Getting Started in Japanese Level 1 - Class #1 Level 3 Phrases Adjective opposites Student, teacher, senpai Gairaigo (Katakana) Intro to Kanji Introduce others “Ta” / “Te” verbs Months and years Kanji Advantages / Invite someone out Disadvantages Katakana – Part II Potential “can do” Countries Various set phrases Japanese names Katakana – Part I What should we do? Volitional “let’s do” People and Family Level 2 More about you Want, Like, Need More places Polite vs. Casual Katakana – Part I Ordering things Masu / nai verbs Time and Days Homonyms This is, that is not Particles de/no/to Hiragana – Part II Car, Train, Road Emphasis / Tone What do you like Noun negatives Numbers, Colors Level 1 Beware of Meaning Mini introduction School, Bank, Money Dakuten ( ゛) Particles wa/wo/no Particles / Order Handakuten ( ゜) Jyanken (game) Verbs I, II, III Food and Drink Why Hiragana What is this, where is it Mandatory Adjective na/i 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 Mini introduction School, Bank, Money Dakuten ( ゛) Particles wa/wo/no Particles / Order Handakuten ( ゜) Jyanken (game) Verbs I, II, III Food and Drink Why Hiragana What is this, where is it Mandatory Adjective na/i 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 おはよう (ございます) 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. はじめまして。 Nice to meet you. Watashi wa (your name) desu. わたし は はくまいせんせい です。 I am (White Rice Sensei). Speaking in 3rd Person Japanese people rarely say “you” (2nd person) Family Name • Yamada san • Hayashi sama First Name • Taro kun • Megumi chan Names in Japan Japanese list their family names first, then given names Family / Last Name Given / First 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. はじめまして。 Nice to meet you. Watashi wa (your name) desu. わたし は スコット です。 I am (Scott). Watashi wa (occupation) desu. わたし は せんせい です。 I am (a teacher). 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 本 ほん hon 鍵 かぎ kagi Book Key 本 鍵 ぺん ペン pen スマホ すまほ sumaho Pen Smart Phone ペン スマホ 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 Vowels あ い う え お a i u e o K か き く け こ ka ki ku ke ko • This is the Go-Jyu-On chart S さ し す せ そ sa shi su se so • We know it as the “Hiragana chart” T た ち つ て と ta chi tsu te to • You need to memorize this!! N な に ぬ ね の na ni nu ne no H は ひ ふ へ ほ ha hi fu he ho M ま み む め も ma mi mu me mo Y や い ゆ え よ ya yu yo R ら り る れ ろ ra ri ru re ro W わ い う え を wa wo (o) N ん n Hiragana • Be sure to view online Hiragana resources!! www.whitericesensei.com Phrase of the Day Otsukare (sama deshita) おつかれ (さま でした) 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 Questions? Visit my online resources www.writericesensei.com www.facebook.com/WhiteRiceSensei/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCSrQHvLKMsn6eo7dlGdTmtA.