Learn how to use the sentence pattern "A is B"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Risa: And I'm Risa. |
| Eric: And welcome to Must-Know Japanese Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 1 β Making a Simple Sentence By Linking Two Nouns. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for Making a Simple Sentence By Linking Two Nouns. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, |
| Eric: "I am Suzuki." |
| Risa: η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) |
| Risa: [slow] η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) |
| Eric: The pattern for Making a Simple Sentence By Linking Two Nouns has 4 elements. First, a pronoun meaning "I". |
| Risa: η§ (Watashi). |
| Eric: Second, a topic marking particle, literally meaning "as for." |
| Risa: γ― (wa). |
| Eric: Third, a common Japanese family name. |
| Risa: ι΄ζ¨ (Suzuki). |
| Eric: And last, a linking verb meaning "to be", in this case, "am". |
| Risa: γ§γ (desu). |
| Eric: Altogether, we have.. "I am Suzuki." |
| Risa: η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) [slow] η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) [normal] η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) |
| Eric: To say "Noun A is Noun B" in Japanese, you can use |
| Risa: γ―(wa) |
| Eric: to link Noun A, in this case, |
| Risa: η§ (watashi) |
| Eric: and Noun B, |
| Risa: ι΄ζ¨(Suzuki), η§γ―ι΄ζ¨(Watashi wa Suzuki), |
| Eric: and then add at the end the linking verb... |
| Risa: γ§γ(desu) |
| Risa: η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) |
| Eric: So remember the pattern for linking two nouns, is simply Noun A, the topic marking particle, |
| Risa: γ―(wa), |
| Eric: ...and Noun B and then at the end add the linking verb, |
| Risa: γ§γ(desu) |
| Eric: Here is another example meaning, "I am a doctor." First, a pronoun meaning "I". |
| Risa: η§ (Watashi). |
| Eric: Second, a topic marking particle, literally meaning "as for". |
| Risa: γ― (wa). |
| Eric: Third, a doctor. |
| Risa: ε»θ (isha). |
| Eric: And last, a linking verb meaning "to be", in this case, "am". |
| Risa: γ§γ (desu). |
| Eric: Altogether we have.. |
| Risa: η§γ―ε»θ γ§γγ (Watashi wa isha desu.) [slow] η§γ―ε»θ γ§γγ (Watashi wa isha desu.) [normal] η§γ―ε»θ γ§γγ (Watashi wa isha desu.) |
| Eric: "I am a doctor." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: η§γ―ε»θ γ§γγ (Watashi wa isha desu.) |
| Eric: How do you say - "This is a souvenir." To give you a hint, "souvenir" is.. |
| Risa: γγΏγγ (o-miyage). [slow] γγΏγγ (o-miyage). [normal] γγΏγγ (o-miyage). |
| Eric: βThis is a souvenir.β |
| [pause] |
| Risa: γγγ―γγΏγγγ§γγ (Kore wa o-miyage desu.) [slow] γγγ―γγΏγγγ§γγ (Kore wa o-miyage desu.) [normal] γγγ―γγΏγγγ§γγ (Kore wa o-miyage desu.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: γγγ―γγΏγγγ§γγ (Kore wa o-miyage desu.) |
| REVIEW |
| Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will give you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in Japanese. Here we go. |
| Eric: "I am Suzuki." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) |
| Eric: "I am a doctor." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: η§γ―ε»θ γ§γγ (Watashi wa isha desu.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: η§γ―ε»θ γ§γγ (Watashi wa isha desu.) |
| Eric: "This is a souvenir." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: γγγ―γγΏγγγ§γγ (Kore wa o-miyage desu.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: γγγ―γγΏγγγ§γγ (Kore wa o-miyage desu.) |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for Making a Simple Sentence By Linking Two Nouns, as in.. |
| Risa: η§γ―ι΄ζ¨γ§γγ (Watashi wa Suzuki desu.) |
| Eric: meaning "I am Suzuki." |
| Eric: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on JapanesePod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Risa: γγγγΎγγ(Ja, mata.). |
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