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Beginner Lesson
Me Too! And Asking Questions

4 Kanji Transcript 2

Kana Transcript 2

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Translation 2

Vocabulary 3

Grammar Points 3

Lesson Code: 005_B4_122205 December 22nd 2005 / 2005ᐕ12᦬22ᣣ

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ṽሼ  ߆ߥ߫ࠎ
ᄐሶ ⑳ߪᄐሶߢߔ‫ੱࠞ࡝ࡔࠕߪߚߥ޽ޕ‬ ߥߟߎ ࠊߚߒߪߥߟߎߢߔ‫ߪߚߥ޽ޕ‬
ߢߔ߆‫ޕ‬ ࠕࡔ࡝ࠞߓࠎߢߔ߆‫ޕ‬
ࡇ࡯࠲࡯ ߪ޿‫ޕߔߢੱࠞ࡝ࡔࠕߪ⑳ޕ‬ ࡇ࡯࠲࡯ ߪ޿‫ߢࠎߓࠞ࡝ࡔࠕߪߒߚࠊޕ‬
ߔ‫ޕ‬
ࡇ࡯࠲࡯ ⑳ߪࡇ࡯࠲࡯ߢߔ‫ߪߚߥ޽ޕ‬ᣣᧄੱ
ߢߔ߆‫ޕ‬ ࡇ࡯࠲࡯ ࠊߚߒߪࡇ࡯࠲࡯ߢߔ‫ߚߥ޽ޕ‬
৻ᓼ ߪ޿‫ߪ⑳ޕ‬ᣣᧄੱߢߔ‫ޕ‬ ߪߦ߶ࠎߓࠎߢߔ߆‫ޕ‬
߆ߕߩࠅ ߪ޿‫ߢࠎߓࠎ߶ߦߪߒߚࠊޕ‬
ߔ‫ޕ‬

2 5ǀPDML Translation
Natsuko Watashi wa Natsuko desu. Anata wa Natsuko I am Natsuko. Are you American?
Amerikajin desu ka? Peter Yes. I am American.
3ƯWƗ Hai. Watashi wa Amerikajin desu.
Peter I am Peter. Are you Japanese?
3ƯWƗ :DWDVKLZD3ƯWƗGHVX$QDWDZD1LKRQMLQ Kazunori Yes. I am Japanese.
desu ka?
Kazunori Hai. Watashi wa Nihonjin desu.

Lesson Code: 005_B4_122205 December 22nd 2005 / 2005ᐕ12᦬22ᣣ

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Vocabulary - න⺆
Kanji Kana 5ǀPDML English
ࠕࡔ࡝ࠞੱ ࠕࡔ࡝ࠞߓࠎ Amerikajin American
ᣣᧄੱ ߦ߶ࠎߓࠎ Nihonjin Japanese
ࡁ࡞࠙ࠚ࡯ੱ ࡁ࡞࠙ࠚ࡯ߓࠎ 1RUXZƝMLQ Norwegian
߽ ߽ mo also (particle)
㕙⊕޿ ߅߽ߒࠈ޿ omoshiroi fun, interesting
ᭉߒ޿ ߚߩߒ޿ tanoshii fun
ᔔߒ޿ ޿ߘ߇ߒ޿ isogashii busy
ኙ޿ ߐ߻޿ samui cold

3 Grammar Points
Today’s grammar point introduces two particles - ka, an interrogative particle, and the particle mo, as used
to express “too, also.”

Forming an interrogative sentence using the ka particle is very straightforward. Just append the ka particle
to a declarative sentence, and it becomes an interrogative. For example:

㧔⑳ߪ㧕ᣣᧄੱߢߔ‫ޕ‬
㧔ࠊߚߒߪ㧕ߦ߶ࠎߓࠎߢߔ‫ޕ‬
㧔Watashi wa㧕Nihonjin desu.
㧔I㧕am Japanese.

㧔⾆ᣇߪ㧕ᣣᧄੱߢߔ߆‫ޕ‬
㧔޽ߥߚߪ㧕ߦ߶ࠎߓࠎߢߔ߆‫ޕ‬
㧔Anata wa㧕Nihonjin desu ka?
㧔You㧕are Japanese?

In these two sentences, the subjects can be omitted when the meaning is clear from context. In this case, the
only difference would be the particle ka.

Lesson Code: 005_B4_122205 December 22nd 2005 / 2005ᐕ12᦬22ᣣ

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When two objects share the same property, you can use the additive particle mo to indicate so. The mo par-
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mo replaces the particles wa, ga, and o, and follows other particles. An example:

⑳ߪࡁ࡞࠙ࠚ࡯ੱߢߔ‫ޕ‬
ࠊߚߒߪࡁ࡞࠙ࠚ࡯ߓࠎߢߔ‫ޕ‬
:DWDVKLZD1RUXZƝMLQGHVX
I am Norwegian.

⑳߽ࡁ࡞࠙ࠚ࡯ੱߢߔ‫ޕ‬
ࠊߚߒ߽ࡁ࡞࠙ࠚ࡯ߓࠎߢߔ‫ޕ‬
:DWDVKLPR1RUXZƝMLQGHVX
I am also Norwegian.

Lesson Code: 005_B4_122205 December 22nd 2005 / 2005ᐕ12᦬22ᣣ