Japanese Lesson 1: あたらしともだち::New Friends [Grammar 1c]
All lessons will be coming from the book called "Genki: An Intergrated Course in Elementary Japanese" *note this is the 2nd edition* The official website is here. please check it out! This series is also to not only help me reinforce my own Japanese, but teach others as well. I HIGHLY recommend buying the book and studying for yourselves.
Noun1のNoun2
--の(no) is a particle that connects two nouns together. it can either specify a noun from another noun, or show possesiveness of the first noun.
EXAMPLE
Specify: フレズノだいかくのがくせいです。 Furezuno daigaku no gakusei desu. A student at Fresno University.
Possesiveness: ともこーさんのくつです。 Tomoko no kutsu desu. Tomoko's shoes.
--though in this lesson, it's more focused on the posessive
Noun1 の Noun2
EXAMPLE:
Possesiveness: ともこーさんのくつです。 Tomoko no kutsu desu. Tomoko's shoes.
たけしさんのおかあさん は こうこうのせんせいです。
Takeshi-san no okaa-san wa koukou no sensei desu.
Takeshi's mother is a highschool teacher.
Some expressive notes:
あの：indicates some uncertainty about what you are about to say. you might be worried that you are interrupting someone or something, or sounding rude or impolite. an example maybe asking personal questions when in a professional situation.
はい/ええ： both means yes, but ee (pronounced eeh) is used more in conversations and is relaxed. "un" can be used for informal situations.
"hai" however is used to respond to such as a door knock or if someone is calling your name. it can also be used as a definite response.
CONGRATS! lesson one is finished! there will be a vocabulary list you can look at after this post. on to lesson two!
Noun1のNoun2
--の(no) is a particle that connects two nouns together. it can either specify a noun from another noun, or show possesiveness of the first noun.
EXAMPLE
Specify: フレズノだいかくのがくせいです。 Furezuno daigaku no gakusei desu. A student at Fresno University.
Possesiveness: ともこーさんのくつです。 Tomoko no kutsu desu. Tomoko's shoes.
- In specifying, the 2nd noun is the main idea. so gakusei (student) is the main idea while furezuno daigaku (fresno univeristy) is the noun is making the main idea more specific. So this person is a student, but what kind of student/ a Fresno University student. get it?.
- You must also understand that most japanese sentences are backwards. the grammar and sentence structure is NOT like english.
--though in this lesson, it's more focused on the posessive
Noun1 の Noun2
EXAMPLE:
Possesiveness: ともこーさんのくつです。 Tomoko no kutsu desu. Tomoko's shoes.
- の in the possesive form acts like an ['s] in english. it shows ownership between the two nounds.
- So in the example above, the の here indicates that the shoes belong to Tomoko. easy?
- Noun2 (shoes) is the main idea. Noun1(tomoko) is the further restriction, or rather who the shoes belong to.
- It can also act like one big noun as shown in the expression below.
たけしさんのおかあさん は こうこうのせんせいです。
Takeshi-san no okaa-san wa koukou no sensei desu.
Takeshi's mother is a highschool teacher.
Some expressive notes:
あの：indicates some uncertainty about what you are about to say. you might be worried that you are interrupting someone or something, or sounding rude or impolite. an example maybe asking personal questions when in a professional situation.
はい/ええ： both means yes, but ee (pronounced eeh) is used more in conversations and is relaxed. "un" can be used for informal situations.
"hai" however is used to respond to such as a door knock or if someone is calling your name. it can also be used as a definite response.
CONGRATS! lesson one is finished! there will be a vocabulary list you can look at after this post. on to lesson two!