N5-G-007
ใฏ (Topic Marker)
Core / Particle
๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ)
๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ)
ใใฏใใฏใๆ(ใถใ)ใฎไธปไบบๅ
ฌ(ใใ
ใใใใ)ใซในใใใใฉใคใใๅฝ(ใ)ใฆใๅฝน็ฎ(ใใใ)ใใใพใใใใใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑ(ใฏใช)ใใพใใ๏ผใใจใใๅๅณ(ใใใ)ใงใใ
“WA” acts like a spotlight. It highlights the Topic of the sentence. It signals: “I am going to talk about THIS now.”
ใใฏใ (WA) = Topic Marker (The Spotlight).
Structure = [Topic] ใฏ [Comment/Description].
๐ Layer B: Deepening (ๆทฑๆใ)
๐ก Raya’s Hack (ๆป็ฅๆณ)
ใใฎๅญ(ใ)ใฏๅฟ่ (ใซใใใ)ใ ใ๏ผๆฎๆฎต(ใตใ ใ)ใฏใใ (HA)ใใฃใฆ่ชญ(ใ)ใใใฉใๅฉ่ฉ(ใใใ)ใซใชใใจใใ ใๅค่บซ(ใธใใใ)ใใฆใใฏ (WA)ใใฃใฆ่ชญ(ใ)ใใใ ใๆธ(ใ)ใใจใใฏใใฏใใ ใ๏ผ
This character is a Ninja! Usually read as “HA”, but when it works as a particle, it disguises itself as “WA”. Remember: Write “HA”, Say “WA”!
๐ง Joy’s Mistake (ใใใใ้้ใ)
Scene: Joy writing a message to Ken.
Joy: ใใใใ ใ ใฑใณใงใใ
(Watashi wa Ken desu – written with ‘wa’)
โ Wrong!
Why?
้ณ(ใใจ)ใฏใใฏใใงใใใๆๅญ(ใใ)ใฏใใฏใใไฝฟ(ใคใ)ใใพใใใใใใจๆธ(ใ)ใใฆใฏใใใพใใใ
The sound is “WA”, but we MUST write the character “HA” (ใฏ). Never write “ใ” for the particle.
๐ฅ Layer C: Practice Loop
Now itโs time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!
Level 1: Basic
Q1. Watashi ___ Joy desu.
็ญใ: wa (ใฏ)
(I am Joy.)
Q2. Kore ___ pen desu.
็ญใ: wa (ใฏ)
(This is a pen.)
Q3. Ken ___ sensei desu.
็ญใ: wa (ใฏ)
(Ken is a teacher.)
Q4. Ashita ___ nichiyoubi desu.
็ญใ: wa (ใฏ)
(Tomorrow is Sunday.)
Q5. Are ___ byouin desu.
็ญใ: wa (ใฏ)
(That over there is a hospital.)
Level 2: Advanced
Q6. ไปๆฅ(ใใใ)๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ๆๆๆฅ(ใใคใใใณ)ใงใใ
็ญใ: ใฏ (wa)
(Today is Monday.)
Q7. ็ง(ใใใ)ใฎ ๅๅ(ใชใพใ) ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ็ฐไธญ(ใใชใ)ใงใใ
็ญใ: ใฏ (wa)
(My name is Tanaka.)
Q8. Select the correct Hiragana: Watashi [ wa ] Gakusei desu.
็ญใ: ใฏ (HA)
(Not “ใ”!)
Q9. Translate: “As for me, (I) am Japanese.”
็ญใ: ็ง(ใใใ) ใฏ ๆฅๆฌไบบ(ใซใปใใใ) ใงใใ
(Watashi wa nihonjin desu.)
Q10. Translate: “This is a book.”
็ญใ: ใใ ใฏ ๆฌ(ใปใ) ใงใใ
(Kore wa hon desu.)
