Unit 2 · Level 1 · Beginner (N5)
Whose bag is this?
Talk about family and everyday things
A
すみません。これは誰のかばんですか。Sumimasen. Kore wa dare no kaban desu ka.
Excuse me. Whose bag is this?
B
それは私のかばんです。Sore wa watashi no kaban desu.
That’s my bag.
A
ああ、そうですか。これは山田さんの本ですか。Aa, soo desu ka. Kore wa Yamada-san no hon desu ka.
Oh, I see. Is this Yamada’s book?
B
いいえ、それは私の本じゃないです。あれは図書館の本です。Iie, sore wa watashi no hon ja nai desu. Are wa toshokan no hon desu.
No, that’s not my book. That one over there is a library book.
A
この写真は誰ですか。Kono shashin wa dare desu ka.
Who is in this photo?
B
これは私の家族です。ここが父で、そこが母です。Kore wa watashi no kazoku desu. Koko ga chichi de, soko ga haha desu.
This is my family. Here is my dad, and there is my mom.
A
素敵な家族ですね。Suteki na kazoku desu ne.
What a lovely family.
Comprehension
Check your understanding
Optional — pick an answer, then reveal the keys.
1. Something near you (the speaker). Which word?
2. “This is not my book.”
3. How do you say “my father” (your own)?
4. Whose bag? Best phrase:
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