Thank you for joined today. You did very well. Today tried to say longer about self intoroduction Added ocupation Student(gakusei) Gender man(otoko) /Woman(onna) And we learned number in Japanese.. See you next week :)
Thank you for coming to the lesson. As speaking practice, you talked about your experience going to Broadway last week. You also showed me some pictures, which really helped convey the atmosphere of Broadway. We worked on practice exercises using “~sou desu kara” and “~ni yoru to.” My explanation may have been a little unclear, so I’ll go over the grammar again next week.
1. Today and Tomorrow We started with the basics of daily life. Identifying the date and the day of the week is the foundation of any schedule.
Today’s Date: Kyō wa nan-nichi desu ka? (What is the date today?)
Response: [Date] nichi desu.
Tomorrow’s Day: Ashita wa nan-yōbi desu ka? (What day of the week is it tomorrow?)
Response: [Day] yōbi desu.
2. Time Off Knowing when you can relax is just as important as knowing the date!
Days Off: Oyasumi wa nan-yōbi desu ka? (What days are your days off?)
Response: [Day] yōbi to [Day] yōbi desu. (It's [Day] and [Day].)
3. Birthdays We practiced asking for and giving specific dates for birthdays.
The Question: O-tanjōbi wa itsu desu ka? (When is your birthday?)
The Specifics: Nan-gatsu nan-nichi desu ka? (What month and what day?)
Talking about others: "[Name]-san's birthday is [Month] [Day]."
Structure: [Month] gatsu [Day] nichi wa [Name]-san no o-tanjōbi desu.
🛠️ Grammar Breakdown: Announcing Events The second half of the lesson focused on how to talk about events using the verb arimasu (to be/to exist/to be held).
Structure A: Time + Event Use this when you want to say when something is happening.
[Time] ni [Event] ga arimasu.
Example: 6-gatsu 10-nichi ni (Time) o-tanjōkai (Event) ga arimasu.
Translation: There is a birthday party on June 10th.
Structure B: Time + Place + Event Use this more detailed version when you want to specify where the event is taking place. Note the use of the particle de for the location.
[Time] ni [Place] de [Event] ga arimasu.
Example: Raishū no doyōbi ni (Time) kinjo de (Place) matsuri (Event) ga arimasu.
Translation: There is a festival in the neighborhood next Saturday.
