Starting Points non-past negative copula verb じゃないです replying negatively to a question with “no” Notice that punctuation marks look a little different in Japanese than in English. You have probably already noticed that the full stop at the end of the sentence is a small circle ( 。), not a dot ( . ) as …
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Akari’s Family Photo れんしゅう /re-n-shu-u/: Read the information about Akari’s extended family. Then answer the questions below based on the information. New Word Bank おじいさん おばあさん だいがく いぬ /o-ji-i-sa-n/ /o-ba-a-sa-n/ /da-i-ga-ku/ /i-nu/ (someone else’s) grandfather (someone else’s) grandmother university dog
Starting Points counter for grade levels ～ねんせい /ne-n-se-e/ sentence-final particle か /ka/ replying positively to a question with “yes” In Japan, elementary schools have six grades, while middle and high schools each have three grades. To state your grade, first say your level of school and then the year in school. Example: こうこう いちねんせい /ko-o ko-o …
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