week 8

Ths topics for this week were:
Directions
Comparing things

We reviewed directions such as:
massugu itte, hidari, migi etc and expanded on these

key words and phrases
magaru - to turn --> migi matte
shingo - lights --> shingo de hidari magatte
tooru - to go through or past --> bijutsukan no mae o tootte
kousaten - cross roads
tsukiatari - T junction
routari - roundabout
jouheki - city walls (very important word in York)

ni ban me - second
san ban me - third

The task was to write directions from the bus stop to your home for a visitor, and then from your home to the nearest shop.

NOTE
If giving instructions like how to get to your house or a recipe, use the -masu form.
Migi ni magarimasu

But if you are asking someone to do something (eg telling a taxi driver where to go) you use the +te kudasai construction.
Migi ni magatte kudasai


Comparing things
Expanding on likes and dislikes:

wain ga suki desu - I like wine
wain yori ocha ga suki desu - I prefer tea to wine
wain yori ocha no hou ga suki desu - I prefer tea to wine
wain no hou ga suki desu - I prefer wine
wain ga ichiban suki desu - I like wine best

Questions
ocha to wain wa dochi ga suki desu ka
wain yori ocha ga suki desu

Pretty much any adjective can be put in the construction in place of suki:

Tokyo yori Rondon no hou ga omoshiroi
Tokyo no hou ga ookii desu.
Rondon to Pari wa dochi ga kirei desu ka

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