Today's lesson ★ Katakana マミムメモ and review ★date ★ Verb make sentences and conjugation ★ i-adjective make sentences ★ na-adjective ★「きれい」と「きれいな」 The difference between clean and pretty.
Today we reviewed "timeに placeで eventが あります". You did a great job! I was glad to hear about your schedule for this week and your family's birthdays in Japanese.(I was surprised at you changing jobs, though)
まいしゅう にちようびに いえで にほんごのレッスンが あります。（I have a Japanese lesson at home every Sunday)
Please review what you learned today:how to tell the time. Be careful with 4じ and 9じ（よじ、くじ）
Thank you for attending today’s lesson as always. I’m sorry the class started later than scheduled.It was great to see you! In today's lesson, we started learning the present tense and how to form questions and answers with na-adjectives. 1. Using a na-adjective before a noun When a na-adjective comes before a noun, it needs(na). Example: kono sakurawa kireina hana desu. This cherry blossom is a beautiful flower. Here,kirei is used before the noun hana,so it becomes kirei na.
2. Using a na-adjective as a predicate (after the noun) When a na-adjective is used after the noun, as the predicate, you don't use (na). You simply add desu after the adjective. Example:sakurawa kirei desu. The cherry blossoms are beautiful. Here, kirei is used after the noun sakura, so it stays kirei without (na).
1. Asking a question with a na-adjective you simply put the adjective before desuka? Question: Noun + wa + na-adjective + desuka? lion wa kiken desuka? → Is a lion dangerous?
2. Answering with a na-adjective To answer, you repeat the adjective and add desu. Example: hai, kiken desu. Yes, it is dangerous. You don't need (na) because the adjective is used as a predicate (after the noun).
Sorry again about the lesson start time. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear from the school staff.Great work today! See you next week. Take care and stay well.
Today we practiced reading a lot of katakana. “タ (ta)”, “ワ (wa)”, and “ク (ku)” were a little difficult 🤨
We also studied these expressions 📚 「どこですか。」 – Where is it? 「ここです」 – It’s here. 「そこです」 – It’s there. 「あそこです」 – It’s over there.
You asked about the 「よ」 in 「あそこですよ」. The 「よ」 is used when giving new information that the listener doesn’t know. It’s similar to saying “you know?” or “just so you know” in English.
Today’s homework 📚
Please remember these polite forms:
ここ → こちら
そこ → そちら
あそこ → あちら
どこ → どちら
These are used during work or when speaking to someone older or in a higher position. Let’s try to remember them! 💫
