Vol.4 Japanese Language Magazine for Secondary School Students Spring 2005 Review Counting in Japanese Buying Something at a Store The Japan foundation, Los Angeles
Please Note: We have decided to change the format of Wahoo from the way it was in Volumes 1, 2 & 3 by replacing the cultural section with one reviewing the Japanese language points from previous volumes. Enjoy! Contents Let s go Shopping! : Review: 1 It s not A. It s B p.4 Review: 2 Describing Nouns p.5 Vocabulary p.6~7 Conversation 1. p.8 Conversation 2. p.10 Conversation 3. < counter > p.12 Conversation 4. p.16 Conversation 5. // p.19 Crossword Puzzle p.22 Answers p.23 WAHOO! An annual publication by The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles 333 S. Grand Ave., Ste 2250 Lo Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: (213) 621-2267 Fax: (213) 621-2590 Email: publication@jflalc.org Chief Writer: Mamiko Nakai Editorial Advisor: Maki Watanabe Copyright 2005 by The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles. All rights reserved. Original CG by impress & Minna no Kyozai Site The 2005 Japanese Language Proficiency Test The Japan Foundation administers the Japanese Language Proficiency Test in various cities in countries around the world. The test is offered in four levels at multiple US locations on the first Sunday in December. Be sure not to miss the application deadline in September. For more information our website at: http://www.jflalc.org/?act=tpt&id=8 (http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/index.php)
Let s review previous lessons! B It s not A. It s B. Practice the followings as shown in the example. [ example ] 1. 2. 3. 4. Name: Takashi Nationality: Japanese Tokyo Hometown: Occupation: Beautician q Name: Taro Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Osaka Occupation: Policeman w Name: Emily Nationality: American Hometown: Occupation: New York Nurse
Describing Nouns Look at the picture and write the description in Japanese. Hint: ( i ) adjective + noun (blue sky) (na) adjective + + noun (beautiful color) noun + + noun (English book) q w expensive sick e r favorite hot t y energetic/healthy Japanese Language u i brown delicious
Today s topic is Let s go shopping!! * Things / Places stationery store department store pencil T-shirt eraser sweat shirt pen tie postcard dress pencil case bookstore notebook book scissors dictionary vegetable store comic book carrot novel green bell pepper magazine radish kyookasho potato picture onion map flower shop poster rose gymnasium * Expressions for shopping Welcome (to our store). Excuse me. Do you have ~ (in your store)? Does your store have ~? Yes, we have it. Sorry, it s out of stock /sold out. then... Here you are. / Here it is. How much ~ It s. Can I have/get ~? Please give me ~. It s expensive/cheap. What s this?
* Words for Pointing this one (here) that one that one (over there) this... (here) that... that... (over there) * Numbers 1 10 100 2 20 200 3 30 300 4 40 400 5 50 500 6 60 600 7 70 700 8 80 800 9 90 900 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000
(Stationary Store) Mike: Mike: (irasshaimase) (keshigomu wa arimasuka) (sumimasen urikire desu) (jaa fudebako wa arimasuka) (hai arimasu) Welcome to our store! Do you have erasers (in your store)? Sorry, they re out of stock. Then, do you have pencil cases (in your store)? Yes, we do. q A Do you have ~ (in your store)? B Yes, we do. Sorry, they re out of stock. [example]a: Do you have pencils (in your store)? (enpitsuwa arimasuka) B: Yes, we do. (hai arimasu) Sorry, they re out of stock. (sumimasen urikire desu) Practice the following as shown in the example. [example] pencil case A: B: or q A: B w A: B
e A: B: r A: B You are a store clerk. Your store had a good sale today and there are only a few vegetables left as in the following picture. How do you respond to the following questions? q w e r t
(vegetable store) (irasshaimase) Welcome to our store! Mike: (jagaimo wa arimasuka) Do you have potatoes (in your store)? (hai arimasu) Yes, we do. Mike: ( (o) ikura desuka ) How much? (nihyaku kyuujuu hachi en desu) It s 298 yen. Big Numbers Complicated numbers can be considered the sums of smaller numbers. example 1. example 2. 258 200 + 50 + 8 79463 70000 + 9000 + 400 + 60 + 3 (nihyaku gojuu hachi) (nanaman kyuusen yonhyaku rokujuu san) Let s read the following numbers in Japanese! 1 491 2 3825 3 8037 4 76392 5 45070
w A: B: How much? It s yen. [example] A: () How much? ( (o) ikura desuka) B: It s 100. (hyaku en desu) Practice the following as shown in the example. [example] potato ( 100) A B: A: B: q 50 A B A B: w 630 A: B: A B: e 4980 A: B: A: B: What kinds of currency are used in Japan? Let s visit the Bank of Japan s website and check what the Japanese money is like. http://www.boj.or.jp/en/money/money_f.htm
(vegetable store) Mike: Mike: Mike: Mike: (irasshaimase) (daikon wa arimasuka) (hai arimasu) (takai desuka) (iie) ( totemo yasui desu (yo) ) () ( (o) ikura desuka) 50 (gojuu en desu) ( yasui desu (ne) ) (Jaa daikon o sanbon kudasai) (hai doozo) Welcome to our store! Does your store carry radishes? Yes, we do. Are they expensive? No. The price is very reasonable/low. How much is it? It s 50 yen. That s cheap! Then, can I get 3 radishes? Here you are. e / Is it expensive/cheap? / It is expensive/cheap. Find a partner and check today s currency rate at http://www.xe.com/ucc/ and compare the prices of pizza & clothing between the U.S. and Japan with your partner. Domino s Pizza Japan : http://www.dominos.jp/item/index.php GAP Japan : http://gap.co.jp/ Example q? Example w / //
Counters... are used for counting things in general, but there are other different counters for certain items depending on what you are counting. (-mai) is used for flat and thin items. (paper, tickets, shirts, etc.) (-hon)is used for long items. (pencils, flowers, umbrellas, etc.) (-satsu)is used for bound materials. (book, magazine, etc.) ( Note: There are more counters for counting different items. ) counting things in general ( -mai ) flat objects < paper, shirts > ( -hon ) long/cylindrical objects < pencils, flowers > ( -satsu ) bound materials < books, magazines > 1 (hitotsu) (ichimai) * (ippon) * (issatsu) 2 (futatsu) (nimai) (nihon) (nisatsu) 3 (mittsu) (sanmai) * (sanbon) (sansatsu) 4 (yottsu) (yonmai) (yonhon) (yonsatsu) 5 (itsutsu) (gomai) (gohon) (gosatsu) 6 (muttsu) (rokumai) * (roppon) (rokusatsu) 7 (nanatsu) (nanamai) (nanahon) (nanasatsu) 8 (yattsu) (hachimai) /* (hachihon/happon) * (hassatsu) 9 (kokonotsu) (kyuumai) (kyuuhon) (kyuusatsu) 10 (too) (juumai) * (juppon) * (jussatsu) * Irregular
Match the pictures with the correct counters using lines. <counter>
r counter Please give me counter. [example] Please give me 3 erasers. keshigomu o mittsu kudasai Practice the following as shown in the example. [example] q w e r
(Department Store) Mike: (irasshaimase) (sore o kudasai) (kono nekutai desuka) Welcome to our store! I d like that one. This tie? Mike: (iie sono aoi nekutai o kudasai) No. That blue tie, please. (aa kore desuka) Oh, this one? t(this one here)(that one)(that one over there) refers to a thing right in front of the speaker. refers to a thing that is close to the speaker and right in front of the listener. refers to a thing that is far from both the speaker and the listener. それ これ それ これ あれ
Look at the following pictures and fill in the blank with//. q w e y (this...) (that... ) (that... over there) this blue tie that book this book that black car over there
Step 1 Look at the following pictures and fill in the blanks in Japanese. Hint: Step 2 Using vocabulary you have learned in the past, add appropriate adjectives to your answers above to describe the people or objects. Hint: + adjective + Noun + adjective + Noun + adjective + Noun q w e r Let s visit the Japan Mint s website and find the answers for the following questions. http://www.mint.go.jp/eng/kids/index_e.html Questions: 1. What kinds of things were used as money around 1500 B.C. in Japan? 2. Who established the money system? 3. What kinds of processes are missing in the following chart for making coins? 4. When was the Japan Mint opened? 5. Why are coins round-shaped?
(Bookstore) Mike: (irasshaimase) (kore wa nandesuka) (nihon no manga desu) Welcome to our store! What s this? That s a Japanese comic book. Mike: (ikura desuka) (yonhyaku en desu) How much is it? It s 400. u A: // What is (this/that/that over there)? B: It is ~. [example 1.] A: What is this? kore wa nandesuka B: It s a poster. posutaa desu [example 2.] A: What are those? sore wa nandesuka B: They re chopsticks. hashi desu [example 3.] A: What is that over there? are wa nandesuka B: It s a gymnasium. taiikukan desu
Look at the following pictures and complete the conversation. Hint: //. q B A:? A B: w A B A:? B: e B A A:? B: Try pairing up with a friend and asking each other about things in the classroom. [example]
Complete the following conversation by filling in the blank. q <Sachiko goes to a flower shop to buy 5 roses for her mother.> q Sachiko: w Sachiko: e Sachiko: r 1200 w <Ken goes to a bookstore to buy a Japanese textbook, but they didn t have them in stock.> q Ken: w Ken: e Let s practice going to McDonald s Japan and ordering in Japanese! Find a partner and trade off playing the customer and cashier. Use any combination of expressions you learned earlier. <MacDonald s Japan> http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/sales/menu_h_f.html
Down Across 1. Musical instrument you play that has strings. 1. It s a green, sweet vegetable. 2. You may buy a present for Mother s Day here. 2. Something you put on your head 3. Billions of people use them to eat. 3. Three (counter for objects in general) 4. You may go shopping here before school starts. 4. You read this in English class. 5. You can use a cell phone to take this nowadays. 5. You come here for the freshest vegetables. 6.You say this before asking a question. 6. Something you find at a bookstore and it comes out once a week/month.
q w q w e r t y u i q w e r q w e r t q w e r t q w e [ Exercise. ] q w e r Sample Answers q w e r These are not the only correct answers. There are many other possible answers. q w q w e q w e r q w e q w e r q we
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