Japanese Language Basics

• The slides are for a Japanese Language Class, 15th batch (boys).
• Term 2 starts on the 2nd of February (Sunday).

Greetings at the beginning of class (aisatsu)

• "Kiritsu!" means "Stand up!".
• "Ki o tsuke!" means "attention!".
• "Ree!" means "bow".
• "Yoroshiku onegaishimasu" is a common greeting.

Schedule for G9 Boys:

• Monday: MBZ Boys from 3:20 – 4:50pm
• Thursday: Bani Yas Boys from 3:20 – 4:50pm
• Sunday: All Boys @ Bani Yas from 2:00 – 3:30pm

Greetings

• "げんきですか?" means "How are you?".
• "はい、げんきです!" means "Yes, I'm fine!".
• "いいえ、げんきじゃないです." means "No, I'm not fine.".

Classroom Vocabulary

• "Sensee" means teacher.
• "Kyooshitsu" means classroom.
• "Gakusee" means student.
• "Kyookasho" means textbook.

Useful phrases in the classroom

• "Jugyoo o hajimemasu" means "Let's begin the class".
• "Wakarimashita" means "I understood".
• "Wakarimasen" means "I don't understand".
• "Jugyoo o owarimasu" means "Class is over".
• "Sensee, "[word]" tte doo yuu imi desu ka." means "Teacher, what does "[word]" mean?".
• "Moo ichido onegaishimasu" translates to "One more time, please".
• "Moo sukoshi yukkuri itte kudasai" means "Please speak more slowly".
• "Chotto shitsureeshimasu" means "Excuse me for a moment".
• "Yasumimasu" translates to "I'm going to take a break".
• "Sumimasen. Okuremasu." means "Sorry, I'm late".

What will be covered in this lesson

• Review of previously studied material
• Reading the calendar
• Katakana
• Japanese Expression / Culture

Reading the calendar

• Days of the week
  • Monday is "げつようび" (getsuyoubi)
  • Tuesday is "かようび" (kayoubi)
  • Wednesday is "すいようび" (suiyoubi)
  • Thursday is "もくようび" (mokuyoubi)
  • Friday is "きんようび" (kinyoubi)
  • Saturday is "どようび" (doyoubi)
  • Sunday is "にちようび" (nichiyoubi)
• Months
  • January is "いちがつ" (ichigatsu)
  • February is "にがつ" (nigatsu)
  • March is "さんがつ" (sangatsu)
  • April is "しがつ" (shigatsu)
  • May is "ごがつ" (gogatsu)
  • June is "ろくがつ" (rokugatsu)
  • July is "しちがつ" (shichigatsu)
  • August is "はちがつ" (hachigatsu)
  • September is "くがつ" (kugatsu)
  • October is "じゅうがつ" (juugatsu)
  • November is "じゅういちがつ" (juuichigatsu)
  • December is "じゅうにがつ" (juunigatsu)
• Dates
  • 1st is "ついたち" (tsuitachi)
  • 2nd is "ふつか" (futsuka)
  • 3rd is "みっか" (mikka)
  • 4th is "よっか" (yokka)
  • 5th is "いつか" (itsuka)
  • 6th is "むいか" (muika)
  • 7th is "なのか" (nanoka)
  • 8th is "ようか" (yooka)
  • 9th is "ここのか" (kokonoka)
  • 10th is "とおか" (tooka)
  • 11th is "じゅういちにち" (juuichinichi)
  • 12th is "じゅうににち" (juuninichi)
  • 13th is "じゅうさんにち" (juusannichi)
  • 14th is "じゅうよっか" (juuyokka)
  • 15th is "じゅうごにち" (juugonichi)
  • 16th is "じゅうろくにち" (juurokunichi)
  • 17th is "じゅうしちにち" (juushichinichi)
  • 18th is "じゅうはちにち" (juuhachinichi)
  • 19th is "じゅうくにち" (juukunichi)
  • 20th is "はつか" (hatsuka)
  • 21st is "にじゅういちにち" (nijuuichinichi)
  • 22nd is "にじゅうににち" (nijuuninichi)
  • 23rd is "にじゅうさんにち" (nijuusannichi)
  • 24th is "にじゅうよっか" (nijuuyokka)
  • 25th is "にじゅうごにち" (nijuugonichi)
  • 26th is "にじゅうろくにち" (nijuurokunichi)
  • 27th is "にじゅうしちにち" (nijuushichinichi)
  • 28th is "にじゅうはちにち" (nijuuhachinichi)
  • 29th is "にじゅうくにち" (nijuukunichi)
  • 30th is "さんじゅうにち" (sanjuuninichi)
  • 31st is "さんじゅういちにち" (sanjuuichinichi)

Hiragana Writing System

• The hiragana characters are presented by the "gojuon" system.

Katakana Writing System

• Katakana has the following characteristics
  • Straight and Angular Shape
  • Same Pronunciation as Hiragana
• Katakana use cases
  • For Foreign Words
  • For Foreign Names and Places
• Use the "-" Symbol to Indicate Long Vowels

List of Katakana with example words

• "a" is ア
• "i" is イ
• "u" is ウ
• "e" is エ
• "o" is オ
• "ka" is カ
• "ki" is キ
• "ku" is ク
• "ke" is ケ
• "ko" is コ
• "sa" is サ
• "shi" is シ
• "su" is ス
• "se" is セ
• "so" is ソ

Examples of Katakana words

• "aisu" (アイス) which is "ice cream."
• "ika" (イカ) which is "squid."
• "oashisu" (オアシス) which means "oasis."
• "kiui" (キウイ) which means "kiwi."
• "keeki" (ケーキ) which means "cake."
• "sukii" (スキー) which means "ski."

This lesson covers basic Japanese phrases, greetings, and katakana. It includes understanding classroom commands, responding to greetings, and asking about dates. The lesson also focuses on characteristics of katakana and the use of small tsu.