【Today’s point】 We reviewed カタカナ(アイウエオ、カキクケコ). Then we did lesson 3, Useful Expression and Lesson 4 1(1).
[Lesson3 Useful Expression] @やったぁ!(yatta) I did it. Yes! Aすごい!(sugoi)That’s cool! Awesome! Bもちろん(mochiron) Of course! Definitely! Cほんとう?(hontou) Really? Seriously? Dありえない(arienai) No way. I can’t believe it.
[Lesson 4]1.どこですか。 (1)めがねはどこですか? Where are the glasses? @ここです。 The glasses are here. Aそこです。 The glasses are there. Bあそこです。 The glasses are over there.
<Lesson note> しんゆう=best friend 18さいのとき、おきなわまつりをみました。 にほんじんは18さいになったとき、だいがくにいきます。 にほんじんは23さいになったとき、かいしゃではたらきます。 じりつします=to be independent *24さい in the Hawaii
がいこく=foreign country パスポート=passport 〜がいります=to be needed 〜にききます=to ask somebody かぜをひきます=to catch a cold
Thank you for coming to my lesson today. We did another level check today. You did very well and your level is high, so let's try some more difficult questions next time. Let's also have more and more conversations! Your cat is really beautiful. I look forward to seeing you again next week.
Thank you for coming to give me a lesson today. It's really nice to see you again. Today We learnt all 46 hiragana. Let's also practise muddle marks and semi-muddles in the future! If you learn a few words, it will be fun to have a conversation. I like summer, so I get on well with Sophie's mother! And I'm glad we both like prawns the same! We look forward to seeing you again next week.
Thank you for coming to my lesson today. It's really nice to see you again.
【Today's lesson.】 • これ (kore): “This” – Refers to something close to the speaker.
Example: これはペンです。(“This is a pen.”)
• それ (sore): “That” – Refers to something near the listener.
Example: それはあなたのかばんですか?(“Is that your bag?”)
• あれ (are): “That over there” – Refers to something far from both the speaker and listener.
Example: あれは山です。(“That over there is a mountain.”)
These words help indicate objects based on their location relative to the speaker and listener.
Here’s a simple English explanation for この, その, and あの in Japanese: • この (kono): “This [noun]” – Refers to something close to the speaker. It must be followed by a noun.
Example: この本は面白いです。(“This book is interesting.”)
• その (sono): “That [noun]” – Refers to something near the listener. It must be followed by a noun.
Example: そのペンを貸してください。(“Please lend me that pen.”) • あの (ano): “That [noun] over there” – Refers to something far from both the speaker and listener. It must be followed by a noun.
Example: あの山はとても高いです。(“That mountain over there is very tall.”)
These are used when you are specifying a particular object along with a noun, unlike これ/それ/あれ, which stand alone.
The particle 「の」 in Japanese is often translated as “of” or used to show possession or attribution.
Today you talked about ice cream, sweets and takoyaki! If you have a takoyaki machine, you can cook in many different arrangements. Thank you for showing me how Halloween is celebrated! It's very atmospheric with realistic ghosts, unlike in Japan! I want to experience it one day. I look forward to seeing you again next week.