Thank you so much for attending the trial lesson today! I was so surprised and impressed by how much Japanese you already know! Because your Japanese vocabulary is so great, we sailed right through the introductory parts that usually take much longer. 😆
Let’s keep building on what you know and enjoy learning Japanese together!
👋 Intro Lesson: Self-Introduction, Greetings & Numbers Here is the summary of what we covered in today's lesson for your review.
1. Meeting People & Self-Introduction (はじめまして) When meeting someone for the first time, follow this standard step-by-step introduction:
Step 1: First Greeting はじめまして。 (Hajimemashite.) = How do you do? / Nice to meet you.
Step 2: Stating Your Name わたしは [ Name ] です。 (Watashi wa [ Name ] desu.) = I am [ Name ].
Example: わたしは ミンウェイです。 (I am Mingwei.)
Step 3: Stating Your Nationality Attach 〜じん (~jin) to a country name to state your nationality.
[ Country ] じんです。 ([ Country ] jin desu.) = I am [ Nationality ].
アメリカじん です。 (Amerikajin desu.) = I am American.
にほんじん です。 (Nihonjin desu.) = I am Japanese.
Step 4: Stating Your Occupation / Job (しごと) わたしは [ Occupation ] です。 (Watashi wa [ Occupation ] desu.)
かいしゃいん (Kaishain) = Company worker / Office worker
せんせい (Sensei) = Teacher (e.g., にほんごの せんせい = Japanese teacher)
いしゃ (Isha) = Doctor
がくせい (Gakusei) = Student
サイエンティスト (Saientisuto) = Scientist
Step 5: Closing Greeting よろしく お願い(ねが)します。 (Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.) = Nice to meet you. / Please be kind to me.
Thank you for joined our lesson. Today we learned 〜taidesu( want to〜） nomi masu /tabe masu/ iki masu Cut "Masu"+tai desu Lets talk 〜mitai desu through our talking See you next Monday night (I booked zoom 56 on 27th) Mata raisyuu
The hot weather continues, doesn't it? In Japan, the mornings are sometimes still cool, but it gets very hot during the daytime. It looks like this summer heat will continue for a while, so let's both do our best to get through it!
Today, we practiced います (imasu) and あります (arimasu). We also talked about some words that can be confusing, such as おばけ (ghosts) and ゾンビ (zombies), and whether to use imasu or arimasu. I think you understood the difference very well.
We learned a lot of new vocabulary today, and you did a great job using those new words in your sentences. You spoke very well!
I'm sorry that the lesson schedule has become a little complicated recently. Thank you for your flexibility.
Let's continue studying Japanese together in our next lesson. Thank you again for coming to class today. See you next time!またね！
