Lesson 10

There is / There are

あります と います

Describing existence and locations of things and people

Objectives

  • Use あります for inanimate objects and plants
  • Use います for animate beings (people and animals)
  • Describe locations using position nouns (うえ、した、なか、etc.)
  • Ask and answer 'where is X?' questions
  • Use や and など for partial listings

Sessions

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Existential Verbs: あります & います

Distinguishing animate (います) from inanimate (あります) existence

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Position Nouns

Using position nouns (うえ, した, なか, まえ, うしろ, みぎ, ひだり) to describe locations

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Listing with や and など

Using や for partial listings and combining existence with location patterns

Vocabulary
35 entries
Grammar
2 patterns
Dialogues
3 dialogues
Exercises
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