Lesson #4
Asking Questions
The か particle
例えば:tatoeba/ For example
彼kare はwa 学生gakusei ですかka。
Is he a student?
レイラReira のno ペンpen ですかka。
Is its Leila's pen?
テヤTeya のno えんぴつenpitsu ですかka。
Is it Téa's pencil?
Remember to put a full stop at the end of the sentence still. The かka acts as the question marker, so there is no need to finish the sentence with a '?', however we still need a Japanese style full stop '' to indicate the end of the sentence.
Let’s Practice
Get your kanji notes ready and read the dialogue, then answer the questions on the dialogue in the following style, using Kanji and/or Hiragana:
Q: Are you a student?
A: いいえ、私は学生です。
Let’s Practice
Rearrange the sentences to SOV by dragging them into the empty rectangles in. Once correctly placed, the row will turn green and move to the next round!
Plurals in Japanese
Let's explain with examples: In English, we say: They are students.
The noun 'students' has been made into a plural. However in Japanese, unless its essential for context, we can just leave it as it is!
彼ら
karera
は
wa
学生gakusei
です。
They are students.
Let’s Practice
Translate the sentences to Japanese! To check your answer, click your enter button. You can use Hiragana, Kanji or romaji (try not to mix romaji with Hiragana/Kanji).