๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Interactive Japanese Learning โ€” Lesson 9

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Lesson 9: Existence (Imasu/Arimasu), Locations, and Positions

Vocabulary

๐Ÿ”Š
ใ„ใพใ™
Imasu
exist, be (referring to animate things)
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
Arimasu
exist, be (referring to inanimate things)
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚[ใช]
Iroiro [na]
various
๐Ÿ”Š
ใŠใจใ“ใฎใฒใจ
Otoko no hito
man
๐Ÿ”Š
ใŠใ‚“ใชใฎใฒใจ
Onna no hito
woman
๐Ÿ”Š
ใŠใจใ“ใฎใ“
Otoko no ko
boy
๐Ÿ”Š
ใŠใ‚“ใชใฎใ“
Onna no ko
girl
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ„ใฌ
Inu
dog
๐Ÿ”Š
ใญใ“
Neko
cat
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ
Ki
tree, wood
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ‚‚ใฎ
Mono
thing
๐Ÿ”Š
ใงใ‚“ใก
Denchi
battery
๐Ÿ”Š
ใฏใ“
Hako
box
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ‚Œใ„ใžใ†ใ“
Reizลko
refrigerator
๐Ÿ”Š
ใŸใช
Tana
shelf
๐Ÿ”Š
ใพใฉ
Mado
window
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“
Kลen
park
๐Ÿ”Š
ใใฃใ•ใฆใ‚“
Kissaten
coffee shop
๐Ÿ”Š
ใปใ‚“ใ‚„
Hon-ya
bookstore
๐Ÿ”Š
ใฎใ‚Šใฐ
Noriba
a fixed place to catch taxis, trains, etc.
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ‘ใ‚“
Ken
Prefecture (administrative area)
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ†ใˆ
Ue
on, above, over
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ—ใŸ
Shita
under, below, beneath
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ†ใ—ใ‚
Ushiro
back, behind
๐Ÿ”Š
ใฟใŽ
Migi
right (side)
๐Ÿ”Š
ใฒใ ใ‚Š
Hidari
left (side)
๐Ÿ”Š
ใชใ‹
Naka
in, inside
๐Ÿ”Š
ใใจ
Soto
outside
๐Ÿ”Š
ใจใชใ‚Š
Tonari
next, next door
๐Ÿ”Š
ใกใ‹ใ
Chikaku
near, vicinity
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ‚ใ„ใ 
Aida
between, among
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ€œใ‚„ใ€œ[ใชใฉ]
~ya~[nado]
~, ~ and so on
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ„ใกใฐใ‚“ใ€œ
Ichiban~
the most (ichiban ue = the top)
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ ใ‚“ใ‚
Dan-me
the -th shelf (dan = counter for shelves)

Loan Words

๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒซใƒ 
Firumu
film
๐Ÿ”Š
ใ‚นใ‚คใƒƒใƒ
Suitchi
switch
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซ
Teburu
table
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ™ใƒƒใƒ‰
Beddo
bed
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ‰ใ‚ข
Doa
door
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒใ‚นใƒˆ
Posuto
mailbox/postbox
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ“ใƒซ
Biru
building

Kaiwa (Conversation)

Person A:

ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Dลmo sumimasen. (Thank you)

Shop Assistant:

ใƒใƒชใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚นใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ

Chiri-sลsu desu ka? (Chili sauce?)

Grammar Explanation

1. ๏ฝžใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™๏ผใ„ใพใ™ โ€” Used to indicate the existence of things or people.
ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ for inanimate, ใ„ใพใ™ for animate.

ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ There is a computer.

ใญใ“ใŒ ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ There is a cat.

2. ๏ฝžใซ N ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™๏ผใ„ใพใ™ โ€” Indicates a location.

ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎใธใ‚„ใซ ใคใใˆใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ There is a desk in my room.

3. N1 ใฏ N2 ใซ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™๏ผใ„ใพใ™ โ€” Used when topic is known.

ๆฑไบฌใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚บใƒ‹ใƒผใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰ใฏ ใกใฐใ‘ใ‚“ ใซ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ Tokyo Disneyland is in Chiba Prefecture.

4. N1 ใฎ N2 (position) โ€” Used with position words like ใ†ใˆ, ใ—ใŸ, ใพใˆ, ใชใ‹.

ใคใใˆใฎใ†ใˆใซ ใ—ใ‚ƒใ—ใ‚“ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ There is a picture on the desk.

5. N1 ใ‚„ N2 โ€” Used to list examples.

ใฏใ“ใฎใชใ‹ใซ ใฆใŒใฟใ‚„ ใ—ใ‚ƒใ—ใ‚“ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ There are letters and pictures in the box.

Activity 9

Exercise A: Sentence Patterns

1.

Ms. Ramos is over there.

Ramos-san wa asoko ni imasu.

2.

There is a photo on the desk.

Tsukue no ue ni shashin ga arimasu.

3.

My family is in New York.

Watashi no kazoku wa Nyลซyลku ni imasu.

4.

Tokyo Disneyland is in Chiba Prefecture.

Tลkyล Dizunฤซrando wa Chiba-ken ni arimasu.

Exercise B: Conversation

Tanabi:

Excuse me. Where is Yunyu store?

Sumimasen. Yunyu-sutล wa doko desu ka?

Woman:

Yunyu store? You see that white building over there? The store is in that building.

Yunyu-sutล desu ka? Ano shiroi biru no naka desu.

Tanabi:

I see. Thank you.

Sล desu ka. Arigatล gozaimasu.

Woman:

Not at all. Do you have chili sauce in this store?

Dล itashimashite. Kono mise ni chiri-sลsu wa arimasu ka?

Tanabi:

Excuse me, do you have chili sauce?

Sumimasen, chiri-sลsu wa arimasen ka?

Shop Assistant:

Yes. There is a spice corner on the right-hand side at the back. Chili sauce is on the second rack from the bottom.

Hai. Oku no migi gawa ni supaisu kลnฤ ga arimasu. Chiri-sลsu wa shita kara ni-dan-me ni arimasu.

Tanabi:

I see. Thank you.

Sล desu ka. Arigatล gozaimasu.