Japanese Language Lesson Minna no Nihongo 1 Chapter 10 Section C Part 2
Another article used to discuss the location or position of an item. The item itself is located relatively with another item. The item which is used as a base location in this context of article is a shelf or a rack. The shelf or rack which is being used as a base location in this article’s context, it is important for answering question located in Minna no Nihongo 1 book chapter 10 Section C Part 2 in page 85.
The shelf or rack itself consists of several rows from the highest to the lowest one. And the image depicting the shelf or the rack itself is shown in that part. Alongside with several vocabularies, it is needed to create an answer in the form of certain conversation shown as an example which is also presented in Minna no Nihongo 1 book chapter 10 Section C Part 2 in page 85.
For the sake of presenting example which is quite similar with the conversation pattern as an example in in Minna no Nihongo 1 book chapter 10 Section C Part 1 in page 85 is shown below :
Kanji
A : すみません。爪切りは ありませんか。
B : 爪切りですか。一番 上の 棚です。
A :どうも。
Hiragana
A : すみません。つめきりは ありませんか。
B : つめきりですか。いちばん うえの たなです。
A :どうも。
Romaji
A : Sumimasen。Tsumekiri wa arimasenka。
B : Tsumekiri desuka。Ichiban ue no tana desu。
A : Doumo。
Meaning
A : Excuse me。Are there any nail clippers ?。
B : Nail clipper ?。It is in the top (row) of the shelf。
A : Thanks。
Based on the above example, identifying an item relatively with another item as a base location is presented. The item itself in the above example is a nail clipper which is located relatively in another item and the item itself is a shelf or a rack. Based on the conversation given above, the nail clipper is located in the top of the shelf. Example for answering the question itself can also be seen in Minna no Nihongo 1 book chapter 10 Section C Part 2 in page 85. Below are the answers given to answer the question exist in Minna no Nihongo 1 book Chapter 10 Section C Part 2 at page 85.
1.Answer
Kanji :
A : すみません。電池は ありませんか。
B : 電池ですか。あの いちばん 下の 棚です。
A : どうも。
Hiragana :
A : すみません。でんちは ありませんか。
B : でんちですか。あの いちばん したの たなです。
A : どうも。
Romaji :
A :Sumimasen。Denchi wa arimasenka。
B :Denchi desuka。Ano ichiban shita no tana desu。
A :Doumo。
Meaning :
A :Excuse me。Are there any batteries ? 。
B :Batteries ?。It is in the lowest shelf。
A :Thanks。
2.Answer
Kanji :
A : すみません。フィルムは ありませんか。
B : フィルムですか。上から 3段目の 棚です。
A : どうも。
Hiragana :
A : すみません。フィルムは ありませんか。
B : フィルムですか。うえから 3だんめの たなです。
A : どうも。
Romaji :
A :Sumimasen。Firumu wa arimasenka。
B :Firumu desuka。Ue kara 3 dan me no tana desu。
A :Doumo。
Meaning :
A :Excuse me。Are there any films ? 。
B :Films ?。It is in the third row from the top of the shelf。
A :Thanks。
3.Answer
Kanji :
A : すみません。セロテープは ありませんか。
B : セロテープですか。下から 2段目の 棚です。
A : どうも。
Hiragana :
A : すみません。セロテープは ありませんか。
B : セロテープですか。したから 2だんめの たなです。
A : どうも。
Romaji :
A :Sumimasen。Serote-pu wa arimasenka。
B :Serote-pu desuka。Shita kara 2 dan me no tana desu。
A :Doumo。
Meaning :
A :Excuse me。Are there any cellotape (adhesive tape) ? 。
B :Cellotape (adhesive tape) ?。It is in the second row from the bottom of the shelf。
A :Thanks。
All the questions presented several vocabularies to create sentence for answering the question with an image depicting the situation is available in Minna no Nihongo 1 Chapter 10 Section C Part 2 on page 85.