Particle に(ni) for destinations

Contents:  More uses of the particle に(ni) for destinations, The “Sa” line of Katakana (sa,shi, su,se,so), Z line of Katakana (za, zi, zu, ze, zo).

Aim:  What is another way to use the particle に？

New Vocabulary:

Lesson Point:

We have covered that に(ni) is like the English word “at”  and  we mentioned that it also has multiple uses.  Here we will learn how to use にwhen referring to a physical destination or to a designated person (e.g. when you are giving something to someone).

Look at the examples below.

Sample sentences:

アnaさんはしごとにいきます。(Ana goes to work.)

Ana san wa shigoto ni ikimasu

しごとのあと、ともだちとreスtoranにいきます。(After work, she goes to a restaurant with her friend.)

Shigoto no ato, tomodachi to resutoran ni ikimasu

たなかさんはらいしゅうスペインにいきます。(Mr.Tanaka goes to Spain next week.)

Tanaka san wa raishu supein ni ikimasu

わたしはいぬにごはんをあげます。(I give food to my dog.)

Watashi wa inu ni gohan o agemasu

たなかさんはアナさんにはなをあげます。(Mr. Tanaka gives flowers to Ana.)

Tanaka san wa Ana san ni hana o agemasu

エnriケさんは、らいげつにほんにいきます。(Enrique goes to Japan next month.)

Enrique san wa raigetsu nihon ni ikimasu

とうきょうとおおさかにいきます。(He goes to Tokyo and Osaka.)

Tokyo to Osaka ni ikimasu

わたしはかいものにいきます。(I go shopping.)

Watashi wa kaimono ni ikimasu

こどもたちはがっこうにいきます。(The children go to school.)

Kodomotachi wa gakko ni ikimasu

せんせいはこどもたちにほんをあげます。(The teacher gives books to the children.)

Sensei wa kodomotachi ni hon o agemasu.

せんせいは、きょうこどもたちにしゅくだいをあげます。(The teacher gives the children homework today.)

Sensei wa kyo kodomotachi ni shukudai o agemasu.

せんせいは、こどもたちにきょうのしゅくだいをあげます。(The teacher gives the children today’s homework.)

Sensei wa kodomotachi ni kyo no shukudai o agemasu.

II. Mini-Quiz – Write the words below in Hiragana (check your answers above)

1.    to give  _________________________________

2.    next week_______________________________

3.    next month______________________________

4.    today___________________________________

5.    child____________________________________

6.    children_________________________________

7.    homework_______________________________

8.    friend___________________________________

9.    after____________________________________

Writing Practice: Katakana (sa,shi,su,se,so) and (za, ji, zu, ze, zo):