AP/JP1000 6.0 Interactive Exercises 11

I. Fill in the blanks.

1. kuru

nai 'not'

 

masu

 

reba 'if'

 

yoo 'let's'

2. miru

nai 'not'

 

masu

 

ba 'if'

 

'Look!'

3. hanasu

hana nai 'not'

 

hana masu

 

hana ba 'if'

 

hana o 'let's'

 

II. Give the Japanese equivalent.

1. '(my) father'
2. ('someone's) wife'
3. '(my) younger sister' 

4. '(someone's) elder brother'

5. '(my) grand mother'
6. '(someone's) aunt'
7. '(my) wife'
8. '(someone's) mother'
9. '(my) younger brother'
10. '(my) cousin'
11. 'only child'
12. '(my) son'
13. '(my) husband'
14. 'beside'
15. 'all day long'
16. 'siblings'
17. 'single'
18. 'envious'
19. '(medical) operation'
20. 'exchange student'

 

III. Answer the questions based on the given instruction.

1. Kazoku wa zenbu de nan-nin desu ka?

. 'altogether five'
2. Kyoodai wa nan-nin imasu ka?
. 'one elder sister and two younger brothers'
3. Kyoodai ga imasu ka?
Iie, . 'only child'
4. Kyoodai no naka de nan-ban-me desu ka?
. 'the youngest'
5. Ichi-ban ue wa onii-san desu ka onee-san desu ka?
. 'elder brother'

IV. Insert the most appropriate particle.


1. Kookan-gakusee

Chuugoku itte,

ichi-nen-kan
daigaku
Chuugoku-go benkyoo-shitai desu.

2. Otoosan

hachi-ji

kaette kuru ,

watashi wa yo-ji

wa

kaimono kaeru wa.

3. Oneesan

kaisha

kubi natte,

atarashii shigoto

sagashite iru ,

mada mitsukaranai taihen da.

4. Kodomo

ue hitori onna de.

shita futari otoko de,
zenbu san-nin imasu.

V. Respond to the following based on the instruction.

1. Shibaraku kaze de nete imashita.
nee. 'That's too bad.'
2. Doo-shite Nihongo o benkyoo-shite imasu ka?
kara. 'difficult, but interesting'
3. Nihongo wa Yooku de hajimete benkyoo-shimashita ka?
Iie, . 'studied in France for two years'

4. Anata wa kyoodai no naka de nan-ban-me desu ka?

. 'the third'
5. Shujin ga chotto byooki ni natte shinpai-shimashita ga, yatto yoku narimashita.
nee. 'That's great (good).'
6. Anata wa kekkon-shite imasu ka?
Iie, . 'not yet'
7. Kyoo wa nan-ji goro kaeru?
yo. 'around 4:30'
8. Kore kara issho ni kaimono ni ika-nai?
, chotto. 'as I have an exam tomorrow'
9. Naze motto benkyoo-shimasen ka?
Sumimasen, n desu. 'was sick for about two weeks'

 

VI. Transform the following sentences according to the instruction.

1. Sono ongaku wa Shopan 'Chopin' desu ne.                                     

.   [informal/male]
2. De wa, chotto itte kimasu ne. 
. [informal/female]
3. Nihongo wa omoshiroi desu. Mainichi benkyoo-shite imasu.
. [combine]
4. Kono bideo-geemu 'video game' wa omoshiroi desu. 
. [Don't you think.......?]
5. Kono kuruma wa Yoshida-san no desu. 
. [informal]
6. Ashita wa nani o shimasu ka? 
? [invert]

 

VII. Translate into Japanese.
1. I am reviewing (lessons) every day, since I have a test next week.

.
2. My elder sister is married, but she has no child.
.
3. It was good that the operation went well, wasn't it?
nee .

4. I envy you having many children.

nee .
5. My family was all worried, and mother in particular did not sleep much.
.

6. How come you are still continuing studying Japanese?

?

7. I will help a bit too by doing more part-time work.

.


© Norio Ota 2008