Ask-a-Teacher Question

<< more questions for course 3

Question to Teacher: Can I say: EIGO TO SUPEINGO TO NIHONGO GA DEKIMASU? And explain DOKO NI vs. DOKO GA please.
Course 3 Lesson 13: Amelia's Interview (Comprehension)

artanis56

Post Date: 2008-06-01 16:06:03

save to notebook

saved questions

member since
2008 May 02

Questions: 2
Comments: 0

I have already studied Japanese and am using this site as review.

I am not sure if you can omit it.

Can I say: "Eigo to supeingo to nihongo ga dekimasu"

I also saw DOKO GA which I had never heard. Is this really used? What is the different between DOKO GA and DOKO NI then?

(I have edited your question to make it easier to understand)
George

Was this question helpful to you?

JFZ_George

Post Date: 2008-06-11 07:11:52

member since
1997 Aug 25

Questions: 22
Comments: 2701

First, please only ask one question per submission.
Now to your questions:

1. Can you say: "Eigo to supeingo to nihongo ga dekimasu?"
(I can speak English and Spanish and Japanese)

Yes you can use TO to make a list of the languages you can speak. This works fine. I am not sure what you meant by "omit it" but if you mean the TO in between the words, the answer is that sure you can but it is best that you don't.

2. What is the difference between DOKO GA and DOKO NI?
Yes DOKO GA is real. But this is a huge question that isn't a quick answer. DOKO always means "WHERE" but the particles GA and NI change it's usage in the sentence. DOKO NI = "to where" and DOKO GA = "which place".

For example:
DOKO GA TANOSHII DESU KA.
Which place is fun?

DOKO NI IKIMASU KA.
Where are you going?

You will learn more about how the particles are used as you keep moving forward in the lessons so this is all I will say at this time on the difference between DOKO NI and DOKO GA.

Hope this helps!
George