Lesson 11

Question 1

why? (very polite)

Answer 1

なぜ

Question 2

why? (informal)

Answer 2

なんで

Question 3

together (two people)

Answer 3

ふたりで

Question 4

marriage

Answer 4

けっこん

Question 5

meal

Answer 5

しょくじ

Question 6

practice

Answer 6

れんしゅう

Question 7

study

Answer 7

べんきょう

Question 8

sports

Answer 8

スポーツ

Question 9

baseball

Answer 9

やきゅう

Question 10

baseball

Answer 10

ベースボール

Question 11

ski

Answer 11

スキー

Question 12

game or match

Answer 12

しあい

Question 13

everybody

Answer 13

みんな

Question 14

Singapore

Answer 14

シンガポール

Question 15

a long time ago

Answer 15

むかし

Question 16

I can’t believe it

Answer 16

しんじられない

Question 17

what’s wrong?/what happened?

Answer 17

どうしたの

Question 18

to be (is, am are)

Answer 18

です(irregular)

Question 19

to play, to do, to cost

Answer 19

する(irregular)

Question 20

conjugating です and する

Answer 20

polite/informal
is-です/だ
was-でした/だった
isn’t-じゃないです/じゃない
wasn’t-じゃなかったです/じゃなかった

polite/informal
will-します/する
did-しました/した
won’t -しません/しない
didn’t -しませんでした/しなかった

Question 21

Making する verbs

Answer 21

Can be combined with other words to make new verbs. The を is not required.

けっこん(を)する to marry
ギャンブル(を)する to gamble
しつもん(を)する to ask a question
でんわ(を)する to call on the phone

Question 22

Using the object particle を with する

Answer 22

The を particle is often omitted from between する and the word creating the verb. Don’t repeat を in the same sentence.

Question 23

The question words なぜ and なんで

Answer 23

Both mean “why”. なんで is commonly used in daily conversations. なぜ sounds very formal and is never used in an informal phrase. なぜ is normally used in writing.

The answer to a question asking “why” always contains a version of “BECAUSE”.

Question 24

Asking “how much” with する

Answer 24

いくらですか means “how much is it?”. いくらしますか is like saying “how much does it cost?” or “how much does it go for?”.

Question 25

Philippines

Answer 25

フィリピン

Question 26

shake

Answer 26

シェイク

Question 27

Firewall

Answer 27

ファイヤーウォール

Question 28

family restaurant

Answer 28

ファミレス

Question 29

perfect

Answer 29

パーフェクト

Question 30

software

Answer 30

ソフトウェア

Question 31

sofa

Answer 31

ソファ―

Question 32

fork

Answer 32

フォーク

Question 33

Norway

Answer 33

ノルウェー

Question 34

even though~, but~

Answer 34

〜けど

Question 35

actually/ to tell you the truth…

Answer 35

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