Thank you for joining the first lesson of Jun. It was great to see you again! Today, we practiced a conversation activity where we asked and answered questions about your daily routines and habits, just like in the Chapter 15 examples. I'm confident that sharing your stories and speaking more will help your Japanese improve even further. Your progress in Intermediate 3 has been amazing — it’s clear that studying Japanese has become a steady habit for you.
Thank you for sharing so much again today. I always have a great time in our lessons, and I'll keep doing my best so that you feel the same way. Great job, お疲れ様でした。 それではまた来週。Have a great week and stay well!
Today we learned greetings and numbers. You were able to say many Japanese greetings very well. I was able to memorize the numbers quickly and answer all the quiz questions.
That's amazing!
Next week you will be able to say your age. You will be able to say your favorite things in Japanese.
I mentioned that "Uma Musume Beginning" is no longer available to watch on Netflix in Japan.
I was told about the website I could watch via chat, but I forgot to write it down.Please tell me again next week.
Next week will be the last day of the trial. I'm sad about it.
Thank you so much for joining my lessons over the past few weeks. I really enjoyed every lesson with you, and I was a little sad that today was our last one. Thank you for your enthusiasm and for making each lesson so enjoyable☆
If you come back to Japan in the future, I hope you'll visit Nagano again too!
If you'd like to continue learning Japanese someday, you're always welcome to come back to MDJ anytime.
Take care, and I wish you all the best! ありがとうございました☆
1. Essential Vocabulary: Animals (どうぶつ) Here are the animals featured in your zoo worksheet map:
ライオン (Raion) = Lion [Kanji/Alternative: 獅子 - しし]
チーター (Chītā) = Cheetah
ヒョウ (Hyō) = Leopard
ゴリラ (Gorira) = Gorilla
カンガルー (Kangarū) = Kangaroo
コアラ (Koara) = Koala
ペンギン (Pengin) = Penguin
さる (Saru) = Monkey
きりん (Kirin) = Giraffe
ぞう (Zō) = Elephant
かば (Kaba) = Hippo
さい (Sai) = Rhino
だちょう (Dachō) = Ostrich
しまうま (Shimauma) = Zebra
💡 Fun Wordplay Note from the Worksheet:
この さい は なんさい ですか。 (How old is this rhino?)
Explanation: This is a cute Japanese pun! さい means "rhino," and 〜さい is also the counter for age (years old).
2. Grammar: います (Imasu) vs あります (Arimasu) The most important rule in this lesson is choosing the correct verb for "to exist / there is" depending on whether the subject is alive or not.
🐾 For Living Things (People & Animals) → います (imasu) Pattern: [ Place ] に [ Animal / Person ] が います。
どうぶつえんに なにが いますか。 (What is at the zoo? / What animals are there?)
どうぶつえんに だれが いますか。 (Who is at the zoo?)
どうぶつえんに こどもが います。 (There are children at the zoo.)
Today was our second lesson. First, we reviewed how to introduce yourself in Japanese. You also did a great job practicing greetings.
After that, we practiced how to talk about things you like using すきです (suki desu). For example:
わたしはアニメがすきです。 (Watashi wa anime ga suki desu.) (I like anime.) あなたはやきゅうがすきですか。 (Anata wa yakyuu ga suki desu ka?) (Do you like baseball?)
You did very well with this pattern!
Then we started Lesson 1. In this lesson, we learned これ (kore), それ (sore), and あれ (are).
For example:
これはペンです。 (Kore wa pen desu.) (This is a pen.) それはくつです。 (Sore wa kutsu desu.) (That is a pair of shoes.) あれはくるまです。 (Are wa kuruma desu.) (That is a car over there.)
You did a great job using these new expressions.
I enjoyed hearing about your trip today, and it made me excited as well! It sounded like a wonderful experience.
Japan has been having very hot weather recently. Hearing about your travels made me think that I would like to go on a trip too!
Thank you for sharing your travel stories with me.
Thank you again for joining today's class. I look forward to seeing you in our next lesson!
