lesson 4

the simplest structure in japanese form is the structure "desu" (pronounced with silent u 'dess')

e.g" inu desu" means" it's a dog."

and "~masu"

e.g " inu de wa arimasu" also mean "it's a dog"

to make a negative sentence. the base is "nai"

e.g "~janai desu" means "it's not a.~~"

in a more formal way,

e.g "~ dewa arimasen" which also means "it's not a~~"

an example of a conversation

"nan desu ka?"

"inu desu"

"What is it?"

"it's a dog"

"nan" means "what". and as we discussed earlier about "ka" it is used to mark a sentence as a question.

" tori desu ka?"

"Hai, tori desu"

"is it a bird?"

"yes, it is a bird"

"hai" means yes.

if it isnt,

"tori desu ka?"

"iie,tori janai desu"

"is it a bird"

"no it isnt"

"iie" means no.

today's words :

hai = yes

iie = no

inu = dog

tori= bird