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Pronouns, Objects, and Places 2
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In Part II, we'll take a look at some more demonstrative pronouns indicating place: here, there, and over there. Here's an easy trick to remember them: the first kana is the same for each one as the pronouns seen in Part I!

Dialogue

 
here; this (place)
 
school
 
there ; that place
 
park
 
(that place) over there
 
pool
 
classroom
 
beach
 
restaurant

Vocab

WordDefinitionFluency
 
ここ
ここ
(noun) here
(noun) here
 
学校
がっこう
(noun) school
(noun) school
 
sentence topic + は
(particle) indicates sentence topic
(particle) indicates sentence topic
 
noun or noun phrase + だ
(v.) (plain) it is; to be
(v.) (plain) it is; to be
 
そこ
そこ
(noun) there
(noun) there
 
公園
こうえん
(noun) park
(noun) park
 
あそこ
あそこ
(noun) over there
(noun) over there
 
プール
ぷうる
(noun) (none) (loanword) pool; swimming pool
(noun) (none) (loanword) pool; swimming pool
 
教室
きょうしつ
(noun) classroom
(noun) classroom
 
noun or noun phrase + ではない
でわない
(v.) (plain) to not be
(v.) (plain) to not be
 
ビーチ
びいち
(noun) (loanword) beach; seaside
(noun) (loanword) beach; seaside
 
レストラン
れすとらん
(noun) (loanword) restaurant
(noun) (loanword) restaurant