Japanese 日本語

First lesson

Today’s Lesson• Greetings• Introduce yourself • Introduce someone• Nations & Nationalities• Making simple questions• Answering with Yes & No • Numbers 1~10• Thank you & Good bye

Hello!

•Kon nichiwa!

How do you do !

•Hajime mashite!

Nice to meet you.

• Douzo Yoroshiku.

Introduce Yourself

•Hajime mashite.

•Tamiya desu.

• Douzo yoroshiku.

Introduce yourself

•Hajime mashite.

•Minami desu.

• Douzo yoroshiku.

Introduce yourself

•Hajime mashite.

•…………desu.

• Douzo yoroshiku

(name +) san =

It applies to first names, as well.

Use of -san

• Hiroshi-san or Tanaka-san

Introduce Someone

•Midori -san desu.

• (This) is Midori.

Introduce someone

• Steve -san desu.

• (This) is Steve.

Can you introduce these people to others?

Countries & Nationalities

UK

•I gi ri su

Japan

•Ni ho n

UK & Japan

Other Nations

Furansu

Itaria

supein

Doitsu Amerika

Nationalities ~ just add “-JIN”

•Nihon–jin

•Igirisu–jin

Can you tell other nationalities?

My Nationality

•Nihon-jin desu.

How about your nationality?

•…….jin desu.

Introduce yourself

• Hajime mashite.

• Minami desu.

• Nihon - jin de su.

• Douzo yoroshiku.

Introduce yourself

• How do you do.

• I am (name). • I am

(nationality). • Nice to meet

you.

Yes & No

Making Questions.

•Just add “ka” at the end of a sentence. Easy!

Are you miss Midori?

•Midori-san desu ka?

Yes, I am Midori.

•Hai, Midori desu.

Please answer this question.

•Kyoko-san desu ka?

Answer; No, I am Tanaka.

•Iie, Tanaka

desu.

Numbers 1~10

•1

ichi (itchy)

•2(knee) ni

•3 san (sun)

•4(see) shi

•5 (go) Go

•6 (rock) Roku

•7 Nana (nana)

•8 (hachy?) Hachi

•9 Kyu (cue)

•10 (dew) Jyu

Thank you !

•Arigatou gozaimasu.

Good bye!

•Sayou nara !