1. Situational Dialogues & Cultural Manners 🚪 Passing Through a Door: "After You" vs. "Leaving First"
おさきに どうぞ。 (Osaki ni dōzo.) = Please, go ahead.
おさきに しつれいします。 (Osaki ni shitsureishimasu.) = Excuse me for going ahead / before you.
Dialogue Examples from the Worksheet:
Miki: おさきに どうぞ。 (Please, go ahead.)
Hiro: おさきに しつれいします。 (Excuse me for going ahead.)
Ken: どうぞ。 (Go ahead.)
Jane: おさきに。 (Before you [Casual version of going ahead].)
🩹 Showing Care: When Someone Falls or Gets Hurt When someone trips, falls, or gets a minor injury, use these caring phrases to offer help and express sympathy.
Miki: だいじょうぶですか。 (Are you okay?)
Miki: これ どうぞ。 (Here, please take this. [Handing over a bandage/band-aid])
Jane: ありがとう。 (Thank you.)
Miki: おだいじに。 (Take care. / Get well soon.)
2. Core Vocabulary Summary (じかん・カレンダー・せいかつ)
📅 Time & Calendar Foundations とし / 年・歳 (toshi / sai) = Year / Age (e.g., 2026ねん / 23さい)
つき / 月 (tsuki) = Month / Moon
ひ / 日 (hi) = Day / Sun
ようび / 曜日 (yōbi) = Day of the week
じかん / 時間 (jikan) = Time
ごぜん / 午前 (gozen) = AM
ごご / 午後 (gogo) = PM
いま / 今 (ima) = Now
🎉 Social, Community & Daily Life まつり / 祭り (matsuri) = Festival
きんじょ / 近所 (kinjo) = Neighborhood
やすみ / 休み (yasumi) = Rest / Day off / Holiday
たんじょうび / 誕生日 (tanjōbi) = Birthday
ぎんこう / 銀行 (ginkō) = Bank
じゅぎょう / 授業 (jugyō) = Class / Lesson (e.g., にほんごの じゅぎょう = Japanese class)
3. Sentence Structure: Elaborating on Plans (When, Where, With Whom)
Base : にほんの サッカーの ゲームを みます。 (I will watch a Japanese soccer game.)
When? (いつ？): こんしゅうの もくようびの ろくじに (This week on Thursday at 6:00)
Where? (どこで？): アイリッシュパブで (At an Irish pub)
With Whom? (だれと？): わたしと にほんきょうかいの メンバーと (Me and members of the Japan Society)
🔗 Combining It All Into One Natural Sentence: こんしゅうの もくようびの ろくじに、わたしと にほんきょうかいの メンバーで にほんと スウェーデンの ゲームを みます。 (This week on Thursday at 6:00, I will watch the game between Japan and Sweden with the members of the Japan Society.)
You have entered the summer break. Thank you for always joining the lessons. It was great to see you today.
In today's lesson, we reviewed the vocabulary from Lesson 1 and practiced using those words. We also practiced the conversation from the textbook. You were very smooth, and it was truly excellent. We even had some free conversation using the phrases you've learned so far. You're gradually getting more comfortable with Japanese. It was excellent. Thank you again. Have a great week. See you next time!
I really enjoyed talking with you about Japanese culture again today. You did a great job with kore, sore, and are, and your counting was very good too! I’m looking forward to seeing you again next week.
