Basic Lessons
At the Post Office (3)
Dialogue
Click here for the dialogue for At the Post Office.
Grammar
Particles
(a) O --- object marker
The particle "o" is placed after a noun, and indicates that the noun is the object.
| Hagaki o kudasai. はがきをください。 |
Please give me a postcard. |
| Ringo o tabemashita. りんごを食べました。 |
I ate an apple. |
(b) Ne --- conformation
The particle "ne" comes at the end of a sentence or phrase. It is similar to the English expression, "you see?" or " isn't it?". It calls for the listener to agree with or confirm what the speaker has said.
| Kanada desu ne. カナダですね。 |
It is for Canada, isn't it? |
| Atsui desu ne. 暑いですね。 |
It is hot, isn't it? |
Numbers
Click the link to hear the pronunciation.
To form numbers from 11~19, start with "juu" (10) and then add the number you
need.
| 11 (10+1) | juu-ichi |
| 12 (10+2) | juu-ni |
| 13 (10+3) | juu-san |
| 19 (10+9) | juu-ku |
Twenty is "nijuu" (2X10) and for twenty one, just add one.
| 20 | nijuu | 30 | sanjuu | 40 | yonjuu |
| 21 | nijuu-ichi | 31 | sanjuu-ichi | 41 | yonjuu-ichi |
| 22 | nijuu-ni | 32 | sanjuu-ni | 42 | yonjuu-ni |
Click here for number sound files.
