Japanese Language is FUN! - Lesson 8.2

... continue from previous lesson

Donna = What kind?

Question : OBJECT wa donna NOUN desu ka

Example : kare wa donna hito desu ka

English  : What kind of person is your boyfriend?

Answer  : [na group] kare wa hansamu na hito desu

English  : My boyfriend is a handsome person.

Answer  : [i group] kare wa ii hito desu

English  : My boyfriend is a good person.

WARNING! strictly view Lesson 8.1 to get better understanding on na group and i group

:: Exercise :: Let's try to ask about aji (taste) - remember ajinomoto?

example : 

Tai ryori wa donna ryori desu ka...What kind of food/cooking is Thai Cuisine?
Tai ryori wa karai ryori desu...Thai Cuisine is spicy food.

Amai = Sweet          Shiokarai = Salty ** shio = salt

Nigai = Bitter          Suppai = Sour

Koi = Strong taste (pekat)          Usui = Weak taste (cair)

Oishii = delicious / tasty         Henna = weird taste

aji also include in i group

hence, negative statement will add kunai

e.g : amakunai = not sweet

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Dou = how

Question : OBJECT wa dou desu ka

Example : Kono o-cha wa dou desu ka.....How's that green tea?

Answer  : Atsui desu.....It's hot.

Question : Nihon no seikatsu wa dou desu ka.....How's life in Japan?

Answer   : Mainichi totemo tanoshii desu.....Everyday great/very enjoyable/fun.

For positive + positive statement; can add soshite = also 

     Example : Shukudou no tabemono wa oishii desu, soshite yasui desu.

     Translate : Canteen/dining's food is delicious, also cheap.

For positive + negative statement; can add ga = but

     Example : Kyo no shigoto wa isogashii desu ga omoshiroi desu.

     Translate : Today's work is busy but interesting.

     Example : Sunway Lagoon wa tanoshii desu ga takai desu.

     Translate : Sunway Lagoon is fun but expensive.

FYI, omoshiroi (interesting), isogashii (busy) and tanoshii (fun/enjoyable) also include in i group

Hence, the past tense will add katta

such as Ryokou wa tanashikatta desu ka?... Did you enjoyed the trip?

While the negative statement will add kunai

Durama wa omoshirokunai desu... The drama is not interesting

Negative past tense, add both kunai & katta

Durama wa omoshirokunakatta desu... The drama was not interesting