A1: Describe places and objects

A1 Course

物と場所を説明する

Beginner
~40 min

I can describe familiar things and places with basic adjectives.

Can-do goal

I can describe familiar things and places with basic adjectives.

い-adjective: おおきいです; negative おおきくないです. な-adjective: しずかです; before a noun しずかなまち.

きれい is a な-adjective despite ending in い.

Describe your town or classroom with three adjectives and contrast two objects.

Open the kana only when you need help reading the lesson's core Japanese.

Model dialogue Show kana

A：このまちはどうですか。 B：にぎやかです。でも、あのこうえんはしずかです。

Target sentence Show kana

しずかなまち

Meaning: Connect two descriptions.

Build it: い-adjective: ～くて; な-adjective: ～で

When to use it: The connector depends on the adjective type.

この町はしずかできれいです。

Reading help · よみかた

このまちはしずかできれいです。

This town is quiet and beautiful.

Watch out: しずか is a な-adjective, so use しずかで.