Activities: "How to use の (no) in Japanese?"

Organize the words in the word bank to match the meaning of the English sentence.

• My hometown is the City of Higashimurayama, Tokyo.

  東村山市 (City of Higashimurayama)

  東京都 (Tokyo)

  私 (I)

  出身地 (hometown)

  • のはのです。

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• The model of the painting is a friend from (my) college days.

  モデル (model)

  その絵 (that painting)

  大学時代 (college days)

  友人 (friend)

  • のはのです。

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• The popular item of this store is chocolate snacks.

  人気商品 (popular item)

  チョコレート (chocolate)

  この店 (this store)

  お菓子 (snack)

  • のはのです。

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Your roommate is home sick and asked you to buy several things. But they want to see what options are available before asking you to buy them. When you arrive at the store, you decide to list the items that you see on the phone. Try creating the conversation following the English translation!

• You are going to buy ヨーグルト[yōguruto](yogurt) and see these flavors:

  • 桃[momo](peach)

  • りんご[ringo](apple)

  • ブルーベリー[burūberī](blueberry)

  • いちご[ichigo](strawberry)

  Now, complete the dialogue with your roommate:

  • You:

    色々なヨーグルトがあるよ。、どれがいい？

    Iroirona yōguruto ga aru yo. ___, doregaī?

    There are many kinds of yogurt. Which do you want, a peach one, an apple one, a blueberry one, or a strawberry one?

  • Roommate:

    じゃあ、!

    Jā, __!

    Ok then, I'll have the blueberry yogurt!

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• You are going to buy a 小説[shōsetsu](novel) and see these author names:

  • ヘミングウェイ[Heminguwei](Hemingway)

  • ディケンズ[Dikenzu](Dickens)

  • 夏目漱石[Natsume Sōseki](Sōseki Natsume)

  • 芥川龍之介[Akutagawa Ryūnosuke](Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)

  Now complete this dialogue with your roommate:

  • You:

    たくさん小説があるよ。、どれがいい？

    Takusan shōsetsu ga aru yo. ___ , dore ga ii?

    There are many novels. Which do you want, Hemingway’s, Dickens’s, Sōseki Natsume’s, or Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s?

  • Roommate:

    じゃあ、！

    Jā, ___!

    Okay then, I’ll have the novel by Sōseki Natsume!

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• You are going to buy a 毛布[mōfu](blanket) and see blankets in many colors:

  • 赤い[akai](red)

  • 青い[aoi](blue)

  • 黒い[kuroi](black)

  • オレンジ色[orenji iro](orange color)

  Now complete this dialogue with your roommate:

  • You:

    色々な色の毛布があるよ。、どれがいい？

    Iroirona iro no mōfu ga aru yo. ___, dore ga ii?

    There are blankets of many colors. Which do you want, the red one, the blue one, the black one, or the orange one?

  • Roommate:

    じゃあ、！

    Jā, ___!

    Okay then, I’ll have the blue blanket!

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• You are going to rent a 映画[eiga](movie) and see movies in different languages:

  • 日本語[Nihongo](Japanese language)

  • 韓国語[Kankokugo](Korean language)

  • スペイン語[Supeingo](Spanish language)

  • フランス語[Furansugo](French language)

  Now complete this dialogue with your roommate:

  • You:

    色々な言葉の映画があるよ。、どれがいい？

    Iroirona kotoba no eiga ga aru yo. ___, dore ga ii?

    There are movies in various languages. Which do you want, the one in Japanese, the one in Korean, the one in Spanish, or the one in French?

  • Roommate:

    じゃあ、！

    Jā, ___!

    Okay then, I’ll have the movie in Korean language!

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Complete the sentences below using the words in each word bank. In this exercise, you are going to use double particles between two nouns!

• I cannot get used to life in Japan easily.

  日本 (Japan)

  生活 (life)

  の [no]

  で [de]

  • になかなか慣れません。

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• I plan to buy a present for Mary at the mall.

  プレゼント (present)

  メアリー (Mary)

  の [no]

  へ [e]

  • モールでを買うつもりです。

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• I may be late for the meeting from 2 o’clock.

  会議 (meeting)

  二時 (2 o'clock)

  の [no]

  から [kara]

  • に遅れるかもしれません。

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• Ms. Takada never breaks a promise with a friend.

  友だち (friend)

  約束 (promise)

  と [to]

  の [no]

  • 高田さんはを絶対にやぶらない。

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• That’s a secret just between us two.

  秘密 (secret)

  二人 ((us) two)

  だけ (just)

  の [no]

  • そのことはですよ。

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