Common Phrases 14

Question 1

The air is dry today (te form)

Answer 1

今日は空気が乾いている (くうき) (かわ)

Question 2

The grass is wet

Answer 2

草は濡れています (くさ) (ぬ)

Question 3

The grass there is very green

Answer 3

あそこの草はとても緑色です (くさ) (みどりいろ)

Question 4

The trees are wet with rain

Answer 4

木は雨で濡れている (ぬ)

Question 5

There are many fish in the lake (not takusan)

Answer 5

湖に多くの魚がいる (みずみ) (おお) (さかな)

Question 6

Have a bank account

Answer 6

銀行に口座を持っている (ぎんこ) (こざ) (も)

Question 7

She is quick at taking notes. (Hint: verb insert ga)

Answer 7

彼女はノートを取るのが早いです (かのじ) (とる) (はや)

Question 8

Language is a living thing

Answer 8

言語は生き物だ (げんご) (いきもの)

Question 9

I filled out my form

Answer 9

私の用紙に記入した (ようし) ( きんゆう)

Question 10

Do you have any change for 1000 yen?

Answer 10

千円でお釣りがありますか (おつり)

Question 11

I would like to know my cash balance (with explanatory grammar form at end)

Answer 11

私の現金残高を知りたいのですが
(げんきん ざんだか) (し)

Question 12

I was reading a book but closed it (clause 1 てform + のに)

Answer 12

本を読んでいるのに閉じました (と)

Question 13

He went to the bank to withdraw money.

Answer 13

彼はお金を引き出しに銀行へ行った (ひきだ) (ぎんこ)

Question 14

Please lend me your toilet

Answer 14

トイレを貸してください (か)

Question 15

Prof Smith could speak many FOREIGN languages (many here is “variety”) (でき…)

Answer 15

スミス先生はいろいろな外国語ができました (がいこくご)

Question 16

The chair was very low (past tense adj)

Answer 16

椅子はとても低かったです (いす) (ひく)

Question 17

The bride’s necklace WAS very beautiful

Answer 17

しんぷのネックレスはとても美しかったです (うつく)

Question 18

Are you from China?

Answer 18

あなたは中国出身ですか？ (ちゅうごく) (しゅっしん)

Question 19

how long are you there for? (No doko. There as in soko. Start with dk end with ndesu ka)

Answer 19

どれくらいそこにいるんですか？

Question 20

The ice on the lake became thicker

Answer 20

湖の氷は厚くなった
(みずみ)(あつ)

Question 21

The air there was dirty (can also mean polluted).

Answer 21

あそこの空気は汚かったです
(くうき) (きたな)

Question 22

あそこの空気は汚かったです
(くうき) (きたな)

Question 23

The sun is (becomes) very high in summer (uses adj く+ naru)

Answer 23

夏は太陽がとても高くなります
(なつ) (たいよ)

Question 24

I put out my cigarette

Answer 24

タバコ 火 を消した
(ひ) (け)

Question 25

The moon is shining (no shi in verb = hikatte

Answer 25

月が光っている (つき) (ひか)