Beginning Japanese From Zero Lesson 7

Beginning Japanese From Zero Lesson 7

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なんですか？

Nan desu ka?

Ko So A Do

• A pattern that tells us the distance in relation to the speaker

• Ko - Close enough to touch

• So - Sort of close, but not enough to touch; close to the listener

• A - In the distance, definitely not close

• Do - The question word version

Particle Marker は

• Used to mark the topic of the sentence

• Thought to mean, "Speaking of the ~~"

• Everything after describes or asks a question about the topic

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• Let's use our new vocabulary to create some valid statements

Using は in Different Ways

• これは　なんですか

• それは　なんですか

• これは　やさいですか

• ばななは　なんですか

• レタスは　くだものですか

The Question Words Dore and Docchi

• Slightly different meanings

• Depends on how many items there are

• Depends on if referring to an object or a person

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• Let's answer those practice questions

Modeling Answers Off of Questions

• How did the answers and questions resemble each other in the last example?

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• Let's answer questions fully to practice

Speaking Naturally

• The topic of the sentence seldom is included

• When are topics mentioned in conversation?

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