Grammar Notes:

■ くらい (also pronounced ぐらい) means “approximately” or “about.” This is often used when comparing or estimating.

• どの　くらい　いた　の？ How long did you stay? [The の is a casual question marker; いた is past of いる (to be; to stay)]
• いっしゅうかん　ぐらい About one week.
• かのじょは、　40(よんじゅっ)さい　ぐらい　です。 She is about 40.

Key Vocabulary:

• わたしの my [kanji: 私(わたし) (I; me) + の (possessive marker)]
• いぬ dog [kanji: 犬(いぬ)]
• 名前(なまえ) name
• ポチ Pochi [a common "generic" dog name in Japanese; like Spot or Rover]
• 大(おお)きく　ありません small; is not big [polite present negative form of 大(おお)きいです (is big)]
• ねこ cat [kanji: 猫(ねこ)]
• ぐらい about; approximately; around
• 大(おお)きさ size
• とても very; exceedingly
• かわいい cute; adorable; lovely [kanji: 可愛(かわい)い]
• きのう yesterday [kanji: 昨日(きのう); 昨 (last) + 日 (day)]
• さんぽ walk; stroll [kanji: 散歩(さんぽ)]
• 行(い)きました went [polite past tense form of the verb 行(い)く (to go; to move)]
• とちゅうで on the way [kanji: 途中(とちゅう); 途 (route; way; road) + 中 (middle)]
• より　おおきかった was bigger than [大(おお)きかった is a past form of i-adjective 大(おお)きい (big); より+adjective means than/more than]
• でも but; however
• その that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
• まで to; up to
• はしりました ran [polite past tense form of the verb 走(はし)る (to run)]
• その that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
• 木(き) tree
• ので because
• 木(き)の下(した) under the tree
• わんわん bow-wow (dog’s barking sound)
• なきました cried; barked [used with animals and birds]

Answers:

1) B – About the size of a cat.

2) C – The dog doesn't like cats.