jap 10 lessons 1-5

JAP 10 (Elementary Japanese 1) Lessons (Ref: Minna no Nihongo)

LESSON 1

VOCABULARY

watashi Iwatashitachi weanata youAno hito that personMinasan ladies and gentlemen, all of you~san Mr. and Ms.~chan (suffix added to a child’s name)~kun (suffix added to a boy’s name)~jin (suffix meaning national)sensei teacher (not used when referring to one’s own job)kyoushi teacherkaishain company employeeginkouin bank employeeshain employee of ~ Company (used with company’s name)Isha medical doctorkenshuusha researcher, scholarbyouin hospitalHai yesIie noDenki electricity, lightDare who~sai ~years oldNansai How old (o ikutsu is more polite)

EXPRESSIONS

Shitsurei desu ga Excuse me, but…Onamae wa May I have your name?Hajimemashite How do you do?Douzo yoroshiku {onegaishimasu} Pleased to meet you.Kochira wa~san desu. This is Mr./Ms~~ (place/country) kara kimashita I come/came from~

BUNKEI (SENTENCE PATTERN)

1.1. Watashi wa gakusei desu. I am a student. RENSHUU (SUBSTITUTION PRACTICE)

1. Watashi wa ( NAME ) desu. I am a _________. Firipinjin Filipino gakusei student sensei teacher

2. (Your friend’s name) wa ___________ desu.

1.2. Watashi wa Nihonjin dewa / ja arimasen. I am not a Japanese.

RENSHUU (SUBSTITUTION PRACTICE)

1.1. Watashi wa Chuugokujin dewa/ja arimasen I am not a Chinese. Amerikajin American Taijin Thai Itariajin Italian Kankokujin Korean

1.3. Anata wa gakusei desu ka. Are you a student?

Reply:

(+) Hai (watashi wa) gakusei desu. Yes, I am a student.(-) Iie, (watashi wa) gakusei ja arimasen. No, I am not a student.

Chart 1.1 Country ,People, LanguageKuni (Country) Hito (people) Kotoba (language) Country

FIiripin Firipinjin Firipingo Philippines

Amerika Amerikajin Eigo America

Igirisu Igirisujin Eigo England

Chuugoku Chuugokujin Chuugokugo China

Nihon Nihonjin Nihongo Japan

Doitsu Doitsujin Doitsugo Germany

Kankoku Kankokujin Kankokugo Korean

Indo Indojin Indogo India

Furansu Furansujin Furansugo France

Burajiru Burajirujin Burajirugo Brazil


1.1. Anata wa _________ desu ka. Are you a __________? Nihonjin

Chuugokujin Amerikajin

1.2. LEA SALONGA san wa ________ desu ka? Is Lea Salonga a _______?

1.3. Watashi mo gakusei desu. I am also a student.


1. Sensei wa Firipinjin desu. LEA-san mo Firipinjin desu.

2. OBAMA san wa Amerikajin desu. TOM KURUZU san mo Amerikajin desu.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LESSON 2

VOCABULARY

kore this (thing here)sore that (thing near you)are that (thing over there)kono— this—, this—heresono— that—, that—near youano— that—, that—over there hon bookjisho dictionaryzasshi magazineshinbun newspaperno-to notebooktechou pocket notebookmeishi business cardka-do cardterepon ka-do telephone cardenpitsu pencilbo-rupen ballpoint pensha-pu penshiru mechanical pencil, propelling pencilkagi keytokei watch, clockkasa umbrellakaban bag, briefcase[kasetto] te-pu [cassette] tapete-pu reko-da- tape recorderterebi televisionrajio radiokamera camerakompyu-ta- computerjidousha automobile, cartsukue deskisu chairchokore-to chocolateko-hi- coffeeeigo the English languagenihongo the Japanese language—go —languagenan whatsou so

EXPRESSIONS

chigaimasu No, it isn’t./You are wrong.sou desu ka I see./Is that so?anou well (used to show hesitation)hon no kimochi desu It’s nothing./ It’s a token of my gratitude.douzo Please./Here you are.doumo Well, thanks.doumo arigatou gozaimasu Thank you very much.kore kara osewani narimasu I hope for your kind assistance.kochirakoso yoroshiku I am pleased to meet you.


2.1 Kore wa hon desu. This is a book. Sore That (near you) Are That (over there)

RENSHUU (SUBSTITUTION PRACTICE) 1. Kore wa ______ desu. This a _________.

jisho dictionary zasshi magazine shinbun newspaper

2. Kore wa nan desu ka. What is this? Sore that Are that

2.2 Kore wa watashi no hon desu. This is my book.


Kore wa watashi no kasa desu. This is my umbrella. anata no your sensei no teacher’s (~san no) (~ Mr./Ms. )

2.3 Kono hon wa sensei no desu. This book is teacher’s (book) Sono hon That book Ano hon That book (over there)

2.4 Kono hon wa dare no desu ka. Whose book is this? kasa umbrella

kagi key

Kono hon wa watashi no desu. This book is mine. kasa umbrella kagi kagi

2.5 Watashi wa 25 {sai} desu. I am 25 years old.


Watashi wa ___ {sai} desu 18 30 REIBUN (EXAMPLE) Anata wa o-iskutsu desu ka. How old are you? (Watashi wa) 18 {sai} desu. I am 18 years old.

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LESSON 3

VOCABULARY

Koko hereSoko thereAsoko that place over there Doko where, what placeKochira this way, this place (polite equivalent of Koko)Sochira that way that place near youAchira that way /place over thereDochira which way, where (polite equivalent of Doko)kyoushitsu classroomshokudou dining hall, canteenjimusho officekaigishitsu conference roomuketsuke reception deskrobi- lobbyheya roomtoire (otearai) toilet, rest roomkaidan staircaseerebe-ta- elevatorisukare-ta- escalatoro kuni countrykaisha companyuchi house, homedenwa telephone, telephone callkutsu shoesnekutai necktiewain winetabako tobacco, cigaretteuriba department, counter in a dept. storechika basement~kai(~gai) ~th floornangai what floor~en ~yenIkura how much?hyaku hundredsen thousandman ten thousand


3.1 Koko wa shokudou desu. This (place) is the dining hall. Koko wa kyoushitsu desu. This (place) is the classroom. daigaku university.

3.2 Uketsuke wa koko desu. The reception desk is here. 　　　　　　REIBUN (PRACTICE)

1. Uketsuke wa doko desu ka. Where is the reception desk? …….Koko desu. ………. is here.

2. Erebeta- wa dochira desu ka. Which way is the elevator? …….. Sochira desu. ............. is over there.

3.4 Kono nekutai wa 1,500-en desu. This neck tie costs 1,500 yen.LESSON 4

VOCABULARY

okimasu get up, wake upnemasu sleep, go to bedhatarakimasu workyasumimasu take a rest, take a holidaybenkyoushimasu studyowarimasu finishdepato department storeginkou bankyuubinkyoku post officetosyokan librarybijutsukan art museumIma now- ji - o’clock- fun - minutehan halfnanji what timenanfun what minute gozen a.m., morninggogo p.m., afternoonasa morninghiro daytime, noonban night, eveningototoi the day before yesterdaykinou yesterdaykyou todayashita tomorrowasatte the day after tomorrowkesa this morningkonban this evening, tonightyasumi rest, a holiday, day offhiroyasumi lunchtime maiasa every morningmaiban every nightmainichi every daybango numberNanban What number?– kara from –– made up to – , until –– to – and (used to connect )sochira your place

EXPRESSIONS

Taihen desu ne. That’s tough, isn’t it? (used when expressing sympathy)E – to Well, let me see.Onegaishimasu. Please (asking for a favor)Kashikomarimashita. Certainly.Otoiawase no bango. The number being inquired about.(Doumo) arigatou gozaimashita. Thank you very much.


4.1 Ima 5 ji desu. It’s 5 o’clock now.


Ima 8 ji desu. It’s 8 o’clock now 2 12:30

REIBUN (PRACTICE)

Ima nanji desu ka What time is it (now). (use the clock to ask the time) Ima ____ ji desu. It’s _____o’clock(now).

4.2 Watashi wa 8ji kara 5ji made hatarakimasu. I work from 8 until 5.

REIBUN (PRACTICE)

Ginkou wa nanji kara nanji made desu ka. From what until what time is the bank open?

Yasumi wa nanyoubi desu ka On what day of the week is it closed? …Doyoubi to Nichiyoubi desu. It is closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Chart 4.1 : COUNTING

1 ICHI 11 JUU ICHI 21 NIJUU ICHI

2 NI 12 JUU NI 23 NIJUU SAN

3 SAN 13 JUU SAN 30 SAN JUU

4 SHI, YON 14 JUU YON 40 YON JUU

5 GO 15 JUU GO 50 GO JUU

6 ROKU 16 JUU ROKU 60 ROKU JUU

7 SHICHI, NANA 17 JUU NANA 70 NANA JUU

8 HACHI 18 JUU HACHI 80 HACHI JUU

9 KU, KYUU 19 JUU KYUU 90 KYUU JUU

10 JUU 20 NI JUU 99 KYUU JUU KYUU

4.3 Watashi wa asa 6 ji ni okimasu. I wake up at 6 o’clock in the morning.

CHART 4.2 DAYS OF THE WEEK

NICHIYOUBI Sunday NANYOUBI What day of the week?

GETSUYOUBI Monday ITSU WhenKAYOUBI Tuesday SHUUMATSU Weekend

SUIYOUBI Wednesday SHUUJITSU Weekday

MOKUYOUBI Thursday

KINYOUBI Friday

DOYOUBI Saturday

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LESSON 5

VOCABULARY

ikimasu gokimasu comekaerimasu go home, returngakkou schoolsu-pa supermarketeki stationhikouki airplanefune shipdensha electric trainchikatetsu subway, undergroundshinkansen bullet trainbasu bustakushi- taxijitensha bicyclearuite on foothito person, peopletomodachi friendkare he, boyfriend, loverkanojo she, girlfriend, loverkazoku familyhitori de alone, by oneselfsenshuu last weekkonshuu this weekraishuu next weeksengetsu last monthkongetsu this monthraigetsu next monthkyonen last yearkotoshi this year rainen next year- gatsu - th month of the yearNangatsu What month?tsuitachi first day of the monthfutsuka second day / two daysmikka third day / three daysyokka 4th day / four daysitsuka 5th day / five daysmuika 6th day / six daysnanoka 7th day / seven days

youka 8th day / eight dayskokonoka 9th day / nine daystooka 10th day / ten daysjuuyokka 14th day / fourteen dayshatsuka 20th day / twenty daysnijuuyokka 24th day / twenty four days- nichi - th day of the month, - daysNannichi Which day of the month, How many days?Itsu when tanjoubi birthdayfutsuu local trainkyuukou rapidtokkyuu expresstsugi no next

EXPRESSION

Dou itashimashite You’re welcome.


5.1 Watashi wa Kyouto e ikimasu I will go to Kyoto. Koujo factory Toukyo Tokyo

Anata wa doko………………ka Where are you……………….?

5.2 Watashi wa takushi de uchi e kaerimasu. I will go home by taxi. chikatetsu subway train

jitensha bicycle. Anata wa nan de ………………………. ka. By what are you ....................?

5.3 Watashi wa Mira-san to Nihon e kimashita I came to Japan with Mira. tomodachi a friend

kazoku my family Anata wa dare ………….....................ka With whom ……………….?

5.3 Watashi wa Nihon e kimashita. I came to japan. 5.4 Watashi wa raishuu kuni e kaerimasu. I will go home to my country next week.

nichiyoubi (ni) Sunday Anata wa itsu……………… ka. When are you …………..?

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