1

Sample Answer Key for
AS/JP1000 6.0 Interactive Exercise 15
Note: Other variations in spacing or in phrasing are possible. Only the “type in”
portion is provided in blue.
I. Provide the Japanese equivalent.
1. I am hungry. onaka ga suita
2. I am thirsty. nodo ga kawaita
3. I am tired. tsukaremashita
4. I am full. onaka ga ippai
5. I am sleepy. nemui
6. the fourth yonbanme
7. in a hurry isoide
8. any time itsudemo
9. anyone daredemo
10. was not tasty [casual] oishiku nakatta
11. did not return [causal] kaeranakatta
12. is not pretty [causal] kiree ja nai
13. is not difficult [casual] muzukashiku nai
14. was not sturdy [casual] joobu ja nakatta
15. do not want [casual] hoshiku nai
16. as .... as possible dekiru dake
17. did not look for [casual] sagasanakatta
18. unreliable tayorinai
19. is not young [casual] wakaku nai
20. is not popular [casual] ninki ga nai
II. Insert the most appropriate particles.
1. Midori ( wa ) itsumo Tadashi ( to ) issho ( ni ) iru (( to ) kekkon suru no kashira?

kara ), Tadashi

2. Amerika ( to ) Kankoku ( de )( wa ) kotoba ( to ) bunka ( ga ) daibu
chigau ( kara ), futari ( no ) kekkon ( wa ) tabun muzukashii deshoo.
3. Kono purintaa ( no ) naka ( dearimasu ka?

)( wa) dore ( ga) ichiban ninki ( ga )4. Ano gakusee ( to ) kono gakusee ( de )( wa ) dochira ( no ) hoo ( ga )nihongo ( ga ) joozu desu ka?

2III. What would you say when:
1. you ask someone what kind of laptop she is looking for? [lit. would be good] Shouldbe “Donna rappu-toppu ga ii deshoo ka”
2. you ask someone about how many students there are in this university? Should be“kono daigaku ni nan nin gurai gakusee ga imasu ka”
3. you say anything would be fine, but would like to have a sturdy one? Should be“nan demo iin dakedo ganjoo nano arimasu ka”
4. you are wondering if Tomoko and Masao are getting married? Should be“Tomoko-san to Masao-san wa kekkon-shite-imasu ka”
5. you ask someone if (it is the case that) he is taking economics and psychology?

Should be “keezaigaku to shinrigaku wo totte iru n desu ka”
6. you ask a customer about how much she can spend? [lit. about how much the budgetis] Should be “go-yosan wa dono gurai desu ka”
7. you suggest to someone this kind? Should “kore nanka doo deshoo”
8. you try to negotiate the price and ask if the salesperson could make it 20,000 yen
exact? Should be “ni-man-en choodo ni naranai”
9. you say that you won't need it, and will look for one at other places?

Should be “jaa kekkoo desu. hoka o sagasu kara”
IV. Express the following in Japanese.
1. I would like to have a little larger one. Should be “moo chotto ookii no ga

hoshii n desu kedo”
2. Where can I find fax paper? fakkusu no kami wa doko desu ka
3. Are you looking for a video camera? [very polite] Should be “bideo-kaera o o-sagashi desu ka”
4. Among these which is the best DVD? Should be “kono naka de dono DVD gaichiban ii desu ka”
5. Spanish is not as difficult as German. supein-go wa doitsu-go hodo

muzukashiku arimasen

3
6. For me Chinese is probably the easiest. Should be “watashi ni wa chuugoku-

go ga ichiban muzukashii de shoo ne”
7. Among Chopin, Beethoven, and Brahms, I like Brahms the best. Should be“shopan to beetooben to buraamusu no naka de buraamusu ga ichiban sukida”
8. I would prefer a Canadian to an American. Should be “amerika-jin yorikanada-jin no hoo ga ii”
9. Young men these days are not very reliable, are they? Should be “saikin nowakai otoko no hito tayorinai yo”
10. This dictionary is more expensive than that one. Should be “kono jisho wa ano
jisho yori takai”
11. Canada is smaller than Russia. Should be “kanada wa roshia yori chiisai”
12. Sony is more popular than Toshiba. Should be “sonii wa tooshiba yori ninkiga aru”

“should be ”がほんとうにたくさんあって、すみません！
Exercises: © Norio Ota 2000
Keys: Provided by the 2007 JP1000 Teaching Team
Last modified: February 2008