We practiced tea ceremony manners, how to make matcha, and how to drink matcha today, didn't we? It was a lot of fun. You can experience it even without coming to Japan, lol! Let's practice again next week. We talked about how the Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama passed away on August 14th. Then, guess what! Your grandmother is celebrating her 100th birthday next week! That's amazing! What a wonderful long life! You mentioned that everyone is getting together to celebrate. Congratulations! When asking for a price: "Excuse me... how much was that?" and more—we got to practice a lot of realistic conversation! Looking forward to next week!
Today, we practiced making sentences with different verbs and adding more details about where an action takes place. For example:
わたしは スーパーで おかしを かいます。 Watashi wa suupaa de okashi o kaimasu. I buy snacks at the supermarket.
You did a great job making more detailed sentences like this!
After that, we practiced talking about Jane’s daily routine. You were able to correctly describe her day using the verbs and time expressions we have learned.
7:00 しちじに ジェーンは おきます。 Jane wa shichiji ni okimasu. Jane wakes up at 7:00.
8:00 はちじに ジェーンは あさごはんを たべます。 Jane wa hachiji ni asagohan o tabemasu. Jane eats breakfast at 8:00.
9:00 くじに ジェーンは がっこうへ いきます。 Jane wa kuji ni gakkou e ikimasu. Jane goes to school at 9:00.
12:00 じゅうにじに ジェーンは ひるごはんを たべます。 Jane wa juuniji ni hirugohan o tabemasu. Jane eats lunch at 12:00.
17:00 じゅうしちじに ジェーンは うちへ かえります。 Jane wa juushichiji ni uchi e kaerimasu. Jane goes home at 5:00 PM.
19:00 じゅうくじに ジェーンは ばんごはんを たべます。 Jane wa juukuji ni bangohan o tabemasu. Jane eats dinner at 7:00 PM.
20:00 にじゅうじに ジェーンは テレビを みます。 Jane wa nijuji ni terebi o mimasu. Jane watches TV at 8:00 PM.
22:00 にじゅうにじに ジェーンは ねます。 Jane wa nijuuniji ni nemasu. Jane goes to bed at 10:00 PM.
You were also able to talk about your own daily schedule in Japanese. I could really see how much progress you have made!
Next, we practiced using 〜ませんか to invite someone to do something together. For example:
いっしょに ダンスを おどりませんか。 Issho ni dansu o odorimasen ka. Would you like to dance together?
You did very well with this grammar too!
At the end of class, you showed me “ramen pasta,” which was really interesting! I have lived in the United States before, but I had actually never seen ramen pasta before. I had never heard the English term “ramen pasta” either, so I was very curious about it. I wonder what it tastes like—I’d like to try it someday!
And our next class will be on your birthday! I think you’re a very dedicated student for taking a Japanese class on your birthday. 😊 Let’s have a great lesson together!
Thank you again for coming to class today. See you in our next lesson, and happy birthday in advance!
Thank you for joined our makeup lesson today. we review about 〜desukara・・・ Vdesu+kara〜 N+dakara〜 You did very well.. I'll try to prepare the materials for our lessons Usefull for your travel to Jpan. Mata Kinyoubi :)
☆天体観測（てんたいかんそく）＝Stargazing ☆頼む（たのむ）＝Ask ☆宇宙（うちゅう）＝space ☆あかつき＝When ... /Once ... example： When we succeed, let's celebrate! / Once we succeed, let's celebrate!
