Lesson III
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Lesson III
1. Memorize the following:
| na; namae | name |
| butai[1] | unit of indefinite size |
| kurai | rank |
| to | and (when used to connect nouns and pronouns)
with (only when employed for animate objects) |
| no | (possessive case ending); of; ’s |
| hai | yes |
| iie | no |
| Ohayō (gozaimasu) | Good morning! |
| Konnichi wa | Hello; How do you do? |
| Konban wa | Good evening! |
| Ikaga desu ka | How are you? |
| Arigatō (gozaimasu) | Thanks; Thank you. |
| Jōbu desu | (I) am well. |
| Oyasumi (nasai) | Good night! |
| Sayōnara | Good-bye |
2. Negation is expressed by:
| de arimasen; dewa arimasen |
is not; am not; are not |
| Kore wa teppō desu | This is a rifle |
| Kore wa teppō de arimasen | This is not a rifle |
3. Before going on with this lesson, let us review briefly what we have learned in the previous lesson.
| Kore wa anata desu | This is you. |
| Kore wa dare desu ka | Who is this? |
| Kore wa ikura desu ka | How much is this? |
| Kore wa doko desu ka | Where is this? |
| Kore wa teppō desu ka | Is this a rifle? |
| Dare desu ka | Who is (it)? |
| Nani (Nan) desu ka | What is (it)? |
- ↑ The name of a unit is usually derived from the name of the unit commander, as Yamada Butai (the unit led by an officer named Yamada).
