"To be or not to be"

- Hamlet by William

Shakespeare.

ます or ません

masu or masen

to… or not to …

はい …ますhai … masu

いいえ…ませんiie…masen

To eat = たべます tabemasuTo NOT eat = たべません tabemasen

Would you like to eat …?… を たべますか？… wo tabemasuka?

あさごはんasagohan

breakfast

ひるごはんhirugohan

lunch

ばんごはんbangohan

dinnerたべますtabemasu

サンドイッチsandoichi

sandwhich

ごはんgohan

rice / a meal

おさかなosakana

fishたべませ

んtabemasen

やさいyasai

vegetables

おにくoniku

meat

りんごringo

apple

　 ________ を たべますか？　_____ wo tabemasuka?

Now you have all the pieces….. create your own question.

た

日よう日 に を 食べます .

To drink = のみます nomimasuTo NOT drink = のみません

nomimasen

Would you like a drink of …?… を のみますか？… wo nomimasuka?

ミルク　miruku

milk

おみずomizu

water

ジュース jyuusu

juice

のみますnomimasu

コーヒー　koohi

coffee

日本ちゃNihoncha

green tea

のみませんnomimasen

コーラCola

Coke

レモネードRemonedo

Lemonade

おちゃocha

English tea

　 ________ を　のみますか？　_____ wo nomimasuka?

Now you have all the pieces….. create your own question.

の

金よう日 に おみずを 飲みます .

To watch = みます mimasuTo NOT watch = みません mimasen

Would you like to watch …?… を みますか？… wo mimasuka?

テレビterebi

TV

えいがeiga

movie

まんがmanga

cartoon

みますmimasu

ニューズnyuzu

the news

テニースtennisu

tennis

みませんmimasen

テンキほうそうtenki housou

weather report documentary

スポーツsupootsu

sport

　 ________ を　みますか？　 _____ wo mimasuka?

Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport. It originated in ancient times as a performance to entertain the Shinto gods.

Kendo (the way of the sword) is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting which originated with the samurai of feudal Japan. Kendo is practiced wearing protective armour and using a bamboo sword (Shinai).

Now you have all the pieces….. create your own question.

み金よう日 に テレビ を 見ます .

To listen = ききます kikimasuTo NOT listen = ききません

kikimasen

Would you like to listen to …?… を ききますか？

… wo kikimasuka?

ラジオrajio

radio

おんがくongaku

music

ニューズnyuuzu

the news

ききます kikimasu

CD うたuta

song

ききません kikimasen

ギター gitaa

guitar

ピアノpiano

piano

たいこTaiko

Japanese drum

　 ________ を　ききますか？　 _____ wo kikimasuka?

The taiko is a Japanese drum that comes in various sizes and is used to play a variety of musical genres.

Now you have all the pieces….. create your own question.

日よう日 に おんがくを ききます .

To go to = いきます ikimasuTo NOT go to = いきません ikimasen

Would you like to go to …?… へ いきますか？

… e ikimasuka?

がっこうgakkou

school

としょかんtoshoukan

library

えいがかんeigakan

cinema いきますikimasu

へやheya

room

こうえんkouen

the park

ともだち　のいえTomodachi no ie

a friend’s house

いきませんikimasen

トイレtoire

toilet

かいものkaimono

shopping

スーパーマーケット

suupaamaarketto

Supermarket

　 ________ へ いきすか？　 _____ e ikimasuka?

Signs that you are at a Shinto Shrine:•You always enter a Shinto shrine through a Torii gate. •There is a purification fountain near the entrance to a Shinto shrine where you cleanse your hands before prayer.

Signs that you are at a Buddhist Temple:•A large incense burner is usually that the front of a temple. The smoke created by the burning of incense is said to have healing properties.•A Buddhist temple always houses an image of the Buddha.

Now you have all the pieces….. create your own question.

い

土よう日 に うみ へ行きます .

い月よう日 にがっこうへ 行きま

す .