Contents

1. Lesson 4-Top
2. たんご (Vocabulary)
3. かいわ (Dialogues)
4. ぶんぽう (Grammar)
5. れんしゅう (Practice)

A female university student leaving home

In Lesson 4, you will learn how to point out and talk about things around you using demonstrative pronouns (これ, それ, あれ, and どれ). You will practice naming objects commonly found in classrooms and homes and learn how to ask and answer questions like “What is this?” and “How do you say X in Japanese?” This lesson also introduces adjectives, allowing you to describe objects—for example, “That’s pretty!” or “It’s not all that cool, though.”

ぶんぽう (Grammar)

  1. Demonstrative pronouns: これ、それ、あれ、どれ
  2. だれ、だれの
  3. どんな + Noun
  4. Person(mine, yours, his, hers, Hiroshi's, etc.)
  5. Xは にほんごで なんて いいますか
  6. -Adj + Noun, -Adj + Noun
  7. -Adj です, な-Adj じゃありません, -Adj じゃないです
  8. -Adj です, い-Adj くありません, い-Adjくないです
  9. とても + Affirmative, あまり + Negative
  10. Sentence particle
  11. Sentence particle

Useful Social Expressions

  1. そうですか?: Really?
  2. ごめんなさい: I'm sorry.
  3. いってきます: I am off!
  4. いってらっしゃい: Have a good day!
  5. ようこそ: Welcome!
  6. いらっしゃいませ: Welcome!
  7. ただいま: I'm home!
  8. おかえりなさい: Welcome home!/Welcome back!
  9. おじゃまします: Sorry for disturbing you.
Lesson 4-Top