| Do you know how to ask about place of origin in Japanese? |
| You'll learn how in just a moment. |
| Hi, my name is Emiri, and this is Three Step Japanese by JapanesePod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask about place of origin through a quick conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds. |
| すみません。そのえはいくらですか。 |
| Sumimasen, sono e wa ikura desu ka. |
| これですか。 |
| Kore desu ka. |
| はい、それです。 |
| Hai, sore desu. |
| このえは 50,000えんです。 |
| Kono e wa go-man en desu. |
| どこの がかですか。 |
| Doko no gaka desu ka. |
| フランスの がかです。 |
| Furansu no gaka desu. |
| Let's break it down. |
| すみません。そのえはいくらですか。 |
| Sumimasen, sono e wa ikura desu ka. |
| Excuse me. How much is that painting? |
| これですか。 |
| Kore desu ka. |
| This one? |
| はい、それです。 |
| Hai, sore desu. |
| Yes, that one. |
| このえは 50,000えんです。 |
| Kono e wa go-man en desu. |
| This painting is 50,000 yen. |
| どこの がかですか。 |
| Doko no gaka desu ka. |
| Where is the artist from? |
| The phrase どこのがかですか (doko no gaka desu ka), or "Where is the artist from?", is an expression you might use to ask about place of origin. |
| First is どこ (doko), which means "where." どこ (enunciated). どこ。 |
| Next is the particle の (no), the possessive particle meaning "of" or "from." の (enunciated). の。 |
| Together, どこの (doko no) means "from where" or "of which place." どこの。 |
| After that is がか (gaka), meaning "artist." がか (enunciated). がか。 |
| Then comes です (desu), which is the polite copula "is." です (enunciated). です。 |
| Finally, we have か (ka), the question particle that turns the sentence into a question. か (enunciated). か。 |
| All together, it's どこの がかですか。(Doko no gaka desu ka.) This literally means "From where's artist is?" but translates as "Where is the artist from?" |
| どこの がかですか。 (Doko no gaka desu ka.) |
| フランスの がかです。 |
| Furansu no gaka desu. |
| It’s by a French artist. |
| First is フランス (Furansu), which means "France." フランス (enunciated). フランス。 |
| Next is the particle の (no), the possessive particle meaning "of." の (enunciated). の。 |
| Together, フランスの (Furansu no) means "French" or "of France." フランスの。 |
| After that is がか (gaka), meaning "artist." がか (enunciated). がか。 |
| Then comes です (desu), which is the polite copula "is." です (enunciated). です。 |
| All together, it's フランスの がかです。(Furansu no gaka desu.) This literally means "France's artist is," but translates as "It's a French artist." |
| フランスの がかです。(Furansu no gaka desu.) |
| Let's look at the sentence pattern. |
| This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow. |
| これは どこの [ITEM]ですか。 |
| Kore wa doko no [ITEM] desu ka? |
| Where is this [ITEM] from? |
| First, これ (kore) means 'this' and refers to something close to the speaker. The particle は (wa) is the topic marker, indicating that 'this' is the topic of the sentence. |
| Next is どこの (doko no), where どこ (doko) means 'where' and の (no) is the possessive particle, combining to mean 'from where' or 'of which place'. |
| After that comes [ITEM], which is the noun or item you're asking about. |
| Finally, ですか (desu ka) is the polite question ending used to turn the sentence into a question. |
| Let’s see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern. |
| どこの がかですか。 |
| In this sentence: |
| どこの (doko no) means 'from where'. |
| がか (gaka) is the noun meaning 'artist'. |
| ですか (desu ka) is the polite question ending. |
| So, どこの がかですか translates to 'Where is the artist from?' |
| Now you can use this structure to ask where someone or something is from in Japanese! |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| The character is in a store and asks: |
| これは どこの とけいですか。 |
| (Kore wa doko no tokei desu ka.) |
| "Where is this watch from?" |
| Can you see how the pattern applies here? |
| Let's break it down: |
| Here, これは (Kore wa) is the topic, meaning "this." The particle は (wa) marks "this" as the topic of the sentence. |
| どこの (doko no) means "from where" or "of which place." |
| とけい (tokei) is the item, meaning "watch." |
| ですか (desu ka) is the polite question ending that turns the sentence into a question. |
| So, これは どこの とけいですか。 fits the pattern これは どこの [ITEM]ですか。 by using これは as the topic, どこの to ask "from where," and とけい as the item in question. |
| Let's try one more, |
| Megumi Sasaki: これは どこの かばんですか。 (Kore wa doko no kaban desu ka.) |
| "Where is this bag from?" |
| これは どこの かばんですか。 |
| [slowly] Megumi Sasaki: これは どこの かばんですか。 (Kore wa doko no kaban desu ka.) |
| "Where is this bag from?" |
| これは どこの かばんですか。 |
| Another one. |
| Megumi Sasaki: これはどこ の テレビ です か。(Kore wa doko no terebi desu ka.) |
| "Where is this TV from?" |
| これはどこ の テレビ です か。 |
| [slowly] Megumi Sasaki: これはどこ の テレビ です か。(Kore wa doko no terebi desu ka.) |
| "Where is this TV from?" |
| これはどこ の テレビ です か。 |
| One last example. |
| Megumi Sasaki: これは どこの ほんですか。 (Kore wa doko no hon desu ka.) |
| "Where is this book from?" |
| これは どこの ほんですか。 |
| [slowly] Megumi Sasaki: これは どこの ほんですか。 (Kore wa doko no hon desu ka.) |
| "Where is this book from?" |
| これは どこの ほんですか。 |
| Let's review. |
| Do you remember how to say "from where"? |
| どこの (doko no) |
| どこの (doko no) |
| And how to say "artist"? |
| がか (gaka) |
| がか (gaka) |
| Do you remember how to say |
| "Where is the artist from?" |
| どこの がかですか。 (Doko no gaka desu ka.) |
| どこの がかですか。 (Doko no gaka desu ka.) |
| Now you know how to ask about place of origin in Japanese. またね (mata ne)! |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to ask about place of origin in Japanese. |
| ...and now you can move on to the practice. |
| Download the practice PDF in the PDF section of this lesson. |
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