme: Making simple sentences, Sa line of Hiragana (Sa, Shi, Su,

Se, So),
changing S sounds to Z sounds ( Za, Ji, Zu, Ze, Zo)
Aim: How do I say what something is?
New Vocabulary:
Japanese

Romaji

English

re ()

kore

this

re ()

sore

that

re ()

are

that over there

dore

dorega

which one

isu

chair

nande

nandesuka?

what is__?

hon

book

tsu tsukue

desk

heya

room

ie

house

nu

inu

dog

ne

neko

cat

ruma kuruma

car

wata no watashi no

my

reno kare no

his

I. Lesson Points:

1. Wa : The particle wa is used to identify the subject of a

sentence. So for example in lesson we gave the following sample
sentence: Watashi wa gakusei desu. (I am a student) wa in this
sentence shows the speaker who the statement is about. In this
case the subject of the sentence is watashi.
2. Desu : is a word that is used in Japanese to declare
something as being. It is similar to the English words 'is, am, are'.
The u on the end is silent or whispered.
3. Desuka? Using ka at the end of a
statement turns it into a question.

Sample Sentences:
re wa nan de (What is this?)
Kore wa nan desu ka?
re wa hon de (This is a book.)
Kore wa hon desu.
re wa nan de (What is that?)
Sore wa nan desu ka?
re wa ne de (That is a cat.)
Sore wa neko desu.
re wa re no ne de (That is his cat)
Sore wa kare no neko desu.

 re wa nan de (What is that over there?)

Are wa nan desu ka?
re wa de (That is a house)
Are wa ie desu.
re wa wata no de (This is my house.)
Kore wa watashi no ie desu.
re wa wata no heya de (That is my room.)
Are wa watashi no heya desu.
re wa re no ruma (That is his car.)
Are wa kare no kuruma desu.
Dore re no tsu de (Which one is his desk?)
Dore ga kare no tsukue desuka?
re wa re no tsu de (This is his desk.)
Kore wa kare no tsukue desu.
Dore nu de (Which one is his dog?)
Dore ga kare no inu desuka?
re re nu (That is his dog.)
Are ga kare no inu desu.
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II. Mini-Quiz: (Test your knowledge):
Part A: Write in Japanese. Try to use as many Hiragana as possible.
This: _____________________________________
That: _____________________________________
That over there: ____________________________
Which one: ________________________________
Chair: ____________________________________
What is__?: _______________________________
Part B: Translate into English
re wa ne de
__________________________________________________

 re re nu
______________________________________________
re wa wata no heya de
_________________________________________
re wa wata no de
_________________________________________
Quiz Answers:
Part A:
Part B: That is a cat., That is his dog., That is my room., This is my
house.
III. Writing Practice: Hiragana (Sa, Shi, Su, Se, So)

Coverting S sounds to Z sounds (Za, Ji, Zu, Ze, Zo):

Z sounds are made the same way we made G sounds from the Ka
line. Except for the Z sounds we use the Sa line and add the
tenten mark to each one. See the examples below.

Practice writing the following words in Hiragana

1. Quiet - Shizuka - _________________________

2. Umbrella Kasa - ________________________
3. Leg Ashi - ________________________
4. Squid Ika - __________________________
5. Grass Kusa - ___________________________