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3. I’d like to transfer to the subway, but how do I do that?
4. I’d like to commute to work in Hamamatsu-cho, but how do I do that?
5. I’d like to use the Internet here, but how do I do that?

A friend has asked you to compare two items.
6. IC cards are easier (raku) than tickets.
7. Haneda Airport is closer than Narita Airport.
8. A plane is probably faster than the Shinkansen.
9. The West exit is more convenient than the East exit.
10. (Taking) a train is better than (driving) a car, but (taking) the monorail is the

best.

EXERCISE 8

Role Play
1. Ask a friend how to eat a dish you have never seen before.
2. Ask your co-worker whether taking a plane or the Shinkansen to Osaka is
better.
3. Ask a friend what she wants to do most in America.
4. Ask a co-worker whether he likes traditional Japanese food or Western food

more.
5. Discuss your favorite (ichi-ban suki na) food, sports, movie, color, game,
etc.

REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. a) What is the difference between ichi-ji and ichi-jikan?
b) How do you express approximation with each of them?
2. How do you make the Informal Past forms of verbs?
3. How do you make the te-forms of verb, adjective and noun predicates?

4. How do you ask which is better, X or Y and what is the best among X, Y, and
Z?
5. How do you answer the questions in (4)?
6. a) How do you make a polite request for things?
b) For actions?

c) Casually?
7. English “and” has several equivalents in Japanese. How do you say the
following in Japanese?
1) trains and subways