Getting Startedin Japanese -日本語Class #3

Level 0

About

Japanese

Written

Japanese

Grammar Vocab日本語

Level 1

Hiragana – Part I“Gojyuon”

Dakuten ( ゛)Handakuten ( ゜)

Noun da/desu

Adjective na/i

Verbs I, II, III

Me, You, Us

This, That, What, Where

Food and Drink

4 Writing Systems

Why HiraganaMandatory

School, Bank, Money

Particles / Order

Beware of Meaning Particles wa/wo/noMini introduction

This is mine, that is yours

What is this, where is it

Jyanken (game)

Level 3

Level 2

Hiragana – Part II

Katakana – Part I

Noun negatives

Adjective negatives

Masu verbs

Numbers, Colors

Car, Train, Road

Time and Days

Emphasis / Tone

More places

Homonyms

Polite vs. Casual

Want, Like, NeedMore about you

What do you like

This is, that is not

Ordering things

Katakana – Part II

Intro to Kanji

Past tense

Adjective opposites

“Ta” / “Te” verbs

People and Family

Countries

Months and years

Student, teacher, senpaiOkuriganaPhrases

interests

based on your

TBD

TBD

Kanji Advantages / Disadvantages

Japanese names

Level 0

About

Japanese

Written

Japanese

Grammar Vocab日本語

Level 1

Hiragana – Part I“Gojyuon”

Dakuten ( ゛)Handakuten ( ゜)

Noun da/desu

Adjective na/i

Verbs I, II, III

Me, You, Us

This, That, What, Where

Food and Drink

4 Writing Systems

Why Hiragana isMandatory

School, Bank, Money

Particles / Order

Beware of Meaning Particles wa/wo/noMini introduction

This is mine, that is yours

What is this, where is it

Jyanken (game)

Today I will focus on:

Warm Up Exercise

• Repeat after me, then repeat to your classmate

Hajime mashite. はじめまして。 Nice to meet you.

Watashi-wa (your name) desu. わたしは はくまい先生 です。 I am White Rice Sensei.

(nationality) desu. あめりかじん です。 … am American.

Watashi-wa (occupation) desu. わたしは かいしゃいん です。 I am an office worker.

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. よろしく おねがい します。 ”Looking forward to getting to know you.”

Exercise

• Read out loud the “go-jyu-on”

(what is the go-jyu-on?)

A I U E O

Vowels あa

いi

うu

えe

おo

K かka

きki

くku

けke

こko

S さsa

しshi

すsu

せse

そso

T たta

ちchi

つtsu

てte

とto

N なna

にni

ぬnu

ねne

のno

H はha

ひhi

ふfu

へhe

ほho

M まma

みmi

むmu

めme

もmo

Y やyaい ゆ

yuえ よ

yo

R らra

りri

るru

れre

ろro

W わwaい う え を

wo (o)

N んn

Hiragana Extended Chart

Dakuten ( ゛) - “ten ten” or dot dot

Handakuten ( ゜) - “maru” or circle

Hiragana Extended Chart

Dakuten ( ゛) - adds your voice to the consonant

Handakuten ( ゜) - releases a puff of air from closed lips

Exercise• What makes a vowel a vowel?

– Can you make a vowel sound without your voice?

• Which hiragana do not have “ten ten”?

– Can you feel your mouth move when you say them?

• Pick a hiragana that has “ten ten”– What changes when you say the hiragana with “ten ten” and without?

• What makes the “H” row so special?– Try whispering the whole row, then try whispering the “B” row, then the “P” row

– Try saying the “vowel” row out loud, then the “H” row. What’s the difference?

4 Basic Parts of Speech

Nouns – Person, Place, Thing, Idea, Pronouns

• Subject, object, location of sentence

Verbs – Action, State, Occurrence

• The action or change from the sentence

い Adjectives

• Modify nouns

• Easily becomes an adverb い く

な Adjectives

• Modify nouns

• If last in a sentence, end with da or desu

N V

na Aい

Present Tense Noun Sentence

Noun1 wa Noun2 *(Verb)(da・desu)

Definition: N1 is N2 N1 is (a/an) N2

Always ends in da or desu (だ・です) (not “verbs” but act as the verb”)

Examples: She is Yumiko. This is a book.

*(da ・ desu) are used as a verb. If the word before (da ・ desu) is a noun, it is a NOUN sentence

Present Tense Verb Sentence

Noun1 wa/ga Noun2 wo Verb

Definition: Verb happens to N2 *Subject optional, N1 does verb to N2

Always ends in an u or masu (う・ます)

Examples: Eat sushi. / John eats sushi. Naomi throws a ball.

Present Tense い-Adjective Sentence

Noun1 waい-Adjective (Verb)(desu OR nothing)

Definition: N1 is い-adjective.

い-Adjectives can not end in da. Informal ends at the adjective. Formal ends with です。

Examples: (The) tree is tall. Sandra is fast.

い-Adjective - Opposites

大きい – おおきい – Ookii

Big

大きい

小さい –ちいさい – Chiisai

Small

小さい

中 – ちゅう – Chuu

*Middle / Medium

中大きい 中 小さい

*Chuu is not

an いAdjective

い-Adjective - Opposites

高い – たかい – Takai

Expensive

高い

安い –やすい – yasui

Cheap

安い

い-Adjective - Opposites

高い – たかい – Takai

Tall

高い

低い –ひくい – hikui

Short

低い

高い

低い

Typically used for vertical height only

い-Adjective - Opposites

長い – ながい – Nagai

Long

長い

短い –みじかい – Mijikai

Short

短い

Used for lengths of objects or duration of time

い-Adjective - Opposites

暑い – あつい – Atsui

Hot

暑い

寒い –さむい – Samui

Cold

寒い

暖かい – あたたかい – Atatakai

Warm

暖かい

Note: These adjectives are

used strictly for air/climate

temperaturee.g. in a room, outdoors

い-Adjective - Opposites

熱い – あつい – Atsui

Hot

熱い

冷たい –つめたい – Tsumetai

Cold

冷たい

温かい – あたたかい – Atatakai

Warm

温かい

Note: These adjectives are

used for liquid/object

temperaturee.g. food, drinks, soup, ocean

Particles – (Joshi)

• は – wa – Marks the topic (am/is/as for…)

• が – ga – Marks the subject (am/is/as for…)

• を – wo / o – Marks the object

• の – no – Like an apostrophe S

• か – ka – Like a question mark ?

Eat!

Eat

食べる

たべる

taberu

Meat

肉

にく

niku

を

wo

Drinks! 飲み物 - のみもの - nomimono

水 – みず – Mizu

Water

水

お茶 –おちゃ – Ocha

Tea

お茶

酒 – さけ – Sake

Sake

酒

コーヒー koohii

Coffee

コーヒー

Drink!

Drink

飲む

のむ

nomu

Beer

ビール

biiru

を

wo

I

私

watashi

は

wa

Phrase of the Day

Sugoi ・ Omoshiroi ・ Yabai

すごい ・ おもしろい ・ やばい

Common Translation: “Wow!” “Interesting” “Damn! Whoa! Crazy!”

My thoughts: A casual way react to your friends’ stories, or to something you see

Usage: A way to keep the conversation going. Don’t over react, though!!

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