Japanese 115 week 1 vocabulary

Question 1

sentence pattern for comparisons

Answer 1

“A” yori “B” no hou ga “C” (like or dislike/suki ) desu.

example: gyunyu yori jusu no hou ga suki desu.
-I like juice more than milk

Question 2

canada is bigger than japan

Answer 2

nihon yori canada no hou ga okii desu

Question 3

i like dogs more than cats

Answer 3

neko yori inu no hou ga suki desu

Question 4

how is it different when talking about dislikes with verbs versus nouns?

Answer 4

take out the “no” in “no hou ga” when discussing verbs

Question 5

which is bigger : canada or japan?

Answer 5

canada to nihon to dochira no hou ga okii desu ka?

Question 6

canada is bigger

Answer 6

canada no hou ga okii desu

Question 7

having the intention of doing

Answer 7

tsumori

Question 8

tonight I plan on eating sushi

Answer 8

konban sushi o taberu tsumori desu

Question 9

tonight I don’t plan on eating sushi

Answer 9

konban sushi o tabenai tsumori desu

Question 10

Where do you plan on going for spring break?

Answer 10

haru yasumi ni doko ni iku tsumori desu ka?

Question 11

yes i plan on going to kyoto

Answer 11

kyoto ni iku tsumori desu

Question 12

no, i don’t plan on going anywhere

Answer 12

iie, doko ni mo ikanai tsumori desu

Question 13

Anywhere

Answer 13

Doko ni mo

Question 14

who is the tallest in the class?

Answer 14

kurasu no naka de, dare ga ichiban sega takai desu ka?

Question 15

what food do you like best among this menu?

Answer 15

kono menu no naka de dono tabemono ga ichiban suki desu ka?

Question 16

let me see, i like the hamburger best.

Answer 16

sou desu ne, hanbaga ga ichiban suki desu.

Question 17

among sapporo, tokyo, and okinawa, which place has the warmest climate?

Answer 17

sapporo to, tokyo to, okinawa no naka de, doko ga ichiban atatakai desu ka?

Question 18

okinawa is the warmest.

Answer 18

okinawa ga ichiban atatakai desu.

Question 19

I plan to eat sushi tonight.

Answer 19

konban sushi o taberu tsumori desu.

Question 20

I do not plan on eating sushi tonight.

Answer 20

konban sushi o tabenai tsumori desu.

Question 21

Do you plan on going anywhere for spring break?

Answer 21

haru yasumi ni doko ka ni iku tsumori desu ka?

Question 22

yes, i plan on going to kyoto.

Answer 22

hai, kyoto ni iku tsumori desu.

Question 23

I do stuff like watching soccer and watching baseball on tv.

Answer 23

terebi de sotsuka o mitari, yakyu o mitari shimasu.

Question 24

in tokyo i want to do stuff like shopping and going to tokyo skytree.

Answer 24

tokyo de, shoppingu o shitari, tokyo sukaitsuri o itari shitai desu.

Question 25

hiromi will probably come at 3 today.

Answer 25

hiromi san ha ima nichi san ji ni kuru （来る）deshiyou

Question 26

it will rain, therefore the festival will probably not be lively.

Answer 26

ame desukara omatsuri ha nigiyaka janai deshiyou.

Question 27

that person over there is probably a teacher.

Answer 27

ano hito ha sensei deshiyou.

Question 28

verbs to short negatives...

Answer 28

iku- ikanai taberu - tabenai nomu - nomanai iu (says言う) - iuwanai hanasu (話す) - hanasanai suru - shinai kuru (来る) - kunai

Question 29

i must go to tokyo tomorrow.

Answer 29

ashita tokyo ni ika nakereba ikemasen.

Question 30

i want to become tall, what do i have to do?

Answer 30

segataka ku naritai desu. Nani o shinakereba ikemasen?

Question 31

weekend

Answer 31

shumatsu

Question 32

last week

Answer 32

senshu

Question 33

temperature

Answer 33

kion (樹温）

Question 34

things like studying

Answer 34

benkiyou shitari (べんきょうしたり）

Question 35

things like drinking

Answer 35

nontari

Question 36

how to say temperature numbers

Answer 36

25 ど、35 ど、etc...

Question 37

i once lived in misawa japan.

Answer 37

watashi ha katsute nihon no miswa ni sunde imashita.

Question 38

place

Answer 38

basho (more specific, while tokoro can be used on a broader sense)

Question 39

takusan kanji

Answer 39

沢山

Question 40

sad

Answer 40

kanashii

Question 41

happy nostalgia (or missing something)

Answer 41

*natsukashi I miss the onsens in towada: -towada no onsen ga natsukashi.

Question 42

to be late

Answer 42

okureru be late- okurette past tense - okureta not late - okurenai / okuremasen

Question 43

i am dissapointed in myself.

Answer 43

jibun ni gakkari

Question 44

I won't play tennis tomorrow because i don't like tennis.

Answer 44

ashita tenisu o shimasen. Tenisu ga kirai desu kara.

Question 45

i want to kiss you

Answer 45

kisu shitai