Thank you for coming to the lesson. We learned how to introduce ourselves in Japanese. Please understand that Japanese and English have different grammar structures, so a perfectly matching translation can be difficult. If you have any questions or requests, please feel free to let me know.
Thank you for coming to the lesson. You talked about Japanese foods that are familiar to you. It seems you can buy many kinds of ingredients at an Asian supermarket. We also introduced the nai-form of verbs. There are many rules to remember, but let’s get used to them little by little.
Thank you very much for joining the class today. It was your first lesson, and I really appreciate you coming to the classroom.
I was very surprised to hear that you can already read both hiragana and katakana. That is a great start, and it will help you a lot as we continue learning Japanese.
I also have the Genki textbook, so we can use *Genki* as our main textbook and move forward together if you would like.
Thank you for telling me about your interests, such as Dragon Ball and anime. Knowing what you like helps me plan lessons that are more enjoyable and motivating for you.
① How do you do? はじめまして。 hajime mashite ② I am NAME. わたしは NAME です。 watashi wa NAME desu ③ I am . country じん です。 country jin desu
Amerika jin (American) Nihon jin (Japanese)
④ My occupation is ./ I’m a . (わたし は) occupation です。 (watashi wa) occupation desu ⑤ Nice to meet you. よろしく おねがいします。 yoroshiku onegai shimasu
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① おはよう ございます。: Good morning. ohayou gozaimasu ②こんにちは。: Good afternoon. konnichiwa ③ こんばんは。: Good evening. konbanwa ④ おやすみなさい。: Good night. oyasuminasai ⑤ さようなら。: Good bye. sayounara ⑥ ありがとう ございます。: Thank you very much. arigatou gozaimasu ⑦すみません。 / ごめんなさい。: Excuse me./ I'm Sorry. sumimasen / gomennasai ⑧ げんき ですか。: How are you? genki desu ka
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① はい。 / いいえ。: Yes. / No. hai / iie ② わかります。 / わかりません。: I understand. / I don't understand. wakarimasu / wakarimasen ③ わかりますか。: Do you understand ? wakarimasu ka ④ いって ください。: Please say. itte kudasai ⑤ きいて ください。: Please listen. kiite kudasai ⑥ みて ください。: Please look. mite kudasai ⑦ よんで ください。:Please read. yonde kudasai ⑧ いいですね。: Good ! iidesu ne ～Useful expression～ がんばってね！ : Go for it ! ganbatte ne
Let’s keep practicing together so that one day you can enjoy eating gyudon, ramen, and miso katsu in Japan. I’m looking forward to studying Japanese with you.
Thank you very much for today’s lesson. I had a great time talking with you so much today. You understand even subtle differences in nuance so quickly—amazing! I could also tell that you worked hard this past week, because your hiragana reading has improved a lot. Below are the words we studied today that were not in the textbook. Please use them when you review. See you again next week!
スキーにいきます / sukii ni ikimasu / I go skiing どこですか？ / doko desu ka? / Where is it? くるまで / kuruma de / by car 40ぷん かかります / yonjuppun kakarimasu / It takes 40 minutes くるまで40ぷん かかります / kuruma de yonjuppun kakarimasu / It takes 40 minutes by car ゆきがあります / yuki ga arimasu / There is snow ゆきがないです / yuki ga nai desu / There is no snow そり / sori / sled まいしゅう / maishuu / every week いま / ima / now なんさいですか？ / nansai desu ka? / How old are you? おいくつですか？ / oikutsu desu ka? / How old are you? (polite) むすこ / musuko / son ゲームをしますか？ / geemu o shimasu ka? / Do you play games? はなさなくなってきています / hanasanaku natte kite imasu / is starting to stop talking / has been talking less and less ちゅうごくごをはなさなくなってきています/chuugokugo o hanasanaku natte kite imasu/ She’s starting to stop speaking Chinese. / She has been speaking Chinese less and less. さむい / samui / cold むし / mushi / insect, bug ふく / fuku / clothes きもの / kimono / kimono もも / momo / peach みみ / mimi / ear め / me / eye くち / kuchi / mouth さ / sa / sa (hiragana sound) ち / chi / chi (hiragana sound) あめ / ame / rain / candy (depends on context) ねこ / neko / cat いぬ / inu / dog みかん / mikan / mandarin orange そうりだいじん / souridaijin / prime minister にんき / ninki / popularity にんきがありますか？ / ninki ga arimasu ka? / Is it popular? あさごはん / asagohan / breakfast ひるごはん / hirugohan / lunch よるごはん / yorugohan / dinner
きょうは、ありがとう。 We talked about the Japanese cultural event called Seijin Shiki (Coming of Age Day). We have finished all the hiragana.From now on, let’s practice little by little so you can read them. We also studied possession using “watashi no desu.” In addition, we practiced how to answer “はい、そうです。” and “いいえ、ちがいます。” using a game. Let’s do our best together.
