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Beginner Lesson
Talking About Others
3 Kanji Transcript 2
Kana Transcript 2
5ǀPDML7UDQVFULSW 2
Translation 2
Vocabulary 3
Grammar Points 3
ṽሼ ߆ߥ߫ࠎ
⑳ߪᄐሶߢߔޕߔߢ࠲ࡇߪߚߥޕᓐߪ৻ ࠊߚߒߪߥߟߎߢߔ࠲ࡇߪߚߥޕ
ᓼߢߔޕ ߢߔޕߔߢࠅߩߕ߆ߪࠇ߆ޕ
2 5ǀPDML Translation
:DWDVKLZD1DWVXNRGHVX$QDWDZD3ƯWƗGHVX.DUH I am Natsuko. You are Peter. He is Kazunori.
wa Kazunori desu.
Vocabulary - න⺆
Kanji Kana 5ǀPDML English
⑳ ࠊߚߒ watashi I
⾆ᣇ ߥߚ anata you
ᓐ ߆ࠇ kare he
ᓐᅚ ߆ߩߓࠂ kanojo she
⾆ᣇ㆐ ߥߚߚߜ anatatachi you (plural)
ᓐࠄ ߆ࠇࠄ karera they (masculine)
ᓐᅚࠄ ߆ߩߓࠂࠄ kanojora they (feminine)
ߢߔ ߢߔ desu polite copula, roughly ‘to be’
⑳㆐ ࠊߚߒߚߜ watashitachi we
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Grammar Points
Today’s lesson introduced several new personal pronouns, as well as their plurals. See the following chart
for a reference.
⑳ ࠊߚߒ watashi I
⑳㆐ ࠊߚߒߚߜ watashitachi we
⾆ᣇ ߥߚ anata you
⾆ᣇ㆐ ߥߚߚߜ anatatachi you (plural)
ᓐ ߆ࠇ kare he, him
ᓐࠄ ߆ࠇࠄ karera they (usually male)
ᓐᅚ ߆ߩߓࠂ kanojo she, her
ᓐᅚ ࠄ߆ߩߓࠂࠄ kanojora they (females)
Note: Kanojora is used for a group of two or more people that consists of all females. Karera is used for a
group of two or more people that includes at least one male.