Japanese Lessons Lesson Eight by Leigh G.

Lesson Eight is here! Sorry for taking so long with seven, as an apology here's eight nice n' early...

Nihongo (Japanese, nee-hohn-goh) does not have words for "the" or "a". Instead, they have kono, sono, and ano. Kono is "this". (koh-noh) Sono is "that". (soh-noh) And last but no least ano is "that over there". (ah-noh)

Here's a confusing little fact. Nihongo has "measure words" for just about everything. They are used to make a sentence clear. They are not always used, thus they are like verbs.

Mai is "thin" or "flat", and is used with words like paper and stamp. It is said my.

Hon is "long" or "cylindrical", and is used with words like pen and pencil. It is said hohn.

Satsu is "bound together", and is used with words like book and magazine. It is said sat-tsoo

It's a bit confusing, but easy to get used to. Here's an example...

ni mai no kami

Ni, two. Mai, is said above. No, a particle word. And finally kami, kah-mee which is paper.

But that is not all I have up my sleeves today! Wait...I'm wearing a sleeveless shirt...ah well, onward and upward.

Japanese prepositions! Aren't you happy? It's a small lesson, and it will the final part of this lesson.

English Word Japanese Word Pronunciation

Under / Below Shita shee-tah

Above / Over / On top Ue oo-eh

Between Aida eye-dah

Next to Tonari toh-wah-ree

On / At / Into / In Ni nee

In front of Mae mah-eh

Behind Ushiro oo-shee-roh

From Kara kah-rah

Back Kaki keh-kee

There's Lesson Eight! Enjoy!

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Lesson Eight
by Leigh G.
copyright 08-20-2007

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