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Lesson 9
Asking the names of things you don't know
ใใใฏไฝใงใใ
Main Lesson Audio
Key Phrase
Kore/Sore/Are wa [NOUN] desu = This/That is [NOUN].
"Kore", "Sore", and "Are" are demonstratives. "Kore" is near the speaker. "Sore" is near the listener. "Are" is far from both.
T
Tam
ใใใฏไฝใงใใใ
Sore wa nan desu ka.
What is that?
S
Shopkeeper
ใใใฏใๅฎใใงใใ
Kore wa omamori desu.
This is a lucky charm (amulet).
T
Tam
ใใใงใใใใใใใงใใญใ
Sou desu ka. Kirei desu ne.
Is that so? It is beautiful.