# Japanese Basic Course, Lesson 2

Sounds, kana, and the first conversations

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## Teachers and students · Dialogue 1 of 3

### Teachers and students

Two people greet each other and identify teachers and students. *Watakushi wa sensei desu ka* means "Am I a teacher?"

The reply *Hai, anata wa sensei desu* means "Yes, you are a teacher."

### One person and several people

*watakushi* identifies the speaker as "I", while *anata* identifies the addressee as "you".

In *Anata-gata wa seito desu ka*, *anata-gata* addresses several people: "Are you students?"

**1** Konnichi wa.  
こんにちわ  
Hello.

**2** Konnichi wa.  
こんにちわ  
Hello.

**3** Watakushi wa sensei desu ka?  
わたくしわせんせいですか  
Am I a teacher?

**4** Hai, anata wa sensei desu.  
はいあなたわせんせいです  
Yes, you are a teacher.

**5** Anata-gata wa seito desu ka?  
あなたがたわせいとですか  
Are you students?

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Personal Pronouns

The singular personal pronouns for ordinary polite speech are as follows:

1st person

watakushi 'I'

2nd person

anata 'you'

3rd person

konokata 'this person (he or she)'

sonokata 'that person (he or she)'

anokata 'that person (he or she) over there'

The plural forms of these personal pronouns are formed by combining them with tachi or gata, that is:

Singular | | Plural | 
watakushi | I | watakushi-tachi | we
anata | you | anata-gata | you
konokata | he or she | konokata-tachi | they
sonokata | he or she | sonokata-tachi | they
anokata | he or she | anokata-tachi | they
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Particle NO to denote possession

The particle NO is used to denote that the personal pronoun is in the possessive case. In the following examples, NO is followed by a noun.

watakushi no hon my book

anata no hon your book

konokata no hon his book

sonokata no enpitsu his pencil

anokata no isu his chair

watakushi-tachi no sensei our teacher

b NO is used to establish a genitive relationship between nouns. In the following examples, NO is preceded by a noun and is also followed by a noun.

sensei no hon teacher's book

seito no hon student's book

Tanaka-san no hon Mr. Tanaka's book

In the following examples, NO is followed by DESU or DEWA ARIMASEN.

--- watakushi no desu. --- is mine.

--- anata no desu. --- is yours.

--- anokata no desu. --- is his.
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Pre-substantives

KONO, SONO, and ANO are called pre-substantives, and they are placed immediately before nouns to modify them. They function as a kind of adjectival modifier, that is:

kono hon this book

sono kabe that wall

ano booshi that hat over there

As in the case of the demonstrative pronouns KORE, SORE, and ARE:

KONO is used to point to or single out something or someone close at hand to the speaker.

SONO is used to point to or single out something or someone away from the speaker but close to the person spoken to.

ANO is used to point to or single out something or someone distant from the persons speaking and spoken to.
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## Officers and enlisted ranks · Dialogue 2 of 3

### Officers and enlisted ranks

Students identify themselves and two other people by military rank. *Hai, watakushi-tachi wa seito desu* identifies the speakers as students.

*Konokata wa shookoo desu ka* asks whether this person is an officer.

### This person and that person

*konokata* identifies this person. *sonokata* identifies that person.

*Iie, sonokata wa shookoo dewa arimasen* means "No, that person is not an officer."

**6** Hai, watakushi-tachi wa seito desu.  
はいわたくしたちわせいとです  
Yes, we are students.

**7** Konokata wa shookoo desu ka?  
このかたわしょおこおですか  
IS this person an officer?

**8** Iie, sonokata wa shookoo dewa arimasen.  
いいえそのかたわしょおこおでわありません  
No, that person (he) is not an officer.

**9** Dewa, konokata wa nan desu ka?  
でわこのかたわなんですか  
What is this person, then?

**10** Sonokata wa kashikan desu.  
そのかたわかしかんです  
That person (he) is a NCO.

## Asking who owns things · Dialogue 3 of 3

### A hat and a pencil

Two people ask who owns a hat and a pencil. *Kore wa anata no booshi desu ka* means "is this your hat?"

*Kono enpitsu wa anata no desu ka* means "is this pencil yours?"

### The owner and the object

In *watakushi no booshi*, *no* connects the owner to the hat: "my hat".

*kono* stands before *enpitsu* in *Kono enpitsu*: "this pencil".

**11** Kore wa anata no booshi desu ka?  
これわあなたのぼおしですか  
is this your hat?

**12** Hai, sore wa watakushi no booshi desu.  
はいそれわわたくしのぼおしです  
Yes, that's my hat.

**13** Kono enpitsu wa anata no desu ka?  
このえんぴつわあなたのですか  
is this pencil yours?

**14** Iie, sore wa watakushi no dewa arimasen. Sore wa anokata no desu.  
いいえそれわわたくしのでわありませんそれわあのかたのです  
No, that's not mine. That's that person's (his).

## Words for people · Perception Drill 1

### The speaker and the addressee

*watakushi* means "I". It is the polite pronoun for the speaker.

*anata* means "you". It is the polite pronoun for the addressee.

### People at different locations

*Kono-kata wa gunjin desu* identifies "This person". *sono-kata* identifies "that person", and *ano-kata* identifies "that person over there".

Each of these polite pronouns can mean "he" or "she".

**15** watakushi  
わたくし  
I

**16** Watakushi wa gunjin (soldier) desu.  
わたくしわぐんじんです  
I am a soldier.

**17** anata  
あなた  
you

**18** Anata wa kashikan (NCO) desu ka?  
あなたわかしかんですか  
Are you an NCO?

**19** Hai, watakushi wa kashikan desu.  
はいわたくしわかしかんです  
Yes, I am an NCO.

**20** kono-kata  
このかた  
this person

**21** Kono-kata wa gunjin desu.  
このかたわぐんじんです  
This person is a soldier.

**22** sono-kata  
そのかた  
he, she (that person)

**23** Sono-kata wa gunjin desu.  
そのかたわぐんじんです  
That person is a soldier.

**24** ano-kata  
あのかた  
he, she (that person over there)

## Singular and plural people · Perception Drill 2

### One speaker or several

*Watakushi-tachi wa gunjin desu* means "We are soldiers." *watakushi-tachi* is the plural form of *watakushi*.

*Anata-gata wa gunjin desu* means "You are soldiers." *anata-gata* is the plural form of *anata*.

**25** Ano-kata wa gunjin desu.  
あのかたわぐんじんです  
That person over there is a soldier.

**26** watakushi-tachi  
わたくしたち  
we

**27** Watakushi-tachi wa gunjin desu.  
わたくしたちわぐんじんです  
We are soldiers.

**28** anata-gata  
あなたがた  
you (plural)

**29** Anata-gata wa gunjin desu.  
あなたがたわぐんじんです  
You are soldiers.

**30** Watakushi wa gunjin desu ka?  
わたくしわぐんじんですか  
Am I a soldier?

**31** Hai, anata wa gunjin desu.  
はいあなたわぐんじんです  
Yes, you are a soldier.

**32** Watakushi wa kashikan desu ka?  
わたくしわかしかんですか  
Am I an NCO?

**33** Iie, anata wa kashikan dewa arimasen.  
いいえあなたわかしかんでわありません  
No, you are not an NCO.

**34** Anata wa kashikan desu ka?  
あなたわかしかんですか  
Are you an NCO?

## Identifying military personnel · Perception Drill 3

### People at three locations

*Kono-kata wa gunjin desu ka* asks "Is this person a soldier?" The polite pronoun identifies someone near the speaker.

*Sono-kata wa heisotsu desu ka* asks about that person. *Ano-kata wa gunjin desu ka* asks about that person over there.

**35** Hai, watakushi wa kashikan desu.  
はいわたくしわかしかんです  
Yes, I am an NCO.

**36** Anata wa heisotsu desu ka?  
あなたわへいそつですか  
Are you an enlisted man?

**37** Iie, watakushi wa heisotsu dewa arimasen.  
いいえわたくしわへいそつでわありません  
No, I am not an enlisted man.

**38** Kono-kata wa gunjin desu ka?  
このかたわぐんじんですか  
Is this person a soldier?

**39** Hai, sono-kata wa gunjin desu.  
はいそのかたわぐんじんです  
Yes, that person is a soldier.

**40** Sono-kata wa heisotsu desu ka?  
そのかたわへいそつですか  
Is that person an enlisted man?

**41** Hai, kono-kata wa heisotsu desu.  
はいこのかたわへいそつです  
Yes, this person is an enlisted man.

**42** Ano-kata wa gunjin desu ka?  
あのかたわぐんじんですか  
Is that person over there a soldier?

**43** Hai, ano-kata wa gunjin desu.  
はいあのかたわぐんじんです  
Yes, that person over there is a soldier.

**44** Ano-kata wa heisotsu desu ka?  
あのかたわへいそつですか  
Is that person over there an enlisted man?

## Soldiers, teachers and students · Perception Drill 4

### Groups of soldiers

*Anata-gata wa gunjin desu ka* means "Are you soldiers?" The question addresses several people.

*Hai, watakushi-tachi wa gunjin desu* confirms that the speakers are soldiers.

**45** Iie, ano-kata wa heisotsu dewa arimasen  
いいえあのかたわへいそつでわありません  
No, that person over there is not an enlisted man.

**46** Anata-gata wa gunjin desu ka?  
あなたがたわぐんじんですか  
Are you soldiers?

**47** Hai, watakushi-tachi wa gunjin desu.  
はいわたくしたちわぐんじんです  
Yes, we are soldiers.

**48** Watakushi-tachi wa gunjin desu ka?  
わたくしたちわぐんじんですか  
Are we soldiers?

**49** Hai, anata-gata wa gunjin desu.  
はいあなたがたわぐんじんです  
Yes, you are soldiers.

**50** sensei  
せんせい  
teacher

**51** sensei desu ka?  
せんせいですか  
Is it a teacher?

**52** hai, sensei desu.  
はいせんせいです  
Yes, it is a teacher.

**53** seito  
せいと  
student

**54** seito desu ka?  
せいとですか  
Is it a student?

## Weapons and military ranks · Perception Drill 5

### Weapons and ranks

*heiki* means "military weapon". The two people are *heisotsu*, "private", and *shookoo*, "officer".

*shookoo desu ka* asks "Is he an officer?" The answer *hai, shookoo desu* confirms that rank.

**55** hai, seito desu.  
はいせいとです  
Yes, it is a student.

**56** heiki  
へいき  
military weapon

**57** heiki desu ka?  
へいきですか  
Is it a weapon?

**58** hai, heiki desu.  
はいへいきです  
Yes, it is a weapon.

**59** heisotsu  
へいそつ  
private

**60** heisotsu desu ka?  
へいそつですか  
Is he an enlisted man?

**61** hai, heisotsu desu.  
はいへいそつです  
Yes, he is an enlisted man.

**62** shookoo  
しょおこお  
officer

**63** shookoo desu ka?  
しょおこおですか  
Is he an officer?

**64** hai, shookoo desu.  
はいしょおこおです  
Yes, he is an officer.

## Hats, ceilings, rifles and lights · Perception Drill 6

### Hats, ceilings, rifles, and lights

*booshi* means "hat", and *tenjoo* means "ceiling".

*shoojuu desu ka* asks "Is it a rifle?" *dentoo* means "electric light".

**65** booshi  
ぼおし  
hat

**66** booshi desu ka?  
ぼおしですか  
Is it a hat?

**67** hai, booshi desu.  
はいぼおしです  
Yes, it is a hat.

**68** tenjoo  
てんじょお  
ceiling

**69** tenjoo desu ka?  
てんじょおですか  
Is it a ceiling?

**70** hai, tenjoo desu.  
はいてんじょおです  
Yes, it is a ceiling.

**71** shoojuu  
しょおじゅう  
rifle

**72** shoojuu desu ka?  
しょおじゅうですか  
Is it a rifle?

**73** hai, shoojuu desu.  
はいしょおじゅうです  
Yes, it is a rifle.

**74** dentoo  
でんとお  
electric light

## Tables, rifles and weapons · Perception Drill 7

### This object and that object

*Kore wa shoojuu desu ka* means "Is this a rifle?" The reply *Hai, sore wa shoojuu desu* means "Yes, that is a rifle."

*Shoojuu wa heiki desu ka* asks whether a rifle is a weapon. *Hai, shoojuu wa heiki desu* confirms that classification.

**75** dentoo desu ka?  
でんとおですか  
Is it an electric light?

**76** hai, dentoo desu.  
はいでんとおです  
Yes, it is an electric light.

**77** teeburu  
てえぶる  
table

**78** teeburu desu ka?  
てえぶるですか  
Is it a table?

**79** hai, teeburu desu.  
はいてえぶるです  
Yes, it is a table.

**80** Kore wa shoojuu desu ka?  
これわしょおじゅうですか  
Is this a rifle?

**81** Hai, sore wa shoojuu desu.  
はいそれわしょおじゅうです  
Yes, that is a rifle.

**82** Shoojuu wa heiki desu ka?  
しょおじゅうわへいきですか  
Is a rifle a weapon?

**83** Hai, shoojuu wa heiki desu.  
はいしょおじゅうわへいきです  
Yes, a rifle is a weapon.

**84** Kore wa teeburu desu ka?  
これわてえぶるですか  
Is this a table?

## Identifying people and objects · Perception Drill 8

### Objects and people

*Watakushi wa sensei desu ka* means "Am I a teacher?" The question identifies the speaker.

The reply uses *anata*: *Hai, anata wa sensei desu*, "Yes, you are a teacher." *Anata wa seito desu ka* asks about the student.

**85** Hai, sore wa teeburu desu.  
はいそれわてえぶるです  
Yes, that is a table.

**86** Kore wa dentoo desu ka?  
これわでんとおですか  
Is this an electric light?

**87** Hai, sore wa dentoo desu.  
はいそれわでんとおです  
Yes, that is an electric light.

**88** Are wa tenjoo desu ka?  
あれわてんじょおですか  
Is that over there a ceiling?

**89** Hai, are wa tenjoo desu.  
はいあれわてんじょおです  
Yes, that over there is a ceiling.

**90** Sore wa booshi desu ka?  
それわぼおしですか  
Is that a hat?

**91** Hai, kore wa booshi desu.  
はいこれわぼおしです  
Yes, this is a hat.

**92** Watakushi wa sensei desu ka?  
わたくしわせんせいですか  
Am I a teacher?

**93** Hai, anata wa sensei desu.  
はいあなたわせんせいです  
Yes, you are a teacher.

**94** Anata wa seito desu ka?  
あなたわせいとですか  
Are you a student?

## Ranks and personal possession · Perception Drill 9

### The owner comes before the object

*Watakushi no hon desu* means "It is my book." The particle *no* joins the owner *Watakushi* to the owned object *hon*.

The owner comes before *no*, and the owned object comes after it.

### The object can be omitted

*Watakushi no desu* means "It is mine." Before *desu*, *no* can express possession without naming the object again.

**95** Hai, watakushi wa seito desu.  
はいわたくしわせいとです  
Yes, I am a student.

**96** Anokata wa shookoo desu ka?  
あのかたわしょおこおですか  
Is that person over there an officer?

**97** Hai, anokata wa shookoo desu.  
はいあのかたわしょおこおです  
Yes, that person over there is an officer.

**98** Konokata wa heisotsu desu ka?  
このかたわへいそつですか  
Is this person a private?

**99** Hai, sonokata wa heisotsu desu.  
はいそのかたわへいそつです  
Yes, that person is a private.

**100** Sonokata wa kashikan desu ka?  
そのかたわかしかんですか  
Is that person a noncommissioned officer?

**101** Hai, konokata wa kashikan desu.  
はいこのかたわかしかんです  
Yes, this person is a noncommissioned officer.

**102** Watakushi  
わたくし  
I

**103** Watakushi no hon desu.  
わたくしのほんです  
It is my book.

**104** Watakushi no desu.  
わたくしのです  
It is mine.

## Possession by different people · Perception Drill 10

### Different owners

*Anata no hon desu* means "It is your book." Possessive *no* follows *Anata*.

*Sonokata no enpitsu desu* means "It is that person's pencil." *Sonokata no desu* omits the pencil and means "It is that person's."

**105** Anata  
あなた  
you

**106** Anata no hon desu.  
あなたのほんです  
It is your book.

**107** Anata no desu.  
あなたのです  
It is yours.

**108** Konokata  
このかた  
he, she (this person)

**109** Konokata no hon desu.  
このかたのほんです  
It is this person's book.

**110** Konokata no desu.  
このかたのです  
It is this person’s.

**111** Sonokata  
そのかた  
That person.

**112** Sonokata no enpitsu desu.  
そのかたのえんぴつです  
It is that person's pencil.

**113** Sonokata no desu.  
そのかたのです  
It is that person’s.

**114** Anokata  
あのかた  
That person over there.

## Asking whose things are · Perception Drill 11

### Asking for the owner

*Donata no hon desu ka* means "Whose book is it?" Possessive *no* follows *Donata* to ask for an owner.

*Sensei no hon desu* means "It is the teacher's book." The owner can be a role or a name.

**115** Anokata no isu desu.  
あのかたのいすです  
It is the chair belonging to that person over there.

**116** Anokata no desu.  
あのかたのです  
It belongs to that person over there.

**117** Donata  
どなた  
who?

**118** Donata no hon desu ka?  
どなたのほんですか  
Whose book is it?

**119** Donata no desu ka?  
どなたのですか  
Whose is it?

**120** Sensei  
せんせい  
teacher

**121** Sensei no hon desu.  
せんせいのほんです  
It is the teacher's book.

**122** Sensei no desu.  
せんせいのです  
It is the teacher's.

**123** Tanaka-san  
たなかさん  
Mr. Tanaka.

**124** Tanaka-san no enpitsu desu.  
たなかさんのえんぴつです  
It is Mr. Tanaka's pencil.

## Confirming who owns things · Perception Drill 12

### Confirming an owner

*Kore wa anata no hon desu ka* means "Is this your book?" The answer names the speaker as owner.

*Hai, sore wa watakushi no hon desu* means "Yes, that is my book."

### Denying an owner

*Are wa anata no desu ka* asks whether that object over there is yours.

*Iie, are wa watakushi no dewa arimasen* means "No, that over there is not mine."

**125** Tanaka-san no desu.  
たなかさんのです  
It is Mr. Tanaka's.

**126** Kore wa anata no hon desu ka?  
これわあなたのほんですか  
Is this your book?

**127** Hai, sore wa watakushi no hon desu.  
はいそれわわたくしのほんです  
Yes, that is my book.

**128** Sore wa anata no desu ka?  
それわあなたのですか  
Is that yours?

**129** Hai, kore wa watakushi no desu.  
はいこれわわたくしのです  
Yes, this is mine.

**130** Are wa anata no desu ka?  
あれわあなたのですか  
Is that over there yours?

**131** Iie, are wa watakushi no dewa arimasen.  
いいえあれわわたくしのでわありません  
No, that over there is not mine.

**132** Kore wa konokata no enpitsu desu ka?  
これわこのかたのえんぴつですか  
Is this this person's pencil?

**133** Hai, sore wa sonokata no enpitsu desu.  
はいそれわそのかたのえんぴつです  
Yes, that is that person's pencil.

**134** Sore wa konokata no desu ka?  
それわこのかたのですか  
Is that this person's?

## Belonging to near and distant people · Perception Drill 13

### This pencil

*Kono enpitsu* means "This pencil." *kono* stands immediately before a noun and identifies something near the speaker.

*Kono enpitsu wa watakushi no desu* means "This pencil is mine."

**135** Hai, kore wa sonokata no desu.  
はいこれわそのかたのです  
Yes, this is that person's.

**136** Are wa sonokata no tsukue desu ka?  
あれわそのかたのつくえですか  
Is that over there that person's desk?

**137** Hai, are wa konokata no tsukue desu.  
はいあれわこのかたのつくえです  
Yes, that over there is this person's desk.

**138** Kore wa anokata no isu desu ka?  
これわあのかたのいすですか  
Is this the chair belonging to that person over there?

**139** Hai, sore wa anokata no isu desu.  
はいそれわあのかたのいすです  
Yes, that is the chair belonging to that person over there.

**140** Kore wa anokata no desu ka?  
これわあのかたのですか  
Does this belong to that person over there?

**141** Hai, sore wa anokata no desu.  
はいそれわあのかたのです  
Yes, that belongs to that person over there.

**142** Kono  
この  
this N

**143** Kono enpitsu  
このえんぴつ  
This pencil.

**144** Kono enpitsu wa watakushi no desu.  
このえんぴつわわたくしのです  
This pencil is mine.

## Pointing words before nouns · Perception Drill 14

### That book and that chair over there

*Sono hon* means "That book." *sono* identifies a noun near the addressee.

*Ano isu* means "That chair over there." *ano* identifies a noun distant from the speaker and addressee.

**145** Sono  
その  
that N

**146** Sono hon  
そのほん  
That book.

**147** Sono hon wa anata no desu.  
そのほんわあなたのです  
That book is yours.

**148** Ano  
あの  
that N over there

**149** Ano isu  
あのいす  
That chair over there.

**150** Ano isu wa konokata no desu.  
あのいすわこのかたのです  
That chair over there is this person's.

**151** Kono hon wa anata no desu ka?  
このほんわあなたのですか  
Is this book yours?

**152** Hai, sono hon wa watakushi no desu.  
はいそのほんわわたくしのです  
Yes, that book is mine.

**153** Sono isu wa anata no desu ka?  
そのいすわあなたのですか  
Is that chair yours?

**154** Hai, kono isu wa watakushi no desu.  
はいこのいすわわたくしのです  
Yes, this chair is mine.

## Correcting who owns things · Perception Drill 15

### Location and ownership together

*Ano booshi wa anata no desu ka* means "Is that hat over there yours?"

*Ano booshi* locates the hat over there. Possessive *no* identifies its owner.

### Correcting the owner

*Iie, kono isu wa seito no dewa arimasen* denies that the chair belongs to the student.

*Sensei no desu* supplies the correction: "it is the teacher's."

**155** Ano booshi wa anata no desu ka?  
あのぼおしわあなたのですか  
Is that hat over there yours?

**156** Hai, ano booshi wa watakushi no desu.  
はいあのぼおしわわたくしのです  
Yes, that hat over there is mine.

**157** Kono booshi wa anata no desu ka?  
このぼおしわあなたのですか  
Is this hat yours?

**158** Iie, sono booshi wa watakushi no dewa arimasen.  
いいえそのぼおしわわたくしのでわありません  
No, that hat is not mine.

**159** Dewa, kono booshi wa donata no desu ka?  
でわこのぼおしわどなたのですか  
Well then, whose hat is this?

**160** Sono booshi wa konokata no desu.  
そのぼおしわこのかたのです  
That hat belongs to this person.

**161** Kono isu wa seito no desu ka?  
このいすわせいとのですか  
Is this chair the student's?

**162** Hai, sono isu wa seito no desu.  
はいそのいすわせいとのです  
Yes, that chair is the student's.

**163** Sono isu wa seito no desu ka?  
そのいすわせいとのですか  
Is that chair the student's?

**164** Iie, kono isu wa seito no dewa arimasen. Sensei no desu.  
いいえこのいすわせいとのでわありませんせんせいのです  
No, this chair is not the student's; it is the teacher's.

## Military people, equipment and furnishings · Word list 1 of 3

### People, equipment, and furnishings

The field covers military people, equipment, and furnishings. *sensei* means "teacher", and *shookoo* means "officer".

*shoojuu* means "rifle".

**165** sensei  
せんせい  
teacher

**166** seito  
せいと  
student

**167** gunjin  
ぐんじん  
soldier

**168** kashikan  
かしかん  
NCO

**169** shookoo  
しょおこお  
officer

**170** heisotsu  
へいそつ  
private

**171** booshi  
ぼおし  
hat

**172** dentoo  
でんとお  
electric light

**173** tenjoo  
てんじょお  
ceiling

**174** heiki  
へいき  
military weapon

**175** shoojuu  
しょおじゅう  
rifle

## Pronouns and possessive words · Word list 2 of 3

### People and possession

The field covers personal pronouns and their possessive forms. *watakushi* means "I". *watakushi-tachi* is its plural form.

*watakushi no* means "my" or "mine".

**176** teeburu  
てえぶる  
table

**177** watakushi  
わたくし  
I

**178** watakushi-tachi  
わたくしたち  
we

**179** anata  
あなた  
you

**180** anata-gata  
あなたがた  
you (plural)

**181** konokata  
このかた  
he, she (this person)

**182** sono-kata  
そのかた  
he, she (that person)

**183** ano-kata  
あのかた  
he, she (that person over there)

**184** watakushi no  
わたくしの  
my, mine

**185** anata no  
あなたの  
your, yours

**186** watakushi-tachi no  
わたくしたちの  
our, ours

## Pointing and asking whose · Word list 3 of 3

### Pointing and asking whose

The field covers pointing words and expressions for asking whose something is. *kono* means "this N".

*ano* means "that N over there". *donata no* means "whose?"

**187** anata-gata no  
あなたがたの  
your, yours

**188** kono-kata no  
このかたの  
his, her (this person's) hers

**189** sono-kata no  
そのかたの  
his, her (that person's) hers

**190** ano-kata no  
あのかたの  
his, her (that person's) hers

**191** kono  
この  
this N

**192** sono  
その  
that N

**193** ano  
あの  
that N over there

**194** donata  
どなた  
who?

**195** donata no  
どなたの  
whose?

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Homework Assignment

1 Memorize the dialogue.

2 Listen to the tape and practice pronunciation.

3 Read the explanatory notes.

4 Memorize the vocabulary.

5 Practice reading and writing of HIRAGANA, sa to zo.
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