FUJITSU's Guide to Japanese

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Lesson 2 Sore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. What is that called in Japanese? Dialogue 1. Mr. Schmidt asks Ms. Sato what something is called in Japanese. Sore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. 'Sumaho' desu.

1 Lesson 2 Sore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. What is that called in Japanese? Dialogue 1. Mr. Schmidt asks Ms. Sato what something is called in Japanese. Sore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. 'Sumaho' desu. 'Sumaho' desu ka. Hai. Demo, tadashii namae wa 'Sumaato-fon' desu. Mr. Schmidt What is that called in Japanese? Ms. Sato 'Sumaho.' Mr. Schmidt 'Sumaho'? Ms. Sato Yes. Though the correct name is Smartphone. sorethat NihongoJapanese nanwhat demothough tadashiicorrect namaename sumaato-fonsmartphone Also spelled as sumaato-hon korethis arethat konothis sonothat anothat takaihigh atarashiinew akaruibright shiroiwhitesutekinanice kantannasimple/easy dezaindesign 24

2 Lesson 2 Grammar notes 1 Demonstrative words for things 1 kore sore are kore indicates a thing belonging to or nearer to the speaker than to the listener. sore indicates a thing belonging to or nearer to the listener than to the speaker. are indicates a thing belonging neither to the speaker nor to the listener or something separated from both the speaker and the listener. 2 kono sono ano ' kore,' ' sore,' and ' are' become ' kono,' ' sono,' and ' ano' when immediately followed by a noun. kono sumaato-fonthis Smartphone 2 Adjectives 1In Japanese, there are two kinds of adjectives: i-adjectives A na-adjectives Na 2i-adjectives are so called because they all end with i-following a,i,u and oin plain style dictionary formwords. takaihigh atarashiinew akaruibright shiroiwhite i-adjectives can be used as the predicate of a sentence, or can modify a noun when they occur before the noun in a sentence. modifier Kore wa atarashii sumaato-fon desu.this is a new Smartphone. predicate Kono sumaato-fon wa atarashii desu.this Smartphone is new. 3na-adjectives are also used as the predicate or the modifier. suteki-nanice kantan-nasimple na-adjectives look like ordinary nouns when used as the predicate of a sentence, but they take the form of -na when used as modifiers of the following noun. modifier Kore wa suteki-na dezain desu.this is a nice design. predicate Kore wa suteki desu.this is nice. 25

3 Dialogue 2. Ms. Kim asks Ms. Sato about a Fujitsu product. Sato-san, sore wa Fujitsu no seehin desu ka. Hai, Fujitsu no desu. Kono seehin wa atarashii desu. Suteki desu ne. Ms. Kim Ms. Sato Ms. Kim Ms. Sato, is that a Fujitsu product? Yes, this is Fujitsu's. This product is new. It's nice. 3. Mr. Schmidt asks Ms. Sato about a new Smartphone. Atarashii keetai-denwa desu ne. A, kore wa sumaho desu. 'Raku-Raku sumaato-fon' desu. 'Raku-Raku sumaato-fon'? Ee, 'Raku-Raku sumaato-fon' wa ji ga ookii desu. Soshite, soosa ga kantan desu. Sore wa ii desu ne. Mr. Schmidt This is a new cellular phone, right? Ms. Sato This is a 'Sumaho.' It's a 'Raku-Raku Smartphone.' Mr. Schmidt 'Raku-Raku Smartphone'? Ms. Sato A 'Raku-Raku Smartphone' displays large text. And it is easy to operate. Mr. Schmidt That is excellent. seehinproduct keetai-denwacellular phone eeyes jitext ookiilarge soosaoperation iiexcellent/good 26

4 Lesson 2 Grammar notes 4Negative form of adjectives The negative form of an i-adjective is stem + ku-naidesu. atarashii plain affirmative form atarashi- stem atarashi-ku-nai atarashikunai desu plain negative form polite negative form The stem is the main part of a word to which various endings may be added. The stem of an i-adjective is formed by deleting the final 'i.' The negative form of a na-adjective is the same as the negative form of a noun stem + dewa arimasen. kantan stem kantan desu polite affirmative kantan dewa arimasen polite negative 27

5 Practice A 1. A Sumimasen, sore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. B Kore desu ka. Kore wa pasokon desu. A Pasokon desu ka. B Hai, soo desu. 1 are 2 kore are sore tokee shiryoo 2. A Sato-san, sore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. B Katarogu desu. A Nan no katarogu desu ka. B Sumaato-fon no katarogu desu. 1 hon konpyuuta no hon 2 DVD DVD suupaakonpyuuta Keeno DVD sumimasenexcuse me pasokonpersonal computer tokeeclock shiryoodocument katarogucatalogue honbook konpyuutacomputer 28

6 Lesson 2 Practice B 1. Ask about the ownership of something. Ex.Kore wa dare no pasokon desu ka. Schmidt-san no pasokon desu. Ex.pasokon 1 techoo 2 boorupen 3 kamera 4 baggu atarashii shiroi kuroi chiisai ookii Schmidt Sato Rubenson Chin Kim Miyoung Ask and confirm ownership. Ex.Schmidt-san Kono atarashii pasokon wa Schmidt-san no desu ka. Hai, Schmidt-san no desu. Ryan-san Kono atarashii pasokon wa Ryan-san no desu ka. Iie, Ryan-san no dewa arimasen. Schmidt-san no desu. 1 Sato-san 2 Chin-san 3 Chin-san 4 King-san 3 Talk about Tokyo and then other cities. nigiyakana shizukana benrina omoshiroi Ex.Tokyo Tokyo wa donna machi desu ka. Nigiyakana machi desu. 1 Nyuuyooku 2your hometown 3your favorite city techoopocket notebook boorupenballpoint-pen kuroiblack kameracamera chiisaismall baggubag nigiyakanalively/cheerful shizukanaquiet benrinaconvenient omoshiroiinteresting Tokyo donnahow NyuuyookuNew York 29

7 Related words & expressions IroColors noun adjective noun adjective shiro white shiro-i ki-iro yellow kiiro-i kuro black kuro-i chairo brown chairo-i aka red aka-i pinku pink ao blue ao-i orenji orange midori green guree gray kin gold gin silver KatachiShapes shikaku choohookei maru sankaku square rectangle circle triangle 30

8 The answers given here are merely model examples. Answers Practice A 1. 1A Sumimasen. Are wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. B Are desu ka. Are wa tokee desu. A Tokee desu ka. B Hai, soo desu. 2A Sumimasen. Kore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. B Sore desu ka. Sore wa shiryoo desu. A Shiryoo desu ka. B Hai, soo desu. 2. 1A Sato-san, sore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. B Hon desu. A Nan no hon desu ka. B Konpyuuta no hon desu. 2A Sato-san, sore wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. B DVD DVD desu. A DVD Nan no DVD desu ka. B DVD Suupaakonpyuuta 'Kee' no DVD desu. Practice B 1. 1 Kore wa dare no techoo desu ka Sato-san no techoo desu. Kore wa dare no boorupen desu ka. Rubenson-san no boorupen desu. Kore wa dare no kamera desu ka. Chin-san no kamera desu. Kore wa dare no baggu desu ka. Kim-san no baggu desu Kono shiroi techoo wa Sato-san no desu ka Hai, Sato-san no desu. Kono kuroi boorupen wa Chin-san no desu ka. Iie, Chin-san no dewa arimasen. Rubenson-san no desu. Kono chiisai kamera wa Chin-san no desu ka. Hai, Chin-san no desu. Kono ookii baggu wa King-san no desu ka. Iie, King-san no dewa arimasen. Kim Miyoung-san no desu Nyuuyooku wa donna machi desu ka. 2 3 Omoshiroi machi desu. your hometown your hometownwa donna machi desu ka. Benrina machi desu. your favorite city your favorite citywa donna machi desu ka. Shizukana machi desu.

FUJITSU's Guide to Japanese

FUJITSU's Guide to Japanese Lesson 1 How do you do? Dialogue 1. Mr. Rolf Schmidt and Ms. Kanako Sato meet each other for the first time. Watashi warolf Schmidt desu. Doitsu kara kimashita. Doozo yoroshiku. Kaigai-maaketingu-bu no