The conversation continues in Japanese throughout the entire lesson. That’s wonderful. I can tell that you’ve been reviewing well. I’ll send you the lesson report by email later!
Thank you for joining our first class today! You were a very motivated student, and I really enjoyed working with you. Today, we learned how to introduce ourselves. Please try practicing “yoroshiku onegai shimasu” before our next lesson. I’m looking forward to seeing you again next week!
It was very nice to meet you. Thank you for telling me a lot about the things you like. You also showed me your very cute cat! I love cats, and I have one cat too.
I am looking forward to seeing you in the next class.
Here is a summary of what we studied today. Please review it if you have time.
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
At the beginning of the lesson, we practiced self-introductions and Japanese greetings from last week. You did very well.
After that, we practiced how to say “I like ~” and how to respond. I was very happy to learn that you like tempura and the anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. It’s also nice to know that you have a dog—I have a cat.
Then, we studied “kore / sore / are” (this / that / that over there). For example:
This is a pen. → これはペンです。 That is a pen. → それはペンです。 That over there is a pen. → あれはペンです。
We also practiced negative sentences using “ja arimasen”:
This is not a pen. → これはペンじゃありません。 That is not a notebook. → それはノートじゃありません。 That over there is not a car. → あれはくるまじゃありません。
Your pronunciation was very good and easy to understand.
Hi Adam-san, Thank you for attending the first class! I'm glad to hear that you've already started studying Japanese and that you know a lot about Japanese pop culture.
Your Japanese pronunciation sounds so natural that I'm sure you'll be able to communicate with Japanese people at an izakaya in Japan.
The following are useful expressions for you to use at an izakaya.
Hobbies: ・Watashi no shumi wa eiga to ongaku desu. わたし の しゅみ は えいが と おんがく です。 (My hobbies are movies and music.)
・Haikingu to campingu mo suki desu. ハイキング と キャンピング も 好き(すき) です。 (I like hiking and camping as well.）
