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Lesson 9 — が わかります ·好すきです · から (理由りゆう)

BOOK I · 初級 I

Lesson 9

FOR TEACHERS ≈30 min to teach · 16 slides · 6 checks 2 min a slide, 1.5 a check. An estimate, not a lesson plan.

Words with a dotted underline have meanings — tap one. So does the big word on every drill card.

REF が わかります ·好すきです · から (理由りゆう) ›

1. Words that take が, not を

CategoryWords
understanding / ability
preference
skill
existence / possession

2. Adverbs of degree & frequency

With affirmativeWith negative only

(not much)

(not at all)

Rough strength: よく > だいたい > 少すこし > あまり〜ない > 全然ぜんぜん〜ない

3. 〜から — reason

Reason comes first, result second. から attaches to the polite form at this stage.

4. Answering どうして

—用事ようじがあったからです。

The reason can also come after the result:

Set expressions会話かいわ

— softened refusal

Key vocabulary
わかりますあります好すき嫌きらい上手じょうず下手へた料理りょうりスポーツ野球やきゅうダンス音楽おんがく歌うたクラシックジャズコンサートカラオケ歌舞伎かぶき絵え字じ漢字かんじひらがなカタカナ細こまかいお金かねチケット時間じかん用事ようじ約束やくそくアルバイトどうして

詳説 In depth — no long-form notes for this lesson yet. The hand-written notes cover the base reference and Lessons 14 and 22–50. The reference above and the checks below are the whole of Lesson 9.

練習 6 checks
Q1 わかります + が

'I understand Japanese.'

が
わかります・できます take が, not を
Q2 好き + が

'I like Italian food.'

が
好すき/嫌きらい/上手じょうず/下手へたall take が
Q3 あります + が

'I don't have time.'

が
あります takes が
Q4 adverbs

Which adverb pairs ONLY with a negative?

全然 ぜんぜん
あまり and 全然ぜんぜん require negative endings
Q5 reason

'I don't read the newspaper because I have no time.'

か
ら
Reason + から + result
Q6 answering why

Answering どうして — 'because I had an errand.'

か
ら
で
す
〜からです

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