Japanese · JLPT Band 1 (N5) · Chapter 8
これは ちちですThis is my father
The determiners kono/sono/ano go before a noun: Kono hito wa chichi desu (This person is my father). Note the difference from kore, which stands alone. More family words: older/younger brother and sister, grandfather, grandmother, son, daughter. Kana: 拗音 + 促音, and the long ii/aa in ojīsan/obāsan.
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これは ちちです— This Is My Father
- Yukiこれはわたしのかぞくです。このひとはちちです。This is my family. This person is my father.
- Mikeこれはおじいさんですか。Is this your grandfather? (mistake: kore for a person)
- Yukiひとは「このひと」ですよ。はい、おじいさんです。For a person it's "kono hito". Yes, that's my grandfather.
- Mikeあのねこもかぞくですか。Is that cat over there also family?
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その いぬは だれのですか— Whose Dog Is That?
- Kenマイクさん、そのいぬはマイクさんのですか。Mike, is that dog yours?
- Mikeはい、わたしのいぬです。なまえはポチです。Yes, it's my dog. Its name is Pochi.
- Kenあのねこは。And that cat over there?
- Mikeあれはあねのねこです。おおきいねこです。That one is my older sister's cat. It's a big cat.
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- あに
noun(my) older brother
- あね
noun(my) older sister
- おとうと
nounyounger brother
- いもうと
nounyounger sister
- おじいさん
noungrandfather
- おばあさん
noungrandmother
- むすこ
nounson
- むすめ
noundaughter
- いえ
nounhouse, home
- ねこ
nouncat
- いぬ
noundog
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kosoado — kono / sono / ano + noun
Explanation
Kore/sore/are stand alone, but before a noun they become kono/sono/ano: kono hito (this person), sono kaban (that bag), ano ie (that house over there). The distance meaning is the same as kore/sore/are. It is handy for introducing family from a photo: Kono hito wa chichi desu (This person is my father).
Examples
- この ひとは ちちです。This person is my father.
- その かばんは あねのです。That bag is my older sister's.
- あの いぬは わたしのです。That dog over there is mine.
Kana
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ひらがな: ながい ii・aa と ようおん— Hiragana: Long ii/aa and 拗音
Words whose meaning changes with length — be careful:
- おじいさんojīsangrandfather — long "ii" (vs おじさん uncle)
- おばあさんobāsangrandmother — long "aa" (vs おばさん aunt)
- おとうとotōtoyounger brother — long "ō" (おう)
- いもうとimōtoyounger sister — long "ō" (おう)
Read, holding the long vowels:
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