Family Terms Locative Markers Numerals and Action words

Family Terms, Locative Markers, Numerals, and Action words Sherlyne A. Almonte-Acosta, Ph. D. Powerpoint Templates Page 1

Referential Terms Someone’s Address terms one’s own someone’s sohu ojiisan grandmother sobo obaasan father chichi otoosan/papa otoosan mother haha okaasan/mama okaasan elder brother ani oniisan first/last name+san elder sister ane oneesan first/last name +san younger brother otootosan first name+kun first/last name +san younger sister imootosan first name+chan first/last name +san uncle ojisan aunt obasan son musukosan first name first/last name +san daughter musume ojoosan first name first/last name +san husband shujin goshujin(sama) anata Goshujinsama last name+san wife tsuma/kanai okusan omae/first name okusan child kodomosan sibling kyoodai gokyoodai family kazoku gokazoku grandfather Powerpoint Templates Page 2

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No- of; from • Ruin san no hon – Mr. Lwin’s book • Ejiputo no Arisu san – Alice san from Egypt • Nihongo no sensei – teacher of Japanese language • Are wa dare no hon desu ka? Whose book is that? • Tomodachi kara moraimashita- I received from a friend. Powerpoint Templates Page 4

Kara (from, since, starting point) • • • Doko kara kimashita ka? Where did you come from? Sanji kara benyou shimashita? …studied from/since three o’clock Ashita kara yasumismasu. …. will take a rest/break/vacation Powerpoint Templates Page 5

Ni (to, in, at), • • Okane wa koko ni arimasu. There is money (in) here. Roku-ji ni kaerimasu …. returned at six o’clock Kinoo Nagoya ni tsukimashita …arrived at Nagoya yesterday Kyoshitsu ni kimashita …came in the room Powerpoint Templates Page 6

To (with, and) • • Tomadachi to ikimasu I will go with a friend. Sakana to gohan o tabemasu I will eat fish and rice. Powerpoint Templates Page 7

Ka (Alternative) • • Juusu ka mizu o nomimasu ka? Will you drink juice or water? Barupen ka enpitsu o tukaimasu. I will use ballpen or pencil. Powerpoint Templates Page 8

Made (ending point, till, up to, to) Made ni (deadline, by) • • • Ashita made machimasu I will wait till tomorrow. 100 peji made yomimasu. I will read up to page 100. Raishuu made ni shukudai o dashimasu. Rainen made ni kohibito o tsukurimasu/dekimasu • I’ll have a boyfriend by next year. Powerpoint Templates Page 9

De (indicates place of dynamic action, by through) • • • Koko de benyooshimasu I’ll study here. Kore de kirimasu I’ll cut (it) with this. Toshookan de hanashimasu. …will talk in the library Powerpoint Templates Page 10

Reshu Shimashoo • • • Use the following words in a sentence Hachi-ji – eight o’clock Gakko – school Toosuto – toast bread Hamueggu – ham-and-egg Koocha – black tea Natsuyasumi-summer break Tegami – letter Kitte – stamp Yuubinkyooku-post office Powerpoint Templates Kodomotachi - children Page 11

Translate the following sentences • • I read a book in a bright room Children watch t. v. in a spacious room. I heard from a friend I’ll buy apples and oranges in the store. He will buy present in the department store She is a Japanese language student. They are the students from the Philippines. Powerpoint Templates Page 12

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Numerals and Counters • • Ji – hour of the day Fun/pun – minute En – money Guramu – weight Nin- person Mai – things like papers Kai/gai – floor of a building Shuukan - week Powerpoint Templates Page 14

Numbers of Japanese origin (use for counting small things, ex. Apple) • • • 1 hitotsu 2. futatsu 3. hitotsu 4. yottu 5. itsutsu 6. muttsu 7. nanatsu 8. yattsu 9. kokonotsu 10. to, too Powerpoint Templates Page 15

Minute fun/pun • • 1 ippun 2 nifun 3 sanpun 8 happun/hachifun 10 jippun 20 nijipun 40 yonjippun Powerpoint Templates Page 16

Floor of the buildinng (kai/gai) • • 1 ikkai 2 nikai 3 san gai 10 ji kkai Powerpoint Templates Page 17

Month of the year (gatsu) • • January ichigatsu March sangatsu April shigatsu Octobe juugatsu Powerpoint Templates Page 18

Day of the month • • 1 st – tsitachi 3 rd – mikka 5 th – itsuka 7 th – nanoka 9 th – kokonoka 11 th – juuichinichi 20 th – hatsuka 30 th – sanjuunichi 2 nd – futsuka 4 th - yokka 6 th – muika 8 th – yooka 10 th – tooka 14 th- juuyokka 24 th –nijuuyokka 31 st - sanjuuichinichi Powerpoint Templates Page 19

Persons (nin) • • • 1 hitori 2 futari 3 sannin 4 yonin 5 gonin 6 rokunin 7 shichinin/nananin 8 hachinin 9 kunin/kyuunin 10 juunin Powerpoint Templates Page 20

Example (rei) • • • Kyoo wa go ji ni okimashita Ichi doru wa hyakuu en desu One dollar is 100 yen Kono kaban wa happyaku guramu desu. This bag is 800 grams Gakusei ga sanin kimashita Three students came Kitte o juumai kaimashita I bought ten stamps Powerpoint Templates Page 21