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?
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? 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? |
EnglishWhere 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? |
JapaneseDoko...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? |
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."
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.
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.