Drills 1B
- 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. Takai desu ka. Ee, takai desu yo.
'Is it expensive?' 'Yes, it is (expensive) (I assure you).'
2. Omosiroi desu ka. Ee, omosiroi desu yo.
'Is it interesting?' 'Yes, it is (interesting) (I assure you).'
3. atarasii; 4. ookii; 5. ii (remember this adjectival's form changes based on the root yoi); 6. hurui; 7, tiisai; 8. tumaranai; 9. yasui
B 1. Omosirokatta desu ka. Ee, omosirokatta desu yo.
'Was it fun?' 'Yes, it was (fun) (I assure you).'
2. Atarasikatta desu ka. Ee, atarasikatta desu yo.
'Was it fresh?' 'Yes, it was (fresh) ( I assure you).'
3. tumaranakatta; 4. yasukatta; 5. tiisakatta; 6. yokatta; 7. hurukatta; 8. ookikatta; 9. takakatta
C 1. Ii desu ka. Ee, ii desu yo.
'Is it all right?' 'Yes, it's fine (I assure you).'
2. Kaimasita ka. Ee, kaimasita yo.
'Did you buy [it]?' 'Yes, I did (buy) (I assure you).'
3. komarimasu; 4. omosirokatta desu; 5. simasita; 6. takai desu; 7. kaimasu; 8. yokatta desu
D 1. Takai desu ne. Iie, takaku nai desu yo.
'It's expensive -- right?' 'No, it's not (expensive) (I assure you).'
2.Omosiroi desu ne. Iie, omosiroku nai desu yo.
'It's interesting -- right?' 'No, it's not (interesting) (I assure you).'
3. ookii; 4. yasui; 5. ii; 6.tumaranai; 7. tiisai; 8. atarasii; 9. hurui
***Repeat this drill, replacing nai desu with arimasen in the responses.
E 1. Yokatta desu ka. Iie, amari yoku nakatta desu nee.
"Was it good?' 'No, (it was) not very (good) (was it -- as I think about it)!'
2. Takatatta desu ka. Iie, amari takaku nakatta desu nee.
'Was it expensive?' 'No, (it was) not very (expensive) (was it -- as I think about it)!'
3. ookikatta; 4. atarasikatta; 5. omosirokatta; 6. tiisakatta
**Repeat this drill, replacing nakatta desu with arimasen desita in the responses.
F 1. Takaku nai desu ka. Ee, takai desu yo.
'Isn't it expensive?' (i.e., I thought it was) 'Yes, it is (expensive) (I assure you).'
2. Yasuku arimasen desita ka. Ee, yasukatta desu yo.
'Wasn't it cheap?' 'Yes, it was (cheap) (I assure you).'
3. tumaranaku arimasen; 4. omosiroku nakatta desu; 5. ookiku nai desu; 6. huruku nakatta desu; 7. tiisaku arimasen; 8. atarasiku arimasen desita
G 1. Ii desu ka. Iie, yoku arimasen.
'Is it good?' 'No, it isn't (good).'
2. Kaimasita ka. Iie, kaimasen desita.
'Did you buy (it)?' 'No, I didn't (buy).'
3. hurukatta desu; 4. ikimasu; 5. takakatta desu; 6. tukurimasita; 7. omosiroi desu; 8. dekimasu
H 1. Takai desu ka. Iya, takaku nai desu. Yasui desu yo.
'Is it expensive?' 'No, it isn't (expensive). It's cheap ( I assure you).'
2. Omosirokatta desu ka. Iya, omosiroku nakatta desu. Tumaranakatta desu yo.
'Was it interesting?' 'No, it wasn't (interesting). It was boring (I assure you).'
3. hurui; 4. yasukatta; 5. tumaranai; 6. tiisakatta; 7. atarasikatta; 8. ookii
I 1. Yoku ikamasu nee. Ieie, amari ikimasen yo.
You go often, don't you!' 'No, no, I don't go very much (I correct you).'
2. Yoku kaimasu nee. Ieie, amari kaimasen yo.
'You buy [it[ often, don't you!' 'No, no, I don't buy [it] very much ( I correct you).'
3. wakarimasu; 4. simasu; 5. nomimasu; 6. tukurimasu; 7. dekimasu; 8. tabemasu; 9. kimasu
J 1. Dekimasita yo. Dekimasita ka. Yokatta desu nee.
'It's been completed.' 'It's been completed? Isn't that great!'
2. Omosirokatta desu yo. Omosirokatta desu ka. Yokatta desu nee.
'It was fun!' 'It was fun? Isn't that great!'
3. kaimasita; 4. wakarimasita; 5. yasukatta desu; 6. atarasikatta desu; 7. simasita; 8.tukurimasita; 9. ikimasita
K 1. Takai desu ka. Ee. Yasuku dekimasen ka.
'Is it expensive?' 'Yes, Can't you make it cheap[er]?'
2. Tumaranai desu ka. Ee. Omosiroku dekimasen ka.
'Is it dull?' 'Yes, Can't you make it [more] interesting?'
3. tiisai; 4. ookii
Before proceeding to the next lesson, make certain that you can answer the questions about the material that has been introduced in this lesson in "Check-up" section. Remember that rapid and orderly progress depends on mastery of what has gone before.
- 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. Takai desu ka. Ee, takai desu yo.
'Is it expensive?' 'Yes, it is (expensive) (I assure you).'
2. Omosiroi desu ka. Ee, omosiroi desu yo.
'Is it interesting?' 'Yes, it is (interesting) (I assure you).'
3. atarasii; 4. ookii; 5. ii (remember this adjectival's form changes based on the root yoi); 6. hurui; 7, tiisai; 8. tumaranai; 9. yasui
B 1. Omosirokatta desu ka. Ee, omosirokatta desu yo.
'Was it fun?' 'Yes, it was (fun) (I assure you).'
2. Atarasikatta desu ka. Ee, atarasikatta desu yo.
'Was it fresh?' 'Yes, it was (fresh) ( I assure you).'
3. tumaranakatta; 4. yasukatta; 5. tiisakatta; 6. yokatta; 7. hurukatta; 8. ookikatta; 9. takakatta
C 1. Ii desu ka. Ee, ii desu yo.
'Is it all right?' 'Yes, it's fine (I assure you).'
2. Kaimasita ka. Ee, kaimasita yo.
'Did you buy [it]?' 'Yes, I did (buy) (I assure you).'
3. komarimasu; 4. omosirokatta desu; 5. simasita; 6. takai desu; 7. kaimasu; 8. yokatta desu
D 1. Takai desu ne. Iie, takaku nai desu yo.
'It's expensive -- right?' 'No, it's not (expensive) (I assure you).'
2.Omosiroi desu ne. Iie, omosiroku nai desu yo.
'It's interesting -- right?' 'No, it's not (interesting) (I assure you).'
3. ookii; 4. yasui; 5. ii; 6.tumaranai; 7. tiisai; 8. atarasii; 9. hurui
***Repeat this drill, replacing nai desu with arimasen in the responses.
E 1. Yokatta desu ka. Iie, amari yoku nakatta desu nee.
"Was it good?' 'No, (it was) not very (good) (was it -- as I think about it)!'
2. Takatatta desu ka. Iie, amari takaku nakatta desu nee.
'Was it expensive?' 'No, (it was) not very (expensive) (was it -- as I think about it)!'
3. ookikatta; 4. atarasikatta; 5. omosirokatta; 6. tiisakatta
**Repeat this drill, replacing nakatta desu with arimasen desita in the responses.
F 1. Takaku nai desu ka. Ee, takai desu yo.
'Isn't it expensive?' (i.e., I thought it was) 'Yes, it is (expensive) (I assure you).'
2. Yasuku arimasen desita ka. Ee, yasukatta desu yo.
'Wasn't it cheap?' 'Yes, it was (cheap) (I assure you).'
3. tumaranaku arimasen; 4. omosiroku nakatta desu; 5. ookiku nai desu; 6. huruku nakatta desu; 7. tiisaku arimasen; 8. atarasiku arimasen desita
G 1. Ii desu ka. Iie, yoku arimasen.
'Is it good?' 'No, it isn't (good).'
2. Kaimasita ka. Iie, kaimasen desita.
'Did you buy (it)?' 'No, I didn't (buy).'
3. hurukatta desu; 4. ikimasu; 5. takakatta desu; 6. tukurimasita; 7. omosiroi desu; 8. dekimasu
H 1. Takai desu ka. Iya, takaku nai desu. Yasui desu yo.
'Is it expensive?' 'No, it isn't (expensive). It's cheap ( I assure you).'
2. Omosirokatta desu ka. Iya, omosiroku nakatta desu. Tumaranakatta desu yo.
'Was it interesting?' 'No, it wasn't (interesting). It was boring (I assure you).'
3. hurui; 4. yasukatta; 5. tumaranai; 6. tiisakatta; 7. atarasikatta; 8. ookii
I 1. Yoku ikamasu nee. Ieie, amari ikimasen yo.
You go often, don't you!' 'No, no, I don't go very much (I correct you).'
2. Yoku kaimasu nee. Ieie, amari kaimasen yo.
'You buy [it[ often, don't you!' 'No, no, I don't buy [it] very much ( I correct you).'
3. wakarimasu; 4. simasu; 5. nomimasu; 6. tukurimasu; 7. dekimasu; 8. tabemasu; 9. kimasu
J 1. Dekimasita yo. Dekimasita ka. Yokatta desu nee.
'It's been completed.' 'It's been completed? Isn't that great!'
2. Omosirokatta desu yo. Omosirokatta desu ka. Yokatta desu nee.
'It was fun!' 'It was fun? Isn't that great!'
3. kaimasita; 4. wakarimasita; 5. yasukatta desu; 6. atarasikatta desu; 7. simasita; 8.tukurimasita; 9. ikimasita
K 1. Takai desu ka. Ee. Yasuku dekimasen ka.
'Is it expensive?' 'Yes, Can't you make it cheap[er]?'
2. Tumaranai desu ka. Ee. Omosiroku dekimasen ka.
'Is it dull?' 'Yes, Can't you make it [more] interesting?'
3. tiisai; 4. ookii
Before proceeding to the next lesson, make certain that you can answer the questions about the material that has been introduced in this lesson in "Check-up" section. Remember that rapid and orderly progress depends on mastery of what has gone before.