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みんなの日本語 第3課

This document provides a lesson on demonstrative pronouns and locations in Japanese. It introduces the demonstrative pronouns "koko" (here), "soko" (there near the listener), and "asoko" (over there far away). Example sentences are given to practice using these pronouns to indicate locations of objects and people. The terms "doko" (where) and "dochira" (which direction/where) are also discussed. Finally, the prefix "o" is introduced to show respect when referring to nouns.

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みんなの日本語 第3課

This document provides a lesson on demonstrative pronouns and locations in Japanese. It introduces the demonstrative pronouns "koko" (here), "soko" (there near the listener), and "asoko" (over there far away). Example sentences are given to practice using these pronouns to indicate locations of objects and people. The terms "doko" (where) and "dochira" (which direction/where) are also discussed. Finally, the prefix "o" is introduced to show respect when referring to nouns.

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文 みんなの

法 日本語
LESSON 3

予習した人： Ash 先生
Demonstrative
Pronouns
(Places)
ここ、そこ、あそこ
These are demonstrative pronouns for places.

ここ (koko) refers to the place near the speaker.


そこ (soko) refers to the place near the listener.
あそこ (asoko) refers to the place far from the speaker
and the listener.

Formally, you can express them as


こちら、そちら、 and あちら .
When the speaker regards the listener as sharing his/her
territory, the place where they both are is designated by the
word ここ .
N1 は　 N2(Place) です
This sentence patterns explains where a thing, a place, or a
person is.

The restroom is over there.


トイレ　は　 あそこ　です。
Toire wa asoko desu.

Mr. Yamada is in the office.


山田さん　 は　 じむしょ　です。
Yamada-san wa jimusho desu.
れいぶん：
The teacher is in the classroom.
せんせい　は　きょうしつ　です。

The doctor is in the reception desk.


いしゃ　は　うけつけ　です。

The telephone is there.


でんわ　は　そこ　です。
どこ・どちら
どこ means “where”, while どちら means “which
direction”.
どちら can also means “where”, in which case it is
politer than どこ .

Where is the restroom?


トイレ　は　 どこ　 です　か。
Toire wa doko desu ka?
…It’s over there. ( あそこ　です。 )
…It’s in that direction. ( あちら　です。 )
Note
どこ or どちら is also used to ask for the name of a
country, company, school, or any place or organization a
person belongs to. You cannot use なん (what).

What company do you work for?


かいしゃ　 は　 どちら　です　か。
Kaisha wa dochira desu ka?
れいぶん：
Where is the elevator?
エレベーター　は　どこ　です　か。

Where is the canteen?


しょくどう　は　どちら　です　か。

What is the name of your school?


がっこう　は　どちら　です　か。
お Noun
お is prefix than can be used to noun to show the
speaker’s respect to the listener.

すし　　　＝　おすし　 (Sushi) 　
すも　　　＝　おすも　 (Sumo)
はな　　　＝　おはな　 (Flower)
くに　　　＝　おくに (Country)
Translation Practice
Sentence Patterns:
1) This is a dining hall.
2) The telephone is over there.
3) Where is the restroom?
4) Where is Mr. Kobayashi?
5) There is the reception desk.
おわりました！
Owarimashita!
Finished!

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