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LEARNING GUIDE
Week No.: 1
TOPICS:
Ⅰ. Japanese culture (Nihon no bunka)
Ⅱ. Basic vocabulary (goi)
A. Countries
B. Numbers
C. Ages
D. Occupations
Ⅲ. Basic greeting (aisatsu)
Ⅳ. Self - Introduction (Jikoshoukai)

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES:
At the end of this lesson, you must have:
1. understood Japanese culture;
2. identified basic Japanese vocabulary: and
3. learned basic greetings and self-introduction.

CONTENT

Ⅰ. Japanese culture (Nihon no bunka)

Japan has a distinct, fascinating culture that is unlike any other countries, and will
leave a lasting impression with you… Japanese culture has many different uniquely
interesting aspects, both modern and traditional, such as: cuisine, architecture, performing
arts, fashion, anime, manga, and Geisha (Source: [Link]

A cuisine: Sushi ,sashimi, tonkatsu, soba, udon, ramen,

takoyaki…. B fashion: kimono, yukata, geta,fundoshi.
C city: Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Hokkaido, Okinawa.
D festival: yukimatsuri, tanabata matsuri, gion matsuri, esa matsuri.
E traditional things: kabuki, nou,
F historical things: castles, temples, shrines, samurai,
ninja,katana. G modern culture: animation, manga

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Ⅱ. Basic vocabulary
(goi) A Countries
(kuni)
Countries, people and language
Kuni (country) Hito --- JIN (people) Kotoba ---GO
(language)
Firipin (phillipines) Firipin jin Tagalogu go (Tagalogu)
Nihon (Japan) Nihon jin Nihon go (Japanese)
America (USA) Amerika jin Eigo (English)
Kanada(Canada) Kanada jin Eigo (English) Fransu
go(French)
Supein (Spain) Supein jin Supein go (Spanish)
Doitsu (Germany) Doitsu jin Doitsu go (german)

B Numbers (kazu)
日本語を覚えよう! Numerals (kazu)

安田式
0 zero
1 ichi 100 hyaku
2 ni 200 ni hyaku
3 san 300 san byaku
4 yon or shi 400 yon hyaku
5 go 500 go hyaku
6 roku 600 roppyaku
7 nana or shichi 700 nana hyuaku
8 hachi 800 happyaku
9 kyu or ku 900 kyu hyaku
10 jyu
11 jyu ichi 1,000 sen
12 jyu ni 2,000 ni sen
13 jyu san 3,000 san zen
14 jyu yon or jyu shi 4,000 yon sen
15 jyu go 5,000 go sen
16 jyu roku 6,000 roku sen

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17 jyu nana or jyu shichi 7,000 nana sen

18 jyu hachi 8,000 hassen
19 jyu kyu or jyu ku 9,000 kyu sen
20 ni jyu
30 san jyu 10,000 ichi man
40 yon jyu 100,000 jyu man
50 go jyu 1,000,000 hyaku man
60 roku jyu 10,000,000 sen man
70 nana jyu or shichi jyu
80 hachi jyu 100,000,000 ichi oku
90 kyu jyu 1000,000,000 jyu oku

17.5 jyu nana ten go

２３．４ ni jyu san ten yon

０．８２ rei ten hachi ni

０．１９ rei ten ichi kyu

１/２ ( one half ) ni bun no ichi

3/4 ( three fourth ) yon bun no san

C Age
日本語を覚えよう! ～years old （sai）

1 year old issai 11 years old jyu issai 21 years old ni

jyu issai
2 years old ni sai 12 years old jyu nisai 22 years old ni
jyu nisai
3 years old san sai 13 years old jyu san sai
4 years old yon sai 14 years old jyu yon sai 30 years old san
jyusai
5 years old go sai 15 years old jyu go sai 40 years old yon
jyussai

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6 years old roku sai 16 years old jyu roku sai 50 years old go
jyussai
7 years old nana sai 17 years old jyu nana sai 60 years old roku
jyussai
8 years old hassai 18 years old jyu hassai 70 years old
nana jyussai
9 years old kyu sai 19 years old jyu kyu sai 80 years old
hachi jyussai
10 years old jussai 20 years old ni jyussai 90 years old kyu
jyussai
100 years old
hyaku sai

D Occupations (shokugyou )
日本語を覚えよう! 名詞（ Occupations and nouns）
安田式
English Japanese Hiragana
Katakana
1 teacher sen ei せんせい 先生
2 student gakusei seito がくせい せい 学生
と
3 doctor isha sensei いしゃ せんせ 医者 先生
い
4 nurse kangoshi かんごし 看護師
5 scholar kenkyuusha けんきゅうしゃ 研究者
6 employee shain しゃいん 社員
7 guard keibiin gaa do man けいびいん が 警備員 ガード
ーど
8 driver untenshu うんてんしゅ 運転手
9 university daigaku だいがく 大学
10 hospital byouin びょういん 病院
11 company kaisha かいしゃ 会社
12 bank ginkou ぎんこう 銀行
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Ⅲ Basic Greetings (aisatsu)

English Japanese
1 Good morning. Ohayo. / Ohayo gozaimasu
2 Good afternoon. / Hi. / Hello. Kon nichi wa.
3 Good evening. Kon ban wa.
4 Good bye. Sayonara.
5 Good night. Oyasumi. / Oyasumi nasai.
6 Long time, no see. Hisashiburi.
7 See you. / See you again. Janee. / Matane.
※ You may use “Janee” or “Matane” instead of “Sayonara”.

PROGRESS CHECK

Practice 1(renshuu1)
Practice greeting your teacher by translating the English sentences enclosed in the parenthes

1 Mr. Yasuda:Ohayo. You:( )

Good morning, Mr. Yasuda.
2 Mr. Yasuda:Konnichiwa. You:()
Good afternoon, Mr. Yasuda.
3 Mr. Yasuda:Kon ban [Link]:()
Good evening, Mr. Yasuda. (
4 Mr. Yasuda:Sayonara. You: Good bye, Mr. Yasuda, )
(

5 Mr. Yasuda:Hisashiburi. You: )

Long time no see, Mr. Yasuda.
6 Mr. Yasuda: Oyasumi. You;()
Good night, Mr. Yasuda.

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Ⅳ Self - introduction (Jikoshoukai)

I am ……….. “ Watashi wa.................desu.”

※ I-----Watashi wa am- - -desu.

Study the example sentences and familiarize them.

Example. 1 (name)
I am Yasuda. “ Watashi wa Yasuda desu.”
I am April. “Watashi wa April desu.”

2 (nationality)
I am Japanese. “Watashi wa Nihon jin desu.”
I am Filipi no. “Watashi wa Philippine jin desu.”

3 (occupations)
I am a TUPV teacher. “Watashi wa TUPV no sennsei
desu.” I am a doctor. “Watashi wa isha desu.”

4 (age)
I am 25 years old. “Watashi wa 25 sai desu.”
I am 32 years old. “Watashi wa 32 sai desu.”

Grammar notes
Ex. 5 (Mr. or Ms.) and friends.
1 Particle “WA”---The speaker forms a sentence by adding “WA” to what he or she
Good morning, Mr. Kimura. “Kimura san, Ohayo
wants to talk about, and then make the statement about it.
gozaimasu.” Good afternoon, Ms. Maghari. “maghari san,
2 “Noun 1” “NO” “Noun 2” ---When a “Noun 1” modifies a following “Noun 2”,
kon nichi wa.”
“No” is used to connect the two nouns.
※ But when you greet your teacher, you say “ sensei” after the name.
Ex. TUPV students TUPV no gakusei
Hello, Mr. Yasuda. “Yasuda sensei, ohayo gozaimasu.”
Doctor of Riverside hospital Riverside byouin no isha.

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“SAN” isGrammar
added to notes
the given name or family name of the listeners or a third
person
to show the speaker’s respect to that person. It should never be used with the speaker’s own name.
“CHAN” is added to small children’s names instead of “SAN” to indicate familiarity.

Practice renshuu 1 ）
2（ conversations.
For the
Write
1 your own“NAME”
Asking self – introduction using the examples given above.
1 What is your name? or May I have your name?
2 “Anata no namae wa Nan desuka?” or “Onamae wa?”
3 What--- “Nan” Your--- “anata no” Name--- “namae”
4
25 Asking “NATIONALITY”
Where do you come from? or Where are you
from? “Anata wa Doko kara
kimashitaka?
“Shussin wa Dochi ra desuka?” or “Shussin wa?”
Where--- “Doko” or “Dochira” come ?--- “ Kimashitaka?”

3 Asking
“OCCUPATION” What
is your job?
“Oshigoto wa Nan desuka?”
Job--- "shigoto” or “oshigoto”

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4 Asking “AGE”
How old are you?
“ (Anata wa) Nan sai desuka?”
“ Oikutsu desuka?
How old--- “Nansai” or “Ikutsu”

Practice 3（ renshuu 2 ）
Conversation: Practice reading the Japanese phrases and memorize them.
A: Hajime mashite. “How do you do?”
Watashi wa Yasuda desu. “I am Yasuda.”
Onamae wa Nandesuka? “ What is your
name?” B: Watashi wa Joseph desu. “ I am Joseph.”
Hajimemashite. “How do you do?”
A:Watashi wa Nihon jin desu. “ I am Japanese.”
Anata wa? “ And You?”
B: Watashi wa filipin jin desu. “ I am Filipino.”
A; Watashi wa TUPV no sensei desu. “I am a TUPV
teacher.” Anata wa? “And you?”
B: Watashi wa TUPV no gakusei desu. “I am a TUPV
student.” A: Watashi wa 25 sai desu. “I am 25 years old.”
A: Anata wa Nan sai desuka? “ How old are you?”
B: Watashi wa 22 sai desu. “I am 22 years old.”
A: Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. “ Nice to meet you.”
B: Kochira koso yoroshiki onegaishimasu. “Nice to meet you, too.”

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LEARNING GUIDE
Week No.: 2
TOPICS
Ⅰ Conversational greetings (aisatsu)
Ⅱ Basic vocabulary words (Goi)
Ⅲ is . wa desu.
Noun Noun Noun Noun
( S V C) ( S V )
C
Ⅳ Japanese writing 2 (Hiragana)

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES
At the end of the lesson, you must have:
1. used conversational greetings;
2. learned basic Japanese vocabulary words; and
3. learned [ N. 1 wa N.2 desu] sentence; and use them

CONTENT
Ⅰ Conversational greetings (aisatsu)
1.1 “Thank you.” “You’re welcome.”
“Thank you.” is “Arigatou.” / “Arigatou gozaimasu”.
Cf. gozaimasu :After “thank you” you may add it ,it’s a polite
form. “Thank you very much.” “ Doumo arigatou gozaimasu.”
“You’re welcome.” is “Dou itashi mashite.”

1.2 “Excuse me.” “Yes, what is it?”

“Excuse me.” is “Sumimasen.”
“Yes, what is it?” is “Hai, Nan
desuka?”

1.3 “I’m sorry.” “It’s ok.”

“I’m sorry.” is “Gomen nasai.” / “Gomen.” /
“Sumimasen.” Cf. “Sumimasen.” has two meaning,
one is “Excuse me.” and the other is “I’m
sorry..’ “It’s ok.” is “Dai jobu desu..”

1.4 “How are you?” “I’m fine thank you.”

“How are you?” is “Genki desuka?”
“I’m fine thank you.” is “Hai, genki desu.”
Cf. Another answer of “How are you?”
Great, Fantastic ,Super,…. “Saiko desu.”
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Very well, fine…. “(Hai) Genki desu.”

So so “Maa maa desu.”
Not good. “Yoku nai desu.”
Terrible, Very bad,… “Saiaku desu.”

1.51 Before meal. We ,Japanese people ,say this phrase.

“Let’s eat!” or “Let’s enjoy eating.” is “Itadaki masu.”
Cf. One more phrase before “Itadaki masu.”
“I’m hungry.” “Onaka ga suita.”
1.52 After meal. We ,Japanese people ,say this phrase.
“Thank you for food.” “Thank you ,god.” Is
“Gochisou sama .” “Gochisou sama deshita.”
Cf. “Gozaimasu” is a polite form.
Cf. One more phrase before “Gochisou sama.”
“I’ m full.” “Onaka ga ippai desu.”

1.61 When we go out of the house to work or study at school,

We, Japanese, say this phrase.
“Im going to work or study.” ”Bye” “See you.” is
“Itte ki masu.”
And the family at the house say the following phrase as a
reply. “Take care.” “Have a nice day.” “ See you.” “Bye.’ is
“Itte ra shai.”

1.62 When we come back after work, We, Japanese, say this
phrase. “I’m home.’ is “Tadaima.”
And the family replies.
“ Welcome home.” is “Okaeri nasai.” / “Okaeri.”

Activity 1
Copy all the conversational greetings in English once,
and write Japanese greetings 5 times after the English
greetings. Example.
1.1 “Thank you” “arigatou.” “arigatou.” “arigatou.” “arigatou.”
“arigatou.” “You’re welcome.” “Dou itashi mashite.” “Dou itashi
mashite.”
“Dou itashi mashite.” “Dou itashi mashite.” “Dou itashi mashite.”

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Activity 2
Complete the following conversations between A and B with Japanese greetings. You are B: part.

1 A: “Gomen nasai.” B:( )

2 A:” Doumo aarigatou gozaimasu.” B:( )
3 A:” Sumimasen.” B:( )
4 A: “Tadaima.” B:( )
5 A: “Onaka ga ippai desu” B:( )
6 A: “Genki desuka?” B:( )
7 A: “Itte ki masu.” B:( )
8 A: “Onaka ga suita.” B:( )

Activity 3
Complete the following conversations between A and B
with Japanese greetings. You are A:A:( part.
1 cf. “ Full stomache” ) B: “Gochisou sama.”
A: (
A: (
2 A: ( ) B: “Dou itashi mashite.” B: “Itte ra shai.”
3 A: ( ) B: “Dai jobu desu.” B: “Maa maa desu.”
4 A: ( ) B: .”Ita daki masu.
5 cf. “ I am hungry.” )
6 A: ( )
A: (

7 ) B: “Hai Nan desuka?”

8 ) B: “Dai jobu desu.”

Ⅱ Basic vocabulary words (Goi)

1.1 Family
Let’s learn vocabulary Family ( Kazoku )

English Japanese 安田式

family except mine My family
grandfather ojii san sofu
grandmother obaa san sobo

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grandparents sofubo
mother okaa san haha
father otou san chichi
parents go ryoushin ryoushin
younger sister imouto san imouto
younger brother otouto san otouto
elder sister onee san ane
elder brother onii san ani
brothers and sisters go kyoudai / go shimai kyoudai / shimai
wife oku san / oku sama tsuma
husband go shujin otto
husband and wife go fuufu fuufu
daughter musume san musume
son musuko san musuko
children o ko san kodomo
Cf. san : “san” is a respectful and polite phrase.
We ,Japanese, don’t say “san” to our own
family. go : “go” is also a respectful and polite phrase.
We ,Japanese, don’t say “san” to our own
family. o : “o” is also a respectful and polite
phrase.
We ,Japanese, don’t say “o” to our own family.
Cf. When we describe our own family, we don’t use a respectful and polite
form So we don’t use “san”, “go” and “o”.

Activity 4 Practice reading 5 times loudly, and memorize them,

1.2 persons and occupations and
Let’s learn vocabulary persons
copy English andonce
words occupation ( Hito
and write them, shokugyou
5 times in
安田式
) No. English Japanese
1 friend tomodachi
2 man otoko / otokono hito
3 woman onna / onna no hito
4 person / people hito / hito bito
5 boy otoko no ko / shounen
6 girl onna no ko / shoujo

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7 kid kodomo
8 male dan sei
9 female jo sei
10 university student dai gakusei
11 high school student kou kousei
12 junior high school student chuu gakusei
13 elementary school student shou gakusei
14 artist geijutsuka
15 carpenter daiku(san)
16 bank employee ginkou in
17 lawyer bengoshi
18 politician seijika
19 singer kashu / shingaa
20 actor haiyuu

Activity 5 Practice reading 5 times loudly, and memorize them, and

1.3 日本語を覚えよう! (pronouns as topics)
copy English words once and write them 5 times in
Japanese. 安田式
English Japanese
1 I Watashi wa
2 You Anata wa
3 He Kare wa
4 She Kanojo wa
5 It Sore wa
6 We (plural) Watashitachi wa
7 You (plural) Anatatachi wa
8 They (plural) Karera wa / Kanojora wa / Sorera wa
Karetachi wa/ Kanojotachi wa

Cf. 1) These pronouns above are used as topic of the

sentence, so particle “wa” is added.

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2) In the plural forms “tachi” is

added. Also “ra” is added.
3) The pronoun ‘they’ has 3 meaning.
It’s a plural form of ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘it’.

Activity 6 Practice reading 5 times loudly, and memorize them,

Ⅲ Noun andiscopy English. wordsNoun
Noun once and
wawrite them 5desu.
Noun times in
( S V C ) ( S C V )
1.1 Affirmative. “Kouteibun”
Noun wa Noun desu.

Grammar note
“wa” is the particle indicating a topic.
Adding “desu” after Noun2 forms a predicate.

1.2 Topic of the sentence is

‘person’. Examples.
1 I am an university student. “Watashi wa daigakusei
desu.” 2 You are an engineer. “Anata wa gishi desu.”
3 Sam is a TUPV teacher. “Samu san wa TUPV no sensei
desu.” 4 He is American.
5 Cindy is a filipino singer. “Cindy san wa firipin jin no kashu
desu.” 6 She is 22 years old. “Kanojo wa 22 sai desu.”
7 We are friends. “Watashitachi wa tomodachi desu.”
8 Sam and Cindy are brothers.. “Sam san to Cindy san wa kyoudai
desu.” Cf. and… A and B “ A to B”
9 They are Americans. “Karetachi wa Amerika jin desu.”

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Activity 7Substitution drills

Change the sentence with underlined words. And read and write them in Japanese.
Example; I am Yasuda.
(1You2 He3 She
“Watashi wa Yasuda desu.”
)
“Anata wa Yasuda san desu.” “Kare wa Yasuda san
1 You are Yasuda. 2 He is Yasuda.
3 She is Yasuda.

(1) I am Filipino. “Watashi wa firipin jin desu.”

( 1 You 2 He 3 She 4 We 5 They 6 Joshua )

1 You “ “
2 He “ “
3 She “ “
4 We “ “
5 They “ “
6 Joshua “ “

(2) Mari is Japanese. “Mari san wa Nihon jin desu.”

( 1 American 2 Canadian 3 Filipino 4 German )
1 “ “
2 “ “
3 “ “
4 “ “

2.1 Negative “Hiteibun”

Noun1 wa Noun 2 dewa arimasen. or

Noun1 wa Noun 2 ja arimasen.

Grammar note
“dewa arimasen” or ”ja arimasen” is the negative form of “desu”. “dewa arimasen” is used in for
”ja arimasen” is often used in everyday conversation.

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Examples.
1 Sam is not a teacher. “Sam san wa sensei dewa arimasen.”
or “Sam san wa sensei ja arimasen.”
2 We are not doctors. “Watashi tachi wa isha dewa
arimasen.”
“Watashi tachi wa isha ja arimasen.”

Activity 8 Substitution drills

Change the sentence with underlined words. And read and write them in Japanese.
(1) Mr. Yasuda is not a student.“Yasuda sensei wa gakusei dewa arimasen.”
or“Yasuda sensei wa gakusei ja arimasen.” (1 American2 Filipino330 years old4 carpenter )
1 Mr. Yasuda is not an American. “

“
2“ “
3“ “
4“ “

3.1 Interrogative “Gimon bun”

w
Noun a Noun desuka?
Example
1 Are you American? “ Anata wa Amerika jin
desuka?” Yes, I am. “ Hai, Amerika jin desu.
No, I’m not. “Iie, Amerika jin dewa
arimasen.” or “Iie Amerika
jin ja arimasen.
2 Is Rose a nurse? “Rose san wa kangoshi desuka?”
Yes, she is. “Hai kangoshi desu.”
No, she isn’t. “Iie kangoshi dewa arimasen.
or “Iie kangoshi ja
arimasen.”
Cf. Yes… Hai No… Iie
3 Is Mr. Suzuki is a bank employee, too?
“Suzuki san mo ginkou in desuka?”
No, he is a doctor at Riverside hospital.
“iie, Riverside byouin no isha desu.”
Cf. too “mo” is used when the same thing applies as was stated
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Grammar note
“ka” is a particle. When it is added to the end of the sentence with a rising intonation, it allows yo

Activity 9Translation
Copy English sentences and translate them into Japanese and practice reading loudly.

Are you Ms. Brown? “ “

Yes, I am. “ “
Is he a TUPV student?
No, he isn’t. ““
Is Paula a Japanese? ““
No, she isn’t. “ “
She is a Canadian. “ “
““

Ⅴ Japanese writing 2 (Hiragana)

Look at the Hiragana table and practice reading and

writing. From “T”-row to the “H”-row.

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PROGRESS CHECK

Assignment 1

Copy the sentences below translate them into Japanese and rewrite them into negative
and interrogative.
Example Japanese
You are a dancer. “Anata wa dancer desu.”
(negative) You are not a “Anata wa dancer ja arimasen.”
dancer. (interro.) Are you a “Anata wa dancer desuka?”
dancer? (Yes answer) Yes, I “Hai, dancer desu.”
am. Japanese
“ “
1 Ms An is a singer.
(negative) “ “
(interro.) “ “
(No answer) “ “

2 Mr. Miller is Canadian. “ “

(negative) “ “
(interro.) “ “
(Yes answer) “ “
3 You are a lawyer, “ “
(negative) “ “
(interro.) “ “
(No answer) “ “

Assignment 2
FAMILY INTRODUCTION
Look at the example sentences and introduce your
family. ( father, mother, brothers, sisters and
brandparents)
Examples
English Japanese
I have four in my family. “ Kazoku wa 4 nin
desu.” Cf. family… Kazoku four persons… 4 nin
(yon in)
My father is a farmer. “Chichi wa noufu desu.”
He is 45 years old. “(Kare wa) 45 sai
desu.” My mother is a housewife. “Haha wa shufu desu.”

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She is 42 years old. “(Kanojo wa) 42 sai desu.”

My younger brother is a high school student.
“Otouto wa koukousei desu.”
He is 17 years old.“(Kare wa) 17 sai desu.”

ActivitiesWatashi
from 1 no
to 9kazoku. (My family)
Watashi
Study wellnoand
Kazoku wo shoukai
memorize all and shimasu.
copy them.(IPrepare
will introduce my
to submit.

family.) Chichi wa………

REFERENCE

Haha
The book from wa……….
“Minna no Nihongo 1” Three A Network Co. Ltd.

Ani wa………..

Ane wa……….

Otouto wa……..

Imouto wa……..

Arigatou gozaimashita. (Thank you )

Assignment 3

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LEARNING GUIDE
Week No.: 3
TOPICS

Ⅰ Basic vocabulary words １ (Goi)

Ⅱ Conversation: Date ( month, day, days of the week)

Ⅲ Basic vocabulary words ２ (Goi)

Ⅳ Demonstrative pronoun 1 ( KO, SO, A, DO)

Ⅴ Japanese writing 3 (Hiragana)

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1 learn basic Japanese vocabulary words 1.
2 use the conversation.
3 learn basic Japanese vocabulary words 2.
4 learn [ N. 1 wa N.2 desu] sentence; and use them
cf.N.1 is ‘this , that, it and which’

CONTENT
Note “cf.” means “Pay attention”
I. Basic vocabulary words １ (Goi)

日本語を覚えよう! 安田式
Practice months, week and date until you can say them fluently, and memorize them.
Month (“gatsu”) 安田式
English Japanese
1 January 1 gatsu Ichi gatsu
2 February 2 gatsu Ni gatsu
3 March 3 gatsu San gatsu
4 April 4 gatsu Shi gatsu
5 May 5 gatsu Go gatsu
6 June 6 gatsu Roku gatsu
7 July 7 gatsu Shichi gatsu
/ Nana gatsu
8 August 8 gatusu Hachi gatsu

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9 September 9 gatsu Ku gatsu

10 October 10 gatsu Juu gatsu
11 November 11 gatsu Juuichi gatsu
12 December 12 gatsu Juu ni gatsu
? What month? Nan gatsu?
cf . April… Don’t say “Yon gatsu.”
September… Don’t say “Kyuu gatsu.”

Days of the1 week (“youbi”)

Activity
1) Say months from January to December.
2) Practice reading
Say months fromand memorize
December January. 安田式
to all.
English Japanese
1 Monday Getsu youbi
2 Tuesday Ka youbi
3 Wednesday Sui youbi
4 Thursday Moku youbi
5 Friday Kin youbi
6 Saturday Do youbi
7 Sunday Nichi youbi
? What day of the week Nani youbi?
Nan youbi?
cf. Each day ends with “youbi”. So memorize this phrase,
“Getsu, ka, sui, moku, kin, do, nichi”. You can say 7days quickly.

Activity
Date (“ka”2or “nichi”)
1) Practice reading from “getsuyoubi” to “nichiyoubi’ correctly.
2) Practice reading them within 5 second
and memorize all. correctly. 安田式
Japanese
1 Tsuitachi 17 Juu shichi nichi
2 Futsu ka 18 Juu hachi nichi

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3 Mikka 19 Juu ku nichi

4 Yokka 20 Hatsuka
5 Itsu ka 21 Ni juu ichi nichi
6 Mui ka 22 Ni juu ni nichi
7 Nano ka 23 Ni juu san nichi
8 You ka 24 Ni juu yokka
9 Kokono ka 25 Ni juu go nichi
10 To o ka 26 Ni juu roku nichi
11 Juu ichi nichi 27 Ni juj shichi nichi
12 Juu ni nichi 28 Ni juu hachi nichi
13 Juu san nichi 29 Ni juu ku nichi
14 Juu yokka 30 San juu nichi
15 Juu go nichi 31 San juu ichi nichi
16 Juu roku nichi ? Nan nichi?
cf. 1st day… Don’t say “Ichi ka”. cf. “Ichi nichi” means one
day. cf. From 2 to 10, We put “ka” at the end of the date.
cf. From11 to 31, We put “nichi” at the end of the date.
But 14, 24, We use
“Yokka”. And 20, We use
“Hatuska”.
cf. 4, 14,and 24. Don’t use “yon”.
cf. 9 is “Kokonoka” but 19 is “juu ku nichi”, and 29 is “ni juu ku nichi”

ⅡActivity 3
Conversation: Date ( month, day, days of the week)
1) Practice
Target reading from 1st day to 10th day. (slowly and correctly)
sentences
Memorize them and count them fluently and copy 5times in
Practice reading the conversations below and memorize all.
Japanese.
2) 1Practice readingisfrom
“What month 11th day to 31st day.
it today?” (cf. 14
“(Kyou
th
24th gatsu
wa),Nan
th
and 20desuka?”
) Memorize
“It’s July.”them and count them fluently. “ Shichi gatsu desu.”
cf. What month… “Nan gatsu”. Today: “kyou”
2 “What day of the week is it today?” “(Kyou wa) Nani youbi desuka?
“It’s Monday.” “Getsu youbi desu.”
cf. What day of the week… “Nani youbi”

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3 “What day is it today?” “(Kyou wa) Nan nichi desuka?”

st
“ It’s the 1 day.” “Tsuitachi desu.”
cf. What day… “Nan nichi”
4 (1+2+3)
“What’s the date?”
“(Kyou wa) Nan gatsu, Nan nichi, Nani youbi
desuka?” “It’s Monday, July 1st.” “ Shichi gatsu, tsuitachi, getsuyoubi
desu.”
5 “What day is it today?” “Kyou wa Nan no hi desuka?”
“It’s Sam’s birthday.” “Sam san no tanjoubi desu.”
cf. birthday… ‘tanjoubi”
6 “When is your birthday?” “Anata no tanjoubi wa Itsu
desuka?” “It’s November 12th .” “ 11 gatsu, 12 nichi desu.”
= “Juu ichi gatsu juu ni nichi desu.”
cf. When… “Itsu”

Activity 4
First translate the sentences below into English and copy them all. Next practice reading and memorize the

1) Nan gatsu desuka? Nan nichi

( desuka? )
2) Nani youbi desuka? ( )
3) ( )
4)
Kyou wa Nan gatsu, Nan nichi, Naniyoubi desuka?
( )
Sam san no tanjoubi wa itsu desuka?
5) (
)

Activity 5
Read this message.
Today is Monday, August 10, my father’s birthday Answer the following questions in Japanese and copy

1) Kyou wa Nan nichi desuka? Kyou( wa Nani youbi desuka? )

2) Kyou wa Nan gatsu desuka? ( )
3) ( )
4)
Kyou wa Nan gatsu,Nannichi, Naniyoubi desuka?
( )
5) Kyou wa Nan no hi desuka?( )
Answer the question.

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1) Anata no tanjoubi wa Itsu desuka? ( )

Ⅲ Basic vocabulary words ２ (Goi)

日本語を覚えよう! 安田式
Practice reading and memorize all. 安田式
English Japanese
1 this Kore wa
2 that Are wa
3 it Sore wa
4 pen pen
5 mechanical pencil shaapu penshiru / shaapen
6 ballpoint pen booru pen
7 book hon
8 notebook nooto
9 textbook kyoukasho
10 eraser keshigomu
11 desk tsukue
12 chair isu
13 clock, watch, tokei
14 eyeglasses megane
15 bag kaban
16 cellphone keitai / keetai
17 dictionary jisho
18 magazine zasshi
19 personal organizer techou
20 (credit) card Kaado / credit kaado

“KO, SO, A, Do” Ⅰ

How to use ‘this, that, it’ in Japanese language. Read and study them.
1) ‘This’ means “KORE”… “KORE” refers to something near the speaker.
2) ‘It’ means “SORE”… “SORE” refers to something distane from
both the speaker and listener
3) ‘That’ means “ARE”… “ARE” refers to something near the listener.
4) ‘Which’means “Dochira” or “Docchi”

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Sentence pattern Noun wa Noun desu.

cf. ‘This, that and it’ are often used as the topics of the sentences, so
we add particle “wa” after them.
This……Kore wa , That…..Are wa It…..Sore wa

Read the example sentences and memorize them.

Examples 1.
1 This is a book. “Kore wa hon desu.”
2 That is a cellphone. “Are wa keitai
desu.”
3 It is a mechanical pencil. “ Sore wa shaa pen desu.”
cf. Interrogative and Negative sentences are the same as you studied at “Week 2”

1) Interrogative… “ka” is added at the end of the sentence.

Examles.
Is this a ball point pen? “Kore wa booru pen desuka?”
Yes, it is. “Hai, booru pen desu.”
No, it isn’t. “Iie, booru pen dewa arimasen.”
= “Iie, booru pen ja arimasen.”

2) Negative … “desu” changes “dewa arimase.” or “ja arimasen.”

Examples.
That is not a dictionary. “Sore wa jisho dewa arimasen.”
= “Sore wa jisho ja arimasen.”

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Activity 6 Substitution drills

Translate the English sentences in the first column by changing the underlined words. Refer to the exam

English Japanese
1) This is a bag. “( Kore wa kaban desu. )”
( a. That
b. It )
(That is a bag. )“()”
( It is a bag.)“()”

2) That is a chair. “ (Are wa isu desu. )”

( a. deskb. clock c. eyeglasses d. magazine )
a.(That is a desk. ) b.( That is a“(clock. ) )”
c.( That is a eyeglasses. ) “( )”
d.(That is a magazine. ) “( )”

“()”

Activity 7 Translate the English sentences. interrogative”.

And changeCopy
them
theminto
all. “negative or
English
1) It is an eraser. (negative sentence) It is not an eraser.
Japanese
“()”
“()”

2) That is a personal organizer. (interrogative)“ ()” Is that a personal organizer?“()” Yes, it is.“()”
No, it isn’t.“()”

Level up 1 Another answer. “Soudesu” and “Chigaimasu”

Example 1 Is this a chair? “Kore wa isu desuka?’
Yes, it is. “Hai, sou desu.”

Grammar notes
In a noun sentence, the word “Sou” is often used to answer (In the affirmative) a question requiring
The expression “Hai, soudesu” can be used.

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Example 2 Is that a Japanese textbook?

“Are wa Nihongo no kyoukasho desuka?
No, it isn’t. “ Iie, chigai masu”

Grammar notes
“sou” is not usually used when answering a question in the negative;
It is more common to say “chigai masu” (No, it isn’t.), followed by the correct answer.

Level up 2 Another question 1 A or B? A ka, B

Examle Is this 7 or 9? “Kore wa 7 desuka, 9 desuka?”
It’s a 7. “ 7 desu.”
cf. Don’t answer. “Hai” or “Iie”.!!!

Grammar notes
This is a question asking the listener to choose between two or more Alternatives for the answer. In

Activity 8[ A or B sentence ]
Translate the following sentences into Japanese and copy them all.

1 Is that a pen or pencil? ( )

It’s a pencil. ( )
2 Is this a credit card? ( )
Yes, it is. ( )
3 Is it a desk? ( )
No, it isn’t. ( )

Level up 3 Another question What ? “Nan”

Example What is this? “Kore wa Nan desuka?”
It’s a notebook. “Nooto desu.”
cf. this is not a ‘yes no’ question.

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Activity 9
Translate the following into Japanese and copy them all.

1 What is that? ( )
It’s a cellphone. ( )
2 Is this a book? ( )
No, it isn’t. ( )
What is it? ( )
It’s a textbook. ( )
Ⅲ Basic vocabulary words ２ (Goi)
Practice reading and memorize all.
日本語を覚えよう! 安田式
Practice reading and memorize all. 安田式
Pronouns 1 (possessive) pronoun + noun
English Japanese

1 my watashi no …..
2 your anata no ….
3 his kare no ….
4 her kanojo no ….
5 your( plurals) anata tachi no ….
6 our watashi tachi no ….
7 their kare ra no /kanojo ra no
karetachi no / kaojo tachi no
8 whose dare no ….

Step up 4 Noun 1 + Noun 2 N1 “no”

N2 cf. ‘N1’ indicates who won ‘N2’
Example 1 book “ hon’
2 my book “ watashi no hon”
3 This is my book. “Kore wa watashi no hon
desu. 4 That is Mr. Yasuda’s pen.
“Are wa Yasuda sensei no pen
desu. 5 Whose watch is this? “Kore wa dareno tokei
desuka?” 6 It’s [Link]’s. “Yasuda sensei no tokei
desu.”
or “Yasuda sensei no desu.”

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Grammar notes
“NO” substituting for a noun.
“NO” can be used instead of a noun that has already been mentioned (example 6. Instead of “TOKEI” in examp
example 6, where it comes after the noun Yasuda sensei), it enables N2 “TOKEI” in N1 no N2(“Sam san no kab
for things but not for people.

Practice reading and memorize all.

日本語を覚えよう! 安田式
Practice reading and memorize all. 安田式
Pronouns 2 (possessive)
English Japanese
1 mine watashi no
2 yours nata no
3 his kare no
4 hers kanojo no
5 yours (plurals) anata tachi no
6 ours watashi tachi no
7 theirs kare ra no /kanojo ra no
kare tachi no / kaojo tachi no
8 whose Dare no

Activity 10 Substitution drills

Translate the English sentences in the first column by changing the underlined words.
Refer to the example 1and 2 given above and write your answers on the space and
copy.
That is my watch. “Are wa watashi no tokei desu.”
( a your b his c her d Paula e whose)
a That is your watch. ( )
b That is his watch. ( )
c That is her watch. ( ) d That
( )

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Activity 11
Translate the following sentences into Japanese and copy them all.
e.x. 1 This is your [Link] wa anatano note desu.

= This is yours. Kore wa anata no desu.

2 That is his computer. ( )
= That is his. ( )
3 It is our school. ( )
= It is ours. ( )
4 Is this Sam’s cellphone? ( )
=Is this Sam’s cellphone? ( )
5That is not my credit card. ( )
=That is not mine. ( )
cf. 6 Is it your watch? ()
Yes, it is my watch. ()
= Yes, it’s mine. ()
cf. 7 Whose pen is this?
It’s Maririn’s ( )
=It’s hers. ( )
( )

“Do you understand No 6?”

cf.7 It that Sam’s bag?() No, it isn’t Sam’s.()
It’s Kimura’s.()

Ⅳ Demonstrative pronoun 1 ( KO, SO, A, DO)

“KO, SO, A, Do” Ⅱ KONO, SONO , ANO, DOCHIRANO, (DOCCHINO)

How to use ‘this, that, it’ in Japanese language. Read and study them.
[Link] + noun, Kono+noun 2. That + noun 3. Ano+noun , Sono +noun
cf. “KONO” “SONO” “ANO” modify nouns.
Example
1 This book is mine. “Kono hon wa watashi no desu.”
2 Is that cellphone yours? “Ano keitai wa anatono desuka?”
No, it is not mine. “Iie watashi no dewa arimasen.”
It’s hers. “Kanojo no desu.”

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3 Is this pen [Link]’s? “Kono pen wa Yasuda sensei no

desuka?” Yes, it’s his. “Hai, kare no desu.”

Step up 1. ‘which’ “Dochira or Docchi”

Example
1. Which is your desk? “Dochira ga anatano tsukue desuka?”
“Docchi ga anatano tsukue desuka?”
This is mine. “Kore ga watashi no desu.”
That is mine. “Are ga watashi no desu.”
cf. Instead of particle “wa”, “ga” is used in this sentence.

Activity 12
Look at the examples. Translate the following sentences into Japanese and copy them all.
Example
This is my eraser. “Kore wa watashino keshigomu desu.”
= This eraser is mine. “Kono keshigomu wa watashi no desu.”

“Do you understand the difference?”

1 That is your card. ( )
= That card is yours. ( )
2 Is that bag Angle’s? ( )
Yes. It’s hers. ( )
3 Is this Sam’s car? ( )
cf. car….kuruma
No, it isn’t. ( )
It’s [Link]’s. ( )
4 Is TUPV your university? ( )
cf. university… daigaku
Yes, it is ours. ( )

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Ⅴ Japanese writing 3 (Hiragana)

Look at the Hiragana table at the next page and practice reading and writing,
From Ma-row to the end “n”.

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PROGRESS CHECK

Assignment 1
Answer the questions in Japanese.
1. Anatano tanjoubi wa itsu desuka? ( )
2. Anatano otousan no tanjoubi wa itsudesuka? ( )
3. Kyou wa nan gatsu, nan nichi, nani youbi desuka?
( )
4. Christmas wa itsu desuka? ( )
5. Valentines’s day wa itsudesuka? ( )

Assignment 2
Write the date from 1st to 10th in Japanese.

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Assignment 3
Put into Japanese.
1. This is his magazine. ( )
2. That dictionary is mine. ( )
3. Is it her eraser? ( )
4. Which is Eric’s car, this or that? ( )
5. That is not your book. ( )
Activities
Assignment 4
Study well and memorize all
Write them in Japanese to
sbumit.

REFERENCES
“Minna no Nihongo 1” Three A Network Co. Ltd.

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LEARNING GUIDE
Week No.: 4
TOPICS

Ⅰ Basic vocabulary words １ (Goi)

Ⅱ Conversation: Weather and climate

Ⅲ Basic vocabulary words ２ (Goi)

Ⅳ Demonstrative pronoun Ⅲ ( KO, SO, A,

DO)
Ⅴ Japanese writing 3 (Hiragana)

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES
At the end of the lesson, you must have:
1. used conversational greetings;
2. learned basic Japanese vocabulary words.
3. learned [ N. 1 wa N.2 desu] sentence; and use them

CONTENT
Note “cf.” means “Pay attention”
Character introduction in the module

Yasuda sensei: He explains about new expressions.

He always says ‘Do your best’.
It means “Ganbatte!!” in Japanese.

Jolly chan: She explains what to do on new vocabularies.

She often says, “Memorize all”
It means “Zenbu oboeyou!!” in Japanese.

Ninja kun: He explains about grammar. He often says ‘Read carefully’

It means “Yoku yomu noja!!” In Japanese. Noja is desu.

Takuya san: He always ask you “Do you understand it?”

It means “Wakarimashitaka?” in Japanese.

Chuui Samurai: He always tells you, “Pay attention!!”

It means “Chuui de gozaru!!” in Japanese. “Chuui” is ‘attention’.

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Ⅰ Basic vocabulary words １ (Goi)

日本語を覚えよう! (weather and climate) 安田

Practice reading and memorize all. Next chapter, you study these
words! “Zenbu oboeyou!!”
English Japanese Hiragana Katakana
1 weather tenki / tenkou てんき てんこう テンキ テンコウ
2 sunny hare はれ ハレ
3 rainy ame あめ アメ
4 cloudy kumori くもり クモリ
5 wind kaze かぜ カゼ
6 windy Kaze ga tsuyoi かぜがつよい カゼガツヨイ
7 snowy yuki ゆき ユキ
8 stormy arashi あらし アラシ
9 climate kikou きこう キコウ
10 hot atsui あつい アツイ
11 warm atatakai あたたかい アタタカイ
12 cool suzushii すずしい スズシイ
13 cold samui さむい サムイ
14 season kisetsu きせつ キセツ
15 spring haru はる ハル
16 summer natsu なつ ナツ
17 autumn / fall aki あき アキ
18 winter fuyu ふゆ フユ
19 How ? / What ? Dou desuka? どうですか? ドウデスカ?
20 very totemo とても トテモ
21 not so amari ~ dewa あまり ～では アマリ ～デワ
(used with negative) arimasen ありません アリマセン

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“Chuui de gozaru!!”
cf.1 hot : weather…. Atsui but when it is used as taste, “Karai”
example.. Chilly is hot. “Chilly wa karai desu.”
2 cold: climate… Samui but when it is used to describe things…. Tsumetai
example.. Ice cream is cold. “Ice cream wa tsumetai desu.” correct
“Ice cream wa samui desu.” wrong
3 15,16,17,and18. Memorize 4 seasons together, “Haru, natsu, aki, fuyu”

Ⅱ Conversation 1 : Weather “Noun” wa ‘adjective’ desu.

Read and study how to express the weather in Japanese.

Examples:
1. It is sunny. “Hare desu.”
2. It is cloudy today. “Kyou wa kumori desu.”
cf. today…. “kyou”
3. It is rainy in Talisay today. “Kyou (wa ) Talisay wa ame desu.”
or “Talisay wa kyou (wa) ame Tokyodesu.”
4. Is it sunny in Tokyo today? “Tokyo wa kyou hare
desuka?” Yes, it is. “Hai, hare desu.”
No, it isn’t sunny. “Iie, hare dewa arimasen.”
or “Iie, hare ja arimasen.”
5. It is windy in Cebu. “Cebu wa kaze ga tsuyoi desu.”
Take note!
It is not windy in Bacolod.
“Chuui de gozaru!!” : windy ….kaze ga tsuyoui.
“Bacolod wa kaze ga tsuyokunai desu.” = Correct
Negative form of windy….kaze ga tsuyokunai.
Sentence “Bacolod wa kaze ga tsuyoi dewa arimasen.”

I will explain how to use adjectives in the next lesson.

6. What’s the weather like in Talisay? “Talisay no tenki wa dou desuka?”
= How is the weather in Talisay? “Talisay no tenki wa dou
desuka?” Note that the interrogative pronouns “what” and “how” is “dou” in
Japanese.
That explains why in the given sentences above, the translations are the same.

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Activity 1Substitution drills.

Translate the English sentences in the first column by changing the underlined words. Refer to the example
EnglishJapanese
It is snowy in Japan.“ Nihon wa yuki desu.” 12

21
( a 1 sunny 2 Bago, b 1 cloudy 2 Manilac 1 windy2 New York )
a. It is sunny in Bago. ()
b. It is cloudy in Manila. ()
c. It is windy in New York. ()

Activity 2Translation
Translate the English sentences. And change them into “negative or interrogative”.
English Japanese
1. It is sunny in Australia today. “Kyou Australia wa hare desu.”
Negative It is not sunny in Australia today. ( )
Interro. Is it sunny in Australia today? ( )
Yes, it is. ( )
2. It is rainy in Manbocal. “manbokal wa ame desu.”
Negative It is not rainy in Manbocal. ( )
Interro. Is it rainy in Manbocal? ( )
No, it isn’t. ( )
3 It is stormy in Hawaii. “Hawaii wa arashi desu.”
Negative It is not stormy in Hawaii. ( )
Interro. Is it stormy in Hawaii? ( )
No, it isn’t. ( )
4 What’s the weather like in Talisay?()

III Conversation 2 : Climate “Noun” wa ‘adjective’ desu.

Read and study how to express the climate in Japanese.

Examples:
1. It is hot. “Atsui desu.”
2. It is warm today. “Kyou wa atatakai desu.”
3. It is cool in Manbocal today. “Kyou (wa ) Manbocal wa suzushii desu.”
or “Manbocal wa kyou (wa) suzushii desu.”

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4. Is it cold in Tokyo today? “Tokyo wa kyou samui

desuka?” Yes, it is. “Hai, samui desu.”

Grammar note: How to use adjectives in the sentence 1. ‘hot, warm, cool, cold and windy’ are adjectives.
They are “ atsui, satatakai, suzushii,samui and kazegatsuyoi ”. They all end with “I” [Link] it is called “
Affirmative [Link] at the examples 1. 2. 3.
Interrogative sentences. Look at the example 4.
But…… About negative sentences, pay attention, and read below.

“Chuui de gozaru!!”
The non-past negative of an “I” adjective is formed by dropping the final sound “I” and attaching “kunai”
Example:
atsuiatsukunai

….. “i” …. .“kunai”

[Link] is not hot in Canada. “Canada wa atsukunai desu.”

[Link] is not cold in Philippines. “Philippines wa samukunai desu.”

Activity 3 Translation
Translate
“Zenbu the English sentences.
oboeyou!!” And change them into “negative or interrogative”.
Use of adjectives
Englishand memorize all adjectives below.
Practice reading Japanese
1. For
It isexample:
hot in summer
atsui,inatsukunai.
the USA. “America
Samui, no natsu wa atsui desu.”
samukunai
Interro.:
“I” Is it hot in summer in the USA.? (
adjective ) Yes,
( )
Non-past affirmatives (…..i ) Non-past negative (…..kunai )
Negative: It is not hot in winter in Japan. ( )
2 It is warm in spring in Japan. “Nihon no haru wa atatakai desu.”
Interro.:Is it cold in spring in Japan? ( ) No,
( )
Negative: It is not cool in winter in Japan. ( )

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hot Atsu i Atsu kunai

warm Atataka i Atataka kunai
cool Suzushi i Suzushi kunai
cold Samu i / Tsumeta i Samu kunai / Tsumeta kunai
windy Kazegatsuyo i Kazegatsuyo kunai
cf. There are two kinds of adjectives.
The other is “NA” adjectives. Let’s study it next lesson.

Level up 1: ‘very’ “totemo” / ‘not so’ “amari….kunai”

Examples 1. It is very hot in Talisay. “Talisay wa totemo atsui
desu.”
2. It is not so cold in Osaka. “Osaka wa amari samukunai desu.”
Level up 2: How is the climate? “Kikou wa dou desuka?”
Example 1. How is the climate in Tokyo? “Tokyo no kikou wa dou
desuka?” It is cold in winter. “Fuyu wa samui desu.”
It is warm in spring. “Haru wa atatakai desu.”
It is hot in summer. “natsu wa atsui desu.”
It is cool in autumn. “Aki wa suzushii desu.”
Activity 4 Q and A.
Answer the questions in Japanese.
1 “kyou no Talisay no tenki wa dou desuka?”()
2 “Bacolod wa atsui desuka?” ()
3 “Philippines no kikou wa dou desuka?” ()

IV Basic vocabulary words ２ (Goi)

Practice reading and memorize all. Next chapter, you study these words !
“Zenbu oboeyou!!”

日本語を覚えよう! Place and direction 安田式

English Japanese
1 here, this place koko
2 there, that place near the listner soko
3 that place over there asoko
4 where, what place doko
5 this way, kochira
this place (polite equivalent of ‘koko’)
6 that way sochira

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that place near the listener (polite equivalent of ‘soko’)

7 that way achira
that plcae over there (polite equivalent of ‘asoko’)
8 which way, dochira
where (polite equivalent of ‘doko’)
9 classroom kyoushitsu
10 dining room, canteen shokudou
11 office jimushitsu
12 conference room, meeting room kaigishitsu
13 reception desk uketsuke
14 room heya
15 toilet, rest room toire, ote arai
16 staircase kaidan
17 lift, elevator elevator
18 escalator escalator
19 vending machine jidou hanbaiki
20 lobby robii
21 company kaisha
22 house, home uchi, ie
23 second floor, third floor ni kai san kai
[Link] …“kai” 1st floor…”Ikkai” 2nd floor…ni kai 3rd floor… yon kai

V Demonstrative pronoun ➀ ( KO, SO, A, DO)

Grammar note :Read the following explanations carefully.

The demonstratives: “koko”, “soko” ,“asoko” refer to the place. “koko” indicates the place where the s
“soko” indicates the place where the listener is.
“asoko”indicates a place distant from both the speaker and listener.

“kochira”, “Sochira”, and “achira” refer to direction and can be also used as politer-sounding alternaa

When the speaker regards the listener as sharing his/her territory, the place Where they they both are
In this situation, “soko” indicates a place lightly distant from where they both are, and “asoko” somew

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Read the following sentenes carefully and memorize them.

Sentence pattern: ‘Noun wa ‘plac desu.
Examples:
1. The canteen is over there. “Shokudou wa asoko desu.”
2. Mr. Yasuda is in the classroom. “Yasuda sensei wa kyoushitsu desu.”
3. The toilet is on the second floor. “Toire wa nikai desu.”
4. Is this Tokyo? “Koko wa Tokyo
desuka?” Yes, it is. “Hai, sou desu.’
No, it isn’t. “Iie, chigaimasu.”
5 Where is the meeting room? “Kaigishitsu waDoko
desuka?” It’s on the third floor. “San kai desu.”

Grammar note: how to use ‘where?’ and ‘which direction?’ “Doko” is used for asking ‘where?’ and
“Dochira” for ‘Which direction?’.

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cf. “Dochira”can also be used for asking ‘Where?’, in which case

it is politer than “Doko”.

Example
1. Where is the reception desk? “Uketsuke wa doko desuka?”
It’s over there. “Asoko desu.”
2. Where is the elevator? “ Elevator wa dochira
desuka?” It’s in that direction. “Achira desu.”

Grammar note: “Doko” and “Dochira” are also used for asking the name of the country, compan
“Dochira” is politer than “Doko”.

Examples:
1. What school do you go to? “Gakkou wa doko desuka?”
I go to TUPV. “TUPV desu.”
2. What company do you work for? “Kaisha wa dochira
desuka?” I work for Robinson. “Robinson desu.”
Level up 1
3. Where is this computer made? “Kore wa doko no computer desuka?”
= What company is this computer made by?
It’s made in Japan. “Nihon no computer desu.”
It’s made by TUPV company. “TUPV kaisha no computer desu.’

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Activity 5 Translation
Put into Japanese.
English Japanese
1. Where is your mother? ( )
She is at home. ( )
2. Where is your father? ( )
He is in Japan. ( )
3. Where is the escalator? ( )
It’s here. ( )
4. Where is the TUPV? ( )
It’s in Talisay in Negros. ( )
5. Where is the bag? ( )
It’s on the second floor. ( )
6. Where is the book? ( )
It’s on the 5th floor. ( )
Where is the vending machine? ( )
Where is the lift? ( )
It’s in that direction.(over there) ( )
7. Where is this watch made? ( )
It’s made in Philippines. ( )
8. What university do you go to? ( )
I go to TUPV in Talisay. ( )

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VI Japanese writing 4 (Hiragana)

This is the 4th week of Hiragana study, so review reading and writing all you studied
from the Hiragana

PROGRESS CHECK

Assignment 1

Answer the activities 1-5, and write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Assignment 2

Copy all the vocabulary in Japanese.

Copy all the activities in Japanese.
Prepare to submit them.

REFERENCE
“Minna no Nihongo 1” Three A Network Co. Ltd.

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