2.1.7 Everywhere We Go

• say where a family goes together

Academic Vocabulary:
Time and location particle: ni (に)

Lesson Overview

もりた (Morita)

おだ (Oda)

もりたさん、しゅうまつどこにいきますか？
Morita-san, shuumatsu doko ni ikimasu ka?

ともだちとうみにいきます。おださんは？
Tomodachi to umi ni ikimasu. Oda-san wa?

きょうだいとおてらにいきます
Kyoudai to otera ni ikimasu

​Note:
しゅうまつ shuumatsu : weekend
ともだち tomodachi : friend
どこ doko : where

​Observe the conversation above. What do you think is happening? Share your opinion in the Zoom chat or raise your hand to be unmuted.

きょう の ぶんぽう Today's Grammar

​(Your Friend)さん、(Days of the week)にどこにいきますか？
(Your friend)-san, (days of the week) ni doko ni ikimasu ka?
....., where do/will you go on the ......?

(Days of the week)に(Place)にいきます
(days of the week) ni (Place) ikimasu
I (will) go to ..... on the ......

​PARTICLE に (ni)

In Japanese, the particle に (ni) can be used in different ways depending on what you are talking about. It often shows the time or place related to the action. Here’s how に works in different situations based on today's grammar:

Function: Shows when something happens or to mark the time of the action.

​Time /
Days of the Week

​に (ni)

Function: Shows where something happens or to mark the location/place/direction of the action.

Location/
Place

​に (ni)

​I (will) go to ..... on ......

​(Days of the week)に(Place)にいきます
(days of the week) ni (Place) ni ikimasu
I (will) go to ..... on the ......

​きんようび
Kinyoubi

​どようび
Doyoubi

​にちようび
Nichiyoubi

​Note: You can replace the verb based on the action
いきます ikimasu: to go　　｜ います　imasu: to express the existence of living object

​おてら otera
temple

うみ umi / ビーチ biichi
sea / beach

​デパート depaato
department store

いえ ie
home/house

Match

Match the Japanese days of the weekends below with its correct English translation

きんようび

kinyoubi

どようび

doyoubi

にちようび

nichiyoubi

しゅうまつ

shuumatsu

• きんようび

  kinyoubi

• どようび

  doyoubi

• にちようび

  nichiyoubi

• しゅうまつ

  shuumatsu

On ......, I (will) go to ..... with .....

​(Days of the week)に(person)と(Place)にいきます
(days of the week) ni (person) to (Place) ni ikimasu
On the ......, I (will) go to ..... with .....

​きんようび
Kinyoubi

​どようび
Doyoubi

​にちようび
Nichiyoubi

​Note: You can replace the verb based on the action
いきます ikimasu: to go　　｜ います　imasu: to express the existence of living object

​おてら otera
temple

うみ umi / ビーチ biichi
sea / beach

​デパート depaato
department store

いえ ie
home/house

Drag and Drop

Sea, beach : ​

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: Beach

Temple :​ ​

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: House / Home

Department Store : ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

うみ umi

ビーチ biichi

おてら otera

いえ ie

デパート  depaato

みずうみ mizuumi

かいわ　Conversation

​えりかさん、しゅうまつどこにいきますか？
Erika-san, shuumatsu doko ni ikimasu ka?

きんようびにあねとデパートにいきます。
Kinyoubi ni ane to depaato ni ikimasu.

そうですか。
sou desu ka.
(I see / is that so?)

しゅうまつにいえにいます。
Shuumatsu ni ie ni imasu.

どようびとにちようびにみずうみにいきます。
Doyoubi to nichiyoubi ni mizuumi ni ikimasu.

A Lake

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Translate the conversation above into English and share your translation in the chat box.

Open Ended

Can you create a sentence sharing about the activity you do/will do in a certain day (friday, saturday, sunday, weekend) in Japanese.

Use the grammar pattern you just learned!

Poll

Choose the option that best reflects your thoughts about today's lesson!

• 
  "Loved it! I’m excited to use Japanese with my family!" 🎉

• "Great lesson! My sentences are looking good!" 👍

• 
  "It was okay, but I need a bit more practice." 🤔

• 
  "I’m confused. Can we review it again?" 🔄