Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Japanese Unit 8 Lesson 7

It's been quite a while...

onnanohito wa otokonohito yorimo toshiue desu: The woman is older than the man.
otokonohito wa onnanohito yorimo toshiue desu: The man is older than the woman.
otokonoko wa onnanoko yorimo se ga takai desu: The boy is taller than the girl.
onnanoko wa otokonoko yorimo se ga takai desu: The girl is taller than the boy.

wakai onnanohito: Young woman.
nempai dakeredo, ichiban toshiue dewa nai onnanohito: Old, but not the oldest woman.
ichiban toshiue no onnanohito: Oldest woman.
wakai otokonoko: Young boy.

ichiban toshiue no otokonoko: Oldest boy.
wakai keredo, ichiban toshishita dewa nai otokonoko: Young but, not the youngest boy.
ichiban toshishita no otokonoko: Youngest boy.
kare wa dono otokonoko yorimo toshiue desu. kare wa otokonohito desu: He is older than a boy(?). He is a man.

kono hikooki wa ichiban takaku tonde imasu: This plane is flying the highest.
kono hikooki wa chijoo chikaku o hikuku tonde imasu: This plane is flying low near the ground (chijoo = above ground, chikaku = near (in this case?), hikuku = low)
kono hikooki wa hikuku tonde imasu ga, ichiban hikuku wa arimasen: This plane is flying low but it isn't the lowest.
kono hikooki wa tonde imasen. chijoo ni arimasu: This plane isn't flying. It's on the ground.

dono inu ga ichiban kurai iro desu ka: Which dog is the darkest color?
dono inu ga ichiban hana ga hiku desu ka: Which dog has the shortest nose?
dono inu ga ichiban akarui iro desu ka: Which dog is the lightest color?
dono inu ga ichiban hayaku hashitte imasu ka: Which dog is running the fastest?

dono kodomo ga ichiban ureshisoo desu ka: Which child is the happiest? (Which child looks the happiest? ureshisou is glad LOOKING).
dono kodomo ga ichiban kanashisou desu ka: Which child looks the saddest?
dono kodomo ga ichiban hayaku hashitte imasu ka: Which child is running the fastest?
dono kodomo ga ichiban kami ga nagai desu ka: Which child has the longest hair?

kono inu wa moo ippiki no inu yorimo hanten ga sukunai desu: This dog has less spots than the other (small) dog.
kono inu niwa moo ippiki no inu yorimo hanten ga ooi desu: This dog has more spots than the other dog.
kono hyoo niwa dochira no inu yorimo takusan no hanten ga arimasu: This leopard has more spots than both of the dogs.
kono tora niwa shimamoyoo wa arimasu ga, hanten wa arimasen: This tiger has a stripped pattern but no spots.

kono doobutsu wa hanten ga ichiban sukunai desu: This animal has the least spots.
kono doobutsu niwa takusan no hanten ga arimasu ga, ichiban takusan dewa arimasen: This animal has a lot of spots but not the most spots.
kore wa hanten ga ichiban takusan aru doobutsu desu: This is the animal with the most spots.
kono doobutsu niwa hanten dewa naku shimamoyoo ga arimasu: This animal has no spots, it has stripes.

uma kara koushi e tobinoru nowa kiken desu: Jumping from bull to horse is dangerous?
heeshi tachi wa tatakai masu. kiken desu: Soldiers fight. It's dangerous.
uma ni noru nowa amari kiken dewa arimasen: Riding a horse is not that dangerous?
ie de isu ni suwatte iru nowa zenzen kiken dewa arimasen: In sitting in a chair at home there is absolutely no danger?

dare ga ichiban tataku tonde imasu ka: Who is flying the highest?
dare ga ichiban hayaku hashitte imasu ka: Who is running the fastest?
dare ga ichiban nurete imasu ka: Who is the wettest?
dare ga ichiban samui desu ka: Who is the coldest?


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