Week 5

Last night we looked at chapter 5 of BBC talk - saying where things are (in relation to other things) and covering some vocabulary about things you find in a town. See the power point on BB for vocab.
Saying where things are
The key words were:
tonari - next to
mae in front of
ushiro - behind
mukai - opposite
naka - inside
chikaku - near

EG: York wa Leeds no chikaku desu. York is near Leeds.

Useful phrases

There are also some useful phrases in this chapter for saying "I don't understand" "Please repeat that" "Please speak more slowly" - they are worth learning!

Adjectives
We have already come across a number of adjectives in the book so I talked a little bit about the use of adjectives both modifying a noun and also as a predicate:

Modifying noun --> hot coffee --> atsui kohi
Predicate --> Kono kohi wa atsui desu


There is also a negative form of adjectives:
atsui --> atsukunai
samui --> samukunai

See notes on BB (under grammar notes) for detail. Also check the link http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa040101a.htm for finding out more about adjectives.


Homework

Most people have already handed in their homework for feedback, I will look at them and get them back to you next week. If you haven't handed it in, make sure you get it in next week.