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!!
Questions?
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