Beginning Japanese From Zero Lesson 7

A pattern that tells us the distance in relation to the speaker

Ko - Close enough to touch

So - Sort of close, but not enough to touch; close to the listener

A - In the distance, definitely not close

Do - The question word version

Used to mark the topic of the sentence

Thought to mean, "Speaking of the ~~"

Everything after describes or asks a question about the topic

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Let's use our new vocabulary to create some valid statements

これは　なんですか

それは　なんですか

これは　やさいですか

ばななは　なんですか

レタスは　くだものですか

Slightly different meanings

Depends on how many items there are

Depends on if referring to an object or a person

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Let's answer those practice questions

How did the answers and questions resemble each other in the last example?

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The topic of the sentence seldom is included

When are topics mentioned in conversation?

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