Thank you for joining your very first class today. We worked on Japanese self-introductions, and you handled them really well. We also practiced basic Japanese greetings together.
I was also really happy to hear that you like Attack on Titan and Spy x Family. I love Armin from Attack on Titan, and Yuri from Spy x Family is one of my favorites too.
I’m also a big fan of the Persona 5 series—especially Persona 5, which I think is a masterpiece. I really love Yusuke. Right now, I play Persona 5X on my smartphone every day.
Today's lesson
① How do you do? はじめまして。 hajime mashite ② I am NAME. わたしは NAME です。 watashi wa NAME desu ③ I am . country じん です。 country jin desu
Amerika jin (American) Nihon jin (Japanese)
④ My occupation is ./ I’m a . (わたし は) occupation です。 (watashi wa) occupation desu ⑤ Nice to meet you. よろしく おねがいします。 yoroshiku onegai shimasu
① おはよう ございます。: Good morning. ohayou gozaimasu ②こんにちは。: Good afternoon. konnichiwa ③ こんばんは。: Good evening. konbanwa ④ おやすみなさい。: Good night. oyasuminasai ⑤ さようなら。: Good bye. sayounara ⑥ ありがとう ございます。: Thank you very much. arigatou gozaimasu ⑦すみません。 / ごめんなさい。: Excuse me./ I'm Sorry. sumimasen / gomennasai ⑧ げんき ですか。: How are you? genki desu ka
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① はい。 / いいえ。: Yes. / No. hai / iie ② わかります。 / わかりません。: I understand. / I don't understand. wakarimasu / wakarimasen ③ わかりますか。: Do you understand ? wakarimasu ka ④ いって ください。: Please say. itte kudasai ⑤ きいて ください。: Please listen. kiite kudasai ⑥ みて ください。: Please look. mite kudasai ⑦ よんで ください。:Please read. yonde kudasai ⑧ いいですね。: Good ! iidesu ne ～Useful expression～ がんばってね！ : Go for it ! ganbatte ne
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I like ... （わたしは） ・・・が すきです。 （watashi wa）・・・ga suki desu.
example わたしは あにめが すきです。 watashi wa anime ga suki desu. I like anime.
you can skip "watashi wa" when the subject is obvious. → あにめが すきです。 anime ga suki desu.
Let’s talk about anime and games again next time! Thank you!
Konbanwa! Thank you for joining the lesson on Sunday night. It was great to see you again! Today's lesson learned how to express months, dates, days of the week, It's Japanese time. In addition, we studied phrases for asking about birthdays and days off. As you mentioned it, dates are challenging, but please remember them gradually. There is no need to hurry. First, Month, "Japnese number + gatsu (means month), Date,nichi, "Japnese number + nichi(means date),but from the 1st to 10th and 20th,14th,24th have special words. From 11th onward are regular,number ; nichi. Also the day of the week are mase by combing the element + yo-bi.
The phrases for asking about birthdays and days off. For example: tanjyobiwa itsu deska?(When is your birthday?) The answer is 12gatsu 31-nichi desu. *(o)yasumi wa nanyobi desuka?(When is your day-off?) The answer is do-yobi to nichi-yobi desu(Saturday and Sunday) Christmas holiday wa itsudesuka?(When are your Christmas holidays) The answer is 24ka to 25nichi desu. New years holiday wa itsu desuka?(When is your New Year holidays?) The answer is 31-nichi,tsuitachi to futsu-ka desu. (That's 31st,1st and 2nd)
Thank you for your effort,Well done! Have a great week then. Stay warm!
Today was your first class—thank you very much for coming. We practiced how to introduce yourself in Japanese, and you did a great job. We also practiced common Japanese greetings.
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① How do you do? はじめまして。 hajime mashite ② I am NAME. わたしは NAME です。 watashi wa NAME desu ③ I am . country じん です。 country jin desu
Amerika jin (American) Nihon jin (Japanese)
④ My occupation is ./ I’m a . (わたし は) occupation です。 (watashi wa) occupation desu ⑤ Nice to meet you. よろしく おねがいします。 yoroshiku onegai shimasu
① おはよう ございます。: Good morning. ohayou gozaimasu ②こんにちは。: Good afternoon. konnichiwa ③ こんばんは。: Good evening. konbanwa ④ おやすみなさい。: Good night. oyasuminasai ⑤ さようなら。: Good bye. sayounara ⑥ ありがとう ございます。: Thank you very much. arigatou gozaimasu ⑦すみません。 / ごめんなさい。: Excuse me./ I'm Sorry. sumimasen / gomennasai ⑧ げんき ですか。: How are you? genki desu ka
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① はい。 / いいえ。: Yes. / No. hai / iie ② わかります。 / わかりません。: I understand. / I don't understand. wakarimasu / wakarimasen ③ わかりますか。: Do you understand ? wakarimasu ka ④ いって ください。: Please say. itte kudasai ⑤ きいて ください。: Please listen. kiite kudasai ⑥ みて ください。: Please look. mite kudasai ⑦ よんで ください。:Please read. yonde kudasai ⑧ いいですね。: Good ! iidesu ne ～Useful expression～ がんばってね！ : Go for it ! ganbatte ne
I was very surprised (and impressed!) to learn that you have five cats. I love cats too.
こんばんは、ジョバンニさん。 Today we practiced a lot "we are a family of four(かぞくは ４人です。）” You did a great job！Now you can introduce your big family in Japanese anytime.
Today, we practiced how to change –masu to –ni as in the sentence: ほんやへ あたらしい まんがを かいにいきます。 “I will go to the bookstore to buy a new manga.” ( → kaimasu → kai ni )
We also practiced answering the question “What are you going to do?” using –ni ikimasu.
Next time, we will practice the te-form. Thank you for coming to class today. See you next week!
Wiona san! How was your first Japanese lesson today? I was really happy to hear you speaking so eagerly. Your pronunciation was very clear and beautiful. Let’s do our best again together next week!
The phrases and words we studied today Konnichiwa/Hello Yuki/ snow Hazime mashite / How do you do? Watashi wa ...desu/ I’m....... Amerika jin/ American Buraziru jin / Brazilian Nihon jin / Japanese Sensei / teacher Gakusei / student Yoroshiku onegai shimasu / Nice to meet you.
