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Getting Started in Japanese Level 1 - Class #1

Level 3 Student, teacher, senpai Phrases Adjective opposites Gairaigo (Katakana) Intro to Kanji Introduce others “Ta” / “ Te ” verbs Months and years Kanji Advantages / Invite someone out Katakana – Part II Disadvantages Potential “can do” Countries Various set phrases Japanese names Katakana – Part I Volitional “let’s do” What should we do? People and Family Level 2 More places More about you Want, Like, Need Polite vs. Casual Katakana – Part I Ordering things Masu / nai verbs Time and Days Homonyms This is, that is not Particles de/no/to Car, Train, Road Hiragana – Part II What do you like Emphasis / Tone Noun negatives Numbers, Colors Level 1 Beware of Meaning School, Bank, Money Mini introduction Particles wa/wo/no Dakuten ( ゛ ) Handakuten ( ゜ ) Particles / Order Jyanken (game) Verbs I, II, III Food and Drink Why Hiragana What is this, where is it Adjective na/i Mandatory This, That, What, Where Hiragana – Part I This is mine, that is yours “ Gojyuon ” 4 Writing Systems Noun da/desu Me, You, Us Level 0 日本語 About Written Grammar Vocab Japanese Japanese

Today I will focus on: Level 1 Beware of Meaning School, Bank, Money Mini introduction Particles wa/wo/no Dakuten ( ゛ ) Handakuten ( ゜ ) Particles / Order Jyanken (game) Verbs I, II, III Food and Drink Why Hiragana What is this, where is it Adjective na/i Mandatory This, That, What, Where Hiragana – Part I This is mine, that is yours “ Gojyuon ” 4 Writing Systems Noun da/desu Me, You, Us 日本語 About Written Grammar Vocab Japanese Japanese

Quick Self-Intro • 5 years active duty (2008-2010 in Sasebo) • 1 year at Kwansei Gakuin University • 8 months working in Japanese restaurants • 1 year at PwC Tokyo as a consultant • 2 years as contractor with ONE-NET

Greetings – “Hello” Good Morning Good Day Good Evening ohayou (gozaimasu) konnichi wa konban wa ( ございます ) おはよう こんにち は こんばん は

Greetings – “Hello” Which greeting is appropriate for right now? Have you ever heard another greeting? “ Ahzzosss !” – very rural dialect for “ ohayou gozaimasu !!”

Pronouns – Me & You Me / Myself You / Your Watashi Anata • • Atashi *Kimi • • Boku *Omae • • *Ore • * These pronouns have a connotation of either seniority or close friendship

Warm Up Exercise • Repeat after me, then repeat to your classmate Hajime mashite. Nice to meet you. はじめまして。 Watashi wa (your name) desu. I am (White Rice Sensei). わたし は はくまいせんせい です。

Speaking in 3 rd Person Japanese people rarely say “you” (2 nd person) Family Name san Yamada • sama Hayashi • First Name kun Taro • chan Megumi •

Names in Japan Japanese list their family names first, then given names Given / First Name Family / Last Name Surname Yamada Masaki Johnson Akiko Martinez Scott

Your First Nouns – Occupations Sailor (Gov.) Civilian Stay at Home Spouse kaigun koumuin shufu かいぐん こうむいん しゅふ 海軍 公務員 主婦・主夫

Your First Nouns – Occupations Student Teacher Others? gakusei ? kyoshi ・ sensei がくせい きょうし・せんせい 学生 教師 ・ 先生

I am … ______ Watashi wa (Name / Noun) (da ・ desu) Definition: I am (Name) I am a/an (Noun) Always ends in da or desu ( だ・です ) Examples: I am Scott. I am a teacher.

Expanded Introduction • Repeat after me, then repeat to your classmate Hajime mashite. Nice to meet you. はじめまして。 Watashi wa (your name) desu. I am (Scott). わたし は スコット です。 Watashi wa (occupation) desu. I am (a teacher). わたし は せんせい です。

Are you a … ______? Yamada-san wa Noun desu ka? Definition: Are you a/an (Noun) Always ends in desu ka? ( です か？ ) and a rising intonation. Examples: Is Mr. Yamada a teacher? Is Ms. Honda a student?

New Nouns hon kagi 本 ほん 鍵 かぎ Key Book 鍵 本 pen sumaho ぺん ペン スマホ すまほ Smart Phone Pen スマホ ペン

This is a/an … ______ Kore wa Noun (da ・ desu) Definition: This is a/an (Noun) Always ends in da or desu ( だ・です ) Examples: This is a pen. This is an apple.

A I U E O Hiragana あ い う え お Vowels a i u e o か き く け こ K ka ki ku ke ko • This is the Go-Jyu-On chart さ し す せ そ S sa shi su se so • We know it as the “Hiragana chart” た ち つ て と T ta chi tsu te to • You need to memorize this!! な に ぬ ね の N na ni nu ne no は ひ ふ へ ほ H ha hi fu he ho ま み む め も M ma mi mu me mo や ゆ よ い え Y ya yu yo ら り る れ ろ R ra ri ru re ro わ を い う え W wa wo (o) ん N n

Hiragana • Be sure to view online Hiragana resources!! www.whitericesensei.com

Phrase of the Day Otsukare (sama deshita) ( さま でした ) おつかれ Common Translation: “You’ve worked hard today” or “You must be tired (from your effort)” My thoughts: At work or school, used similar to “Take care” or “See you tomorrow” Usage: Saying goodbye to co-workers, classmates, friends at the end of the day

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