Third Dialogue More Practice

Get some more practice on the sentence patterns covered in this third romaji dialogue and so increase your understanding of Japanese.

In English

Where

will...?

1A: Where will

      you eat?


2A: Where will

      you practice?



3A: Where will

      you go

      fishing?


4A: Where will

      you play

      football?


I have

heard...

1A: I have

      heard that

      Mr Yamada

      likes sushi.


2A: I have

      heard she

      plays the

      piano well.


3A: I have

      heard it's

      a large

      building.

4A: I have

      heard you

      speak

      Japanese

      well.

And then/

After that...

1A: And then,

      what will

      you watch?


2A: After that,

      what will

      you do?


3A: After dinner,

      what will you

      listen to?




4A: After Friday,

      where will

      you visit?



In Romaji

Doko

...desu ka?

1A: Doko de

      tabemasu

      ka?
2A: Doko de

      renshuu

      shimasu

      ka?

3A: Doko de

      tsuri ni

      ikimasu

      ka?

4A: Doko de

       sokka o

       shimasu

       ka?

...da sou

desu.

1A:Yamada-san

      wa sushii

      ga suki

      da sou

      desu.

2A: kanojo wa

      piano ga

      yoku hikeru

      da sou

      desu.

3A: Sore wa

      okii biru

      da sou

      desu.

4A: Anata wa

      nihongo ga

       jouzu ni

       hanasu da

       sou desu.

Sore kara/

...no ato de

1A: Sore kara,

      nani o

      mimasu

      ka?

2A: Sore kara,

      nani o

      shimasu

      ka?

3A: Yuushoku

       no ato de,

       nani o

       kikimasu

       ka?


4A: Kinyoubi

      no ato de,

      doko ni

      taizai

      shimasu ka?

English

Where will...?

1A: Where will you eat?

2A: Where will you practice?


3A: Where will you go fishing?


4A: Where will you play

      football?


I have

heard...

1A: I have heard that

      Mr Yamada likes sushi.

2A: I have heard she

      plays the piano well.

3A: I have heard it's

      a large building.

4A: I have heard you

      speak Japanese well.


And then/

After that...

1A: And then, what will

      you watch?

2A: After that, what will

      you do?

3A: After dinner, what will you

      listen to?

4A: After Friday, where will

      you visit?

Japanese

Doko...desu ka?

1A: Doko de tabemasu ka?

2A: Doko de renshuu

      shimasu ka?

3A: Doko de tsuri ni

      ikimasu ka?

4A: Doko de sokka o

       shimasu ka?


...da sou

desu.

1A:Yamada-san wa sushii

      ga suki da sou desu.

2A: kanojo wa piano ga

      yoku hiku da sou desu.

3A: Sore wa okii biru

      da sou desu.

4A: Anata wa nihongo ga

       jouzu ni hanasu da

       sou desu.

Sore kara/

...no ato de

1A: Sore kara, nani o

      mimasu ka?

2A: Sore kara, nani o

      shimasu ka?

3A: Yuushoku no ato de,

       nani o kikimasu ka?

4A: Kinyoubi no ato de,

      doko ni taizai shimasu ka?

Grammar Point!

 The Japanese use what they call particles to target or say something about nouns. You have met a couple of them, as in "ni" "o."

Another one is "de." This can be translated as "at."

"Ni" or "e" can be translated as "in."

"Kara" can be translated as "from."

"o" indicates that it is the object of the verb.

"Ga" is similar to "wa," but use with "can..." type verbs.

"Da" is another form of "desu."

A note on pronunciation

Say okii, which means "big," as though the syllables were separate words: oh-kee-ee and its opposite, chisai: chee-sa-ee.

Say renshuu, which means "practice:" ren-shoo-oo.

Say hikeru, which means "can play:" hee-keh-roo.

Say sokka, which means "(English)football:" sock-ka.

Say suki, which means "like:" skee(I don't know why, but it's a break from the normal pronunciation rules.)

Say jouzu, which means "good at:" joh-oo-zoo.

Say yuushoku, which means "dinner:" yoo-oo-shoh-kuu.

Days of the week

Monday: Getsuyoubi = pronunciation: geh-tsoo-yoh-oo-bee.

Tuesday: Kayoubi = pronunciation: Kah-yoh-oo-bee.

Wednesday: Suiyoubi = pronunciation: soo-ee-yoh-oo-bee.

Thursday: Mokuyoubi = pronunciation: Moh-koo-yoh-oo-bee.

Friday: Kinyoubi = pronunciation: kin-yoh-oo-bee.

Saurday: Doyoubi = pronunciation: doh-yoh-oo-bee.

Sunday: Nichiyoubi = pronunciation: nee-chee-yoh-oo-bee.

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