Grammar 8 - 10

Question 1

cherry blossoms are beautiful

Answer 1

sakura wa kirei desu

Question 2

mt. fuji is high

Answer 2

fujisan wa takai desu

Question 3

cherry blossoms are beautiful flowers

Answer 3

sakura wa kireina hana desu

Question 4

mt. fuji is a high mountain

Answer 4

fujisan wa takai yama desu

Question 5

is osaka lively?

Answer 5

osaka wa nigiyaka desu ka

Question 6

is sakura university well known?

Answer 6

sakura-daigaku wa yūmei desu ka

Question 7

is it cold in beijing at the moment?

Answer 7

pekin wa ima samui desu ka

Question 8

is it cold in shanghai too?

Answer 8

shanhai mo samui desu ka

Question 9

how is the university dormitory?

Answer 9

daigaku no ryō wa dō desu ka

Question 10

it’s old but it’s convenient

Answer 10

furui desu ga benri desu

Question 11

i went to mr. matsumoto’s house yesterday

Answer 11

kinō matsumoto-san no uchi e ikimashita

Question 12

it’s a beautiful house and it’s a big house

Answer 12

kirei na uchi desu. soshite, ōkii uchi desu

Question 13

i watched an interesting film yesterday

Answer 13

kinō omoshiroi eiga o mimashita

Question 14

teacher mr. watt is kind

Answer 14

watto-sensei wa shinsetsu desu

Question 15

it’s not quiet there

Answer 15

asoko wa shizuka ja arimasen

Question 16

this book is not interesting

Answer 16

kono hon wa omoshiroikunai desu

Question 17

no, it isn’t lively (busy)

Answer 17

iie, nigiyaka ja arimasen

Question 18

teacher mr. watt is a considerate teacher

Answer 18

watto-sensei wa shinsetsuna sensei desu

Question 19

japanese food is delicious but it is expensive

Answer 19

nihon no tabemono wa oishii desu ga takai desu

Question 20

this is a very famous movie

Answer 20

kore wa totemo yūmeina eiga desu

Question 21

shanghai is not very cold

Answer 21

shanhai wa amari samukunai desu

Question 22

sakura university is not a very well-known university

Answer 22

sakura-daigaku wa amari yūmeina daigaku ja arimasen

Question 23

how do you find life in Japan?

Answer 23

nihon no seikatsu wa dō desu ka

Question 24

what sort of town is nara?

Answer 24

nara wa donna machi desu ka

Question 25

how is work going?

Answer 25

o-shigoto wa dō desu ka

Question 26

would you like another cup of coffee?

Answer 26

kōhii, mō ippai ikaga desu ka

Question 27

no thank you

Answer 27

iie kekkō desu

Question 28

oh, it's already six o'clock, isn't it?

Answer 28

a, mō roku-ji desu ne

Question 29

thank you very much for today

Answer 29

kyō wa dōmo arigatō gozaimashita

Question 30

please come again

Answer 30

mata irasshatte kudasai

Question 31

it's time I should be going

Answer 31

sorosoro shitsurei-shimasu

Question 32

i like italian food

Answer 32

watashi wa itaria-ryōri ga suki desu

Question 33

i understand japanese

Answer 33

watashi wa nihon-go ga wakarimasu

Question 34

i have a car

Answer 34

watashi wa kuruma ga arimasu

Question 35

what sports do you like?

Answer 35

donna supōtsu ga suki desu ka

Question 36

i understand english well

Answer 36

eigo ga yoku wakarimasu

Question 37

i understand english a little

Answer 37

eigo ga sukoshi wakarimasu

Question 38

i don't understand english very well

Answer 38

eigo ga awari wakarimasen

Question 39

i have a lot of money

Answer 39

okane ga takusan arimasu

Question 40

i don't have any money

Answer 40

okane ga zenzen arimasen

Question 41

it's a little cold here

Answer 41

koko wa sukoshi samui desu

Question 42

that film is not at all interesting

Answer 42

ano eiga wa zenzen omoshirokunai desu

Question 43

i don't read newspapers because i don't have time

Answer 43

jikan ga arimasen kara, shinbun o yomimasen

Question 44

do you read a newspaper every morning? | no i don't. i don't have time

Answer 44

maiasa shinbun o yomimasu ka | iie, yomimasen. jikan ga arimasen kara

Question 45

why don't you read a newspaper in the mornings?

Answer 45

dōshite asa shinbun o yomimasen ka

Question 46

because i don't have time

Answer 46

jikan ga arimasen kara

Question 47

i'm going home early today

Answer 47

kyō wa hayaku kaerimasu

Question 48

why?

Answer 48

dōshite desu ka

Question 49

because it's my son's birthday

Answer 49

kodomo no tanjōbi desu kara

Question 50

would you like to come to a classical concert with me?

Answer 50

kurashikku no konsāto, issho ni ikaga desu ka

Question 51

next week on Friday evening

Answer 51

raishū no kin-yōbi no ban desu

Question 52

it's a pity, but i've arranged to meet some friends

Answer 52

zannen desu ga, tomodachi to yakusoku ga arimasu kara

Question 53

please ask me another time

Answer 53

mata kondo onegai-shimasu

Question 54

there's a convenience store over there

Answer 54

asoko ni konbini ga arimasu

Question 55

ms. sato's in the lobby

Answer 55

robii ni satō-san ga imasu

Question 56

Where is Disneyland at? Chiba prefecture (FORM 1-ni)

Answer 56

tōkyō dizuniirando wa doko ni arimasu ka | chiba-ken ni arimasu

Question 57

my family's in new york

Answer 57

kazoku wa nyūyōku ni imasu

Question 58

is there an ATM in this building?

Answer 58

kono biru ni ATM ga arimasu ka

Question 59

you see that man over there?

Answer 59

asoko ni otoko no hito ga imasu ne

Question 60

who is that man over there?

Answer 60

ano hito wa dare desu ka

Question 61

who is in the garden?

Answer 61

niwa ni dare ga imasu ka

Question 62

what's in the box?

Answer 62

hako no naka ni nani ga arimasu ka

Question 63

where's the post office?

Answer 63

yūbinkyoku wa doko ni arimasu ka

Question 64

it's near the station

Answer 64

eki no chikaku desu | [statement before "desu" represents the place and therefore does not require "ni"]

Question 65

Where is Disneyland at? Chiba prefecture (FORM 2-desu)

Answer 65

tōkyō dizuniirando wa doko desu ka | chiba-ken desu

Question 66

it's in front of the bank

Answer 66

ginkō no mae ni arimasu

Question 67

there's a computer

Answer 67

konpyūta ga arimasu

Question 68

there are cherry trees

Answer 68

sakura ga arimasu

Question 69

there's a park

Answer 69

kōen ga arimasu

Question 70

what's in the basement?

Answer 70

chika ni nani ga arimasu ka

Question 71

who's at the reception desk?

Answer 71

uketsuke ni dare ga imasu ka

Question 72

there's a photograph on the desk

Answer 72

tsukue no ue ni shashin ga arimasu

Question 73

the post office is next to the bank

Answer 73

yūbinkyoku wa ginkō no tonari ni arimasu

Question 74

there are some letters, photographs and other things in the box

Answer 74

hako no naka ni tegami ya shashin (nado) ga arimasu

Question 75

the book store is next to the the supermarket | factual

Answer 75

hon-ya wa supā no tonari ni arimasu

Question 76

the book store is next to the supermarket | you know, with some amazement

Answer 76

supā no tonari ni hon-ya ga arimasu