Lesson 2

Question 1

dore

Answer 1

which one (three or more)

Question 2

kore

Answer 2

this one

Question 3

sore

Answer 3

that one

Question 4

あre

Answer 4

that one over there

Question 5

docchi

Answer 5

which one (two items)

Question 6

kocchi

Answer 6

this one

Question 7

socchi

Answer 7

that one

Question 8

あcchi

Answer 8

that one over there

Question 9

retasu

Answer 9

lettuce

Question 10

banana

Answer 10

banana

Question 11

yasaい

Answer 11

vegetable

Question 12

furu-tsu

Answer 12

fruit

Question 13

kudamono

Answer 13

fruit

Question 14

sushi

Answer 14

sushi

Question 15

pen

Answer 15

pen

Question 16

kuruma

Answer 16

car

Question 17

konpyu-ta-

Answer 17

computer

Question 18

hon

Answer 18

book

Question 19

zasshi

Answer 19

magazine

Question 20

Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka.

Answer 20

Can you speak Japanese?

Question 21

えいgo ga hanasemasu ka

Answer 21

Can you speak English?

Question 22

Sukoshi.

Answer 22

A little.

Question 23

Zenzen.

Answer 23

Not at all.

Question 24

Nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu.

Answer 24

I am studying Japanese.

Question 25

How are “ko”, “so”, “a”, and “do” related?

Answer 25

ko: close enough to touch
so: sort of close, but not enough to touch
a: in the distance, definitely not close
do: question word

Question 26

What is the particle “wa” used for?

Answer 26

To mark the topic of a sentence. Generally, everything that comes before wa is the topic or part of the topic. Everything after the wa describes or asks a question about the topic.

Examples:

あshita wa getsuyouうbi desu, which means “Tomorrow is Monday”

Yukari-san wa nihonjin desu, which means “Yukari is Japanese.”

Banana wa kiいro desu, which means “Bananas are yellow.”

Question 27

Kore wa nan desu ka.

Sore wa kagami desu.

Answer 27

What is this?

That is a mirror.

Question 28

Sore wa nan desu ka.

Sore wa pen desu.

あre wa banana desu.

Answer 28

What is that?

That is a pen.

That over there is a banana.

Question 29

Kore wa yasaい desu ka.

いいえ, sore wa furu-tsu desu.

Answer 29

Is this a vegetable?

No, that is a fruit.

Question 30

Banana wa nan desu ka.

Banana wa furu-tsu desu.

Answer 30

What is a banana?

A banana is a fruit.

Question 31

Retasu wa furu-tsu desu ka.

いいえ, retasu wa yasaい desu.

Answer 31

Is lettuce a fruit?

No, lettuce is a vegetable.