Today, we practiced how to introduce ourselves and talked about occupations. I was also happy that we could talk about Mexico, one of my favorite countries!
You did a great job introducing yourself in Japanese!
Today's Key Phrases ① はじめまして。 Hajime mashite. Nice to meet you.
② わたしは、アビーです。 Watashi wa Abby desu. I am ～.
③ ～じんです。 ～jin desu. Example: Amerika-jin desu. (I am American.)
④ よろしく おねがいします。 Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Nice to meet you.
Thank you very much for joining the Japanese lesson today after such a long day. It was quite late at night—did it help you refresh your mind? We covered a lot of great material today! We studied the difference between "imagasu" (living things exist) and "arimasu" (inanimate objects exist) for describing locations, using patterns like "Basho ni [noun] ga imasu/arimasu." We also learned words indicating positions, such as "chikaku" (near), "tooku" (far), and "aida" (between). With this, you can now talk about your realistic current situation in self-introductions and more! You have great adaptability and have become able to express what you want to say one after another. Hearing you speak made me so happy. Teaching you is always fun and deeply rewarding. Next week is our regular time slot. I'm looking forward to it! Best regards,
こんばんわ! ありがとうございます for coming today's lesson. We enjoyed Memories game again! you really have good memories! And your pronunciation are obviously getting better, especially "u" sound. You are getting used to taking one mora for "u" just like さようなら, ありがとう etc... Also I'm so happy that you got textbooks. as I said in lesson, 8 Kanji strokes rule are same as Hiragana so you can use that poster for your information for hiragana homework. Sorry for not having next week lesson but I'm looking forward to seeing you in next 2 week again!
Thank you for joining the last lesson of July. I was very happy to see you. Japan is extremely hot right now. You mentioned that Honolulu is humid but has strong winds, and that even a one‑degree difference feels much cooler. I envy that climate.
Today, we practiced conversation using the dictionary form and casual speech. Japanese verbs are divided into three groups. Group 1 verbs have various conjugation changes, while Group 2 verbs are not conjugated in the same way. Group 3 verbs are irregular, and there are only two: します and きます, whose dictionary forms are する and くる. So it’s good to simply memorize them.
Thank you for sharing so much again today. That kind of active sharing is the fastest way to improve in any language. You were wonderful today as well. Have a wonderful week. See you in August!
Thanks for coming to class today. Next week is a school holiday, so there won’t be any classes. We’ll review what we’ve covered so far in the next class, so do your best!
〇Today's lesson
Hiragana that need careful reading.
は ha wa
へ he e
example こんにちは。 konnichuwa わたし は せんせい です。 watashu wa sensei desu
