LESSON 5: SORE WA
WATASHI NO
TAKARAMONO DESU
DIALOGUE
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VOCABULARY
RU Verbs U Verbs
Okiru -to get up Iku -to go
Taberu -to eat Kaeru -to return
Ner u-to sleep
Miru -to see;to look;to watch Kiku -to listen
Nomu -to drink
Irregular Verbs Hanasu -to speak
Suru -to do
Kuru -to come Yomu -to read
Benkyousuru-to study
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GRAMMAR TIPS
MASU/MASEN
• PRESENT TENSE AFFIRMATIVE FORMS
For RU Verbs-Drop ru, add masu.
For U Verbs-Drop u, add-i and masu.
• PRESENT TENSE NEGATIVE FORMS
For RU Verbs-Drop ru, add masen.
For U Verbs-Drop u, add-i and masen.
Example:
Yomuyomimasu (to read) yomimasen (not to read)
Neru nemasu( to sleep) nemasen (not to sleep)
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PRACTICE
Give the present affirmative and present negative of the following verbs.
1. To read yomi yomimasu yomimasen
2. To speak
3. To drink
4. To return
5. to sleep
6. To listen
7. To get up
8. To watch
9. To go
10. To eat
11. To study
12. To come
13. To do
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ANSWER
Give the present affirmative and present negative of the following verbs.
1. To read -yomu
2. To speak -hanasu
3. To drink -nomu
4. To return -kaeru
5. to sleep -neru
6. To listen -kiku
7. To get up -okiru
8. To watch -miru
9. To go -iku
10. To eat -taberu
11. To study -benkyousuru
12. To come -kuru
13. To do -suru shimasu-shimasen
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ANSWER
Give the present affirmative and present negative of the following verbs.
1. To read -yomu yomimasu-yomimasen
2. To speak -hanasu hanashimasu-hanashimasen
3. To drink -nomu nomimasu-nomimasen
4. To return -kaeru kaerimase-kaerimasen
5. to sleep -neru nemasu-nemasen
6. To listen -kiku kikimasu-kikimasen
7. To get up -okiruokimasu-okimasen
8. To watch -miru mimasu-mimasen
9. To go -iku ikimasu-ikimasen
10. To eat -taberu tabemasu-tabemasen
11. To study -benkyousuru bekkyoushimasu-benkyoushimasen
12. To come -kuru kimasu-kimasen
13. To do -suru shimasu-shimasen
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VOCABULARY
TV -terebi Breakfast -asagohan
Book -hon Tapes -teepu
Coffee -kohi Magazine -zasshin
Hambuger-hanbagaa Water -mizu
Newspaper-Shinbun Soju -soju
Movie -eega I -watashi
She -kanojo He -kare
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GRAMMAR TIPS
SUBJECT (WA) OBJECT (O) VERB.
Example:
1. I watch TV. -Watashi wa terebi o mimasu.
2. I eat breakfast. -Watashi wa asagohan o tabemasu.
3. He does not read books -Kare wa hon o yomimasen.
4. She doesn’t listen to tapes. -Kanojo wa teepu o kikimasen.
5. I do not eat sushi. -Watashi wa sushi o tabemasen.
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PRACTICE
1. Yamamoto drinks coffee.
2. Professor Yamashita reads magazine.
3. He doesn’t eat hamburger.
4. She goes to Kyoto.
5. I speak Japanese.
6. I drink water.
7. I do not drink soju.
8. She reads newspaper.
9. I do not watch movie.
10. Takeshi does not study Japanese.
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ANSWER
1. Yamamoto drinks coffee. -Yamamoto San wa kohi o nomimasu.
2. Professor Yamashita reads magazine. -Yamashita Sensee wa zasshin o yomimasu
3. He doesn’t eat hamburger. -Kare wa hanbagaa o tabemasen.
4. She goes to Kyoto. -Kanojo wa Kyoto ni ikimasu.
5. I speak Japanese. -Watashi wa Nihongo o hanashimasu.
6. I drink water. -Watashi wa mizu o nomimasu.
7. I do not drink soju. -Watashi wa soju o nomimasen.
8. She does not read newspaper. -Kanojo wa shinbun o yomimasen.
9. I do not watch movie. -Watashi wa eega o mimasen.
10. Takeshi does not study Japanese. -Takeshi san wa Nihongo o benkyoushimasen.
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みなさん、ありがとうございました .
