Basic Japanese Lesson Series:

Who is that Person?

Vocabulary

Key Examples

Japanese

EX1: あの人はだれですか?

EX2: その人は鈴木さんですか?

EX3: この人は伊藤かおりです

Romaji

ano hito wa dare desu ka?

sono hito wa Suzuki-san desu ka?

kono hito wa Itou Kaori desu

English

Who is that person?

Is that person Mr. Suzuki?

This person is miss Kaori Itou

Recordings (Japanese)

EX1

EX2

EX3

EX1

Japanese

あの人はだれですか?

Romaji

ano hito wa dare desu ka?

English

Who is that person?

EX2

Japanese

その人は鈴木さんですか?

Romaji

sono hito wa Suzuki-san desu ka?

English

Is that person Mr. Suzuki?

EX3

Japanese

この人は伊藤かおりです

Romaji

kono hito wa Itou Kaori desu

English

This person is miss Kaori Itou

Conversation Practice

A: あなたは木村さんですか?(anata wa Kimura-san desu ka?) 

[Are you Mr. Kimura]

B: いいえ、違います 

(iie, chigaimasu) 

[No, I’m not]

A2: その人はてんまさんですか? 

(sono hito wa Tenma-san desu ka?)  

[Is that Ms. Tenma?]

B2: はい、そうです 

(hai, sou desu) 

[Yes, that’s right]

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Yorishiro (依り代)

Objects that attract or summon spirits while simultaneously providing them with a temporary residing place according to the Shinto belief system. 

Japanese people have believed that spirits reside in the evergreen tress and bamboo for thousands of years.

Scenic Gardens
Learning Objectives

State your name, age and nationality

Ask for and understand simple directions

State things that like doing (i.e running, reading, studying, etc.)

Ask Japanese people about their English language ability, and communicate your Japanese ability