Core Family Members Other People Indicating Whose with Particle no The Question Word nani/nan

1. Class Session 4b Chapter 3 • Core Family Members • Other People • Indicating Whose with Particle no • The Question Word nani/nan • Asking Which (dore/dono) • Asking Where Is It? Japanese 1100-L04b-07-05-2012

2. Core Family Members • The Japanese use different words to identify family members • The humble (plain) form is used when talking about your own family members; the respectful (polite) form is used when talking about the family members of others: • English Humble (Plain) Respectful (Polite) • father chichi otōsan • mother haha okāsan • (older) brother ani oniisan • (younger) brother ototo otōtosan • (older) sister ane onēsan • (younger) sister imōto imōtosan Japanese 1100-L04b-07-05-2012

3. Other People Some terms for identify non-family members: dōryō colleague jōshi superior (boss) tomodachi friend bōifurendo boyfriend gārufurendo girlfriend Japanese 1100-L04b-07-05-2012

4. Indicating Whose with Particle no • The possessive in Japanese is indicated with the particle no • Person’s name + no • Pronoun + no • Maiku-san no hon desu. It is Mike’s book. • Watashi no hon desu. It is my book. • Anata no hone desu ka. Is it your book? • The possessive no is also used to specify human relationships: • maiku-san no okāsan Mike’s mother • watashi no haha My mother • Multiple no can be used in expressions: • ima no nihon no uchi today’s Japanese house Japanese 1100-L04b-07-05-2012

5. The Question Word nani/nan (p43) The question word what? Is expressed in Japanese with nani/nan Used independently, the word is pronounced nani, (as in responding to somone calling your name): nani? Used in other contexts, the word is pronounced nan: nan desu ka. What is it? kore wa nan desu ka. What is this? anata no senkō wa nan desu ka. What is your major? anata no shumi wa nan desu ka. What is your hobby? Japanese 1100-L04b-07-05-2012

6. Asking Which (dore/dono) (p44) • Use the question word dore for asking which? • toshokan wa dore desu ka. • Which (one) is the library? • You can also use the question word dono + noun: • dono tatemono wa toshokan desu ka. • Which building is the library? • Dore is not used for people and locations: • tanaka-san wa dono hito desu ka. • Which (person) is Mr. Tanaka? Japanese 1100-L04b-07-05-2012

7. Asking Where Is It? Use the question word doko to ask where something is located: yūbinkyoku wa doko desu ka. Where is the post office? toshokan wa doko desu ka. Where is the library? Japanese 1100-L04b-07-05-2012