Learn JLPT N5 Minna no Nihongo Lesson 8

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 8 focuses on adjectives and how to describe people, objects, places, and experiences in Japanese.

Students learn how to use い-adjectives and な-adjectives, how to attach them to nouns, and how to make both positive and negative sentences.

1. Lesson Focus

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 8 teaches learners to:

• Understand and use Japanese adjectives

• Describe people, places, objects, and feelings

• Use い-adjectives naturally

• Use な-adjectives with nouns

• Make sentences with adjectives

• Make negative forms

• Ask questions using adjectives

2. Vocabulary Overview (Simple Meanings)

Common い-Adjectives

• あつい – hot

• さむい – cold

• おおきい – big

• ちいさい – small

• たかい – expensive / tall

• やすい – cheap

• おもしろい – interesting

• いそがしい – busy

• たのしい – enjoyable

Common な-Adjectives

• きれい – clean / beautiful

• しずか – quiet

• にぎやか – lively

• ゆうめい – famous

• しんせつ – kind

• ひま – free (not busy)

• べんり – convenient

3. Grammar Explanation

A. Two Types of Adjectives

い-adjectives

End with い and can directly modify nouns.

Example:

• おおきい いえ = a big house

な-adjectives

Need な before a noun.

Example:

• しずかな まち = a quiet town

B. Using Adjectives with Nouns

• い-adjective + noun

→ あたらしい くるま (a new car)

• な-adjective + な + noun

→ にぎやかな ところ (a lively place)

C. Making Sentences with Adjectives

Format:

Noun + は + Adjective です。

Examples:

• The room is big.

• The restaurant is quiet.

• The book is interesting.

D. Negative Forms

How to make adjectives negative:

• い-adjective → replace い with くない

Example: たかい → たかくない (not expensive)

• な-adjective → add じゃない

Example: しずか → しずかじゃない (not quiet)

E. Asking Questions with Adjectives

Structure:

Noun + は + Adjective + ですか。

Examples:

• Is the weather cold?

• Is the food delicious?

• Is the town famous?

4. Example Sentences (Simple English)

• This room is clean.

• That shop is cheap.

• This school is famous.

• The weather is hot today.

• That hotel is not expensive.

• The movie was interesting.

• The street is lively.

5. What Students Can Do After Lesson 8

After completing this lesson, learners can:

• Describe people (kind, tall, beautiful)

• Describe objects (big, cheap, new)

• Describe places (quiet town, lively street)

• Use positive and negative adjectives

• Ask simple questions about qualities