くらべよう! 日本語と英語 Japanese & English in Contrast


“A Collection of Japanese Sentences with Illustrations” (a collection of 4-frame picture sentence strips) was constructed for teaching Japanese, but when the strip is reversed, it proved to be useful in teaching English as well. Compare and contrast Japanese and English. It is interesting!
 These are some parts of materials which are used in teaching / learning Japanese as a foreign language classes at NPO Japanese Language School YUUGOO.
 

“A Collection of Japanese Sentences with Illustrations” is on sale.
ISBN978-4-906611-91-1 C3781 (changed in 2008)
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日本語って? What's Japanese Language?


英語と比較しましょう。 Compare it with English.




1 くらべよう 日本語と英語 ≪Japanese & English in Contrast≫ with 4-frame picture card strips
 20 sentences 10 pages 【PDF:2.1MB】 See the cards are in reverse order. 
【Jap】 ① asa / terebi o / mimasu  ② 8ji ni / asagohan o / tabemasu  ③ kaisha de / furansugo o / hanashimasu
【Eng】 ① watch / TV / in the morning   ② eat / breakfast / at eight    ③ speak / French / at the office 
日本語練習絵カードPractice Japanese≫ Drills 『4 Ouestions & Answers』 with 4-frame picture card strips 
 22 sentences 22 pages【PDF:2.7MB】
① Asa terebi o mimasu ka. → Hai, mimasu.  ② Yoru terebi o mimasu ka. → Iie, mimasen. 【Yes/No Question】
③ Terebi o asa mimasuka, yoru mimasu ka. → Asa mimasu. 【A or B Question】  
④ Itsu terebi o mimasuka. → Asa mimasu. 【WH Question】
英語練習絵カード  ≪Practice English≫ Drills 『4 Ouestions & Answers』 with 4-frame picture card strips 
 22 sentences 22 pages【PDF:2.6MB】
① Do you watch TV in the morning? → Yes, I do.  ② Do you watch TV at night? → No, I don't. 【Yes/No Question】
③ Do you watch TV in the morning or at night? → I watch it in the morning. 【A or B Question】
④ When do you watch TV? → I watch it in the morning. 【WH Question】
絵文『~て、~ます。』 Picture Sentences~Vte, ~Vmasu.』 with 4-frame picture card strips  
 38 sentences 20 pages【PDF:2.0MB】
① Asa 7ji ni okite, kao o aratte, ha o migaite, 8ji ni asagohan o tabemasu.【Succession】
② 6ji ni bangohan o tabete, rajio o kiite, ofuro ni haitte, 11ji ni nemasu.【Succession】
③ Asa terebi o mite, yoru rajio o kikimasu. ④ Asa shawaa o abite, yoru ofuro ni hairimasu.【Contrast】
      
絵を見て練習--4つの質問と答These sentences are alike, but what are the differences?  
Drills 『4 Ouestions & Answers』
 78 sentences 42 pages【PDF:1.5MB】
A:≪Kore wa hon desu.≫ B:≪Hon wa kore desu.≫ C:≪Kore ga hon desu.≫
  Make the points clear with 『4 Ouestions & Answers』.

A: ① Sore wa hon desu ka. → Hai, hon desu. ② Sore wa nooto desu ka. → Iie, nooto ja arimasen.
  ③ Sore wa hon desu ka, nooto desu ka. → Hon desu.  ④ Sore wa nan desu ka. → Hon desu.

B: ① Hon wa sore desu ka. → Hai, kore desu. ② Hon wa kore desu ka. → Iie, sore ja arimasen.
  ③ Hon wa sore desu ka, kore desu ka. → Kore desu.  ④ Hon wa dore desu ka. → Kore desu.

C: ① Sore ga hon desu ka. → Hai, kore ga hon desu. ② Kore ga hon desu ka. → Iie, sore wa hon ja arimasen.
  ③ Sore ga hon desu ka, kore ga hon desu ka. → Kore ga hon desu.  ④ Dore ga hon desu ka. → Kore ga hon desu.

pp1-8 【Noun Predicate Sentences*】 pp9-11 【Adjective Pred. Sent*】⇔【Noun Pred. Sent.*】 pp12-39 【Verb Pred. Sent.*】
  * Sentence which ends with Noun ……… Kore wa omoshiroi hon desu /omoshiroi hon ja arimasen.
  * Sentence which ends with Adjective … Kono hon wa omoshiroi desu / omoshirokunai desu.
  * Sentence which ends with Verb ……… Watashi wa hon o yomimasu / yomimasen.
絵を見てテスト--絵を見て助詞、動詞を入れるQuiz: Enter particles & verbs.
6頁【PDF:657KB】  
※Cover or hide letters below the pictures.
Reffer to ≪Effective ways to keep 200 picture cards together≫ 【2】 Rapid Practicepage【PDF:74KB】     
① Asa ■ terebi ■ mimasu. ③ 8ji ■ asagohan ■ tabemasu.  ⑦ Sushiya ■ sushi ■ tabemasu.
② Yoru ■ rajio ■ (    ). ④ 6ji ■ bangohan ■ (    ).  ⑧ Resutoran ■ koohii ■ (    ).
『絵でつづる日本語例文集』(200文)目次 
『A Collection of Japanese Sentences with Illustrations』 Contents
Basic Japanese example sentences, which focus on sentence structure
Japanese - 200 sentences 6 pages【PDF:724KB】
001-012【Place(Action)】de   文013-014【Person】to(isshoni)   文015-018【Person】ni ⇔【Person】kara
019-027【…o'clok】ni 【…o'clok】kara【…o'clok】made  文028-040【ryoori】o【shimasu】⇔【sakana】o【ryoori shimasu】
049-054【Place(Direction)】e 【Place(Starting Point)】o 【Place(Arrival Point)】ni 文074-089【Place(Existence)】ni
134-143【Place(Passing Point)】o  文122-133【Tool / Means】de   文144-155【Putting on or Taking off Clothes】
  
English - 200 sentences 10 pages【PDF:1.7MB】
動詞のフォーム Verb Form Tables (Verb Conjugation or Inflection)  Table1~Table6 all 25 pages【PDF:1.6MB】
表1(1) <<述語>> 名詞文、形容詞文 kana ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
【Noun】desu 【Adjective】desu   1p【PDF:255KB】
表1(2) <<Predicate>> Noun Sentence, Adjective Sentence romaji
【Noun】desu 【Adjective】desu  1p【PDF:313KB】
表2(1) <<表 Table - I>> kana & romaji ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
Verb Form - Basic 1p【PDF:278KB】
表2(2) <<表 Table - II>> kana & romaji ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
Verb Form - Basic 1p【PDF:251KB】
表3(1) <<あ、い、う、え、お、て、た>> kana ・・・・・・・・・・
How to Use 【Verb Form】 1p【PDF:441KB】
表3(2) <<a,i,u,e,o,te,ta>> romaji ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
How to Use 【Verb Form】English. 1p【PDF:353KB】
表4(1) <<【普通形】と思います>> kana ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
【Plain Form】+to・kara・toki・yoo・node 1p【PDF:474KB】
表4(2) <<【Plain Form】to omoimasu>> romaji ・・・・・・・・
【Plain Form】+to・kara・toki・yoo・node 1p【PDF:414KB】
表5(1) <<【ます形】→【普通形】>> kana ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
masu Form →【Plain Form】Kanji 3p【PDF:677KB】
表5(2) <<【masu Form】→【Plain Form】>> romaji ・・・・・
masu Form →【Plain Form】English 3p【PDF:331KB】
表6(1) <<絵カード番号順>> kana ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
Card Number Order 4p【PDF:423KB】
表6(2) <<あいうえおじゅん(五十音順)>> kana ・・・・・・・・・・・・
a・ i・ u・ e・ o・ Order 3p【PDF:408KB】
表6(3) <<動詞グループ順>> kana ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
Verb Group Order 3p【PDF:410KB】
      


§9 Easy to understand with illustrations
      Refer to §5 ≪4Questions & Answers≫
Meaningful Drills
【1】 Basic ≪kore (this)  sore (that)  are (that)≫・・・・・・TABLE (kana/romaji/English) 1page【PDF:104KB】
kono hon (this book)  sono hon (that book)  ano hon (that book)≫・・・ ILLUSTRATIONS 2pages【PDF:191KB】

【2】 Sore wa nan desu ka.≫≪Hon wa dore desu ka.4Questions (kana/romaji)4pages【PDF:178KB】
Sono hito wa dare desu ka.≫≪Tanaka-san wa dono hito desu ka.4Questions (kana/romaji)4paages【PDF:145KB】

【3】 Japanese & English in Contrast
   Sore wa nan desu ka.≫ (kana)   ⇔ ≪What is that?≫ (English)4pages【PDF:163KB】
   Sore wa nan desu ka.≫ (romaji)  ⇔ ≪What is that ?≫ (English)4pages【PDF:167KB】

   Sono hito wa dare desu ka.≫ (kana)   ⇔ ≪Who is that person?≫ (English)4pages【 PDF:181KB】
   Sono hito wa dare desu ka.≫ (romaji)  ⇔ ≪Who is that person?≫ (English)4pages【PDF:171KB】
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10  Meaningful Drills

≪ I go to my friend's home.≫ Tomodachi no uchi e ikimasu.

【A】 『Japanese & English in Contrast 』
Comparison / Contrast

     Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture sentence strips )
   
Contrast Japanese and English …2pages【PDF:447KB】

【B】 『in Japnanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
    Communicative Drills ( with various pictures )
    1.Practice Japanese (kana) …4pages【PDF:1.3MB】
    2.Practice Japanese (romaji) …4pages【PDF:1.2MB】
    3.Practice English …4pages【PDF:1.3MB】
    4.Look and say it …4pages【PDF:1.2MB】

【C】 Word Order Train
    
The sentence structure is explained with diagrams2pages【PDF:177KB】

【D】Questions & Answers
    Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture card strips )
      Mainichi ikimasu. ( I go every day.) Present
      Kinoo ikimashita. 
( I went yesterday.) Past
      Ashita ikimasu
.  ( I will go tomorrow.) Future

    1.Practice Japanese (kana) …4pages【PDF:322KB】
    2.Practice Japanese (romaji) …4pages【PDF:323KB】
    
3.Practice English …4pages【PDF:319KB】
                           ★
correction:P1, P3 everyday → every day


 Mechanical Drill
   There is control over the student's response. Sometimes comprehension
   is not required for the student to produce a correct response; however,
   the illustrations help him/her understand the meaning of the sentence.

 Communicative Drill
   The type of response is controlled but the student provides his/her
   content or information.


  【  C  

11  Meaningful Drills -- Functional Expressions with Auxiliaries 
Action in Progress ≪He is eating sushi.≫ Sushi o tabete imasu.
【A】『Japanese & English in Contrast 』 Comparison / Contrast
   Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture card strips )
   『Japanese & English in Contrast』 Comparison / Contrast2pages【PDF:572KB】 
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
   Communicative Drills ( with various pictures )
   『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application6pages【PDF:902KB】 
【C】 Word Order Train
   The sentence structure is explained with diagrams. 
   Word Order Train (Sentence Structure)2pages【PDF:160KB】
【D】 4Questions & Answers 
   Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture card strips ) 
   (1) Practice Japanese Q&A (kana)2pages【PDF:560KB】
   (2) Practice Japanese Q&A (romaji)2pages【PDF:571KB】 

   (3) Practice English Q&A2pages【PDF:524KB】

A  B  C  D
12  Meaningful Drills-- Functional Expressions with Auxiliaries
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
   Communicative Drills ( with various pictures )
Focus is on 【State】≪…te imasu.≫ in this section.
Some are 【Action in Progress】
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
状態≪ Hi ga deteimasu.≫ ひが でています(かな,romaji)【PDF:254KB】      
State≪The sun is up.≫page【PDF:259KB】
Say it with illustrations.page【PDF:250KB】     
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
状態≪ Doa ga aiteimasu.≫ドアが あいています(かな,romaji)【PDF:237KB】
State≪The door is open.≫page【PDF:237KB】   
Say it with illustrations.page【PDF:230KB】    
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
状態≪ Hareteimasu.≫はれています(かな,romaji)【PDF:258KB】       
State≪It is clear.≫page【PDF:274KB】  
Say it with illustrations.page【PDF:252KB】    
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
状態≪ Dooro ga suiteimasu.≫どうろが すいています(かな,romaji)【PDF:191KB】   
State≪The street is less crowded.≫page【PDF:200KB】     
Say it with illustrations.page【PDF:187KB】   
      
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
状態≪ Megane o kaketeimasu.≫めがねを かけています(かな,romaji)【PDF:262KB】   
State≪He is wearing glasses.≫page【PDF:278KB】   
Say it with illustrations.page【PDF:251KB】    
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
状態≪ Nihon e kiteimasu.≫にほんへ きています(かな,romaji)【PDF:291KB】
State≪They are in Japan.≫page【PDF:305KB】     
Say it with illustrations.page【PDF:281KB】  
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
≪ Eki no chikaku ni sundeimasu.≫えきの ちかくに すんでいます【PDF:366KB】
≪We live near the station.≫page【PDF:319KB】    
Say it with illustrations.page【PDF:298KB】     
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
≪ Oshigoto wa?≫おしごとは?(かな,romaji) 【PDF:303KB】  
≪What do they do?≫page【PDF:315KB】     
Say it with illustrations.page【PDF:285KB】    
      
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
10 状態≪ Aiteimasu.  Aketearimasu.≫あいています   あけてあります
状態≪ Doa ga aketearimasu.≫ドアが あけてあります(かな,romaji)頁【PDF:239KB】  
State≪It is open. It has been opened.≫≪The door is ppen.≫pages【PDF:248KB】 
Say it with illustrations.pages【PDF:226KB】   
11 文と動詞のグループ、 状態の文の練習に使える絵カード番号
§11(1V-ています【進行】~§12(1~10)V-ています【状態】(漢字)
【PDF:102KB】  
ぶんと どうしの グループ、 じょうたいの ぶんの れんしゅうに つかえる えカードばんごう
§11(1V-ています【しんこう】~§12(1~10)V-ています【じょうたい】(かな)
【PDF:69KB】    
Sentence & Verb Groups, Picture Card numbers for Lessons (romaji)
§11(1)V-te imasu【progress】~§12(1~10)V-te imasu 【state】2pages【PDF:56KB】   
12 初級「て-います」おもな3グループ 図による説明(漢字)頁【PDF:67KB】       
Basic Level 「te-imasu」 Main 3 Groups Explained with Diagrams(romaji)1page【PDF:87KB】         
§11【Action in Progress】≪…te imasu ≫ex: Sushi o tabete imasu.(He is eating sushi.)
§12【State】≪…te imasu ≫
ex: Doa ga aite imasu.(The door is open.)
  10  11  12
13  Meaningful Drills -- Functional Expressions with Auxiliaries 
Ability  A≪He is able to play the guitar.≫   Gitaa o hikukoto ga dekimasu.
      B≪He can play the guitar.≫     Gitaa ga hikemasu.
【A】『Japanese & English in Contrast 』 Comparison / Contrast
   Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture card strips )
   『Japanese & English in Contrast』 Comparison / Contrast4pages【PDF:474KB】 
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
   Communicative Drills ( with various pictures )
   『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application4pages【PDF:459KB】 
【C】 Word Order Train
   The sentence structure is explained with diagrams. 
   Word Order Train (Sentence Structure)4pages【PDF:188KB】  
【D】 4Questions & Answers 
   Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture card strips ) 
   (1) Practice Japanese Q&A (kana)4pages【PDF:342KB】 
   (2) Practice Japanese Q&A (romaji)4pages【PDF:351KB】 
   (3) Practice English Q&A4pages【PDF:333KB】  
【E】Tables of Potential Vervs
   (1)Table of Potential Verbs2pages【PDF:40KB】
   (2)Potential Verb (Plain Form) (kana)2pages 【PDF:34KB】
   (3)Potential Verb (Plain Form) (romaji)2pages【PDF:39KB】
A  B  C  D
14  Meaningful Drills -- Functional Expressions with Auxiliaries 
Desire ≪I want to swim≫ Oyogitai desu.
【A】『Japanese & English in Contrast 』 Comparison / Contrast
   Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture card strips )
   『Japanese & English in Contrast』 Comparison / Contrast2pages【PDF:277KB】 
【B】『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application
   Communicative Drills ( with various pictures )
   『in Japanese?』 『in English?』 Introduction / Application Illustrations4pages【PDF:376KB】 
   (1) Japanese Sentences (kana) Watashi wa juusu ga nomitai desu.1page【PDF:46KB】 
   (2) Japanese Sentences (romaji) Watashi wa juusu ga nomitai desu.1page【PDF:54KB】 
  
 (3) English Sentences       I want to drink juice.1page【PDF:52KB】  
【C】 Word Order Train
   The sentence structure is explained with diagrams. 
   Word Order Train (Sentence Structure)2pages【PDF:164KB】
【D】 4Questions & Answers 
   Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture card strips ) 
   (1) Practice Japanese Q&A (kana)2pages【PDF:269KB】 
   (2) Practice Japanese Q&A (romaji)2pages【PDF:304KB】 

 
  (3) Practice English Q&A2pages【PDF:255KB】
A B C D
15
 Meaningful Drills -- Functional Expressions with Auxiliaries 

Request ≪Please make a call.≫ Denwa o shite kudasai.
【A】『Japanese & English in Contrast 』 Comparison / Contrast
   Mechanical Drills ( with 4-frame picture card strips )
【A】『Japanese & English in Contrast 』 Comparison / Contrast4pages【PDF:854KB】 
A
 Effective ways to keep 200 picture cards together 
絵カード200枚、効率のいいまとめ方
    【】ひとめで対照 One Glance to Contrastpage【PDF:87KB】
   絵カード200枚 200 Cardspages【PDF:172KB】 

】どんどん練習 Rapid Practicepage【PDF:74KB】 




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