Review

Grammar Review

1.       How are the Past forms of verbs made? How about ~te forms?

2.       What two types of meanings does /~te iru / have? Give an example of each.

3.       What is the negative form of shitte iru?

4.       What is the honorific form of shitte imasu?

5.       What verbs typically follow the quotation particle /to/?

6.       What is the difference between the following?

Taberu to itta.

Tabeta to itta.

7.       What is the difference among

iimasu, moushimasu and ossyaimasu?

8.       What is the casual form of the quotation particle /to/?

9.       What does /X to iu Y/ mean?

10.   What does the sentence particle ~kke mean?

11.   What is the difference in meaning among the following?

Apo wa kyou deshita ka? Apo wa kyou deshita kke. Apo wa kyou deshita tte.

12.   What kind of sentences does ~kke follow? Past or Non-past form? Formal or Informal? Affirmative or Negative?

13.   How do you count people in Japanese?

14.   How are otousan and chichi used?

15.   How do Japanese children address their mothers? A big sister? A little sister?

16.   How are strangers addressed by family terms in Japan?

17.   What is the implication of oba-san when used for a non-family member?

18.   What is the difference between the following pairs?

Kekkon-shimasu             Kekkon-shite imasu

Daigaku ni ikimasu        Daigaku ni itte imasu

Shirimasu                           Shitte imasu

Kimashita                            Kite imasu

19.   How is the ~te form of adjectives made?

20.   How do you say the following in Japanese?

I went to Tokyo and Kyoto.

I went to Kyoto and saw temples.

This is coffee and that is tea.

This coffee is hot and delicious.

21.   What does donna mean?

22.   What is the basic meaning of mou? And mada?

23.     What is the difference in meaning between the following?

Mou sui-youbi desu.

Mada sui-youbi desu

Practical Skills

Listen to the audio of the following self-introduction and fill out the survey form below in English.

じこしょうかい

はじ        わたし  ほんだ        もう

いま     さい  しゅっしん/きょうと   いま  よこはま             す

             とうきょう/わせだだいがく/にゅうがく             そつぎょう

せんこう けいざい                                                  しゅう

   しゅうりつだいがくだいがくいん      こくさいけいえいがく      にゅうがく

       そつぎょう      せんこう    ざいせいがく

かぞく/よにん  りょうしん/こうこうさんねんせい/いもうと

ちち    かいしゃ  つと          はは ほんやく

わたし/しょうらい/ゆめ/ざいせい

しゅみ                          りょこう               か

とくぎ    えいご                 す                                    まいにち

             い            せいかく あか   ほう

そんけい  ひと                            す     さっか    むらかみはるき    す

ことば                  けつえきがた    たんじょうび        うおざ

            せわ

                 ねが

   しめい

1. 氏名 Name 

  じゅうしょ

2. 住所  Address

  ねんれい      せいねんがっぴ

3. 年齢  Age     生年月日 Date of birth

  しょくぎょう

4. 職 業 Profession

   がくれき

5. 学歴 Educational Background

しょうがっこう

• 小学校:

ちゅうがっこう

• 中学校:

  こうこう

• 高校:

   だいがく

• 大学:

  だいがくいん

• 大学院:

    せんこう

6. 専攻  Major

    しょくれき

7. 職歴  Employment History

    とくぎ／しか

8. 特技／資格  Special Skills and Certifications

    かぞく

9. 家族  Family

   しゅみ

10. 趣味 Hobbies

   せいかく

11. 性格  Personality

  けつえきがた

12. 血液型   Blood Type     A 型    B 型    O 型    AB 型

   そんけい/じんぶつ

13. 尊敬する人物          Person Admired

   す    ことば

14.好きな言葉  Favorite Words/Saying

  しょうらい/ゆめ

15. 将 来の夢        Future plan

Lesson 9 Listening Exercise

Listen to the audio. For each of the exchanges, identify the person(s) under discussion and what they are up to.

Lesson 9 Homework

C. Read each context. Circle the most appropriate item for the blank.

1. Find out if a coworker is married.                            Kekkon ?  a) -shimasu ka  b) -shimashita ka  c) -shite imasu ka  d)  -shite shimasu ka

2. Ask a friend if she knows that person. Ano hito                 ?  a) shite iru?  b) shitte iru  c) shiru  d) suru

3. Ask a supervisor if she know that person. Sumimasen. Ano hito                       ?   a) gozonji  b) gozonji desu ka  c) shite irasshaimasu kau  d) irasshaimasu ka

4. You’ve been asked what you think of this restaurant.                         to omou?  a) Oishii deshou  b) Oishii desu  c) Kirei  d) Kirei da

5. You cannot remember the name of that person. Ask a co-worker. Ano hito, nan to                     kke?   a) iu   b) iimasu   c) itta  d) itte

6. You’ve been asked what time the appointment is. You barely remember.                           yo-ji datta to omou.   a) To iu ka b)  Tashika c) Sekkaku d) Toriaezu

7. Ask a friend which college he graduated from. Dono daigaku                          sotsugyou-shita no?  a) ga   b) kara   c) ni   d) o

8. A business associate expressed his gratitude for your business. Reply. Ieie,                      .  a) kochira koso. b) sochira koso. c) madamada desu. d) mochiron desu

9. You’ve just been introduced to a wife of a business associate. Reply.                          desu ka Hajimemashite.  a) Kanai  b) Okosan  c) Okaasama  d) Okusama

10. Ask politely what a stranger does for living. Shiturei desu ga, oshigoto wa nani o                      n desu ka?  a) nasaimasu  b) nasatte iru  c) nasaru  d) shimasu

11. Ask a friend what kind of job she wants.                           shigoto ga ii?  a) Dore  b) Doko  c) Dono  d) Donna

12. You’ve been asked who you look like, mother or father. Haha                    nite iru to omou.  a) ga   b) ni   c) o   d) kara

13. You just met someone. Find out which company she works for. Doko                 tsutomete iru n desu ka.  a) de  b) ni  c) no  d) o

14. You’ve asked how that restaurant is. Reply.                  oishii desu yo.  a)Yasui  b) Yasuku  c) Yasukute  d) Yasashikatta

15. You’ve been asked out to lunch. Sekkaku desu kedo,                               tabeta n desu?  a) mada  b) mou  c) mo  d) motto

16. Find out where a co-worker lives. Doko ni                              n desu ka?.

Lesson 9 Grammar Quiz

Name

Circle the letter of the most appropriate item in the given context. (15)

1. Introduce your grandmother to a co-worker.  Uchi no          desu.    a) sofu     b) sobo    c) soba     d) oba
2. You’ve been asked if you have eaten lunch. You have not. Ie, mada                  a) tabete imasen  b) tabemasen   c) tabemasen deshita   d) tabete imasen deshita
3. You’ve been asked about someone’s personality. Sugoku                 genki desu.  a) akarukute   b) yasashii      c) yasukute      d) majim
4. You ran into a business associate at a party. Thank her for her business.   Aa, Honda –san…                 a)  Ogenki desu ka.  b)  Doumo arigatou gozaimasu. c) Otsukare-sama desu. d) Itsu mo osewa ni natte imasu.
5. You’ve been asked what you think of Portland.                       to omoimasu.    a) Kirei da    b)  Omoshiroi desu      c) Benri       d) Saiokou deshou
6. Over the phone ask a friend what he is doing right now. Nee, nani o             no?       a)  shita    b) suru     c) shite iru        d) shitte iru
7. You’ve been asked to identify a person in the picture. You do not know him.  Sumimasen                 .     a) Shirimasen. b) Shitte imasen. c) Shirimasen deshita. d) gozonji ja arimasen.
8. Find out where a co-worker lives.  Doko ni            n desu ka?.    a) sunde iru   b) shite iru     c)  shinde iru    d) otaku
9. You’ve been asked whom you look like, mother or father. Chichi         nite iru to omou.   a)  ga   b) o    c) ni     d) kara
10. Ask a friend what kind of jobs she wants to have.               shigoto shitai?    a) Nan to iu     b). Dono     c) Donna    d)  Dochi ra no

1. Fill in the blanks in either Romanization or Hiragana. (9)

1. Answer in English. (6)
   1. What is the difference between moushimasu and osshaimasu.
   2. What is the difference in meaning between each pair:

Apo wa kyou deshita kke.

Apo wa kyou deshita tte.

Mou ku-ji desu.

Mada ku-ji desu.

3. Extra Credit (2) Describe and give two examples of how strangers are addressed by family terms in Japan.