Episode 10

Review 2 — Particles & Demonstratives

Review greetings, です, questions, は/が, の, and この/その/あの in this comprehensive drill episode.

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Time to put it all together. This review episode drills everything from units 1-5: greetings, です, questions with か, particles は/が/の, and demonstratives この/その/あの.

What You'll Review#

  • Greetings + です copula
  • Questions with か and question words
  • Topic marker は and subject marker が
  • Possessive の and demonstratives この/その/あの

Drill Sentences#

Greetings & です#

N5greetings

I'm fine.

Neutral

元気です。

Casual

元気だよ。

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Questions with か#

N5greetings

What is your name?

Neutral

お名前は何ですか。

Casual

名前は?

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Topic Marker は#

N5greetings

It's cold today.

Neutral

今日は寒いですね。

Casual

今日は寒いね。

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Subject Marker が#

N5food

I like sushi.

Neutral

寿司が好きです。

Casual

寿司が好きだ。

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Demonstratives この/その/あの#

N5home

This house is big.

Neutral

この家は大きいです。

Casual

この家は大きい。

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Combining Particles: の + が#

N5home

There is a desk in my room.

Neutral

私の部屋に机があります。

Casual

私の部屋に机がある。

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Three particles in one sentence: の (my), に (location), が (what exists).

Quick Reference#

| Grammar | Pattern | Example | |---------|---------|---------| | です | polite copula | 元気です | | か | question marker | 何ですか | | は | topic marker | 今日は | | が | subject marker | 寿司が好きです | | の | possessive | 私の部屋 | | この/その/あの | demonstratives | この家 |

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