Lesson 18: Renshuu: Practice Makes Perfect - Arimasu

OK, it's time to take what you've learned in the past several lessons and ... (drum roll, not egg roll) ... apply it! Try some of these examples and see how well you do.

A) Practice changing the sentences around.

If it says, "There is an A there", change it to "The A is there" and vice-versa.
Also, try to write down the meaning of each of the sentences for practice.
You should be able to put it together if you have come this far.

Rei: Asoko ni niwa ga arimasu. --> Niwa wa asoko ni arimasu.

1. Koko ni shii-dii ga arimasu. -->
2. Niwa no ike ni sakana ga imasu. -->
3. Keiko-san wa doko ni imasu ka? -->
4. Heya ni neko wa imasen. -->
5. Sono teeburu ni biiru ga takusan arimasu. -->

B) Produce the following sentences.

Each one will get larger, but they are all complete sentences.

Rei: Arimasu; takusan; okane (money); watashi wa. --> Watashi wa okane ga takusan arimasu.

1. Imasen; amari; tomodachi (friend); imooto (younger sister) -->
2. Arimasu; san-gai (third floor); pooru (pool); anata-tachi no -->
3. Arimasu; takusan; okane; kanojo -->
4. Imasu; oji-san (middle-aged man); futotta; tabako-ya ni wa -->

C) Say the following in Japanese.
Be careful of the use of wa, ga, imasu, arimasu.

1. There are (some) cats here.
2. The tobacco shop is over there.
3. Over there is a fish.
4. Honda-san is over there.
5. There is a pen there.

And...

Take a deep breath

in..........

now......

out ........

You're doing a fantastic job! Now go turn off your computer, and head out into the great outdoors for some refreshing minus ions to help let your brain relax, and absorb what we have been learning about in these lessons!

I'll see you again soon.

- Sensei

P.S. Send me a message when you get this far and are ready for some more lessons. Until I get a few people who have come this far, I plan to give you a break.
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Possible answers to Part C:

1. There are (some) cats here. --> Koko ni neko ga imasu.
2. The tobacco shop is over there. --> Tabako-ya ga asoko ni arimasu.
3. Over there is a fish. --> Asoko ni sakana ga imasu.
4. Honda-san is over there. --> Honda-san wa asoko ni imasu.
5. There is a pen there. --> Asoko ni pen ga arimasu.