Module 15.1 Dialogue
Title
Takeshi Yamada and Naomi Johnson talk about their hobbies
Language | Script and Translation |
Japanese |
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Romanization |
1 Yamada: Jonson san wa tenisu ga suki desu ka?
2 Jonson: Ee, daisuki desu. Yamada san, shumi wa nan desu ka? 3 Yamada: Dokusho desu? |
English translation |
1 Yamada: Ms. Johnson, do you like tennis?
2 Johnson: Yes, I like it very much. What is your hobby, Mr. Yamada? 3 Yamada: I like reading. |
Vocabulary
Audio | Japanese | Romanization | Kanji | English |
テニス | tenisu | tennis | ||
すき | suki | 好き | to be fond of | |
だいすき | daisuki | 大好き | to be fond of (something) very much | |
しゅみ | shumi | 趣味 | hobby | |
どくしょ | dokusho | 読書 | reading |
More Useful Words
Grammar Notes
趣味は何ですか (shumi wa nan desu ka?) |
趣味は何ですか (shumi wa nan desu ka?) is another X wa Y desu sentence pattern.
X is 趣味, hobby.
Y is 何, what.
Literally, it means “As for your hobby, what is it?” or “What is your hobby?”
When replying to the question, one would replace 何 with a hobby name.
AはBがすきです (A wa B ga suki desu) |
When describing A likes B, one can use the following sentence pattern:
A は | Bが | すきです |
A wa | B ga | suki desu |
A likes B. |
For example:
ジョンソンさん は | テニスが | すきです |
Jonson san wa | tenisu ga | suki desu |
Ms. Johnson likes tennis. (Note: B mentioned here is a hobby which can be a noun, one single word.) |
Another example:
ジョンソンさん は | テレビを みること が | すきです |
Jonson san wa | terebi o miru koto ga | suki desu |
Ms. Johnson likes to watch TV. (Note: B can be an activity that involves a noun and a verb. In this case, “to watch TV”, “watching TV”, or “TV watching”. |
やまだ
す
だいす
しゅみ
なん
どくしょ