Japanese 1

Lesson 1(1)
-saying your name-

Lessons based on
Japanese for Busy People

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1. Saying your name
U is pronounced softly

Chris desu. (I) am Chris/(It) is Chris

Chris
<(I) am Chris.>

Your Name desu

(name) is/am/are

desu (is, am are)

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 2. Saying your name (Practice)
Imagine that your names are as follows. Say “hello” and your name.

Ex.
Konnichiwa
Chris Chris desu. Hello
(I) am Chris

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Emily Nick

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3. Saying your friend’s name

Yuka san desu. (This) is Yuka

Yuka
You need to add “san”
(Mr/Mrs/Miss) with someone
else’s name

Someone’s
name san

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 4. Saying your friend’s name (practice)
Imagine that you are introducing your friend to another friend.

Ex.
Junko san,
Yuka san desu.
Junko,
Yuka (This) is Yuka.

Junko

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Yumi Honda

Keiko Toyota
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 5. Asking a name
A: Donata desu ka. Who are (you)?

B: Chris desu. Chris (I) am Chris.

O makes the word polite

Or A: O-namae wa? (Your) name?

(I) am Chris.
B: Chris desu.
We will learn the particle “wa” later

Practice: Ask the names of the students around you.

Donata (who), ka (question marker), namae(name)

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6. Checking names
Add “san” for other’s name

A: Chris san desu ka?

Are you (Mr./Miss) Chris?
Yes, I am Chris
B: Hai, Chris desu.
Chris
Don’t use “san” for
your name.

A: Chris san desu ka?

Are you (Mr./Miss) Chris?

Nick
B: Iie, Nick desu. No, I am Nick
We will learn to say “I
am not Chris” later.

Hai (yes), iie (no)

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7. Practice
Introduce yourself and your friend (in an informal situation)

Hello
Konnichiwa
Say your name

I am Chris.
Chris desu. Chris
Say your friend’s name
Nick
Kochira wa Nick san desu. This (person) is Nick

Don’t forget “san”

Kochira (this person (polite)) ,

san (Mr. Miss used with a surname / given name)

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8. Introducing yourself in a formal way

Hajime mashite. How do you do?

Nakamura Hiromi desu. (I) am Hiromi Nakamura

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Nice to meet you.

Hajime mashite. How do you do?

Chris Jones desu. (I) am Chris Jones

Nice to meet you.

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

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Before you finish this video, make sure you know how to
-say your name
-ask someone’s name
-introduce yourself in a formal way

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 Japanese 1

Lesson 1(2)
Talking about yourself
-nationality and job-

Lessons based on
Japanese for Busy People

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 9. Countries <words>
Countries:

Amerika Furansu Doitsu, Igirisu

Tai Chuugoku Kankoku Nihon

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 10. Nationalities <words>
Nationalities:

nihon jin igirisu jin

“jin” = person,
used with a
country

I am Japanese.
Watashi wa nihon jin desu.

Practice I am…
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11. Job <words>

gakusei sensei kaishain

student teacher company
employee

hisho bengoshi enjinia

secretary lawyer engineer

Watashi wa sensei desu.

I am a teacher.
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12. “wa”: the topic particle <grammar>
“Wa” is a particle (small
grammatical piece) to

A wa B desu indicate it is a topic.

Particles are usually placed
after a noun.

Topic Comment
As for A , (it) is B
⇒ A is B

If the topic is obvious, it is often omitted.

e.g.

I am English.
1. Watashi wa igirisu jin desu.
2.(Watashi wa) gakusei desu. I am a student.

3.Ken san wa nihon jin desu. Ken is a Japanse

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Watashi (me)
13. Talking about somebody (practice)
Pair work

A: Draw a picture of a friend. Answer B’s questions.

B: Ask the name/nationality/occupation of A’s friend.

e.g.
B Donata desu ka Who is he?
A David-san desu. He is David
B David-san wa igirisu-jin desu ka. Is he an English?
A Hai, (David-san wa) igirisu-jin desu. Yes, he is
B (David-san wa) gakusei desu ka? Is he a student?
A Iie, kaishain desu. No, he is a company
employee
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14. “no”: the possessive particle <grammar>
ABC
A no B
A (possessive marker) B
B of A, B belonging to A

Company employee from ABC

ABC no kaishain
Student from Warwick Univ
Warwick Daigaku no gakusei

Watashi wa Warwick Daigaku no sensei desu.

I am a teacher
from Warwick Univ

Kaishain (company employee) , daigaku (university), gakusei (student), sensei (teacher),

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15. A or B Question

A wa desu ka, desu ka

Is A or ?

Chris-san wa Amerika-jin desu ka, igirisu-jin desu ka.

(Chris-san wa) igirisu-jin desu.
Is Chris an American or an English?
Are you an American or an English, Chris?

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16. A or B Question (practice)
Practice
Ask each other questions, such as

1 Are you an English or American?

2 Are you a student or a teacher?

3 Are you a Warwick Univ student or a Birmingham Univ. student?

Answer
1 (__san wa) igirisu-jin desu ka, amerika-jin desu ka
2 (__san wa) gakusei desu ka, sensei desu ka
3 (__san wa) Warwick daigaku no gakusei desu ka, B’ham daigaku
no gakusei desu ka.
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17 Pair work
Hajime mashite.
Hajime mashite.
Nakamura Hiromi desu.
ABC no Kaishain desu. ABC no Nakamura desu.
Yoroshiku onegai
shimasu.
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Hajime mashite.
( name ) desu.
(company/univ) no (occupation) desu.

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

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18 Pair work

Hajime mashite.

Watashi wa Chris desu.

Igirisu jin desu.

Hajime mashite. London kara kimashita*.
Watashi wa (name) desu. (I Came /am from London)
(nationality) desu.
(home town) kara kimashita.
Warwick Daigaku no gakusei desu.
(company) no (occupation) desu.

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

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Before you finish this video, make sure you know how to
-say your nationality
-say your job
-introduce yourself with the university/
company you are associated with

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 Japanese 1

Lesson 1(Words)

Lessons based on
Japanese for Busy People

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Slides by: Katsuko Nagata http://www.irasutoya.com/
([email protected])
19 Key Words list (1)
countries jobs

Nihon Japan がくせい Gakusei Student

にほん
Igirisu UK せんせい Sensei Teacher
イギリス
Chuugoku China かいしゃいん Kaishain Company
ちゅうごく employee
かんこく Kankoku Korea hisho Bank
ひしょ
employee
フランス Furansu France
べんごし bengoshi lawer

ドイツ Doitsu Germany

エンジニア Enjinia Engineer

アメリカ amerika America

だいがく daigaku university

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20 Key Words list (2)
others

わたし Watashi Me

どなた Donata Who

～さん …san Mr. Mrs. Ms

こちら kochira This person

はじめまして hajimemashi Nice to meet

te you

よろしく Yoroshiku
おねがいします onegaishima
su

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