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Absolute Beginner S1
Do You Eat Sushi in Japan?

21 Kanji
Kana
Romanization
English
2
2
2
3
Vocabulary 3
Grammar Points 4
 

  

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Kanji


(Sarah cries) 
 


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#  $!

  " &$!
%   ! '" &(!
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(Sarah laughs)

(Dog whines)
    
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away)

Kana


(Sarah cries) 
 


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#  $!

  " &$!
%   ! '" &(!
" 

(Sarah laughs)

(Dog whines)
    
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2 away)

Romanization
(Sarah cries)
Kaori A, Sara-chan, onaka ga sukimashita ka?
Teir
Teir Hai. Tabemasu. Sara wa banana ga daisuki desu.
Kaori S
(Sarah laughs)
(Dog whines)
Masato (far Teir
away)

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English
(Sarah cries)
Kaori Oh, Sarah, are you hungry~?
Taylor, does Sarah eat bananas?
Taylor Yes, she does. Sarah loves bananas!
Kaori Oh, really? Okay, Sarah. Here you go.
(Sarah laughs)
(Dog whines)
Masato (far Taylor, does Muttley eat bananas?
away)

Vocabulary



Kanji
Kana  Romaji English
'&( '&( onaka stomach
d go ahead, here you



 are
onaka ga I got hungry.
 sukimashita
   
       
   banana banana
/  /  j well, well then,
3    
#   
okay

  "
tabemasu
daisuki
to eat; masu form
love, really
% &$! % &$! like;Adj(na)
S Really? Is that so?

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

 !

I got an upset stomach.
O-naka'wo &(kowashita.
!
" Here you go.
Hai, d

!
)
  I got very hungry.
Totemo onaka ga sukimashita.

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 Monkeys like bananas.
     banana
Saru wa ! ga suki da.
See you later.

 mata.
Ja,  ! 
 
 I eat natt 


 /

 /



natt $!

 
   

Maiasa,
I love sports.
 % &$wa 
Watashi sup
Huh? Is that so?
E? S

Grammar Points
The Focus of This Lesson Is Talking about Doing an Action.
"
Teir 

 -


.-./.-

.-

.-
!.-
 .
-
.- !
- !  .- 
#
$ -

 
 
"Taylor, does Sarah eat bananas?"

You've already covered the two verbs for existence of animate (people, animals)
and inanimate things (objects, buildings): imasu and arimasu. In this lesson,
we'll introduce some more Japanese verbs so that you can talk about more actions,

4 such as "eat," "drink," "go," and so on! We'll also show you how to use these
verbs to make more complex sentences, such as "I go to the bank" or "I eat an
apple."

Making Present Tense Verbs in Japanese

Just as with imasu and arimasu, the polite/formal form of present tense verbs in
Japanese ends with -masu. Compared to European languages such as English, French,
and German, Japanese verbs are very easy because they don't change form depending
on who the verb is talking about. For example, in English, we say "he eats" but  
 % "
 
 %

( 


/ ! 
) 
  "
-   " 
 
-  + *
"they eat" (no "-s"). In Japanese, "he eats" is tabemasu (





 &
 '   
eat" is also tabemasu (

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Plain form Masu Form "English"
taberu 
%
tabemasu "eat"
( (
% 
%
 
nomu nomimasu "drink"
( (
hanasu 
% hanashimasu
 % "speak"
(  ( 
% 

 %
 
miru mimasu "see"/"watch"
( (
& % 

 %
  "
tsukau tsukaimasu "use"
( (

Sample Sentences

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1. Watashi wa tabemasu.
2. 

"I eat."
 !
3. Kare wa tabemasu.

"He eats."
5 4.


Watashitachi



watabemasu.
 !
"We eat."

Talking about Doing an Action Using Present Tense Verbs

Now we're going to look at how to make a sentence in Japanese describing an action
involving an object or a thing.
Sentence Pattern




[subject/person] wa [object/thing] o [verb]
(o-mizu) + (o) +  (nomimasu) = "[someone] drinks water"

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Subject/P wa Object/ o Verb "English"

erson Thing

(
    

Teir wa
( 
%
  %
sushi
(
o
( 
tabemasu.
(


  ! % "Taylor eats
sushi."
) )

 % % % 

  ! %

 
Kaori wa mizu o nomimasu. "Kaori drinks
( (  ( (  ( water."
)
 % % % !
%

watashi wa nihon-go o hanashimasu. "I speak
( (  ( 
 (  ( Japanese."
" )
Im & wa % % !
%
( "  ) ( (


terebi o
(  ( 
mimasu. "My younger
sister watches
) "  " ) TV."

 & wa % konpy - !
%

Ot o tsukaimasu. "My younger
( ) ) (  ( 

   
 (  ( " brother uses the
) ) ) computer."

% " "
 "

You already learned in Lesson 7 that wa (  .-./ $
  

# !   +" - 
 
  
Japanese, but let's have a quick reminder of " what    &
  /.-" &
&

"  " -

' - 
" wa does.
for [subject/person]." When you see  / 
  .- +   /

-
/
)

 
# $ . -  
sentence is going to be about that word.
For Example:
1. sara wa banana o tabemasu 
 
literally, "As for Sarah, she eats bananas." = "Sarah eats bananas."

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 " % 
" %
You may not have seen wo (  !  + /  
    
  ./ 
wo ( wo but we  -
pronounce it as ["o"]. It comes between the noun and the verb in a sentence and
tells you what is done to the object.

Examples from This Dialogue

1. Sara-chan wa banana o tabemasu ka?  

 !
  
         
"Does Sarah eat bananas?"
2. Hai.! (Sara wa banana o) tabemasu. !
"  

"Yes, she does (eat 
" bananas)."
3. Mator  .-
!
. -

. -

. -
- !  .
 - 
#
!$
- 
02134
"Does Muttley eat bananas?"

Sample Sentences

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1. Watashi wa niku o tabemasu.
 

"I eat meat."
7 2.  wa)% niku o tabemasu
(Anata !ka.
(  
 
 
"Do" you eat 
 *Anata = "you"
meat?"
3.
 & .-    .
- .-  .- 
# !
Ot
) ) "  
"My younger brother speaks English." * Eigo = "English language"

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