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How to Say ‘That notebook’ in Japanese

そのノート

sono nooto

[soh-noh NOH-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: その points to something already mentioned or near the listener, while この means "this" near you. Here その refers back to the notebook just talked about.

Phrase Breakdown

その

sono

[soh-noh]

that; the

A determiner meaning 'that' or 'the,' used before a noun to point to something already known or mentioned.

Example

その本はおもしろいです。

That book is interesting.

ノート

nooto

[NOH-toh]

notebook

Loanword from English 'note', meaning a notebook.

Example

ノートに書いてください。

Please write it in the notebook.

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