Unit 1 · Names and belongings
せんせいですか
Are You the Teacher?
2 minutes · 6 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- カード
- card
- なまえ
- name
- せんせい
- teacher
Say what something is
あやさんのペンです。
It is Aya’s pen.
です makes a polite statement. の links an owner to a thing. Add か at the end to ask a question. は marks the topic and is pronounced わ.
Small words and names in this story
- あの
- that over there (before a noun)
- が
- subject marker
- みか
- Mika
- けん
- Ken
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
This is Mika’s card.
。
The name on the card is Mika.
「、。」
“Mika, are you the teacher?”
「、。」
“No, I am not the teacher.”
「。」
“That person is the teacher.”
「、。」
“Teacher, I am Ken.”
After you read
What happened?
Two small checks. You can look back and try again.
Ready to finish?
Mark the story as read when you feel ready. The questions are here to help, and you can finish without answering them.
Finding your place…
Explore the pattern
These lessons explain the grammar you just read. Take them whenever you feel ready.
です: Simple Statements →Possession and Linking with の →