Thank you for joining the lesson as always, even though you were busy this week. It was great to see you! Today, we continued practicing "te-form" expressions.
First, you explained how to make your favorite dish, quesadillas. After that, I introduced the steps for making Japanese curry rice.
It was the first time you explained how to make quesadillas in Japanese, and you did a wonderful job. Thank you for teaching me how to make them. Tortillas are essential in Mexican cuisine, aren’t they? In Japan, rice is the essential staple.
Thank you for your hard work, おつかれさまでした！ それではまたあした！
Thank you for coming to the lesson. Today we learn about large numbers. There are some rules, so it might be a bit challenging, but let's keep working on it little by little.
Today's lesson useful words あけまして おめでとうございます。happy new year ごそつぎょう おめでとうございます。Congratulations on your graduation! にゅうしょう winning a prize どうぞ Go ahead. おだいじに Take care. Large numbers
Homework みんなの日本語p10
I hope you have a great time at your birthday party next weekend. I'd love to hear about it!
Today, we practiced the volitional form. Using this form, you were able to talk about future plans, such as “秋葉原へ行こう/Let’s go to Akihabara.” You also did well expressing your own plans, for example, “明日、新しい日本語を勉強しようと思っています/I’m thinking of studying new Japanese tomorrow.”
We also practiced how to use “~n desu / ~nan desu.” “~n desu / ~nan desu” is used to give an explanation, reason, or additional information. It makes your sentence sound softer and more natural.
How to form Verb (plain form) + んです 行く → 行くんです い-adjective + んです 高い → 高いんです な-adjective + なんです きれい → きれいなんです Noun + なんです 学生 → 学生なんです
When to use To explain a reason
I’m tired → I’m tired, you know / The reason is I’m tired つかれた → つかれたんです To give background information
I live in Tokyo. (explaining your situation) 東京に住んでいるんです To make your tone softer / more polite
In the next lesson, we will continue practicing this “~n desu / ~nan desu” form.
