Thank you so much for coming to the lesson. You could say your desire so well. I wish you say more Japanese together with me. Let's enjoy more 😊 See you next ！
Thank you so much for attending the lesson even though you weren't feeling well. I was happy to see you again!
In today's lesson, we visited a Japanese amusement park website and practiced using "masenka" and "shimashou" to give positive and negative responses.
About the dictionary form, I gave a short explanation that the dictionary form is the casual form of the masu‑form. Let's study the dictionary form in more detail in the next stage.
Thank you for sharing. You practiced writing hiragana on your own, and your characters were beautiful. You also worked very hard today. Excellent work!
Have a great week then. See you next time. Please take it easy!
こんばんは、ジョバンニさん。 Today we practiced answering in negative sentences.You did a great job as always. I really appreciate your hard work.
まいあさ ７じに おきますか。Do you get up at 7 o’clock every morning? ーーいいえ、おきません。 No,I don't. まいあさ なんじに おきますか。What time do you get up every morning? ーー６じはんに おきます。I get up at 6:30.
A:しけんは なんじからですか。What time is the exam from? B:１０じから です。It’s from 10. A:なんじに おわりますか。What time does it finish? B:１２じに おわります。It finishes at 12 o’clock. A:そうですか。どうも。I see. Thank you.
1. Situational Dialogues & Cultural Manners 🚪 Passing Through a Door: "After You" vs. "Leaving First"
おさきに どうぞ。 (Osaki ni dōzo.) = Please, go ahead.
おさきに しつれいします。 (Osaki ni shitsureishimasu.) = Excuse me for going ahead / before you.
Dialogue Examples from the Worksheet:
Miki: おさきに どうぞ。 (Please, go ahead.)
Hiro: おさきに しつれいします。 (Excuse me for going ahead.)
Ken: どうぞ。 (Go ahead.)
Jane: おさきに。 (Before you [Casual version of going ahead].)
🩹 Showing Care: When Someone Falls or Gets Hurt When someone trips, falls, or gets a minor injury, use these caring phrases to offer help and express sympathy.
Miki: だいじょうぶですか。 (Are you okay?)
Miki: これ どうぞ。 (Here, please take this. [Handing over a bandage/band-aid])
Jane: ありがとう。 (Thank you.)
Miki: おだいじに。 (Take care. / Get well soon.)
2. Core Vocabulary Summary (じかん・カレンダー・せいかつ)
📅 Time & Calendar Foundations とし / 年・歳 (toshi / sai) = Year / Age (e.g., 2026ねん / 23さい)
つき / 月 (tsuki) = Month / Moon
ひ / 日 (hi) = Day / Sun
ようび / 曜日 (yōbi) = Day of the week
じかん / 時間 (jikan) = Time
ごぜん / 午前 (gozen) = AM
ごご / 午後 (gogo) = PM
いま / 今 (ima) = Now
🎉 Social, Community & Daily Life まつり / 祭り (matsuri) = Festival
きんじょ / 近所 (kinjo) = Neighborhood
やすみ / 休み (yasumi) = Rest / Day off / Holiday
たんじょうび / 誕生日 (tanjōbi) = Birthday
ぎんこう / 銀行 (ginkō) = Bank
じゅぎょう / 授業 (jugyō) = Class / Lesson (e.g., にほんごの じゅぎょう = Japanese class)
3. Sentence Structure: Elaborating on Plans (When, Where, With Whom)
Base : にほんの サッカーの ゲームを みます。 (I will watch a Japanese soccer game.)
When? (いつ？): こんしゅうの もくようびの ろくじに (This week on Thursday at 6:00)
Where? (どこで？): アイリッシュパブで (At an Irish pub)
With Whom? (だれと？): わたしと にほんきょうかいの メンバーと (Me and members of the Japan Society)
🔗 Combining It All Into One Natural Sentence: こんしゅうの もくようびの ろくじに、わたしと にほんきょうかいの メンバーで にほんと スウェーデンの ゲームを みます。 (This week on Thursday at 6:00, I will watch the game between Japan and Sweden with the members of the Japan Society.)
