Lesson 3: You Are ...

Key Words

• あなた = You (singular)

  [anata]

• は¹ = (subject marker)

  [wa]¹

• です² = (sentence marker)

  [desu]²

¹ - When は appears after a subject,it's pronounced wa.

² - Note about です: usually this word is pronounced dess, rhyming with the English word less.

New Vocabulary

たのしい = fun

[tanoshii]

つよい = strong

[tsuyoi]

うつくしい = beautiful

[utsukushii]

ただしい = correct; right

[tadashii]

かしこい = clever

[kashikoi]

とても = very

[totemo]

Translation Practice

Write the following sentences in Japanese using Hiragana and Katakana.

1. You are fun.
2. You're very clever.
3. You are correct. I am American.
4. You are beautiful.
5. You are very strong!

Translate the following Japanese sentences to English.

1. あんたはとてもたのしいです。
2. あなたはかしこいです。
3. あなたはとてもうつくしいです。
4. あなたはただしいです。
5. あなたはつよいです。