Using the knowledge on sentence structures and conjugations that you learned in Lessons 2, 4, and 5, let’s begin to practice creating basic conversations in Japanese. Upon completing this lesson, you will have finished all the sections of the main volume in Grammar Point 3 (pp.65-72). You will also learn how to type in Japanese.

When to start this lesson

Using the video below again, confirm your understanding about sentence structures and conjugations. You are ready to start this lesson if you can make most of the sentences correctly.

Lesson Goals

• Learning how to change a sentence into a question
• Understanding some features that make sentences sound natural in conversation
• Learning the basic word order
• Understanding that the topic-marker particle は can mark elements other than the sentence subject

What you will be able to do

By completing this lesson, you will be able to do the following things:

• You can ask questions in formal speech.
• You can use question words such as “what,” “who,” and “when.”
• You can construct natural sentences to answer questions.
• You can use the natural word order.
• You can type sentences using Japanese fonts.

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Activities

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Activities

L7 Activity 1 – Learn & Understand (1)

Learn how to change a sentence into a question.

1. Watch the video below bearing the two questions below in mind:
   • How to change a sentence into a question in Japanese?
   • Are question words placed at the beginning of sentences like in English?
2. Read “GP3-1. Questions” in the textbook (pp.65-67 in the main volume) to deepen your understanding. When you read example sentences, check word definitions and pronunciations using the example sentence slides below. This set of slides also contains additional example sentences that are not included in the textbook. Be sure to pay attention to these examples as well.

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L7 Activity 2 – Learn & Understand (2)

Complete “Comprehension Check GP3-1” on p.58 and check your understanding. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key

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L7 Activity 3 – Learn & Understand (3)

Understand some features that make sentences sound natural in conversation. Read “GP3-2. Constructing Natural Sentences” in the textbook and “Quick Note: The Topic Particle は” (pp.68-71 in the main volume). When you read example sentences, check word definitions and pronunciations using the example sentence slides below.

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L7 Activity 4 – Learn & Understand (4)

Complete “Comprehension Check GP3-2” on p.72 and check your understanding. You can confirm your answers on the answer key below:
Answer Key

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L7 Activity 5 – Practice (1)

Using the audio file and list below, confirm the meanings and pronunciations of the words in the list. This is a preparatory activity for Sentence Practice 7-1 on p.08 in the activity booklet (The thin detachable booklet included at the end of the textbook). 

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L7 Activity 6 – Practice (2)

Try Sentence Practice 7-1 on p.08 of the textbook’s activity booklet. 

Describe Yi-san’s week in Japanese and write it in the Japanese Sentence Checker below to confirm the accuracy. If you cannot use the Japanese font on your computer, this is a good time to look into how to activate it on the Internet.

Please also refer to the instructions below about how to type some specific words in Japanese.

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In this lesson, you learned the rules to create basic conversations and practiced making sentences. In the next lesson, let’s practice actual conversations using what you learned in this lesson.