Making simple sentences

Theme:  Making simple sentences, Sa line of Hiragana (Sa, Shi, Su, Se, So),

               changing S sounds to Z sounds ( Za, Ji, Zu, Ze, Zo)

Aim: How do I say what something is?

New Vocabulary:

      I.        Lesson Points:

1.         Wa（わ）:  The particle “wa” is used to identify the subject of a sentence.  So for example in lesson we gave the following sample sentence: “Watashi wa gakusei desu. (I am a student)”  “wa” in this sentence shows the speaker who the statement is about.  In this case the subject of the sentence is “watashi”.

2.         Desu（です）: is a word that is used in Japanese to declare something as being. It is similar to the English words 'is, am, are'. The u on the end is silent or whispered.

3.         Desuka? （ですか？）：Using “か – ka” at the end of a statement turns it into a question.

Sample Sentences:

こre wa nan deすか？(What is this?)

Kore wa nan desu ka?

こre wa hon deす。(This is a book.)

Kore wa hon desu.

そre wa nan deすか？(What is that?)

Sore wa nan desu ka?

そre wa neこ deす。(That is a cat.)

Sore wa neko desu.

そre waかre no neこdeす。(That is his cat)

Sore wa kare no neko desu.

あre wa nan deすか？(What is that over there?)

Are wa nan desu ka?

あre waいえdeす。(That is a house)

Are wa ie desu.

こre wa wataし no  いえdeす。(This is my house.)

Kore wa watashi no ie desu.

あre wa wataし no  heya deす。(That is my room.)

Are wa watashi no heya desu.

あre waかre noくrumaです。(That is his car.)

Are wa kare no kuruma desu.

Doreがかre no tsuくえ deすか？(Which one is his desk?)

Dore ga kare no tsukue desuka?

こre wa かre no tsuくえdeす。(This is his desk.)

Kore wa kare no tsukue desu.

Doreがかれのいnu deすか？(Which one is his dog?)

Dore ga kare no inu desuka?

あre がかre のいnuです。(That is his dog.)

Are ga kare no inu desu.

  II. Mini-Quiz: (Test your knowledge):

Part A:  Write in Japanese.  Try to use as many Hiragana as possible.

This: _____________________________________

That: _____________________________________

That over there: ____________________________

Which one: ________________________________

Chair: ____________________________________

What is__?: _______________________________

Part B: Translate into English

そre wa neこ deす。__________________________________________________

あre はかre のいnuです。______________________________________________

あre wa wataし no  heya deす。_________________________________________

こre wa wataし  no  いえdeす。_________________________________________

 Quiz Answers:

Part A: これ、それ、あれ、どれ、いす、なんですか

Part B: That is a cat., That is his dog., That is my room., This is my house.

  III. Writing Practice: Hiragana (Sa, Shi, Su, Se, So)

Coverting S sounds to Z sounds (Za, Ji, Zu, Ze, Zo):

Z sounds are made the same way we made G sounds from the “Ka” line.  Except for the Z sounds we use the “Sa” line and add the tenten mark to each one.  See the examples below.

Practice writing the following words in Hiragana

1.    Quiet  - Shizuka - _________________________

2.    Umbrella – Kasa - ________________________

3.    Leg – Ashi -  ________________________

4.    Squid – Ika - __________________________

5.    Grass – Kusa - ___________________________