JAPAN 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sensei, Watashi Wa
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Kore this: used for items near the speaker. Sore that: used for items near the listener. Are that over there: used for items far away from both speaker and listener. Dore a thing unknown: question word. Kore wa booru desu. (this is a ball. ) Sore wa booru desu. (that is a ball. ) Are wa booru desu. (that over there is a ball. ) Are wa nan desu ka? (what is that over there?) Used when you know what specific ite(cid:373) (cid:455)ou"re talki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out. Kono [noun] - this ___: used for items closer to the speaker. Sono [noun] that ___: used for items closer to the listener. Ano [noun] that ____ over there: used for items far from speaker and listener. Kono pen wa 1640 en desu. (this pen is 1640 yen. ) Sono kasa wa 2600 en desu. (that umbrella is 2600 yen. ) Ano jitensha wa 460 en desu. (that bicycle over there is 3460 yen. )
