Page 212 - Easy Japanese - Learn to Speak Japanese Quickly! (TUTTLE)

1. Daigaku ni nyūgaku-shimashita.
2. Hatachi ni narimashita.
3. Kōkō o sotsugyō-shimashita.
4. Nihon no bunka o benkyō-shimashita.
5. Amerika ni ryūgaku-shimashita.

PATTERN PRACTICE 4
Cue: Wakaranakatta no?

So, you didn’t understand?
Response: Un, wakaranakute, taihen datta.

Right. I didn’t and I had a hard time.

Cue: Yasashiku nakatta no?
So, it wasn’t easy?
Response: Un, yasashiku nakute taihen datta.

Right. It wasn’t and I had a hard time.

Repeat the drill with the following:

1. Benri ja nakatta no?
2. Eigo ja nakatta no?
3. Chikaku nakatta no?
4. Benkyō-shinakatta no?
5. Dekinakatta no?

EXERCISE 3
Say it in Japanese
A co-worker has asked how you like living in Japan.
1. I enjoy it (I’m having fun.)

2. It’s hard because I’m not used to it.
3. It was hard before, but has become a little easier.
4. I didn’t know much about the Japanese culture and traditions before, but now
I appreciate them very much (I like them now).
5. I didn’t understand Japanese very well before and I had a lot of problems, but
I’m okay for the most part now.

At a reception, you’ve been asked about your personal history.