Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Japanese Unit 6 Lesson 3

Not understanding some of the grammar as usual.

roojin niwa shiroi agohige ga arimasu: The old person has a white beard.
atama no hageta otokonohito ga shikimono o mite imasu: The bald man is looking at the carpet.
atama no hageta otokonohito niwa agohige ga arimasu: The bald man has a beard.
akai choonekutai o shita otokonohito niwa agohige ga arimasu: The man with the red bowtie has a beard.

otokonohito niwa agohige ga arimasu: The man has a beard.
otokonohito wa atama ga hagete imasu: The man is bald.
otokonohito niwa agohige ga arimasen: The man does not have a beard.
onnanohito niwa agohige ga arimasen: The woman does not have a beard.

kono hito tachi wa seefuku o kite imasu: These people are in uniform.
kono hito tachi wa seefuku o kite imasen: These people are not in uniform.
kono otokonohito wa seefuku o kite imasu: This man is in uniform.
kono otokonohito wa seefuku o kite imasen: This man is not in uniform.

kono hito niwa kuchihige wa arimasu ga, agohige wa arimasen: This person has a moustache, not a beard.
kono hito niwa agohige wa arimasu ga, kuchihige wa arimasen: This person has a beard, not a moustache.
kono hito wa agohige to kuchihige ga arimasu: This person has a beard and a moustache.
kono hito niwa kuchihige mo agohige mo arimasen: This person has neither a moustache or beard.

kono choozoo niwa kuchihige ga arimasu: This statue has a moustache.
kono choozoo niwa agohige ga arimasu: This statue has a beard.
kami no nagai onnanohito wa iyaringu o shite imasu: The long haired woman is wearing earrings.
kami no mijikai onnanohito wa iyaringu o shite imasu: The short haired woman is wearing earrings.

kono kappuru wa seesoo shite imasu: This couple is dressed up.
kono kappuru wa seesoo shite imasen: This couple is not dressed up.
kono otokonohito tachi wa seesoo shite imasu: These men are dressed up.
kono otokonohito tachi wa seesoo shite imasen: These men are not dressed up.

kono onnanoko wa kami ga kurokute, hada ga asaguroi desu: This girl has dark hair and dark skin.
akai seetaa o kita otokonoko wa hada ga asaguroi desu: The red sweatered boy has dark skin.
akage no onnanoko wa hada ga usui iro desu: The redheaded boy has light skin.
kuroi shatsu o kita otokonoko wa hada ga usui iro desu: The black shirted boy has light skin.

dochira no wakai onnanohito ga hada ga asaguroi desu ka.: Which young woman has dark skin?
dochira no wakai onnanohito ga hada ga usui iro desu ka.: Which young woman has light skin?
dochira no wakai otokonohito ga hada ga asaguroi desu ka: Which young man has dark skin?
dochira no wakai otokonohito ga hada ga usui iro desu ka: Which young man has light skin?

[For the following, I was very confused about "desu". Does this mean I translate the sentences the way that I have, or do I just say "The woman has..." ... I don't know. :[ ]
onnanohito wa hada ga usui iro de, kami ga mijikai desu: This is a woman with light skin and short hair.
onnanohito wa hada ga usui iro de, kami ga nagakute kimpatsu desu: This is a woman with light skin and long blonde hair.
kono hito wa hada ga asagurokute, kami ga mijikai desu: This is a person with dark skin and short hair.
kono hito wa hada ga asagurokute, kami ga nagai desu: This is a person person with dark shin and long hair.

kono otokonohito wa hada ga asagurokute, kuchige ga arimasu: This man has dark skin and a moustache.
kono otokonohito wa hada ga usui iro de, agohige ga arimasu: This man has light skin and a beard.
kono otokonohito wa hada ga usui iro de, agohige mo kuchihige mo arimasen: This man has light skin, and neither a beard nor moustache.
kono otokonohito wa hada ga asagurokute, agohige mo kuchihige mo arimasen: This man has dark skin, and neither a beard nor moustache.

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