Activities: "How to use も (mo) in Japanese?"

By: Mayumi Ito

Activity 1: What should we eat?

The class is over at Mango Japanese School in Tokyo! International students John and Chun meet their Japanese friends Yoko and Takashi to go out for dinner together. But before that, they have to determine who likes to eat what. Can you help them, using their common language: Japanese?


	ジョン meaning John	チュン meaning Chun	たかし meaning Takashi	ようこ meaning Yoko
すし Translation: sushi	😍 大好きです Transcription: Daisuki desu Translation: I love	😒 好きじゃありません Transcription: Suki ja arimasen Translation: I don’t like	😒好きじゃありません Transcription: Suki ja arimasen Translation: I don’t like	😍大好きです Transcription: Daisuki desu Translation: I love
カレーライス Transcription: karēraisu Translation: curry & rice	😍 大好きです Transcription: Daisuki desu Translation: I love	😒 好きじゃありません Transcription: Suki ja arimasen Translation: I don’t like	😍大好きです Transcription: Daisuki desu Translation: I love	😒好きじゃありません Transcription: Suki ja arimasen Translation: I don’t like

Part 1: Create a sentence!

Let’s create a missing sentence based on the information we can gather from the chart above. For 1-4, build a sentence using the given words. Add the English translation too.

Now you try!

Use only these words: も transcribed mo, 大好き transcribed daisuki, カレーライス transcribed karēraisu, です transcribed desu
Jon
ぼくはすしが大好きです。ぼくは。
Transcription: Boku wa sushi ga daisuki desu. Boku wa __.
Translation: I love sushi.
Use only these words: も transcribed mo, 大好き transcribed daisuki, カレーライス transcribed karēraisu, が transcribed ga, です transcribed desu
Takashi
ぼく。でも、すしは好きじゃありません。
Transcription: Boku __. Demo, sushi wa suki ja arimasen.
Translation: . But, as for sushi, I don’t like it very much.
Use only these words: 好き transcribed suki, も transcribed mo, が transcribed ga, カレーライス transcribed karēraisu
- Yōko
  わたしはカレーライスが好きじゃありません。
  Transcription: Watashi wa karēraisu ga suki ja arimasen.
  Translation: As for me, I don't like curry rice.
- Chun
  わたしじゃありません。
  Transcription: Watashi __ ja arimasen.
  Translation:
Use only these words: じゃありません transcribed ja arimasen, すし transcribed sushi, 好き transcribed suki, も transcribed mo
Chun:
わたしは。
Transcription: Watashi wa
Translation:

Part 2: “XもYも”

This time, let’s use “XもYも” to create sentences using the chart above. The English translation is given.

John
ぼくは。
Transcription: Boku wa __.
Translation: I love both sushi and curry rice.
Chun
わたしは。
Transcription: Watashi wa __.
Translation: I love neither sushi nor curry rice.
Takashi
。
Transcription: __.
Translation: Both John and I love curry rice.
Yōko
。
Transcription: __.
Translation: Neither Chun nor I love curry rice.