Lesson 12: (Vocabulary)

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Lesson 12: (Vocabulary)


    Many languages have borrowed words.  For example, English speakers refer to the Japanese food 'sushi' as sushi.  English speakers refer to the Japanese bedding 'futon' as futon.  There is a slight mispronunciation to the words sushi and futon by English speakers, but the pronunciations of both words are still rather close.


    The Japanese people did the same.
    In Japan, 'cake' is pronounced as keeki (ke-e-ki), where the  'ke' and the 'e' are slurred together.


                    I                ate           the cake.
                  Subj          Verb           Object


              Watashi wa   keeki o  tabemashita.
                Subj             Obj           Verb




Practice:


taberu - to eat             miru - to watch/see          ageru - to give (as a gift)
terebi - television      keeki - cake                      orenji - orange        rajio - radio          kamera - camera


1.)   I                                       watched                         the television.
2.) You                                      ate                               the cake.
3.) She                                    gave                               an orange.
4.) We                                    will see                          a radio.
5.)  They(females only)         gave                               a camera.


Answers:
1.)  Watashi wa                  terebi o                      mimashita.
2.)  Anata wa                      keeki o                      tabemashita.
3.)  Kanojo wa                   orenji o                      agemashita.
4.)  Watashitachi wa          rajio o                        mimasu.
5.)  Kanojotachi wa           kamera o                    agemashita. 


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