First step to learning Japanese

Grammar Notes

Are means "that".

Nihon means "Japan".

Kuruma means "car".

No is a particle.

When a noun modifies the other noun in order to explain or specify or give the supplementary information, the particle, no comes between two nouns.
The word order is the [explaining noun] + no + [noun modified].

Practice 1

Let's practice the following words.

	kuruma	car
	eiga	movie
	Amerika	America, U.S.A
	Furansu	France

Practice 2

Let's practice the following phrases.

	Nihon no kuruma	Japanese car
	Amerika no eiga	American movie
	Furansu no wain	French wine
	Nihon no chizu	map of Japan
	Kuruma no hon	book on car

Practice 3

Let's make sentences and speak it.

	Are wa Nihon no kuruma desu.
	That is a Japanese car.
	Kore wa Amerika no eiga desu.
	This is an American movie.
	Are wa Furansu no wain janai desu.
	That is not French wine.
	Kore wa Nihon no chizu janai desu.
	This is not a map of Japan.