Home 1 is the fourteenth skill (assuming read left to right) in the Japanese language course. It has six lessons and teaches some words for common household items and rooms in order to describe locations and how to count things.
Grammar Notes[]
あります vs. います[]
Both of these mean "there is/are". The difference is that あります is always used for inanimate (non-living) things, while います is used for animate (living) things.
Counters[]
Japanese uses counters alongside their nouns and the number. The counter word differs depending on the noun being counted; this skill introduces 羽 which is used for birds and rabbits. You'll use the following formula to use them:
- Counted noun + が + Number + Counter
- 鳥が三羽 = three birds
に[]
We learned in the past skill that に indicates when something happens. It is also used to describe the location where something happens:
- 家にトイレがあります = There is a bathroom in the house.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- テーブル (tee-bu-ru) = table/tables
- ペット (pe-tto) = pet/pets
- トイレ (to-i-re) = toilet/bathroom/restroom
- どこ (do-ko) = where
Lesson 2[]
- 部屋 (he-ya) = room (へや)
- 風呂 (fu-ro) = bathtub (ふろ)
- あります (a-ri-masu) = there is
- ありません (a-ri-ma-sen) = there is no
- ではありません (de-wa-ari-ma-sen) = it is not
- どこにありますか？(do-ko-ni-a-ri-ma-su-ka) = where is it?
Lesson 3[]
- 家 (ie / u-chi) = house (いえ / うち)
- 台 (dai) = table (だい)
- 所 (to-ko-ro) = place (ところ)
- 台所 (dai-dokoro) = kitchen (だいどころ)
- 寝室 (shin-shitsu) = bedroom (しんしつ)
- ここ (ko-ko) = this place
- に (ni) = location marker
Lesson 4[]
- 庭 (ni-wa) = garden/yard (にわ)
- 窓 (ma-do) = window/windows (まど)
- そこ (so-ko) = there (close to listener)
- あそこ (a-so-ko) = over there (far from both speaker and listener)
- にあります (ni-a-ri-ma-su) = it is
- います (i-ma-su) = there is/are
- いません (i-ma-sen) = there is/are not
Lesson 5[]
- 犬 (i-nu) = dog/dogs (いぬ)
- 猫 (ne-ko) = cat/cats (ねこ)
- 鳥 (to-ri) = bird/birds (とり)
- 羽 (wa) = counter for birds/rabbits (わ)
- 一羽 (ichi-wa) = one (bird/rabbit) (いちわ)
- 二羽 (ni-wa) = two (birds/rabbits) (にわ)
- 三羽 (san-ba/san-wa) = three (birds/rabbits) (さんば/さんわ)
- 五羽 (go-wa) = five (birds/rabbits) (ごわ)
- 七羽 (nana-wa) = seven (birds/rabbits) (ななわ)
Lesson 6[]
- 椅子 (i-su) = chair/chairs (いす)
- 机 (tsu-kue) = desk/desks (つくえ)
- ソファー (so-faa) = sofa/sofas
- 子 (ko) = child/young animal (こ)
- 子犬 (ko-inu) = puppy/puppies (こいぬ)
- 子猫 (ko-neko) = kitten/kittens (こねこ)
- あの (a-no) = um, ah
- あそこです (a-so-ko-de-su) = it is over there
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/ja/Home-1
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