| You are in the house of your host family and find an interesting piece of furniture. | ||
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それは ゆきこさんの コンピュータですね？ | |
| ええ、そうです。 | ||
| いいですねえ。あたらしい コンピュータ ですか。 |
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| いいえ、あまり あたらしくないですよ。マリさんの コンピュータは どんな コンピュータ ですか。 |
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| わたしの コンピュータは これです。 (She takes it out from her bag.) |
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わあ、とても ちいさいですねえ。 |
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See Grammar Notes for Dialogue 4.
| 1. | ゆきこ | Yukiko [women's first name] |
| 2. | ね？ | [Sentence particle ね with a rising intonation seeks agreement from the listener.] |
| 3. | あたらしい | new [←→ ふるい "old"] |
| 4. | あたらしくない | not new |
| 5. | マリ | Mari [women's first name] |
| 6. | どんな | what kind of? |
| 7. | わあ | Wow! |
| 8. | ちいさい | small [←→ おおきい "large"] |
い-Adjectives| 1. | おおきい | large [おおきい テレビ: large TV set] | 6. | ちいさい | small [ちいさい うち: small home] |
| 2. | あたらしい | new [あたらしい つくえ: new desk] | 7. | ふるい | old [ふるい しゃしん: old photograph] |
| 3. | たかい | expensive [たかい ステレオ: expensive stereo] | 8. | やすい |
cheap [やすい くるま: cheap car] |
| 4. | ひろい | spacious [ひろい へや: spacious room] | 9. | [せまい] | cramped, narrow [せまい へや: cramped room] |
| 5. | ながい | long [ながいバス: long bus] | 10. | [みじかい] | short [みじかい えいが: short movie] |
| A: | That's your computer, right? |
| B: | Yes, it is. |
| A: | Great. Is it a new computer? |
| B: | No, it's not very new. What kind of computer is your computer, Mari? |
| A: | My computer is this. (She takes it out from her bag.) |
| B: | Wow, it's very small, isn't it? |