Japanese Unit 5 Lesson 7

This chapter was the hardest so far as pronunciation goes.

hana wa shokubutsu no isshu desu: The flower is a variety of plant.
shibafu wa shokubutsu no isshu desu: The grass is a variety of plant.
ki wa shokubutsu no isshu desu: The trees are a variety of plant.
hikui ki to hana wa shokubutsu no isshu desu: The short trees (shrubs?) and flowers are varieties of plant.

nishurui no hana: Two types of flowers.
isshurui no hana: One type of flower
nanshurika no kudamono: (Many types?) of fruit.
isshurui no kudamono: One type of fruit.

budoo wa kudamono no isshu desu: Grapes are a type of fruit.
banana wa kudamono no isshu desu: Bananas are a type of fruit.
ringo wa kudamono no isshu desu: Apples are a type of fruit.
nashi wa kudamono no isshu desu: Pears are a type of fruit.

inu wa doobutsu no isshu desu: The dog is a type of animal.
neko wa doobutsu no isshu desu: The cat is a type of animal.
hitsuji wa doobutsu no isshu desu: The sheep are a type of animal.
ahiru wa doobutsu no isshu desu: The ducks are a type of animal.

nishurui no ahiru: Two types of ducks.
isshurui no ahiru: One type of duck.
nishurui no inu: Two types of dogs.
isshurui no inu: One type of dog.

niku wa tabemono no isshu desu: Meat is a type of food.
kudamono wa tabemono no isshu desu: Fruit is a type of food.
pan wa tabemono no isshu desu: Bread is a type of food.
aisukuriimu wa tabemono no isshu desu: Ice cream is a type of food.

budoo wa tabemono desu: Grapes are food.
banana wa tabemono desu: Bananas are food.
ringo wa tabemono desu: Apples are food.
nashi wa tabemono desu: Pears are food.

nishurui no doobutsu: Two types of animal.
isshurui no doobutsu: One type of animal.
isshurui no shokubutsu: One type of plant.
nanshuruika no shokubutsu: (Many types?) of plant.

inu wa doobutsu desu: The dog is an animal.
hana wa shokubutsu desu: The flowers are plants.
uma to ushi wa doobutsu desu: The horse and the cow are animals.
ahiru wa doobutsu desu: The ducks are animals.

iroiro na shurui no tabemono: Various types of food.
iroiro no shurui no shokubutsu: Various types of plant.
shokubutsu to doobutsu: Plant and animal.
nishurui no doobutsu: Two types of animal.

Not doin' too bad... but the phrase "iroiro na shurui" is both confusing and hard to pronounce. Here I am practicing. Oy!!!!

Japanese Unit 4 Lesson 7

onnanoko to okaasan: Girl and mother.
onnanoko to otoosan: Girl and father.
otokonoko to okaasan: Boy and mother.
otokonoko to otoosan: Boy and father.

onnanoko to okaasan: Girl and mother.
onnanoko to otoosan: Girl and father.
onnanoko to otooto: Girl and little brother.
onnanoko to kazoku: Girl and family.

otokonoko to okaasan: Boy and mother.
otokonoko to otoosan: Boy and father.
otokonoko to oneesan: Boy and brig sister.
otokonoko to kazoku: Boy and family.

onnanohito wa goshujin no yoko de sofaa ni suwatte imasu: The woman sits beside her husband on the sofa.
onnanohito wa goshujin to kodomo to issho ni tatte imasu: The woman stands with her husband and children.
onnanohito wa goshujin no yoko de isu ni suwatte imasu: The woman sits on the chair beside her husband.
onnanohito wa goshujin no ue ni suwatte imasu: The woman sits on her husband.

otokonohito wa okusan no yoko de sofaa ni suwatte imasu: The mans its beside his wife on the sofa.
otokonohito wa okusan to kodomo to issho ni tatte imasu: The man stands together with his wife and children.
otokonohito wa okusan no yoko de isu ni suwatte imasu: The man sits beside his wife on the chair.
otokonohito no okusan wa kare no ue ni suwatte imasu: The man's wife sits on top of him.

okaasan to musuko: Mother and son.
otoosan to musuko: Father and son.
otoosan to musume: Father and daughter.
okaasan to musume: Mother and daughter.

imooto to oniisan to okaasan: Little sister and big brother and mother.
goshujin to okusan to musume: Husband and wife and daugher.
imooto to oniisan to goryooshin: Younger sister and big brother and parents.
goryooshin to issho dewa nai imooto to oniisan: The parents are not with the younger sister and older brother.

kono yonin wa kazoku desu: These four are family.
kono yonin wa kazoku dewa arimasen: These four are not family.
kono sannin wa onaji kazoku desu: These three are of the same family.
kono sannin wa onaji kazoku dewa arimasen: These three are not of the same family.

kodomo tachi to issho no goryooshin: Children together with parents.
kodomo tachi to issho dewa nai goryooshin: Children not together with parents.
futari no kyoodai to otoosan: Two siblings and father.
futari no kyoodai to okaasan: Two siblings and mother.

futari no shimai to otoosan: Two sisters and father.
futari no kyoodai to otoosan: Two siblings and father.
goryooshin to ishho no kodomo: The parents are with a child.
kono hito tachi wa onaji kazoku dewa arimasen: These people are not of the same family.

Hrm... should I be translating these as full sentences or just what they say? I don't know.

Japanese Unit 3 Lesson 7

Unit 3 Lesson 7
otokonohito wa onaka ga ippai desu: The man's stomach is full. (onaka = stomach).
onnanohito wa onaka ga suite imasu: The woman is hungry. (suite = empty? I simplified this sentence rather than taking it literally.)
otokonohito wa onaka ga suite imasu: The man is hungry.
onnanohito wa onaka ga ippai desu: The woman is full.

karera wa samui desu: They are cold.
karera wa atsui desu: They are hot.
kare wa samui desu: He is cold.
kare wa atsui desu: He is hot.

kanojo wa tsukarete imasu: She is tired.
konojo wa tsukarete imasen: She is not tired.
karera wa tsukarete imasu: They are tired.
karera wa tsukarete imasen: They are not tired.

kare wa chikara ga tsuyoi desu: He is strong. (chikara = ability?, tsuyoi = strong).
kare wa chikara ga yowai desu: He is weak.
karera wa tsukarete imasen: They are not tired.
karera wa atsukute tsukarete imasu: They are hot and tired.

otokonohito wa byookoi desu: The man is sick(?).
otokonohito wa kenkoo desu: The man is healthy.
tori wa utsukushii desu: The bird is beautiful.
tori wa minikui desu: The bird is ugly.

otokonohito wa onaka ga ippai dewa arimasen: The man is not full.
otokonohito wa onaka ga suite imasen: The man is not hungry.
onnanohito wa onaka ga ippai dewa arimasen: The woman is not full.
onnanohito wa onaka ga suite imasen: The woman is not hungry.

otokonoko to inu wa yorokonde imasu: The boy and the dog are happy(?).
otokonoko to inu wa kanashinde imasu: The boy and the dog are sad.
otokonohito wa yorokonde imasu: The man is happy.
onnanohito wa kanashinde imasu: The woman is sad.

karera wa tsukarete imasu: They are tired.
kanojo wa tsukarete imasu. kare wa tsukarete imasen: She is tired. He is not tired.
kare wa tsukarete imasu. karera wa tsukarete imasen: He is tired. They are not tired.
kare wa tsukarete imasu. kanojo wa tsukarete imasen. He is tired. She is not.

kare wa byooki desu: He is sick.
kare wa nodo ga kawaite imasu: He is thirsty (nodo=throat, kawaite =?)
kare wa samui desu: He is cold.
kare wa kanemochi desu: He is a rich man.

darekha ga nodo ga kawaite imasu: Someone is thirsty.
dareka ga onaka ga suite imasu: Someone is hungry.
hitobito wa atsuku arimasen: Everyone is not cold. (hitobito = each person, everyone).
hitobito wa atsukute tsukarete imasu: Everyone is hot and tired.


Hm.. I wish I had my own personal native Japanese-speaker to explain to me what I don't quite get yet. The good news is, I have learned a lot.