Welcome to:Japanese in50 minutes!

Youkoso!(Welcome: ようこそ)

Sarah Steve

Steve

Sarah

2 Years in Tokyo (東京)

7 Years in Yukuhashi (行橋)

Written Japanese(Kanji, Kata Kana, Hiragana)

Basic Kanji

One

一• いち• i-chi

Phonetic Variations• いつ

• i-tsu

• ひと（つ）• hi-to-(tsu)

Two

二• に• ni

Phonetic Variations• ふ

• fu

• ふた（つ）• fu-ta-(tsu)

Three

三• さん• san

Phonetic Variations• み（つ）

• mi-(tsu)

Sun

日• にち• nichi

Phonetic Variations• ひ

• hi

• び• bi

• じつ• jitsu

Moon

月• げつ• ge-tsu

Phonetic Variations• つき

• tsu-ki

• がつ• ga-tsu

Fire

火• か• ka

Phonetic Variations• ひ

• hi

Water

水• すい• su-i

Phonetic Variations• みず

• mi-zu

Tree

木• もく• mo-ku

Phonetic Variations• き

• ki

Gold

金• きん• kin

Phonetic Variations• かね

• ka-ne

• こん• ko-n

Ground

土• ど• do

Phonetic Variations• つち

• tsu-chi

Book

本• ほん• ho-n

Phonetic Variations• ひ

• hi

• じつ• jitsu

Female

女• おんな• o-n-na

Phonetic Variations• じょ

• jyo

• め• me

Male

男• おとこ• o-to-ko

Phonetic Variations• だん

• da-n

• お• o

Small

小• ちい(さい)• chi-i-(sa-i)

Phonetic Variations• こ

• ko

• ちょう• cho-u

Big

大• おお(きい)• o-o-(ki-i)

Phonetic Variations• だい

• da-i

• じつ• jitsu

Let’s SPEAK

Japanese!!!

Most helpful phrase in Japan!!!Eigo ga hanase masu ka?(Do you speak English?)

Conversation #1

P1: Konnichiwa! Anata wa nan sai desu ka? (Hello! How old are you?)P2: Konnichiwa! Watashi wa ju-roku sai. (Hello! I’m 16.)P1: Honto? Watashi mo! (Really? Me too!)

Conversation #2

P1: Ohayo! Anata no shusshin wa doko desu ka? (Good morning! Where are you from?)P2: Watashi wa America-jin desu, anata wa? (I’m American, and you?)P1: Sugoi! Watashi wa Nihon-jin desu. (Great! I’m Japanese.)

Conversation #3

P1: Ohashi wa jyouzu desuka?(Are you skilled with chopsticks?)P2: Anmari. Anata wa? (Not really. How about you?)P1: Watashi wa kekkou. (I’m okay.)P2: Ii ne!(That’s great!)

Time to Practice!!!

1. What does ‘水’ mean?2. What does ‘日’ mean?3. If you are ‘じゅうろくさい’ how old are you?4. If you are ‘けっこう’ with chopsticks – are you okay or not so

good?5. How do you write Japan in kanji?6. What does ‘木’ mean?7. What does ‘おはし’ mean?8. How would you write May 4th with kanji & roman numbers?

QUIZ!

1. What does ‘水’ mean?2. What does ‘日’ mean?3. If you are ‘じゅうろくさい’ how old are you?4. If you are ‘けっこう’ with chopsticks – are you okay or not so

good?5. How do you write Japan in kanji?6. What does ‘木’ mean?7. What does ‘おはし’ mean?8. How would you write May 4th with kanji & roman numbers?

QUIZ!

WaterSun

16

Okay日本

5月４日chopsticks

Tree

Further Practice

SHITSUMON?(QUESTIONS?しつもん)

ARIGATOU!(Thank you! ありがとう)

Sarah Steve