FL2 – Advanced Japanese Language

Module 6 – Tense and Affirmative/ Negative Forms of Noun and

Adjective Sentences

2. Conversation Practices

LEARNING a. Eating sushi for the first time

OBJECTIVES b. Expressing your preference
After studying this module, you should be able to:
c. What is the best season to go to Hokkaido?
a. Speak Japanese using the grammar
lessons discussed through a recitation;

b. Construct Japanese sentences following the

grammar lessons: ‘Tense and affirmative/ OVERVIEW
negative form of noun sentences and na-
adjective sentences’,‘Tense and affirmative/
Welcome to your Advanced Japanese
negative forms of I-adjective sentences’; Language .what you will learn in this lesson is about
how to make comparisons and how to make Tense,
c. Speak Japanese in conversation practices affirmative/ negative form of noun and adjective in
such as, “eating sushi for the first time”, Japanese grammar. This module gives you a list of
“expressing preference in drinks” and” What new Japanese words which you can use in
is the best season to go to Japan?”; and constructing new sentence structures. There will be
various conversation practices that could hone your
d. Create video on the conversation practice, speaking skills in Japanese.
‘How was the Gion Festival?’

TOPIC ACTIVATING
OUTLINE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
1. Grammar Lesson

a. Tense and affirmative/ negative form of Let’s have a short review from the previous lesson
noun sentences and na-adjective you had.
sentences
Translate the following sentences into Japanese.
b. Tense and affirmative/ negative forms of I-
adjective sentences 1. How many people is in the room?
2. How many computers do you have?
c. N1 wa n2 yori adj desu
3. How long would it take to Tokyo?
d. N1 to N2 to dochira ga adj desuka

…N1/N2 no houga adj desu

e. N1 [no naka] de nani/ doko/dare/itsu/ga

ichiban adj desuka

…N2 ga ichiban adj desu.

f. Adj no (no substituting for a noun)

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 VOCABULARY AND Sashimi sashimi (sliced raw fish)
[o]sushi sushi (vinegared rice
GRAMMAR LESSONS topped with raw fish)
Here are some Japanese words with their meanings Tenpura tempura (seafood and vegetables
which you are going to use in this lesson. deep fried in batter)
Familiarize yourself with the words and take the Butaniku pork
vocabulary test later.Don’t just read the words with Toriniku chicken
your eyes, say the words aloud! Gyuuniku beef

Remon lemon
Vocabulary
Ikebana flower arrangement (~ o shimasu:
Practice flower arrangement)
Kantan [na] easy, simple

Chikai near Momiji maple, red leaves of

Tooi far autumn
Hayai fast, early
Osoi slow, late Dochira which one (of two things)
Ooi [hito ga] many [people], much Dochiramo both
Sukunai few [people], a little
[hito ga~] Ichiban the most
Zutto by far
Atatakai warm Hajimete for the first time
Suzushi cool
Amai sweet Tadaima I’m home.
Karai hot (taste), spicy Okaerinasai Welcome home.
Omoi heavy Sugoi hito desune Look at those
Karui light people!
Ii [koohii ga~] prefer [coffee]
Tsukaremashita I’m tired.

Kisetsu season
Gion Matsuri the Gion Festival
Haru spring
(the most famous festival in
Natsu summer
Kyoto)
Aki autumn, fall
Fuyu winter
Honkon Hongkong
Shingapooru Singapore
Tenki weather
Ame rain, rainy
ABC sutoa a fictitious supermarket
Yuki snow, rainy
Japan a fictitious
Kumori cloudy
supermarket used in the
book
Hoteru hotel
Kuukou airport
Umi sea, ocean To practice the pronunciation of these words, watch
Sekai world the video on how to pronounce these words. Click
here for Rose’s video on “Learn Japanese| Minna
Paatii party No Nihongo Lesson 12 Vocabulary” at
[o]matsuri festival https://bit.ly/3bbAHW7
Sukiyaki sukiyaki (beef and
vegetable hot pot)

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 LEARNING
ACTIVITY 1 GRAMMAR NOTES
Can you recall the words?
Now that you are familiar of the words that you are
Can you recall the words? about to use in this lesson let’s learn some of the
Can you recall some of the words without? grammar lessons in Japanese Language.
Checking the vocabulary list given above?
Now, match the English words from Column A to
their correct Japanese translation in Column B by 1. Tense and affirmative/ negative forms of noun
connecting them. sentences and na- adjective sentences

Be honest, and check how much you can recall. Non-past (present/future)
Good luck!
Affirmative N Ame
COLUMN A COLUMN B
na- adj Shizuka desu

1. Warm a. yuki
Negative N Ame
2. Fast b.kumori
Shizuka dewa arimasen
3. Cool c.ame na- adj
4. Heavy d.sukunai
5. Simple e atatakai
6. Few f. kantan
Past
7. Winter g. hayai
8. Ame i. omoi Affirmative N Ame
9. Cloudy h. fuyu Shizuka deshita
na- adj
10. Snow j.suzushii
Negative N Ame
Shizuka dewa arimasen deshita
na- adj

Ex. Kinou wa ame deshita.

It was rainy yesterday.

Ex. Kinou no shiken wa kantan dewa arimasen

deshita.
Yeterday’s exam wasn’t easy.

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2. Tense and affirmative/ negative forms of noun nani
sentences and i- adjective sentences doko
5. N1 [no naka] de dare ga ichiban adj desuka.
Non- past Past itsu
(present/future)
…N2 ga ichiban adj desu.
Affirmative Atsui desu Atsukatta desu

Negative Atsukunai desu Atsukunakatta “De” indicates a range. This question pattern is used
desu to ask the listener to choose, from a group or
category denoted by N1, a thing, place, person, time,
etc. That exhibits to the highest degree the state or
quality describe by the adjective. The interrogative
Ex. Kinou wa atsukatta desu. used is determined by the kind of category from
It was hot yesterday. which the choice is to be made.

Ex. Nihon ryouri [no naka] de nani ga ichiban oishii

Ex. Kinou no paatii wa amari tanoshikunakatta.
desuka.
I didn’t enjoy yesterday’s party very much.
…tenpura ga ichiban oishii desu.

3. N1 wa N2 yori adj desu.

Which of all the Japanese dishes is the most
delicious?
This sentence pattern describes the quality and/or
…Tempura is [the most delicious].
state of N1 in comparison with N2.

Ex. Kono kuruma wa ano kuruma yori ookii desu. Ex. Yooroppa de doko ga ichiban yokatta desuka.
This car is bigger than that one. …Suisu ga ichiban yokatta desu.

4. N1 to N2 to dochira ga adj desuka. What was your favorite place in Europe?

…N1/N2 no houga adj desu. …Switzerland was the best.

The interrogative “dochira” is used when comparing

any two items. Ex. Kazoku de dare ga ichiban se ga takai desuka.
…otouko ga ichiban se ga takai desu.
Ex. Sakka to yakyuu to dochira ga omoshiroi desuka.
…sakka no houga omoshiroi desu.
Who is the tallest in your family?
…My younger brother is the tallest.
Ex. Miraa san to santosu to dochira ga tenisu ga
jouzu desuka.
Who’s better at tennis, Mr. Miller or Mr. Santos? *”Se” means height

Ex. Hokkaidou to OOsaka to dochira ga suzushii *”Takai” means high

desuka.
Which is cooler, Hokkaido or Osaka? Ex. Ichinen de itsu ga ichiban samui desuka.
What’s the coldest time of the year?
Ex. Haru to aki to dochira ga suki desuka.
Which do you prefer, spring or autumn? …2 gatsu ga ichiban samui desu.
…February is the coldest.

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[NOTE] The particle “ga”is attached to the II. Example:
interrogative even in an interrogative sentence Given: Mr. Jan (healthy) (yes)
asking about the subject of an adjective sentence. Answer: Jan san wa genki deshitaka.
…hai, genki deshita.
6. Adj no (“no” substituting for a noun)
1. Festival (lively) (hai, totemo)
In the previous lesson in your Foreign Language 1
course explained the use of “no” in the form of “N1 2. Exam (easy) (no)
no” to substitute for a noun mentioned previously.
3. Kabuki (interesting) (yes)
The “no” in the phrase “ookii no” presented in the
present lesson’s example sentences substitutes for 4. Concert (good) (no, not so)
a noun in a similar way, in the form “adj no”.
III. Example
Given: Hokkaido, Oosaka (cool)
Ex. Karina san no kaban wa dochira desuka. Answer: Hokkaido wa Oosaka yori suzushii desu.
Which is Karina’s bag?
1. This bag, that bag (heavy)
…Ano akakute ookii no desu.
2. Beef, chicken (takai)
That big red one.
3. Hongkong, Singapore (near)

For deeper understanding of the grammar lesson, 4. Mr. Paul, Mr. Jan (good at tennis)
watch the video on the discussion of the grammar
lesson for Lesson 12. Click here for Rose’s video on
“Learn Japanese| Minna No Nihongo Lesson 12 IV. Example:
Given: This week - next week - free (next week)
Grammar” at https://bit.ly/3ludtPA
Answer: Konshuu to raishuu ga dochira ga hime
desuka.
…Raishuu no houga hima desu.

LEARNING 1. Hiragana - katakana - difficult (katakana)

ACTIVITY 2 2. Small mandarin orange - big mandarin orange -
Sentence Construction Activity
amai (small madarin orange)
Directions: Follow the examples and construct 3. Father - mother - good at cooking (father)
sentences using the given words below.
4. Spring - autumn - like (both)
I. Construct negative sentences
Example:
Given: yesterday (nice/ good weather) V. Example:
Answer: Kinou wa ii tenki deshita. Given: Mother’s cooking (delicious)
Answer:Okaasan no ryouri de nani ga ichiban oishii
desuka.
1. Last week (free) …adobo ga ichiban oishii desu.

2. Yesterday (cool) 1. Sports (interesting)

2. In a year (hot)
3. Last month (busy)
3. Family (good at singing)
4. Last year (festival) (fun)
4. Supermarket (cheap)

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Congratulations! You can now proceed to the PRACTICE CONVERSATION 3: “What is the
conversation practices to hone your speaking skills best season to go to Japan”
in Japanese.
A:Rainen Japan e ikimasu.
Itsu ga ichiban ii desuka.

CONVERSATION B: Sou desune.

PRACTICES 6 gatsu ga ichiban ii desuyo.

A: 6 gatsu desuka.
PRACTICE CONVERSATION 1: “’Eating Sushi
B: ee. Kirei na hana ga takusan arimasukara.
for the First Time”

A: Kinou hajimete osushi o tabemashita

B: Dou deshitaka. LEARNING
A: Totemo oishikatta desu.
ACTIVITY 4
B: ii desune.
Speaking Test!

PRACTICE CONVERSATION 2: “Expressing Pair off with your classmate and make a video
presentation of the conversation practice, “What wa
Preference”
the best season to go to Japan”. Here are the
criteria or your presentation:
A: Ocha wa ikaga desuka.
Proper pronunciation 10
B: Arigatou gozaimasu.
Clarity 10
A: Atsui no to tsumetai no to dochira ga ii
Fluency 10
desu ka.
_______________________________
B: Atsui no o onegaishimasu.
TOTAL: 30pts

LEARNING
ACTIVITY 3

Let’s Practice!

Pair off with your classmate, choose one of the

scripts above, and practice conversing in Japanese
using the given scripts above. Practice the proper
pronunciation and intonations to make your
speaking sound natural. Good luck!

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 SUMMARY
Let us see if you can remember the main points
raised in this lesson. Below is a summary of these
points:

KEY SENTENCE STRUCTURES

AND PHRASES :

 Kinou wa ame deshita.

 Kinou wa samukatta desu.
 Urdaneta wa Villasis yori ookii desu.
 Watashia wa ichinen de natsu ga ichiban suki
desu.
 Adobo to tinola to dochira ga oishii desuka.
…adobo no houga oishii desu.

REFERENCES
Yone Tanaka, Makino Akiko, Akemi Shigekawa,
et.al. (2012) Minna No Nihongo I
(Translation and Grammar Notes)
(2nd ed). 3A Corporation. Japan.

Makino Akiko, Akemi Shigekawa, et.al. (2012)

Minna No Nihongo I Main Book, (2nd ed), 3A
Corporation. Japan.

Rose. (2014). Learn Japanese| Minna No Nihongo

Lesson 12 Vocabulary. Retrieved from at
https://bit.ly/3bbAHW7

Rose. (2014). Learn Japanese| Minna No Nihongo

Lesson 12 Grammar. Retrieved from at
https://bit.ly/3ludtPA

Prepared by:

ANNALYN M. BAPTISTA, LPT

Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences

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