In this episode of Tabisuta Flash Translate, we are going to talk about Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives. Learning these will help you be more specific with your language.

On the other hand, Possessive Adjectives are often used to express possession or ownership. They are used before a noun to show who or what owns it.

We’ll be sharing two sets of ten statements. After we give you each statement, you will have approximately five seconds to translate them to Japanese. As you work through our translation exercises, take note of new words in a vocabulary list. It’s also important that this list includes the sentences that the vocabulary words came from.

Here are the translations of the statements you could hear from the podcast. Let's see if you got them correctly.

Part 1- 人称代名詞の所有格

私は会計士です。- I am an accountant.

あなたは医者ですか。-  Are you a doctor?

彼はシェフです。 - He is a chef.

彼女は先生ですか。 - いいえ、違います。 - Is she a teacher? - No, she isn't.

私たちはフィリピン人です。- We are Filipinos.

あなた方は看護師ですか。- Are you nurses?

彼らは俳優です。- They are actors.

彼女たちは大学生ですか。 - いいえ、違います。- Are they college students?- No, they aren't.

あなたは楽しみですか。 - はい、楽しみです。- Are you excited?- Yes, we are.

彼は気さくな方です。- He is friendly.

Part 2- 人称代名詞の所有格

彼女は私の同僚です。- She is my coworker.

あの犬はあなたのペットですか。- Is that dog your pet?

この子たちは彼女の甥っ子たちです。- These children are her nephews.

あの少女たちは彼の姪っ子たちです。- Those girls are his nieces.

これは私たちの家です。- This is our house.

あれはあなた方のオフィスですか。- Is that your office?

あれは彼らのアパートですか。- Is that their apartment?

私の息子は中学生です。- My son is a junior high school student.

あなたの奥さんは看護師ですか。- Is your wife a nurse?

彼女の靴は赤いですか。 - いいえ、違います。- Are her shoes red?- No, they aren't.

In this episode of Tabisuta Flash Translate, we're gonna talk about question words, namely - Who and What. Learning these will help you be more specific with your language.

“Who” is used when asking the identity of a person while “What” is used when asking the identity of an object or an attribute of a person

We’ll be sharing two sets of ten statements. After we give you each statement, you will have approximately five seconds to translate them to Japanese. As you work through our translation exercises, take note of new words in a vocabulary list. It’s also important that this list includes the sentences that the vocabulary words came from.

Here are the translations of the statements you could hear from the podcast. Let's see if you got them correctly.

Part 1 - Who is/are?  Statements

Who is this girl? - She is my cousin. - この女の子は誰ですか。 - 僕のいとこです。

Who is that boy? - He is Jake. - あの男の子は誰ですか。- ジェイクです。

Who are those men? - They are my husband and father. - あの男の人たちは誰ですか。 - 私の夫と父です。

Who are those women? - They are my wife and mother. - あの女の人たちは誰ですか。 - 私の妻と母です。

Who is that tall man? - He is Mr. Park. - あの背の高い男の人は誰ですか。 - パクさんです。

Who is that beautiful woman? - She is Ms. Jenner. - あのきれいな女の人は誰ですか。 - ジェンナーさんです。

Who are you? - I am Ben Harris. - あなたは誰ですか。 - ベン・ハリスです。

Who am I? - You are my cousin. - 私は誰ですか。 - 私のいとこです。

Who are they? - They are my classmates. - 彼らは誰ですか。 - 私のクラスメートです。

Who are they? - They are my coworkers. - 彼女たちは誰ですか。 - 私の同僚です。

Part 2 - What is/are? Statements 

What is this? - It is a smartphone. - これは何ですか。 - スマートフォンです。

What is that? - It is an envelope. - あれは何ですか。 - 封筒です。

What is this? - It's a watch. - これは何ですか。 - 時計です。

What is that? - It's a blanket.- あれは何ですか。 - ブランケットです。

What are these? - They are Italian books. - これらは何ですか。 - イタリアの本です。

What are those dogs? - They are beagles. - あの犬は何ですか。 - ベーグル犬です。

What are those? - They are old coins. - あれらは何ですか。 - 古いコインです。

What are those men? - They are firefighters. - あの男性たちは何ですか。 - 消防士です。

What are those women? - They are flight attendants. - あの女性たちは何ですか。 - 客室乗務員です。

What are those people? - They are engineers. - あの人たちはなんですか。 - 彼らはエンジニアです。

In this episode of Tabisuta Flash Translate, we're gonna talk about demonstratives, namely - this or that, and these or those. Learning these will help you be more specific with your language.

We’ll be sharing two sets of ten statements. After we give you each statement, you will have approximately five seconds to translate them to Japanese. As you work through our translation exercises, take note of new words in a vocabulary list. It’s also important that this list includes the sentences that the vocabulary words came from.

Here are the translations of the statements you could hear from the podcast. Let's see if you got them correctly.

Part 1 - This/That Statements

This is a good laptop - これは良いノートパソコンです。

This is a good restaurant. - このレストランは良いです。

Is that an interesting magazine? - Yes, it is. - あれは面白い雑誌ですか。　-はい、そうです。

Is that TV show interesting? - No, it isn't. - あのテレビ番組は面白いですか。　-いいえ、面白くありません。

This is not right.- これは正しくありません。

That is not a real plant. - あれは本物の植物ではありません。

This sandwich is not very tasty. - このサンドイッチはあまり美味しくありません。

Is this coffee or tea? - It is tea. - これはコーヒーですか、それともお茶ですか。　- お茶です。

Is that woman American or Canadian? - She is Canadian.- あの女性はアメリカ人ですか、それともカナダ人ですか。- カナダ人です。

Is that man Korean or Taiwanese? - He is Korean. - あの男性は韓国人ですか、それとも台湾人ですか。　- 韓国人です。

Part 2 - These/Those Statements 

These are books for teenagers. - これらは10代向けの本です。

Are those real grapes? - No, they aren't. - あれらは本物のブドウですか。 - いいえ、違います。

These boys are junior high school students. - この少年たちは中学生です。

Are those girls university students? - Yes, they are. - あの少女たちは大学生ですか。 - はい、そうです。

These bags are very expensive. - これらのバッグはとても高いです。

Those shoes are not new. - あれらの靴は新しくありません。 

Are these walnuts or almonds? - They are walnuts. - これらはくるみですか、それともアーモンドですか。 - くるみです。

Are those headphones new or old? - They are new. - あれらのヘッドホンは新しいですか、それとも古いですか。

Are these men British or Australian? - They are Australian. - この男性たちはイギリス人ですか、それともオーストラリア人ですか。 - オーストラリア人です。

Are those women Scottish or Irish? - They are Scottish.- あの女性たちはスコットランド人ですか、それともアイルランド人ですか。 - スコットランド人です。

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