Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Workbook I (Japanese Edition)
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Workbook I (Japanese Edition)
2nd Edition
Eri Banno
ISBN: 9784789014410
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Page 26: Questions

Exercise 1
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If you are Japanese:
はい、わたしは日本人です。

If you are not Japanese:
いいえ、わたしは日本人じゃないです。

Step 2
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If you are not Japanese, but want to state your nationality, you can say (for example, if you are American):

いいえ、わたしは日本人じゃないです。アメリカ人です。

Result
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If you are Japanese:
はい、わたしは日本人です。

If you are not Japanese:
いいえ、わたしは日本人じゃないです。

Please read solution for how to state your nationality.

Exercise 2
Step 1
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Note: 二年生(にねんせい)

If you are a second year student:
はい、二年生です。

If you are not a second year student:
いいえ、二年生じゃないです。

Step 2
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If you are not a second year student, but want to state your year level, you can say (for example, if you are a first year student):

いいえ、二年生じゃないです。一年生です。

Result
3 of 3
Note: 二年生(にねんせい)

If you are a second year student:
はい、二年生です。

If you are not a second year student:
いいえ、二年生じゃないです。

Please read solution for sample on how to state your year level.

Exercise 3
Step 1
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If your major is economics (けいざい):
はい、せんこうはけいざいです。

If your major is not economics:
いいえ、せんこうはけいざいじゃないです。

Step 2
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If your major is not economics, but you want to state what it is (for example, Japanese language), you can say:

いいえ、けいざいじゃないです。日本語です。

Result
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If your major is economics (けいざい):
はい、せんこうはけいざいです。

If your major is not economics:
いいえ、せんこうはけいざいじゃないです。

Please read solution for sample on how to respond with your major.

Exercise 4
Step 1
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If your mother is Japanese:
はい、わたしのお母さんは日本人です。

If your mother is not Japanese:
いいえ、わたしのお母さんは日本人じゃないです。

Step 2
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If your mother is not Japanese, but you want to state her nationality, you can say (for example, if she is Canadian):

いいえ、お母さんは日本人じゃないです。カナダ人です。

Result
3 of 3
If your mother is Japanese:
はい、わたしのお母さんは日本人です。

If your mother is not Japanese:
いいえ、わたしのお母さんは日本人じゃないです。

Please read solution for sample on how to state your mother’s nationality.

Exercise 5
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To answer this question, please reply as follows:

お父さんは____です。

An example is if your father is 60 years old:

おとうさんはろくじゅっさいです。

ろくじゅっさい (60歳)

Result
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To answer this question, please reply as follows:

お父さんは____です。

Please read solution for sample on how to answer your father’s age.

Exercise 6
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To provide a price of a Japanese book you can write an answer as follows:

日本語の本は____です。

For example, if a book is 1500 yen, you can say:

1500 千五百(せんごひゃく)

Yen 円(えん)

日本語のほんは千五百円です。(日本語のほんは1,500円です。)

Result
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To provide a price of a Japanese book you can write an answer as follows:

日本語の本は____です。

Please read solution for sample on how to state the book’s price.

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