AP/JP1000 6.0 Interactive Exercises 18
I. Provide the Japanese equivalent.
II. Insert the most appropriate particles.
III. What would you say when:
1. the hostess or the
host offers to serve tea, cakes, etc.?
2. the guest is hesitant
to drink or eat?
3. you ask someone
to contact you immediately, when the guest arrives?
4. you ask your friend
'her' name?
5. you thought someone
was Chinese?
6. you ask your friend
to introduce his friend?
7. you tell your friend
to study for himself?
8. you ask a teaching
assistant if she knows when the test will be held?
9. you ask the secretary
to go and see whether or not the guests have already come?
IV. Transform the following according to the instructions.
1. Sensee wa "Shiken wa raishuu no Mokuyoobi
ni shimasu." to osshaimashita. {to indirect quotation}
2. Sono hito wa
"Anata wa Nihon-jin desu ka?" to kikimashita. {to indirect quotation}
3. [Kotoshi kookan-gakusee
de dare ga Nihon ni ikimasu ka?][Mada wakarimasen.] {combine two}
4. Amano-san wa "Ashita
made ni fakkusu o okutte kudasai." to tanomimashita. {to indirect quotation}
5. Sono chichi-oya
wa kodomo ni "Sugu nenasai." to iimashita. {to indirect quotation}
6. [Ii arubaito ga
arimasu ka?][Kondo tomodachi ni kiite mimashoo.]{combine two}
7. Kooban 'police box'
de omawari-san 'police officer' ni "Roppongi wa doko desu ka?" to
tazunemashita. {to indirect quotation}
8. Sono hito wa "Eego
wa shirimasen." to kotaemashita. {to indirect quotation}
9. Tomu ni "Watashi
wa karaoke paatii ni wa ikitaku arimasen." to itte kudasai. {to indirect quotation}
10. Suupaa de "Oishii hachimitsu
'honey' ga arimasu ka, arimasen ka?" to kiite mimashita. {to indirect quotation}
V. Express the following in Japanese.
1. You can see the
CN Tower very well from here.
2. I asked her what
kind of movies she liked.
3. Would you please
ask that station clerk (over there) at what time the next train will arrive.
4. I won't smoke 'tabako
o suu' any more.
5. He told the dog
to sit down.
6. Is he still working
in this company?
7. Can't you hear a
strange noise [oto]?
8. I have not decided
[kimeru]whether or not I will go to a graduate school yet.
9. I don't know when
my elder sister gets married.
10. I have heard that the division
cheif [buchoo] will resign [yameru]very soon.
11. I think that foreign language
study is interesting and instructive [benkyoo ni naru].
© Norio Ota 2008