Thank you for coming to the lesson. First, I shared about the bioluminescent plankton I saw in Enoshima last night. Tabitha talked about many things that happened last week, such as having a party with friends and trying different foods in Chinatown. We also worked on practice exercises to change written Japanese into conversational Japanese.
Thank you so much for joining the lessons even though you've been busy with work. Today, we talked about the World Cup, which will start in early June. LA already has heavy traffic during commuting hours, and even worse traffic is expected during the World Cup. Since you can't work remotely, you'll have to wake up earlier than usual. People who don't care about the World Cup must find this really annoying. We used these topics in our conversation today, "まずは" and "そのとおりです". I hope we can do more role‑plays using similar phrases tomorrow. Thank you again for sharing all these things with me. Great job today, おつかれさまでした。and see you tomorrow!
Thank you for the lesson today! Great work on と・も・や and the position words! You used と and や really naturally to list items, and it was great to see you pick up the position words so quickly too. Keep up the fantastic progress!
Sample Sentences ★ と・も・や グッズうりばに Tシャツと アクスタが あります。 (There are T-shirts and acrylics at the goods booth.) ペンライトも あります。 (There are also glowsticks.) CDや ポスターが あります。 (There are things like CDs and posters.)
★ 位置ことば つくえの うえに ねこが います。 (The cat is on top of the desk.) いすの した に ねこが います。 (The cat is under the chair.)
Today, we studied how to use 「し」 to give reasons and explain things in Japanese. For example, we practiced sentences such as 「ドラえもんはかわいいし、秘密道具があるし、友達になりたいです。」.
You did a great job using the plain form in your sentences. I was impressed with how well you were able to make explanations and give reasons in Japanese.
I was also excited to hear that you are planning to visit Hong Kong this winter! Traveling is fun, and planning a trip can be just as exciting as the trip itself. I would love to hear more about your travel plans in future lessons.
Thank you again for coming to class today. See you next time!
Thank you for the lesson today! Great work on ありますか？いますか？ and だれが・なにが！ You asked and answered questions about locations really naturally, and it was great to see you connect the affirmative and negative forms so smoothly. Keep up the fantastic progress!
Sample Sentences ★ ありますか？ いますか？ どうぶつえんに キリンは いますか？ （Are there giraffes at the zoo?） はい、います。 （Yes, there are.） すいぞくかんに ペンギンは いますか？ （Are there penguins at the aquarium?） いいえ、いません。 （No, there aren't.） ★ だれが・なにが どうぶつえんに だれが いますか？ （Who is at the zoo?） ライオンが います。 （There are lions.） アニメイトに なにが ありますか？ （What is at Animate?） CDと フォトカードが あります。 （There are CDs and photo cards.）
Thank you for the lesson today！ I enjoyed the lesson with you. It was wonderful talking with you about Nara. I’d love to see the Yamayaki festival someday too.
