Lesson 2

1. NIHONGO - Japanese Language

2.  Pronouns
 Verb (desu)
 Basic Sentence Construction

3. Japanese English
watashi I
anata you
kare he
kanojo she
watashi tachi we
karera they (generally)
kanojo tachi they (female only)
• boku – can be used as a male
counterpart of “watashi”

4. • desu
• is used for linking verbs “is, am, are”
• deshita
• past tense of “desu”
• is used for “was, were”

5. I am Jane.
Watashi wa Jane desu.
S V O
S Subject Marker O V

6. He is John.
Kare wa John-san desu.
S V O
S Subject Marker O V

7. She is Jenny.
Kanojo wa Jenny-san desu.
S V O
S Subject Marker O V

8. We are students.
Watashi-tachi wa seito desu.
S V O
S Subject Marker O V

9. They were students.
Karera wa seito deshita.
S V O
S Subject Marker O V

10.  O-namae wa nan desu ka?
 What is your name?
 (Kare,Kanojo) wa dare desu ka?
 Who is (he,she)?