Learn the question "Whose is this?" in Japanese and how to answer it
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| INTRODUCTION |
| Janet: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Japanese learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
|---|
| Janet: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “Whose is this?” In Japanese this is |
| Kaori: これは誰のですか。 |
| (これはだれのですか。 Kore wa dare no desu ka.) |
| Janet: The first word in the question is |
| Kaori: これ |
| (kore) |
| Janet: meaning “this” in English. |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) これ |
| (kore) |
| Janet: Listen again and repeat. |
| Kaori: これ |
| (kore) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Kaori: は |
| (wa) |
| Janet: the topic marking particle. |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) は |
| (wa) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: は |
| (wa) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kaori: これ は |
| (kore wa) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: Next is |
| Kaori: 誰 |
| (だれ dare) |
| Janet: meaning “who”. |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) 誰 |
| (だれ dare) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: 誰 |
| (だれ dare) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kaori: これ は 誰 |
| (これ は だれ kore wa dare) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: And after that |
| Kaori: の |
| (no) |
| Janet: meaning “of”. |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) の |
| (no) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: の |
| (no) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kaori: これ は 誰 の |
| (これ は だれ の kore wa dare no) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: And next |
| Kaori: です |
| (desu) |
| Janet: sentence ending particle meaning something like “is.” |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) です |
| (desu) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: です |
| (desu) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kaori: これ は 誰 の です |
| (kore wa dare no desu) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: And next |
| Kaori: か |
| (ka) |
| Janet: meaning (question marker). |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) か |
| (ka) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: か |
| (ka) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Kaori: これ は 誰 の です か。 |
| (これ は だれ の です か。 Kore wa dare no desu ka.) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Whose is this?” |
| Kaori: 私のです。 |
| (わたしのです。 Watashi no desu.) |
| Janet: "It's mine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Kaori: (Slow) 私のです。 |
| (わたしのです。 Watashi no desu.) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Kaori: 私 |
| (わたし watashi) |
| Janet: meaning “I,” “myself.” |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) 私 |
| (わたし watashi) |
| Janet: Now repeat |
| Kaori: 私 |
| (わたし watashi) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: And next |
| Kaori: の |
| (no) |
| Janet: meaning “of.” |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) の |
| (no) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: の |
| (no) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: And next |
| Kaori: です |
| (desu) |
| Janet: sentence ending particle meaning something like “is.” |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) です |
| (desu) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: です |
| (desu) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the speaker say, “It's mine”, and then repeat. |
| Kaori: 私のです。 |
| (わたしのです。 Watashi no desu.) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: To expand on the pattern, replace “mine” with “his”. |
| Kaori: 彼の |
| (かれの kare no) |
| Janet: his |
| Kaori: (slow) 彼の |
| (かれの kare no) (regular) 彼の |
| (かれの kare no) |
| Janet: The word |
| Kaori: 彼 |
| Janet: means ‘he’ or ‘a man’. Listen to the phrase again, this time with “his” |
| Kaori: 彼のです。 |
| (かれのです。 Kare no desu) |
| Janet: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “mine” with “his”. Say “It's his”. |
| {pause} |
| Kaori: 彼のです。 |
| (かれのです。) |
| Janet: To use a different phrase, replace “his” with “hers”. |
| Kaori: 彼女の |
| (かのじょの kanojo no) |
| Janet: hers |
| Kaori: (slow) 彼女の |
| (かのじょの kanojo no) (regular) 彼女の |
| (かのじょの kanojo no) |
| Janet: The word |
| Kaori: 彼女 |
| Janet: means ‘she’ or ‘a woman.’ Listen to the phrase again, this time with “hers” |
| Kaori: 彼女のです。 |
| Janet: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “his” with “hers”. Say “It's hers.” |
| {pause} |
| Kaori: 彼女のです。 |
| (かのじょのです。) |
| Janet: To make another phrase, replace “hers” with “Mr/Ms Yamada's.” |
| Kaori: 山田さんの |
| (やまださんの Yamada san no) |
| Janet: Mr or Ms Yamada's |
| Kaori: (slow) 山田さんの |
| (やまださんの Yamada san no) (regular) 山田さんの |
| (やまださんの Yamada san no) |
| Janet: The word |
| Kaori: さん |
| Janet: is the polite name suffix that’s similar to Mr or Ms. in English. You can use it after someone’s family name. |
| Janet: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “Mr or Ms Yamada's” |
| Kaori: 山田さんのです。 |
| (やまださんのです。) |
| Janet: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “hers” with “Mr or Ms Yamada’s.” Say “It's Mr or Ms Yamada's.” |
| {pause} |
| Kaori: 山田さんのです。 |
| (やまださんのです。 Yamada san no desu.) |
| QUIZ |
| Janet: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Japan, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say “It's mine”. Respond to the question. |
| Kaori: これは誰のですか。 |
| (これはだれのですか。 Kore wa dare no desu ka.) |
| (five seconds) 私のです。 |
| (わたしのです。 Watashi no desu.) |
| Janet: Now, you want to say “It's his.” Respond to the question. |
| Kaori: これは誰のですか。 |
| (これはだれのですか。 Kore wa dare no desu ka. ) |
| (five seconds) 彼のです。 |
| (かれのです。 Kare no desu.) |
| Janet: Now, you want to say it's “It's hers.” Answer the speaker's question. |
| Kaori: これは誰のですか。 |
| (これはだれのですか。 Kore wa dare no desu ka.) |
| (five seconds) 彼女のです。 |
| (かのじょのです。 Kanojo no desu.) |
| Janet: Now, you want to say “It's Mr/Ms Yamada's.” Respond to the question. |
| Kaori: これは誰のですか。 |
| (これはだれのですか。 Kore wa dare no desu ka.) |
| (five seconds) 山田さんのです。 |
| (やまださんのです。 Yamada san no desu.) |
Outro |
| Janet: This is the end of Lesson 23 |
Comments
Hide