[✐1. Adagio]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? There is something left behind. Ask who this belongs to. Note: これkore – “this one here (close to the speaker)”; それsore - “that one there (something close to the speaker or between speaker and listner), あれare - “that one over there” (far from both).
Repeat after me
[00:18]
1. Who does this belong to?
2. Who does that belong to?
3. Who does that (over there) belong to? 4
. Who does this bag belong to?
5. Who does this textbook belong to?
6. Who does this smartphone belong to?
7. Who does that umbrella belong to?
8. Who does that pen belong to?
9. Who does that notebook belong to?
10. Who does that wallet (over there) belong to?
11. Who does that scarf (over there) belong to?
12. Who does that jacket (over there) belong to?
13. Who does this key belong to?
14. Who does that hat belong to?
15. Who do those glasses (over there) belong to?
16. Who does this mask belong to?
17. Who do those earphones belong to?
18. Who does that bicycle (over there) belong to?
19. Who does this car belong to?
20. Who does that trash belong to?
 [04:01]
Please ensure all rubbish is put in the bin.
Note: off course, you can also say “これはだれのかばんですか (Whose bag is this?)”, instead of “このかばんは だれのですか (Who does this bag belong to?)”.
[04:11]
Now, please answer as follows.
For example,
Who does that over there belong to? / I (mine)
→ It’s mine.

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これはだれのですか。」
[00:07] みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。There is something left behind. わすれものがありますね。Ask who this belongs to.
Note: これkore – “this one here (close to the speaker)”; それsore - “that one there (something close to the speaker or between speaker and listner), あれare - “that one over there” (far from both).
 [00:18]
1. これは だれのですか。
 2. それは だれのですか。
3. あれは だれのですか。
4. このかばんは だれのですか。
5. このきょうかしょは だれのですか。
6. このスマホは だれのですか。
 7. そのかさは だれのですか。
8. そのペンは だれのですか。
9. そのノートは だれのですか。
10. あのさいふは だれのですか。
11. あのスカーフは だれのですか。
12. あのジャケットは だれのですか。
 13. このかぎは だれのですか。
14. そのぼうしは だれのですか。
15. あのめがねは だれのですか。
16. このマスクは だれのですか。
17. そのイヤホンは だれのですか。
18. あのじてんしゃは だれのですか。
19. このくるまは だれのですか。
 20. そのゴミは だれのですか。
 [04:01]
 Please ensure all rubbish is put in the bin. ごみはちゃんと ごみばこに いれてください。 Note: off course, you can also say “これはだれのかばんですか (Whose bag is this?)”, instead of “このかばんは だれのですか (Who does this bag belong to?)”.
[04:11]
では、つぎのようにこたえましょう。 たとえば、 あれは だれのですか。 / わたし
→ わたしのです。

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