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        <div class="chapter_number">Chapter 19</div>
        <div class="chapter_name">At School</div>
        <div class="blurb">I know.  The reason
you bought this software is so you wouldn&rsquo;t have to learn in a classroom
setting.  But there really is a lot we
can learn by imagining that we&rsquo;re there. 
So sit up straight, eyes forward, and no passing notes!</div>
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<p class="bodycopy">Take a look at the following vocabulary.</p>

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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v293_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v293_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v293_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v293_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_sensei');"><span class="nw">せんせい</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">teacher</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">pencil</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_even_row vocab_clickable_even" valign="top" id="v296_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v296_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v296_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v296_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_pen');"><span class="nw">ペン</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">pen</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v297_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v297_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v297_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v297_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_tsukue');"><span class="nw">つくえ</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">desk</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">chair</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v299_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v299_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v299_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v299_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_gomibako');"><span class="nw">ごみばこ</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">trash can</td>
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<p class="bodycopy"><i>Sensei</i> is not only
        a respectful noun, but also a title. 
        Just like the name tag <i>-san</i>, you can tag <i>sensei</i>
        onto the end of the teacher&rsquo;s name. 
        Therefore, to say &ldquo;Mr. Watanabe,&rdquo; you would say <i>Watanabe-sensei</i>.  You can
        call a teacher <i>sensei</i> by itself, too,
        and it&rsquo;s not disrespectful.</p>

<p class="bodycopy"><i>Sensei</i> means
        literally &ldquo;one who has gone before&rdquo; (one who is older and more experienced),
        so this title can also be applied to doctors and others in respected
        positions.  &ldquo;Doctor Yamada&rdquo; would be <i>Yamada-sensei</i>. </p>

<p class="bodycopy">The rest of these words are just run-of-the mill nouns.  <i>Pen</i>
        is officially recognized as the easiest word in Japanese, so that&rsquo;s nice.  Be careful on the pronunciation of the word <i>tsukue</i>. 
        The <i>u</i> sound in the <i>tsu</i> tends to be very subtle.  It may sound almost like &ldquo;ts&rsquo;kue.&rdquo;  Listen to the native pronunciation, as
        always. </p>

<p class="bodycopy">
        <i>Gomibako</i> is a compound word formed from <i>gomi</i>,
        &ldquo;garbage&rdquo; and <i>hako</i>, &ldquo;box.&rdquo;  Since you are an expert on the Japanese
        syllabaries, you know why it is that <i>hako</i>
        turns to <i>bako</i> in this compound.  <i>Ten-ten</i> have been added to make it sound nicer.</p>


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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v301_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v301_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v301_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v301_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_gakkou');"><span class="nw">がっこう</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">school</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">elementary school</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">middle school</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">high school</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">high school (abbreviated form)</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_even_row vocab_clickable_even" valign="top" id="v306_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v306_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v306_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v306_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_daigaku');"><span class="nw">だいがく</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">college</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v307_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v307_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v307_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v307_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_nensei');"><span class="nw">～ねんせい</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">~ year student</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">~ student</td>
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<p class="bodycopy">Once you know that <i>gakkou</i>
        by itself is a generic &ldquo;school,&rdquo; it&rsquo;s easier to remember the words for
        elementary, middle, and high school.  <i>Shou</i>, <i>chuu</i> and <i>koutou</i> are
        prefixes that mean &ldquo;small,&rdquo; &ldquo;middle,&rdquo; and &ldquo;high-level,&rdquo; respectively.  We&rsquo;ll see <i>chuu</i>
        as a prefix later in this lesson, so keep it in mind. </p>

<p class="bodycopy"><i>Koutougakkou</i> is a
        little long and unwieldy, don&rsquo;t you think? 
        Well, the Japanese think so too. 
        So there is a shortened form, <i>koukou</i>,
        which is formed from the first and last <i>kou</i>&rsquo;s in the long word. </p>

<p class="bodycopy">Finally, <i>daigaku</i>
        means literally &ldquo;big school,&rdquo; which is an appropriate description of college
        (or university&mdash;there is no distinction in Japanese.). </p>


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<p class="bodycopy">Now, you probably wonder why it is that &ldquo;college&rdquo; is not <i>daigakkou</i>, to match the rest of the
        school words.  I can&rsquo;t tell you why they
        chose not to make it match, but I can tell you what is happening.  The word <i>gakkou</i> is actually formed from two
        units, <i>gaku</i> and <i>kou</i>.  <i>Gaku</i> means &ldquo;learning&rdquo; or &ldquo;study,&rdquo; and it shows up a lot in
        compounds.  When we put <i>gaku</i> and <i>kou</i> together right next to each other, the tongue has a hard time
        getting through the two k sounds, so a bit of euphony is applied, and the <i>ku</i>
        gets turned into a small <i>tsu</i>, which doubles the next consonant. So that&rsquo;s how
        we get <i>gakkou</i> from <i>gaku</i> + <i>kou</i>.  And you must admit that
        <i>gakkou</i> is easier to say than <i>gakukou</i>. </p>

<p class="bodycopy">The reason this is important, though, is that it comes into
        play when we want to add the suffix <i>-sei</i>,
        for &ldquo;student,&rdquo; to the above institutions. 
        For example, since <i>daigaku</i>
        means &ldquo;college,&rdquo; we can produce the word for &ldquo;a college student&rdquo; by adding <i>-sei</i> to the end, for a final product of <i>daigakusei</i>. </p>

<p class="bodycopy">However, <i>shougakkousei</i> is just too dang long.  So instead, we abbreviate the words for
        elementary and middle school by chopping off the <i>kou</i> on the end and restoring <i>gak-</i>
        to <i>gaku</i>.  Therefore, an elementary school student is a <i>shougakusei</i>, not a <i>shougakkousei</i>.  The same holds
        true with middle school students.  That
        word is <i>chuugakusei</i> (not <i>chuugakkousei</i>).  And when it comes to &ldquo;high school students,&rdquo;
        you guessed right if you think that we&rsquo;re going to add -sei to the shorted <i>koukou</i> (not to the lengthy <i>koutougakkou</i>). </p>

<p class="bodycopy">To review this briefly, &ldquo;elementary school&rdquo; is <i>shougakkou</i> but &ldquo;elementary school
        students&rdquo; are <i>shou<b>gaku</b>sei</i>.  &ldquo;Middle school&rdquo;
        is <i>chuugakkou</i> but &ldquo;middle school
        students&rdquo; are <i>chuu<b>gaku</b>sei</i>.  And &ldquo;High
        school&rdquo; can be either <i>koutougakkou</i> or
        <i>koukou</i>, but students there must be
        called <i>koukousei</i>.</p>


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<p class="bodycopy">In English, we get special words to say what year we are in
        high school and college. First-year
        students are &ldquo;freshmen,&rdquo; second-year students are &ldquo;sophomores,&rdquo; and so on. The drawback with this system, besides the
        fact that you have to learn special words, is that it&rsquo;s completely useless
        outside of high school and college. A
        first-grader is not an &ldquo;elementary freshman.&rdquo;</p>

<p class="bodycopy">Japanese, however, takes a more logical approach to the
        problem. You&rsquo;ll remember from our
        chapter on time that <i>nen</i> means
        &ldquo;year.&rdquo; And I certainly hope that you
        still remember that <i>-sei</i> is a suffix
        that means &ldquo;student.&rdquo; We can team these
        two up with a number and create a word that tells what year a person is in
        school. For example, <i>ichi-nensei</i> means &ldquo;a first-year
        student.&rdquo; If this person were a high
        school student, she&rsquo;d be a freshman. But
        this word can be used at any level of schooling. We could say <i>chuugaku ichi-nensei</i> to mean &ldquo;a first-year middle school student,&rdquo;
        which would be either sixth- or seventh- grade in Western lands. Notice that again, we take the shortened form
        of &ldquo;middle school&rdquo; (rather than saying <i>chuugakkou
        ichi-nensei</i>).</p>

<p class="bodycopy">Look at the following examples of this type of construction.</p>

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                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl165" onclick="showRoman('rl165', 'r165');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl165');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl165');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl165');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r165" style="display:none;">Koukou ni-nensei</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl166" onclick="showRoman('rl166', 'r166');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl166');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl166');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl166');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r166" style="display:none;">Shougaku go-nensei</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl167" onclick="showRoman('rl167', 'r167');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl167');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl167');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl167');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r167" style="display:none;">Chuugaku san-nensei</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s168" onclick="playSound('School_daigaku-yonensei');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s168');" ontouchend="turnOff('s168');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s168');"><span class="nw">だいがく　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">よねんせい</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl168" onclick="showRoman('rl168', 'r168');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl168');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl168');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl168');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r168" style="display:none;">Daigaku yo-nensei</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b168" onclick="showTranslation('b168', 't168');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b168');" ontouchend="turnOff('b168');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b168');">(show translation)</span><span id="t168" style="display:none;">A fourth-year college student</span></div>
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<p class="bodycopy">Note that for a fourth-year student, you must use the <i>yon</i> form instead of <i>shi</i>. 
        Also, there&rsquo;s a special case that says that when <i>yon</i> appears before the word <i>nen</i>, 
        the whole thing becomes <i>yonen</i>, not <i>yonnen</i>.</p>

<p class="bodycopy">Japanese schools are divided in the following manner:
        Elementary schools have six years, and middle and high schools each have three
        years. So there&rsquo;s no such thing as a <i>koukou yonensei</i>. By the same token, you can&rsquo;t just say that
        you are a <i>hachi-nensei</i> to mean &ldquo;an
        eighth grader,&rdquo; like we can say in English.
        You have to determine which year you correspond to in the Japanese
        school system and express it that way.
        An eight-grader would be a second-year middle school student, or a <i>chuugaku ni-nensei</i>.</p>


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<p class="bodycopy">Remember the algebra you used to hate when you were in
        school? Well, dredge it back up from
        your repressed consciousness for a moment, because it&rsquo;s very similar to a part
        of Japanese grammar. In algebra, if you
        knew everything about an equation but one part, you could put an X there to
        stand for that number. Well, in
        Japanese, if you want to ask a person what year she is in at school, you just
        insert an X, the word <i>nan</i>, where the
        number would normally go. For example, <i>san-nensei</i> is &ldquo;a third-year student,&rdquo;
        but <i>nan-nensei</i> is &ldquo;a what-year
        student.&rdquo; When the listener hears <i>nan-nensei</i>, he simply inserts the
        appropriate number in place of the <i>nan</i>.</p>

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                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl169" onclick="showRoman('rl169', 'r169');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl169');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl169');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl169');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r169" style="display:none;">Anata wa nan-nensei desu ka?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b169" onclick="showTranslation('b169', 't169');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b169');" ontouchend="turnOff('b169');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b169');">(show translation)</span><span id="t169" style="display:none;">What year are you in school?</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl170" onclick="showRoman('rl170', 'r170');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl170');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl170');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl170');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r170" style="display:none;">Chuugaku ni-nensei desu.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b170" onclick="showTranslation('b170', 't170');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b170');" ontouchend="turnOff('b170');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b170');">(show translation)</span><span id="t170" style="display:none;">I&rsquo;m a second-year middle school student.</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s171" onclick="playSound('School_JONsanha-nannensei-desuka');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s171');" ontouchend="turnOff('s171');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s171');"><span class="nw">ジョンさんは　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">なんねんせい　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですか。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl171" onclick="showRoman('rl171', 'r171');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl171');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl171');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl171');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r171" style="display:none;">Jon-san wa nan-nensei desu ka?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b171" onclick="showTranslation('b171', 't171');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b171');" ontouchend="turnOff('b171');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b171');">(show translation)</span><span id="t171" style="display:none;">What year student is John?</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s172" onclick="playSound('School_daigaku-yonensei-desu');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s172');" ontouchend="turnOff('s172');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s172');"><span class="nw">だいがく　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">よねんせい　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">です。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl172" onclick="showRoman('rl172', 'r172');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl172');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl172');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl172');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r172" style="display:none;">Daigaku yo-nensei desu.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b172" onclick="showTranslation('b172', 't172');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b172');" ontouchend="turnOff('b172');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b172');">(show translation)</span><span id="t172" style="display:none;">He&rsquo;s a senior in college (fourth-year college student).</span></div>
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<p class="bodycopy">Now let&rsquo;s learn the names of a few school subjects.</p>

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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v309_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v309_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v309_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v309_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_suugaku');"><span class="nw">すうがく</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">history</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v311_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v311_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v311_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v311_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_chiri');"><span class="nw">ちり</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">geography</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">social studies</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">science</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_even_row vocab_clickable_even" valign="top" id="v314_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v314_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v314_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v314_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_kagaku');"><span class="nw">かがく</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">science / chemistry</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v315_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v315_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v315_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v315_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_taiiku');"><span class="nw">たいいく</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">physical education</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_even_row vocab_clickable_even" valign="top" id="v316_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v316_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v316_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v316_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_kokugo');"><span class="nw">こくご</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">Japanese</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_divider"><img src="spacer@2x.png" /></td>
		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">school subject</td>
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<p class="bodycopy">Using our pattern <i>~ ga
        suki / kirai desu</i>, we can talk about what subjects we like and dislike. For
        example:</p>

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                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-90');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s173" onclick="playSound('School_chiriga-daisuki-desu');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s173');" ontouchend="turnOff('s173');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s173');"><span class="nw">ちりが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">だいすき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">です。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl173" onclick="showRoman('rl173', 'r173');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl173');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl173');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl173');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r173" style="display:none;">Chiri ga daisuki desu.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b173" onclick="showTranslation('b173', 't173');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b173');" ontouchend="turnOff('b173');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b173');">(show translation)</span><span id="t173" style="display:none;">I love geography.</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b174" onclick="showTranslation('b174', 't174');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b174');" ontouchend="turnOff('b174');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b174');">(show translation)</span><span id="t174" style="display:none;">I hate math.</span></div>
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<p class="bodycopy">We&rsquo;ve been translating all of these sentences as &ldquo;I like
        such-and-such,&rdquo; but grammatically it&rsquo;s possible that they could be referring to
        someone else&rsquo;s emotion, since we aren&rsquo;t specifying the subject of the sentence.
        If you want to be crystal-clear and specify
        the liker or hater, you can use a <i>wa</i>
        phrase in the front.</p>

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                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-110');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s175" onclick="playSound('School_watashiha-kagakuga-kirai-desu');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s175');" ontouchend="turnOff('s175');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s175');"><span class="nw">わたしは　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">かがくが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">きらい　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">です。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl175" onclick="showRoman('rl175', 'r175');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl175');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl175');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl175');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r175" style="display:none;">Watashi wa kagaku ga kirai desu.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b175" onclick="showTranslation('b175', 't175');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b175');" ontouchend="turnOff('b175');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b175');">(show translation)</span><span id="t175" style="display:none;">I dislike science.</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s176" onclick="playSound('School_marikosanha-taiikuga-suki-desu');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s176');" ontouchend="turnOff('s176');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s176');"><span class="nw">まりこさんは　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">たいいくが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">です。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl176" onclick="showRoman('rl176', 'r176');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl176');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl176');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl176');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r176" style="display:none;">Mariko-san wa taiiku ga suki desu.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b176" onclick="showTranslation('b176', 't176');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b176');" ontouchend="turnOff('b176');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b176');">(show translation)</span><span id="t176" style="display:none;">Mariko likes physical education.</span></div>
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<p class="bodycopy">Most of the time, however, when you&rsquo;re speaking about your
        own likes and dislikes, it&rsquo;s not necessary to specify <i>watashi wa</i>. People don&rsquo;t as commonly talk about the likes and
        dislikes of others, so if you don&rsquo;t specify the subject, it&rsquo;s assumed that
        you&rsquo;re talking about yourself. Questions are assumed to be asking about the
        listener.</p>

<p class="bodycopy">Watch this play out in the following dialogue:</p>


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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s177" onclick="playSound('School_marikosan,taiikuga-suki-desuka');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s177');" ontouchend="turnOff('s177');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s177');"><span class="nw">まりこさん、</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">たいいくが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですか。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl177" onclick="showRoman('rl177', 'r177');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl177');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl177');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl177');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r177" style="display:none;">Mariko-san, taiiku ga suki desu ka?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b177" onclick="showTranslation('b177', 't177');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b177');" ontouchend="turnOff('b177');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b177');">(show translation)</span><span id="t177" style="display:none;">Mariko, do you like physical education?</span></div>
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                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-140');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s178" onclick="playSound('School_ee,suki-desuyo');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s178');" ontouchend="turnOff('s178');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s178');"><span class="nw">ええ、</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですよ。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl178" onclick="showRoman('rl178', 'r178');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl178');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl178');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl178');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r178" style="display:none;">Ee, suki desu yo.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b178" onclick="showTranslation('b178', 't178');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b178');" ontouchend="turnOff('b178');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b178');">(show translation)</span><span id="t178" style="display:none;">Yes, I like it.</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s179" onclick="playSound('School_rikaga-suki-desuka');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s179');" ontouchend="turnOff('s179');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s179');"><span class="nw">りかが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですか。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl179" onclick="showRoman('rl179', 'r179');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl179');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl179');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl179');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r179" style="display:none;">Rika ga suki desu ka?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b179" onclick="showTranslation('b179', 't179');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b179');" ontouchend="turnOff('b179');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b179');">(show translation)</span><span id="t179" style="display:none;">Do you like science?</span></div>
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                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_mariko@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-160');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s180" onclick="playSound('School_daisuki-desuyo');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s180');" ontouchend="turnOff('s180');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s180');"><span class="nw">だいすき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですよ。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl180" onclick="showRoman('rl180', 'r180');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl180');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl180');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl180');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r180" style="display:none;">Daisuki desu yo.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b180" onclick="showTranslation('b180', 't180');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b180');" ontouchend="turnOff('b180');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b180');">(show translation)</span><span id="t180" style="display:none;">I love it.</span></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s181" onclick="playSound('School_dono-kamokuga-ichiban-suki-desuka');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s181');" ontouchend="turnOff('s181');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s181');"><span class="nw">どの　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">かもくが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">いちばん　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですか。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl181" onclick="showRoman('rl181', 'r181');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl181');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl181');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl181');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r181" style="display:none;">Dono kamoku ga ichiban suki desu ka?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b181" onclick="showTranslation('b181', 't181');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b181');" ontouchend="turnOff('b181');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b181');">(show translation)</span><span id="t181" style="display:none;">Which subject do you like the most?</span></div>
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                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_mariko@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s182" onclick="playSound('School_suugakuga-ichiban-suki-desu');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s182');" ontouchend="turnOff('s182');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s182');"><span class="nw">すうがくが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">いちばん　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">です。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl182" onclick="showRoman('rl182', 'r182');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl182');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl182');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl182');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r182" style="display:none;">Suugaku ga ichiban suki desu.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b182" onclick="showTranslation('b182', 't182');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b182');" ontouchend="turnOff('b182');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b182');">(show translation)</span><span id="t182" style="display:none;">I like math the most.</span></div>
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<p class="bodycopy">We&rsquo;ll look at the particle <i>yo</i> in depth in a later lesson.
        
For now, just observe how it&rsquo;s used.
        
It always attaches to the very end of a statement, often in response
 to a question.</p>


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<p class="bodycopy">If you&rsquo;re having difficulty with the last question, <i>Dono kamoku ga ichi-ban suki desu ka?</i>
        think of it in terms of our algebraic equation. 
        <i>Dono kamoku</i> means &ldquo;which
        subject?&rdquo; and plays the role of &ldquo;X&rdquo; in our equation.  We want the listener to substitute in the
        correct word in her answer.  Notice that
        Mariko replied by simply replacing <i>dono
        kamoku</i> with the appropriate word, <i>suugaku</i>.</p>

<p class="bodycopy">Let&rsquo;s take a look at the names of some countries.</p>

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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v318_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v318_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v318_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v318_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_doitsu');"><span class="nw">ドイツ</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">Italy</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">France</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v322_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v322_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v322_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v322_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_eikoku');"><span class="nw">えいこく</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">England (alternate)</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_japanese vocab_odd_row vocab_clickable_odd" valign="top" id="v324_col1" ontouchstart="turnOn('v324_col1');" ontouchend="turnOff('v324_col1');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('v324_col1');" onclick="playSound('School_chuugoku');"><span class="nw">ちゅうごく</span> </td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">Taiwan</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">Australia</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_odd_row" valign="top">language of country ~</td>
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		        <td class="vocab_english vocab_even_row" valign="top">person from country ~</td>
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<p class="bodycopy">Germany
        is called <i>Doitsu</i> in Japanese because
        this is closer to the word that the Germans themselves use. </p>

<p class="bodycopy">For almost any country, you can create the word for its
        language by adding the suffix <i>-go</i> to
        the name of the country.  Therefore, <i>Supein-go</i> is &ldquo;Spanish,&rdquo; <i>Furansu-go</i> is &ldquo;French,&rdquo; <i>Chuugoku-go</i> is &ldquo;Chinese,&rdquo; and so
        on.  A couple examples of words that are
        not valid are <i>Amerika-go</i> (contrary to what Brits might tell you, there is no
        such language as &ldquo;American&rdquo;) and <i>Eikoku-go</i>
        (this is instead shortened to <i>Eigo</i>).</p>

<p class="bodycopy">We&rsquo;ve already seen that we can attach the suffix <i>-jin</i>
        to any country&rsquo;s name to create the word for a person who lives there.  Therefore, now we can create words like <i>Furansu-jin</i>, <i>Chuugoku-jin</i>, and <i>Supein-jin</i>
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<p class="bodycopy">To finish up this lesson, let&rsquo;s look in as John and Mariko discuss school.</p>

        <div class="example">
            <div class="example_bar_and_copy">
                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_john@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-190');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s183" onclick="playSound('School_marikosan,daigakuga-suki-desuka');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s183');" ontouchend="turnOff('s183');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s183');"><span class="nw">まりこさん、</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">だいがくが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですか。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl183" onclick="showRoman('rl183', 'r183');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl183');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl183');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl183');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r183" style="display:none;">Mariko-san, daigaku ga suki desu ka?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b183" onclick="showTranslation('b183', 't183');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b183');" ontouchend="turnOff('b183');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b183');">(show translation)</span><span id="t183" style="display:none;">Mariko, do you like college?</span></div>
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            <div class="example_divider">&nbsp;</div>
            <div class="example_bar_and_copy">
                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_mariko@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-200');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
                <div class="dialog_copy">
                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s184" onclick="playSound('School_ee,suki-desuyo');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s184');" ontouchend="turnOff('s184');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s184');"><span class="nw">ええ、</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですよ。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl184" onclick="showRoman('rl184', 'r184');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl184');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl184');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl184');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r184" style="display:none;">Ee, suki desu yo.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b184" onclick="showTranslation('b184', 't184');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b184');" ontouchend="turnOff('b184');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b184');">(show translation)</span><span id="t184" style="display:none;">Yes, I like it.</span></div>
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                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_john@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-210');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
                <div class="dialog_copy">
                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s185" onclick="playSound('School_nannensei-desuka');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s185');" ontouchend="turnOff('s185');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s185');"><span class="nw">なんねんせい　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですか。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl185" onclick="showRoman('rl185', 'r185');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl185');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl185');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl185');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r185" style="display:none;">Nan-nensei desu ka?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b185" onclick="showTranslation('b185', 't185');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b185');" ontouchend="turnOff('b185');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b185');">(show translation)</span><span id="t185" style="display:none;">What year student are you?</span></div>
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            <div class="example_divider">&nbsp;</div>
            <div class="example_bar_and_copy">
                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_mariko@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-220');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
                <div class="dialog_copy">
                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s186" onclick="playSound('School_kotoshi-sannensei-desu-JONsanhaqm');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s186');" ontouchend="turnOff('s186');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s186');"><span class="nw">ことし　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">さんねんせい　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">です。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ジョンさんは？</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl186" onclick="showRoman('rl186', 'r186');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl186');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl186');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl186');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r186" style="display:none;">Kotoshi san-nensei desu. Jon-san wa?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b186" onclick="showTranslation('b186', 't186');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b186');" ontouchend="turnOff('b186');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b186');">(show translation)</span><span id="t186" style="display:none;">I&rsquo;m a junior this year. How about you?</span></div>
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                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_john@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
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                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s187" onclick="playSound('School_yonensei-desu');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s187');" ontouchend="turnOff('s187');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s187');"><span class="nw">よねんせい　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">です。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl187" onclick="showRoman('rl187', 'r187');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl187');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl187');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl187');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r187" style="display:none;">Yo-nensei desu.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b187" onclick="showTranslation('b187', 't187');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b187');" ontouchend="turnOff('b187');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b187');">(show translation)</span><span id="t187" style="display:none;">I&rsquo;m a senior.</span></div>
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            <div class="example_bar_and_copy">
                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_mariko@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-240');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
                <div class="dialog_copy">
                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s188" onclick="playSound('School_m-dono-kamokuga-ichiban-suki-desuka');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s188');" ontouchend="turnOff('s188');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s188');"><span class="nw">どの　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">かもくが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">いちばん　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですか。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl188" onclick="showRoman('rl188', 'r188');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl188');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl188');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl188');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r188" style="display:none;">Dono kamoku ga ichiban suki desu ka?</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b188" onclick="showTranslation('b188', 't188');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b188');" ontouchend="turnOff('b188');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b188');">(show translation)</span><span id="t188" style="display:none;">Which subject do you like the most?</span></div>
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            </div>
            <div class="example_divider">&nbsp;</div>
            <div class="example_bar_and_copy">
                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_john@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-250');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
                <div class="dialog_copy">
                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s189" onclick="playSound('School_sou-desune-FURANSUgoga-suki-desune');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s189');" ontouchend="turnOff('s189');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s189');"><span class="nw">そう　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですね。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">フランスごが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですね。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl189" onclick="showRoman('rl189', 'r189');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl189');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl189');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl189');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r189" style="display:none;">Sou desu ne. Furansu-go ga suki desu ne.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b189" onclick="showTranslation('b189', 't189');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b189');" ontouchend="turnOff('b189');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b189');">(show translation)</span><span id="t189" style="display:none;">Hmm...I&rsquo;d say I like French.</span></div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="example_divider">&nbsp;</div>
            <div class="example_bar_and_copy">
                <div class="dialog_person_outer"><div class="dialog_person_inner"><img class="dialog_person" src="dialogue_mariko@2x.jpg" /></div></div>
                <div class="example_icon" onclick="showIngredients('ingredients-school-260');"><img class="example_icon_image" src="ingredients@2x.png" /></div>
                <div class="dialog_copy">
                    <div class="example_japanese correct_japanese" id="s190" onclick="playSound('School_sou-desuka-watashiha-rekishiga-suki-desu');" ontouchstart="turnOn('s190');" ontouchend="turnOff('s190');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('s190');"><span class="nw">そう　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">ですか。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">わたしは　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">れきしが　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">すき　</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw">です。</span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /><span class="nw"></span><img src="spacer@2x.png" width="0" /></div>
                    <div class="example_roman"><span class="example_roman_show" id="rl190" onclick="showRoman('rl190', 'r190');" ontouchstart="turnOn('rl190');" ontouchend="turnOff('rl190');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('rl190');">(show romanization)</span><span id="r190" style="display:none;">Sou desu ka? Watashi wa rekishi ga suki desu.</span></div>
                    <div class="example_translation"><span class="example_translation_show" id="b190" onclick="showTranslation('b190', 't190');" ontouchstart="turnOn('b190');" ontouchend="turnOff('b190');" ontouchcancel="turnOff('b190');">(show translation)</span><span id="t190" style="display:none;">Really? I like history.</span></div>
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<p class="bodycopy">I threw in a slight curveball at line four. Mariko asks <i>Jon-san wa?</i> This is not a
        complete sentence. But if you think of
        the <i>wa</i> as &ldquo;as for,&rdquo; it should make
        sense. Mariko says, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a junior this
        year. As for John...?&rdquo; In natural English we might say &ldquo;How about
        you?&rdquo; or &ldquo;And you?&rdquo;</p>

<p class="bodycopy">Another way of understanding this is that Mariko wants John
        to finish the sentence. She starts it
        out &ldquo;As for John...&rdquo; and John picks it up by saying, &ldquo;As for me, I&rsquo;m a
        senior.&rdquo; This is a handy method of
        returning a question without having to restate the whole thing. We&rsquo;ll see lots of this as we go on.</p>


<p class="bodycopy">Incidentally, you&rsquo;ve probably noticed that we haven&rsquo;t used question
        marks in any questions up until now. Because Japanese has a particle (<i>ka</i>) that
        explicitly marks questions, a special punctuation mark is not needed. However,
        in modern Japanese, the question mark is used to indicate a question in
        incomplete sentences, like the one we see here.</p>

<p class="bodycopy">In line seven, John uses <i>Sou desu ne</i> as a stalling tactic. It makes sense literally 
        as &ldquo;That&rsquo;s right, isn&rsquo;t it?&rdquo; If you understand it to be a way of acknowledging 
        the question while formulating a response.</p>

<p class="bodycopy">Similarly, his response seems to employ <i>ne</i> in a strange way. It doesn&rsquo;t make 
        sense to understand this as John seeking agreement from Mariko. It&rsquo;s almost as if 
        he&rsquo;s talking to himself, thinking out loud. The feel is, &ldquo;I like French, don&rsquo;t I?&rdquo; 
        or perhaps, &ldquo;I think I&rsquo;d say I like French.&rdquo;</p>


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<p class="bodycopy">In this lesson, we learned vocabulary that you might use
        at school, including the names for subjects and countries. We learned how to
        make the words for languages and people from countries by adding the suffixes 
        <i>-go</i> and <i>-jin</i>.</p>

<p class="bodycopy">We also learned how to talk about students of different learning institutions by 
attaching the suffix <i>-sei</i>. For example, we could say <i>koukou-sei</i> to mean &ldquo;a high school student,&rdquo;
or <i>daigaku-sei</i> to mean &ldquo;a college student.&rdquo; We saw that when we create this kind of word 
with elementary and middle school students, we use the shortened forms <i>shougaku</i> and <i>chuugaku</i>,
respectively.</p>

<p class="bodycopy">We also saw that we could attach the <i>-nensei</i> suffix to numbers to indicate the year
a person is in school. For example, <i>ichi-nensei</i> means &ldquo;a first year student.&rdquo; The only trick here is to remember
that a fourth year student uses an abbreviated version of <i>yon</i> to create <i>yo-nensei</i>.

<p class="bodycopy">And with that, class is dismissed. But before you pack up and head home for the day, 
spend a quick study period on the quizzes below to be sure you&rsquo;ve got it under control.</p>

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