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Do you know any Japanese adjectives?
Welcome to Three Step Japanese Practice by JapanesePod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to describe something with adjectives.
Let’s look at the main dialogue.
Two people are having a conversation in the store. They are discussing computers.
すみません、どのパソコンが　おすすめですか。
Sumimasen, dono pasokon ga o-susume desu ka.
Excuse me, which computer would you recommend?
そうですね…。これは　とても　はやいです。
Sō desu ne.... Kore wa totemo hayai desu.
Well... This one is very fast.
In this sentence, はやい (hayai) is the adjective, and it means "fast" or "quick." Let’s practice with more adjectives in this lesson.
Here is a list of common adjectives in Japanese. First is,
かるい (karui), かるい. かるい.
はやい (hayai), はやい. はやい.
きれい (kirei), きれい. きれい.
しずか (shizuka), しずか. しずか.
じょうぶ (jōbu), じょうぶ. じょうぶ.
Do you know what かるい (karui) means?
light
How about はやい (hayai)?
Fast, or quick
And きれい (kirei)?
beautiful
And what about しずか (shizuka)?
quiet
And じょうぶ (jōbu)?
durable
What does かるい (karui) mean?
light
かるい (karui) is light.
"Beautiful" is きれい.
What does じょうぶ (jōbu) mean?
durable
じょうぶ (jōbu) is durable.
“Quiet” is しずか (shizuka).
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? What are they saying?
そのいすは とても (Sono isu wa totemo)...
…です。 (desu.)
そのいすは とても (Sono isu wa totemo)...
…です。 (desu.)
じょうぶ (jōbu)
じょうぶ (jōbu)
そのいすは とてもじょうぶです。 (Sono isu wa totemo jōbu desu.)
"This chair is very durable."
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? What are they saying?
このへやは (Kono heya wa)...
…です。 (desu.)
このへやは (Kono heya wa)...
…です。 (desu.)
しずか (shizuka)
しずか (shizuka)
このへやはしずかです。
Kono heya wa shizuka desu.
"This room is quiet."
True or false —
きれい (kirei) means "beautiful".
True.
きれい means beautiful
True or false —
しずか (shizuka) means "easy".
False
しずか (shizuka) means "quiet".
"easy" is かんたん (kantan)
かんたん (kantan)
What if I want to say "This computer is not fast"?
Is it
このパソコンは はやいくないです。
Kono pasokon wa hayakunai desu.
or
このパソコンは はやくないです。
Kono pasokon wa hayakunai desu.
はやくない (hayakunai)
はやくない
このパソコンは はやくないです。
Kono pasokon wa hayakunai desu.
This computer is not fast.
はやくない (hayakunai) is "not fast"
How about "This room is not beautiful"?
Is it
このへやは　きれいくない｡
Kono heya wa kireikunai.
or
このへやは　きれいではありません。
Kono heya wa kirei dewa arimasen.
きれいではありません (kirei dewa arimasen)
きれいではありません
このへやはきれいではありません｡
Kono heya wa kirei dewa arimasen.
This room is not beautiful.
きれいではありません (kirei dewa arimasen) is "not beautiful"
Listen carefully for the adjectives, positive or negative, in the sentences as I speak. Can you match them to their dictionary forms on the board?
このひとは とても きれいです。
(Kono hito wa totemo kirei desu.)
Let’s listen one more time.
このひとは とても きれいです。
(Kono hito wa totemo kirei desu.)
Did you hear, きれい?
きれい means beautiful.
How about...?
このかばんは かるいです。
(Kono kaban wa karui desu.)
Let’s listen one more time.
このかばんは かるいです。
(Kono kaban wa karui desu.)
Did you hear, かるい?
かるい means light
Next...
このパソコンは はやくないです。
(Kono pasokon wa hayakunai desu.)
One more time.
このパソコンは はやくないです。
(Kono pasokon wa hayakunai desu.)
Did you hear, はやくない?
はやくない means not fast
Next...
このレストランは しずかではありません。
(Kono resutoran wa shizuka dewa arimasen.)
One more time.
このレストランは しずかではありません。
(Kono resutoran wa shizuka dewa arimasen.)
Did you hear, しずかではありません (shizuka dewa arimasen)?
しずかではありません means not quiet
And...
そのいすは とても じょうぶです。
(Sono isu wa totemo jōbu desu.)
One more time.
そのいすは とても じょうぶです。
(Sono isu wa totemo jōbu desu.)
Did you hear, じょうぶ (jōbu)?
じょうぶ means durable
Now you know how to describe something with adjectives in Japanese. またね (mata ne)!
Thank you for watching.
Now you know how to describe something with adjectives in Japanese.
...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway.

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