It was so nice to see you again after a month! I'm glad you moved to your new home and your room is nice and clean now. Let's keep working hard on your Japanese together!
Thank you for telling me that you're coming to Japan in September. That sounds very exciting! You'll be staying in Japan for two weeks, and I was excited to hear about your trip as well.
Thank you for telling me about your travel plans and the places you'd like to visit. I think September is a great season for sightseeing in Japan. I'm sure you're looking forward to your trip!
Today, we studied the difference between います (imasu) and あります (arimasu). I think you understood the difference very well.
For example:
おばけがいます。 Obake ga imasu. There is a ghost.
ゾンビがいます。 Zonbi ga imasu. There is a zombie.
すいぞくかんにさかながいます。 Suizokukan ni sakana ga imasu. There are fish in the aquarium.
スーパーにさかながあります。 Sūpā ni sakana ga arimasu. There is fish at the supermarket.
Today, we also learned a lot of new vocabulary. You don't need to memorize all of the words at once. We used many new words to make different sentences, and I think you did a great job.
★Vocabulary いぬ inu dog ねこ neko cat ひと hito person こども kodomo child あなた anata you いす isu chair つくえ tsukue desk しゃしん shashin picture / photograph はな hana flower レポート repooto (term) paper ごはん gohan rice / meal パン pan bread おてら Otera temple こうえん Kooen park スーパー Suupaa supermarket バスてい Basutei bus stop びょういん Byooin hospital ホテル Hoteru hotel ほんや Honya bookstore まち Machi town; city レストラン Resutoran restaurant みぎ Migi right ひだり Hidari left まえ Mae front うしろ Ushiro back なか Naka inside うえ Ue on した Shita under ちかく Chikaku near となり Tonari next あいだ Aida between
Thank you for coming to class today. See you in our next class!またね！
🎆 Schedule, Anniversaries & Time Frameworks: Review
1. Grammar Focus: Event Scheduling Particles (に and で) When constructing sentences about events, matching the right particle to Time and Place is crucial.
💡 The Sentence Formula:
[ Time ] に [ Place ] で [ Event ] が あります / ありました。 (There is / was an [Event] at [Time] in [Place].)
Examples from the Worksheet: ５がつ １７にちに フレッドさんの おたんじょうびかいが あります。 (There is Fred's birthday party on May 17th.)
あいちけん とよたしで おいでんまつりが あります。 (There is the Oiden Festival in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.)
７がつ ２６にちに はなびたいかいが あります。 (There is a fireworks display on July 26th.)
９がつに かんこくで ともだちの けっこんしきが あります。 (There is a friend's wedding in Korea in September.)
らいねんの ６がつに ハワイで かぞくの なつやすみが あります。 (There is a family summer vacation in Hawaii next year in June.)
2. Expressing Past Events (ありました) When talking about an event that already happened, switch the verb あります to the past tense ありました.
６がつ はつかに わたしの まちで ７５しゅうねんの はなびたいかいが ありました。 (On June 20th, there was a 75th-anniversary fireworks display in my town.)
3. Time Framework Vocabulary (Years & Weeks) Mastering relative time words helps you shift smoothly between discussing the past, present, and future.
📅 Relative Years きょねん (kyonen) = Last year
ことし (kotoshi) = This year
らいねん (rainen) = Next year
📆 Relative Weeks せんしゅう (senshū) = Last week
こんしゅう (konshū) = This week
らいしゅう (raishū) = Next week
4. Family Status & Anniversary Vocabulary Here are key phrases from the lower section of the worksheet used to describe family structures and milestone celebrations:
👥 Family & Milestones Vocabulary なつやすみ (natsuyasumi) = Summer vacation
Thank you for always joining the regular lessons without fail. It was wonderful to see you again. Today, in Lesson 10, we practiced na‑adjectives using “donna,” such as “What kind of person is it?”, “What kind of food is it?”, and “What kind of bank is it?”
For example: *“Taylor Swift wa donna hito desu ka? — What kind of person is Taylor Swift?” The answer: yu-mei na hito desu. (She is a famous person.)
*“Sailor Moon wa donna anime desu ka? — What kind of anime is Sailor Moon?” The answer: kawaii anime desu. (It is a cute anime.)”
*“Donna tabemono ga suki desu ka? — What kind of food do you like?” The answer: tenpura to ramen ga suki desu.(I like tempura and ramen.)
Thank you for sharing so much today as well. You're improving because you speak and practice the language. Great job! Have a wonderful week. See you next time!
