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 46: I

Exercise 1
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There are two words in Japanese that are both pronounced ‘やさしい’: ‘優しい’ and ‘易しい.’ ‘優しい’ means ‘kind’ or ‘gentle,’ while ‘易しい’ means ‘easy’ or ‘simple,’ though the kanji for the ‘easy’ meaning is rarely used.
This question is asking us if our Japanese homework is easy. We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
はい、日本語の宿題はやさしいです。
はい、日本ごのしゅくだいはやさしいです。
Result
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This question is asking us if our Japanese homework is easy. We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
はい、日本語の宿題はやさしいです。
はい、日本ごのしゅくだいはやさしいです。
Exercise 2
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This question is asking us if we are busy today. We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
いいえ、今日は忙しくないです。
いいえ、きょうはいそがしくないです。
Result
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This question is asking us if we are busy today. We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
いいえ、今日は忙しくないです。
いいえ、きょうはいそがしくないです。
Exercise 3
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Remember that ‘きれい’ can mean either ‘beautiful,’ ‘clean,’ or ‘pure’ depending on the context.
This question is asking us if our room is clean. We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
はい、私の部屋はきれいです。
はい、わたしのへやはきれいです。
Result
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This question is asking us if our room is clean. We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
はい、私の部屋はきれいです。
はい、わたしのへやはきれいです。
Exercise 4
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This question is asking us if our Japanese class is interesting. We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
はい、日本語のクラスは面白いです。
はい、日本ごのクラスはおもしろいです。
Result
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This question is asking us if our Japanese class is interesting. We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
はい、日本語のクラスは面白いです。
はい、日本ごのクラスはおもしろいです。
Exercise 5
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This question is asking us if our town is quiet (in the sense of not being particularly busy). We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. Here, we will add an extra sentence with the qualifier ‘ちょっと’ to express that our town is a little bit lively. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
いいえ、私の町は静かじゃないです。ちょっと賑やかです。
いいえ、わたしのまちはしずかじゃないです。ちょっとにぎやかです。
Result
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This question is asking us if our town is quiet (in the sense of not being particularly busy). We respond yes or no and then use one of the adjective forms we learned in Chapter 5. In daily speech, it would sound more natural to not reiterate the topic (marked with ‘は’), but for the purposes of illustration, we will include it in our answer. Here, we will add an extra sentence with the qualifier ‘ちょっと’ to express that our town is a little bit lively. We arrive at this answer (or its opposite, depending on preference):
いいえ、私の町は静かじゃないです。ちょっと賑やかです。
いいえ、わたしのまちはしずかじゃないです。ちょっとにぎやかです。
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