Yayyyy you finish Section 1!!!!!!

To use a です [desu] negative sentence, use janai desu.
じゃないです [janai desu].

To say something belongs to someone else, use の [no] after their name.
けんさんのきっぷですか.
[Ken-san no kippu desu ka]
Is it Ken's ticket?

• くうこう = airport
• ちかてつ = subway

• きっぷ = ticket
• ちず = map

• パスポート = passport
• の = of, 's
• スマホ = smartphone

• かばん = bag
• 田中 = Tanaka (たなか)
• 山口 = Yamaguchi (やまぐち)
• 中山= Nakyama (なかやま)

すみません, ちかてつどこですか.
Excuse me, where's the subway?
ちかてつはそこです.
The subway is there.

これはわたしのパスポートじゃないです.
This isn't my passport.

それは中山さんのスマホです.
That is Ms. Nakayama's smartphone.

Finally:

On unit 10 we have the Japanese kosoado words are special words that help to point out or refer to things, and they change based on distance and direction. There are four main categories: ko, so, a, and do. Each of these is used for different situations.

Here’s a simple explanation with examples:

1. Ko (これ, これの) – Refers to something close to you (the speaker).

   • Example: これ (kore) – "This" (referring to something near you).

     • これをください ("Kore o kudasai") – "Please give me this."

2. So (それ, それの) – Refers to something close to the person you’re talking to (the listener).

   • Example: それ (sore) – "That" (referring to something near the person you’re talking to).

     • それはすごいですね ("Sore wa sugoi desu ne") – "That is amazing."

3. A (あれ, あれの) – Refers to something far from both you and the listener.

   • Example: あれ (are) – "That over there" (referring to something far from both you and the listener).

     • あれは何ですか ("Are wa nan desu ka") – "What is that over there?"

4. Do (どれ, どの) – Refers to asking which of something.

   • Example: どれ (dore) – "Which one?"

     • どれがいいですか? ("Dore ga ii desu ka?") – "Which one is good?"

• Ko = This (close to you)

• So = That (close to the listener)

• A = That over there (far from both)

• Do = Which? (to ask which one)

I hope this makes it clearer!

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