Wa and Desu

1. Wa and Desu

2. Wa is a topic marker Desu is equivalent to “is” in English Provides comment or information to what is being talked about Noun 1 wa Noun 2 desu

3. Harada-san wa dono hito desu ka? T w/c person (Which person is Mr. Harada? Harada san wa ano hito desu. Mr. Harada is that person over there. Examples

4. Kono hoteru wa saabisu ga ii (this) (hotel) T (service) C (good) desu (The service in this hotel is good.) Zoo wa hana ga nagai desu (elephant) T (trunk) C (long) Shibata san wa nihonjin desu T (Japanese) Ana san wa gakusei desu T (student)

5. Desu (is) – ja arimasen (isn’t) dewa arimasen (present) – (negative present) Deshita – ja arimasen deshita dewa arimasen deshita Was - wasn’t (past) - (negative past) Formal Negation of Desu

6. Desu (is) – ja nai (isn’t) (present) – (negative present) Deshita – ja nai deshita Was - wasn’t (past) - (negative past) Informal Negation of Desu

7. Ana san wa Fuiripinjin desu. Ana san is a Filipino Ana san wa Nihonjin ja arimasen Ana san is not a Japanese Misaki san wa gakusei deshita. Misaki san was a student. Misaki san wa sensei ja arimasen deshita Misaki san was not a teacher. Example

8. Make your own sentences using wa, desu, ja arimasen, and ja arimasen deshita. Renshu shimashoo

9. Demonstrative Pronouns Kore, Sore, Are, Dore

10. Kore – referring to something near the speaker Sore – referring to something near to the hearer but far from the speaker Are – far from speaker and hearer Demonstrative PronounsKore, Sore, Are, and Dore

11. (a book is near to A but far from B) A: Kore wa nan desu ka? What is this? B: Sore wa hon desu. It’s a book./That is a book Example (rei)

12. (a newspaper is far from A but near B) A: Sore wa nan desu ka? What is that? B: Kore wa shinbun desu. This is a newspaper (a textbook is far from A and B) A: Are wa nan desu ka? What is that over there? B: Are wa kyookasho desu. That is a textbook.

13. In answering question with dore, use kore, sore, or are A: shirigakka wa dore desu ka? Which one is the department of Psychology? B: Are desu That one over there. A: Kyookasho wa dore desu ka? Which one is the textbook? B: Kore desu This one. Dore (which one?)

14. Do no say: Kore hon Say: Kono hon Kore, sore, are, and dore change to kono, sono, ano, and dono repectively before the noun they modify

15. A: Sore wa nan desu ka? What is that? B: Dore desu ka? Which one? A: Sono hon desu That book B: Kore wa kyokasho desu Example (Rei)

16. I. A: Ano hito wa dare desu ka? Who is that man over there? B: Are wa Ruin san desu That is Mr. Lwin II. A: Arisu san wa dono gakusei desu ka? Which student is Alice san? B: Ano gakisei desu. That student over there.

17. Directional & Locative Nouns

18. Kochira – this way Sochira – that way Achira – direction toward that way over there Dochira – which way, which one These are also considered as counterpart of kore, sore, are, and dore (politely) Directional Nouns

19. Kochira wa Ruin san desu This is Mr. Lwin Achira wa Arisu san desu That is Alice san Dochira e ikimasu ka? Where are you going Ashita mo kochira e kimasu. I’ll come here tomorrow, too Example

20. Koko – this place (here) Soko – that place (there) Asoko - that place over there Doko – which place (where) Locative nouns

21. What would you say in Japanese when you want to describe: 1. the place you are is cool (in temperature) 2. you find a newspaper over there and want to point it out to your friend Renshu

22. 3. you are standing next to the house and want to describe it as being new 4. you are looking at a book and want to describe it as being old 5. you are introducing a respectable person to another 6. you want to tell that this is the way to go to an old person 7.you want to tell another that the building is over there 8. this is a quiet place

23. Make a skit applying demonstrative pronouns and its polite form. Make a skit using directional nouns and Locative noun Renshu shimasho