At the beginning of the lesson, we practiced self-introductions and Japanese greetings from last week. You did very well.
After that, we practiced how to say “I like ~” and how to respond. I was very happy to learn that you like tempura and the anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. It’s also nice to know that you have a dog—I have a cat.
Then, we studied “kore / sore / are” (this / that / that over there). For example:
This is a pen. → これはペンです。 That is a pen. → それはペンです。 That over there is a pen. → あれはペンです。
We also practiced negative sentences using “ja arimasen”:
This is not a pen. → これはペンじゃありません。 That is not a notebook. → それはノートじゃありません。 That over there is not a car. → あれはくるまじゃありません。
Your pronunciation was very good and easy to understand.
Hi Adam-san, Thank you for attending the first class! I'm glad to hear that you've already started studying Japanese and that you know a lot about Japanese pop culture.
Your Japanese pronunciation sounds so natural that I'm sure you'll be able to communicate with Japanese people at an izakaya in Japan.
The following are useful expressions for you to use at an izakaya.
Hobbies: ・Watashi no shumi wa eiga to ongaku desu. わたし の しゅみ は えいが と おんがく です。 (My hobbies are movies and music.)
・Haikingu to campingu mo suki desu. ハイキング と キャンピング も 好き(すき) です。 (I like hiking and camping as well.）
Today was the first trial class. I studied self-introduction today. I learned my name, nationality, occupation, and gender right away. It's wonderful.
Now you can hear Shinji Ikari introducing himself to Misato in the first episode of "Evangelion." Shinji uses basic Japanese, so he says, "Yoroshiku onegaisimasu." Misato is friendly and says "Yoroshiku" If you can see it, look at it.
Next week, I will study numbers and Mr. Landon will be able to say his age. I'm looking forward to seeing you.
