Fourth Dialogue Extra Practice

Improve your understanding and ability to use Japanese with this extra practice of the sentence patterns you met in the fourth dialogue.

 

In English

Have you

ever...?


1A: Have you

      ever eaten

      sushi?


2A: Have you

      ever played

      baseball?


3A: have you

      ever read

      a Japanese

      book?


4A: Have you

      ever seen

      a fox?


Which...

did you...?

1A: Which movie

      did you

      watch?

2A: Which horse

      did you

      ride?

3A: Which student

      did you

      speak to?

4A: Which

      newspaper

      did you

      read?


Why did

you ...?

1A: Why did

      you go to

      Takasaki?


2A: Why did

      you listen

      to that

      song?

3A: Why did

      you choose

      that book?


4A: Why did

      you drink

      tea?



In Romaji

...koto ga

arimasu  

ka?

1A: Sushi o

      tabeta koto

      ga arimasu

      ka?

2A: Yakyuu o

      shita koto

      ga arimasu

      ka?

3A: Nihongo no

      hon o yonda

      koto ga

      arimasu

      ka?

4A: Kitsune o

      mita koto

      ga arimasu

      ka?

Dono...

...ta ka?

1A: Dono eiga

      o mimashita

       ka?

2A: Dono uma

      ni norimashita

      ka?

3A: Dono gakusei

      ni hanashi-

      -mashita ka?

4A: Dono

      shinbun o

      yomi-

      -mashita

      ka?

Doushite...

...ta ka?

1A: Doushite

      Takasaki ni

      ikimashita

      ka?

2A: Doushite

      sono kyoku o

      kikimashita

      ka?

3A: Doushite

      sono hon o

      erabimashita

      ka?

4A: Doushite

      o-cha o

      nomimashita

      ka?


English

Have you ever...?

1A: Have you ever eaten

      sushi?

2A: Have you ever played

      baseball?

3A: have you ever read

      a Japanese book?

4A: Have you ever seen

      a fox?

Which... did you...?

1A: Which movie did you

      watch?

2A: Which horse did you ride?


3A: Which student did you

      speak to?

4A: Which newspaper

      did you read?

Why did you ...?

1A: Why did you go to

      Takasaki?

2A: Why did you listen

      to that song?

3A: Why did you choose

      that book?

4A: Why did you drink tea?



Japanese

...koto ga arimasu ka?

1A: Sushi o tabeta koto

      ga arimasu ka?

2A: Yakyuu o shita koto

      ga arimasu ka?

3A: Nihongo no hon o yonda

      koto ga arimasu ka?

4A: Kitsune o mita koto

      ga arimasu ka?

Dono... ta ka?

1A: Dono eiga o

      mimashita ka?

2A: Dono uma ni

      norimashita ka?

3A: Dono gakusei ni

      hanashimashita ka?

4A: Dono shinbun o

      yomimashita ka?

Doushite... ta ka?

1A: Doushite Takasaki ni

      ikimashita ka?

2A: Doushite sono kyoku o

      kikimashita ka?

3A: Doushite sono hon o

      erabimashita ka?

4A: Doushite o-cha o

      nomimashita ka?


Grammar Point!

There are two versions of the simple past, when it comes to verbs.

One is where the verbs usually end in "...ta" or "da." This is the more informal version or when used in constructions like "... koto ga arimasu."

The other is when the verbs end in "...mashita." This is the more formal version.

Remember that at the beginning I said that the Japanese, in their speech, use different constructions, depending on who they are talking to. Well, if they want to be polite, they would use the ...mashita form.

"Dono" is "which," when there is choice of two or more.


A note on pronunciation

Say tabeta, which means "ate," as though the syllables were separate words: ta-beh-ta.

Say nihongo, which means "the Japanese language:" nee-hon-goh.

Say kitsune, which means "fox:" kee-tsoo-neh.

Say doushite, which means "why:" doh-oo-shee-teh.

Say erabimashita, which means "chose:" eh-ra-bee-ma-shee-ta.

Say shinbun, which means "newspaper:" sheen-bun.

Months of the year

As you can see, it's just a matter of putting the number of the month before "gatsu."

January: ichigatsu = pronunciation: eechee-ga-tsoo.

February: nigatsu = pronunciation: nee-ga-tsoo.

March: sangatsu = pronunciation: san-ga-tsoo.

April: shigatsu = pronunciation: shee-ga-tsoo.

May: gogatsu = pronunciation: goh-ga-tsoo.

June: rokugatsu = pronunciation: roh-koo-ga-tsoo.

July: shichigatsu = pronunciation: shee-chee-ga-tsoo.

August: hachigatsu = pronunciation: ha-chee-ga-tsoo.

September: kugatsu = pronunciation: koo-ga-tsoo.

October: juugatsu = pronunciation: joo-oo-ga-tsoo.

November: juuichigatsu = pronunciation: joo-oo-ichee-ga-tsoo.

December: juunigatsu = pronunciation: joo-oo-nee-ga-tsoo.


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