Drills 1A
- Press the "Play" button at the bottom of the page to play the audio files. Enjoy your learning of Spoken Japanese.
- Please practice each drill in turn until you can participate accurately and at appropriate speed without reference to your book.
- Be sure you understand the meaning of everything you are saying
- Refer to "Breakdowns and Supplementary Vocabulary" for the meanings of the extra words.
- If you encounter anything you don't know refer back to the lesson HERE
A 1.Wakarimasu ka? Ee, wakarimasu.
'Do you understand?' 'Yes, I do (understand)
2. Ikimasu ka? Ee, ikimasu.
'Are you going to go?' or 'Yes. I am (going to go).' or
'Do you go?' 'Yes, I do (go).'
3. nomimasu; 4. kimasu; 5. dekimasu; 6. tigaimasu; 7. simasu; 8. tukurimasu; 9. tabemasu
B 1. Wakarimasita ka? Ee, wakarimasita.
'Did you understand?' 'Yes, I did (understand).'
2. Tabemasita ka? Ee, tabemasita.
'Did you eat?' 'Yes, I did (eat).'
3. tukurimasita; 4. dekimasita; 5. simasita; 6. kimasita; 7. nomiamsita; 8. ikimasita; 9. tigaimasita
C 1. Kyoo simasu ne? Tigaimasu. Asita simasu yo.
'you'll do [it] today --right?' 'No, I'm going to do [it] tomorrow ( I inform you).'
2. Kyoo ikimasu ne? Tigaimasu. Asita ikimasu yo.
'You are going to go today -- right?' 'No. I'm going to go tomorrow ( I inform you.)
3. kimasu; 4. tukurimasu; 5. tabemasu; 6. nomimasu; 7. dekimasu
D 1. Kyoo ikimasita ne? Iya, kinoo ikimasita yo.
'You went today -- right?' 'No, I went yesterday ( I inform you).'
2. Kyoo tukurimasita ne? Iya, kinoo tukurimasita yo.
'You made [it] today -- right?' 'No, I made [it] yesterday ( I inform you).'
3. simasita; 4. tabemasita; 5. dekimasita; 6. nomimasita; 7. kimasita
E 1. Kinoo ikimasita ne? Iie, asita ikimasu yo.
'You went yesterday -- right?' 'No, I'm going to go tomorrow ( I inform you).'
2. Kinoo simasita ne? Iie, asita simasu yo.
'You did [it] yesterday -- right?' 'No, I'm going to do [it] tomorrow ( I inform you).'
3. kimasita; 4. tukurimasita; 5. tabemasita; 6. nomimasita; 7. dekimasita
F 1. Wakarimasu ka? Iie, wakarimasen.
'Do you understand?' 'No, I don't (understand).'
2. Ikimasu ka? Iie, ikimasen.
'Are you going to go? or'Do you go?' 'No. I'm not (going to go).' or 'No, I don't (go).'
3. tukurimasu; 4. dekimasu; 5. kimasu; 6. tabemasu; 7. nomimasu; 8. simasu
G 1. Nomimasita ka? Iya, nomimasen desita.
'Did you drink [it]?' 'No, I didn't (drink).'
2. Tukurimasita ka? Iya, tukurimasen desita.
'Did you make [it]?' 'No, I didn't (make).'
3.ikimasita; 4. kimasita 5. tabemasita; 6. simasita; 7. wakarimasita; 8. dekimasita
H 1. Ikimasen ne? Ee, ikimasen. Sumimasen.
'You're not going to go -- right?' 'That's right, I'm not (going to go). I'm sorry.'
2. Wakarimasen ne? Ee, wakarimasen. Sumimasen.
'You don't understand -- right?' 'That's right. I don't (understand). I'm sorry.'
3. kimasen; 4. dekimasen; 5. simasen; 6. nomimasen; 7. tabemasen; 8. tukurimasen
I 1. Kyoo ikimasu ka? Ee, ikimasu.
'Are you going to go today?' 'Yes, I am (going to go).'
2. Kyoo ikimasita ka? Ee. ikimasita.
'Did you go today?' 'Yes, I did (go).'
3. asita simasu; 4. kinoo tukurimasita; 5. kyoo simasu; 6. kyoo nomimasita; 7. asita kimasu; 8.kyoo tabemasita
J 1. Asita kimasu ka? Iya, kimasen.
'Are you going to come tomorrow?' 'No, I'm not (going to come).'
2. Kinoo kimasita ka? Iya, kimasen desita.
'Did you come yesterday?' 'No, I didn't (come).'
3. asita simasu; 4. kinoo tukurimasita; 5. kyoo simasu; 6. kyoo nomimasita; 7. asita ikimasu; 8. kyoo tabemasita
- Press the "Play" button at the bottom of the page to play the audio files. Enjoy your learning of Spoken Japanese.
- Please practice each drill in turn until you can participate accurately and at appropriate speed without reference to your book.
- Be sure you understand the meaning of everything you are saying
- Refer to "Breakdowns and Supplementary Vocabulary" for the meanings of the extra words.
- If you encounter anything you don't know refer back to the lesson HERE
A 1.Wakarimasu ka? Ee, wakarimasu.
'Do you understand?' 'Yes, I do (understand)
2. Ikimasu ka? Ee, ikimasu.
'Are you going to go?' or 'Yes. I am (going to go).' or
'Do you go?' 'Yes, I do (go).'
3. nomimasu; 4. kimasu; 5. dekimasu; 6. tigaimasu; 7. simasu; 8. tukurimasu; 9. tabemasu
B 1. Wakarimasita ka? Ee, wakarimasita.
'Did you understand?' 'Yes, I did (understand).'
2. Tabemasita ka? Ee, tabemasita.
'Did you eat?' 'Yes, I did (eat).'
3. tukurimasita; 4. dekimasita; 5. simasita; 6. kimasita; 7. nomiamsita; 8. ikimasita; 9. tigaimasita
C 1. Kyoo simasu ne? Tigaimasu. Asita simasu yo.
'you'll do [it] today --right?' 'No, I'm going to do [it] tomorrow ( I inform you).'
2. Kyoo ikimasu ne? Tigaimasu. Asita ikimasu yo.
'You are going to go today -- right?' 'No. I'm going to go tomorrow ( I inform you.)
3. kimasu; 4. tukurimasu; 5. tabemasu; 6. nomimasu; 7. dekimasu
D 1. Kyoo ikimasita ne? Iya, kinoo ikimasita yo.
'You went today -- right?' 'No, I went yesterday ( I inform you).'
2. Kyoo tukurimasita ne? Iya, kinoo tukurimasita yo.
'You made [it] today -- right?' 'No, I made [it] yesterday ( I inform you).'
3. simasita; 4. tabemasita; 5. dekimasita; 6. nomimasita; 7. kimasita
E 1. Kinoo ikimasita ne? Iie, asita ikimasu yo.
'You went yesterday -- right?' 'No, I'm going to go tomorrow ( I inform you).'
2. Kinoo simasita ne? Iie, asita simasu yo.
'You did [it] yesterday -- right?' 'No, I'm going to do [it] tomorrow ( I inform you).'
3. kimasita; 4. tukurimasita; 5. tabemasita; 6. nomimasita; 7. dekimasita
F 1. Wakarimasu ka? Iie, wakarimasen.
'Do you understand?' 'No, I don't (understand).'
2. Ikimasu ka? Iie, ikimasen.
'Are you going to go? or'Do you go?' 'No. I'm not (going to go).' or 'No, I don't (go).'
3. tukurimasu; 4. dekimasu; 5. kimasu; 6. tabemasu; 7. nomimasu; 8. simasu
G 1. Nomimasita ka? Iya, nomimasen desita.
'Did you drink [it]?' 'No, I didn't (drink).'
2. Tukurimasita ka? Iya, tukurimasen desita.
'Did you make [it]?' 'No, I didn't (make).'
3.ikimasita; 4. kimasita 5. tabemasita; 6. simasita; 7. wakarimasita; 8. dekimasita
H 1. Ikimasen ne? Ee, ikimasen. Sumimasen.
'You're not going to go -- right?' 'That's right, I'm not (going to go). I'm sorry.'
2. Wakarimasen ne? Ee, wakarimasen. Sumimasen.
'You don't understand -- right?' 'That's right. I don't (understand). I'm sorry.'
3. kimasen; 4. dekimasen; 5. simasen; 6. nomimasen; 7. tabemasen; 8. tukurimasen
I 1. Kyoo ikimasu ka? Ee, ikimasu.
'Are you going to go today?' 'Yes, I am (going to go).'
2. Kyoo ikimasita ka? Ee. ikimasita.
'Did you go today?' 'Yes, I did (go).'
3. asita simasu; 4. kinoo tukurimasita; 5. kyoo simasu; 6. kyoo nomimasita; 7. asita kimasu; 8.kyoo tabemasita
J 1. Asita kimasu ka? Iya, kimasen.
'Are you going to come tomorrow?' 'No, I'm not (going to come).'
2. Kinoo kimasita ka? Iya, kimasen desita.
'Did you come yesterday?' 'No, I didn't (come).'
3. asita simasu; 4. kinoo tukurimasita; 5. kyoo simasu; 6. kyoo nomimasita; 7. asita ikimasu; 8. kyoo tabemasita