Japanese · JLPT Band 1 (N5) · Chapter 14
ねこは どこですかWhere is the cat?
The place words: koko (here), soko (there), asoko (over there), doko (where?). These complete the kosoado grid. Neko wa doko desu ka — Asoko desu (Where's the cat? — Over there). You also meet the verbs iku, kuru, miru, taberu, nomu, suru as vocabulary (how to use them comes in the next book). Kana: reading the place words fluently.
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ここ? あそこ?— Koko? Asoko?
- Yukiねこはどこですか。Where's the cat?
- Mikeここです。Here. (slip: the cat is far from me, so it should be "asoko", not "koko")
- Yuki「あそこ」ですよ。「ここ」じゃないです。It's "asoko". Not "koko".
- Mikeあ、あそこです!ねこがいます。Oh, over there! There's the cat.
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いえは どこ— Where's the House?
- Kenマイクさんのいえはどこですか。Mike, where's your house?
- Mikeあそこです。いぬもあそこです。Over there. The dog is over there too.
- Kenいいですね!ねこはどこですか。Nice! Where's the cat?
- Mikeあ、ねこはそこです!ケンさんのねこですか。Oh, the cat is right there! Is it your cat, Ken?
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- ここ
pronounhere
- そこ
pronounthere (near you)
- あそこ
pronounover there
- どこ
pronounwhere
- いく
verbto go
- くる
verbto come
- みる
verbto see, to watch
- たべる
verbto eat
- のむ
verbto drink
- する
verbto do
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Place words: koko/soko/asoko/doko
Explanation
The kosoado grid is complete. For places: koko (near the speaker), soko (near the listener), asoko (far from both), doko (where?). It is the same idea as kore/sore/are for things. The pattern is <what/who> wa doko desu ka — koko/soko/asoko desu: Neko wa doko desu ka — Asoko desu. Ie wa doko desu ka — Soko desu.
Examples
- ねこは どこですか。— あそこです。Where's the cat? — Over there.
- いぬは ここです。ねこは そこです。The dog is here. The cat is there.
- いえは どこですか。— あそこです。Where's the house? — Over there.
- みずは どこですか。— ここです。Where's the water? — Here.
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ひらがな: こそあどを すらすら— Hiragana: The kosoado Series Fluently
Read them in rows:
- これ・それ・あれ・どれkore · sore · are · dorethings: this / that / that over there / which
- ここ・そこ・あそこ・どこkoko · soko · asoko · dokoplaces: here / there / over there / where
- こ・そ・あ・どko · so · a · dothe four starting sounds
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