Thursday, February 5, 2009

Japanese Unit 3 Lesson 9

ippon no ude: One arm.
nihon no ude: Two arms.
sambon no ude: Three arms.
yonhon no ude: Four arms.

yubi ga roppon arimasu ka. iie, yonhon arimasu: Are there six fingers? No, there are four.
ude ga sambon arimasu ka. iie, yonhon arimasu: Are there three arms? No, there are four.
ashi ga yonhon arimasu ka. hai, arimasu: Are there four legs? Yes, there are.
yubi ga roppon arimasu ka. iie, gohon arimasu: Are there six fingers? No, there are five.

uma no ashi: Horse legs.
hito no ude: Human arms.
zoo no ashi: Elephant legs.
hito no ashi: Human legs.

kare no atama wa ude no ue ni notte imasu: His head is on his arms.
kanojo no ryoote wa hiza no ue ni notte imasu: Both of her hands are on her knees.
kare no te wa ude ni notte imasu: His hand is on his arm.
kanojo no te wa me o ootee imasu. Her hands are covering? her eyes.

booshi wa kare no atama no ue ni arimasu: The hat is on his head.
booshi wa uma no ashi no ue ni arimasu: The hat is on the horse's leg.
booshi wa kare no te no naka ni arimasu: The hat is in his hand.
booshi wa inu no kuchi no naka ni arimasu: The hat is in the dog's mouth.

korera wa hommono no hana desu: These are real flowers.
kore wa hana no e desu: This is a picture of flowers.
kore wa hommono no onnanohito desu: This is a real woman.
kore wa onnanohito no e des: This is a picture of a woman.

hommono no otokonohito: Real man.
otokonohito no e: Picture of a man.
otokonohito no choozoo: Statue of a man.
hommono no usagi: Real rabbit.

(next section... don't know what nammaika is. not sure about kakatte either but...)
nammaika no e wa kabe ni kakatte imasu: _____ pictures hanging on the wall.
nammaika no e wa yuka no ue ni arimasu: _____ pictures are on the floor.
e wa kabe ni kakatte imasu: The picture is hanging on the wall.
ichimai no e ga yuka no ue ni arimasu: One picture is on the floor.

(once again, no good at the "true" translations of these things...)
kono shatsu niwa neko no e ga arimasu: This shirt has a picture of a cat on it.
kono shatsu niwa kuma no e ga arimasu: This shirt has a picture of a bear on it.
kono shatsu niwa hohoende iru kau no e ga arimasu: This shirt has a picture of a smiling face on it.
kono shatsu niwa e wa arimasen: This shirt does not have a picture on it.

uma ni notte iru dono otokonohito ga hommono desu ka: Which of the horses has a real man on it?
uma ni notte iru dono tokonohito ga choozoo desu ka: Which of the horses has a statue of a man on it?
dono atama ga hommono dewa arimasen ka: Which head is not real?
dono atama ga hommono desu ka: Which head is real?

OYYYYY!!!!!!

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