Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2

51 Drills and Exercises A. Cue: 誕生日は六月？ Is your birthday in June? Response: はい、六月六日です。 Yes, It’s June 6 th . Cue: 誕生日は一月？ Is your birthday in January? Response: はい、一月一日です。 Yes, it’s January 1 st . B. Cue: 一時から三時までです。 It’s from one o’clock to three. Response: じゃ、二時間ぐらいですね。 Then, it’s about two hours, right? Cue: 九月から十二月までです。 It’s from September to December. Response: じゃ、三ヶ月ぐらいですね。 Then, it’s about three months, right? C. Say it in Japanese. A friend has asked how old the following are. 1. Do you mean Ms. Honda? She is 21 years old. 2. Do you mean my car? It’s about 5 years old. 3. Do you mean this house? It’s about 150 years old. 4. Do you mean Senpai ? She is three years older. 5. Do you mean Lucky, the dog? She is one and a half years old. You’ve been asked when some event took place. 1. August 15, Showa 20 (1945) 2. July 4, 1776 3. September 11, 2001 4. About a month ago 5. About three years ago D. Act in Japanese 1. Find out the birthday of a) a classmate, b) your teacher. 2. Ask a) a friend, b) a business associate how old she is. 3. A friend is going to study in France. Find out how long she will stay there. 4. Find out who are the oldest and the youngest persons in your class. How many years older/younger are they than you? 会話 Dialogue 3 Michael ：来週 らいしゅう 、友 とも だちと旅行 りょこう します。 Raishuu tomodachi to ryokou-shimasu. I’ll be traveling with a friend next week. Tanaka ：どちらへ？ Dochira e ? Where to? Michael ：京都 きょうと に行 い って、神社 じんじゃ やお寺 てら を回 まわ ります。 Kyouto ni itte, jinja ya otera o mawarimasu.