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Basic Nihongo 1 Lesson 1

This document discusses learning the Japanese language. It aims to familiarize learners with the different aspects of Japanese, including learning hiragana and katakana characters, vocabulary for daily conversations, and sentence construction. Learners will apply what they learn through exercises in writing, reading, listening and speaking. The goal is for learners to feel comfortable communicating in Japanese.

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Basic Nihongo 1 Lesson 1

This document discusses learning the Japanese language. It aims to familiarize learners with the different aspects of Japanese, including learning hiragana and katakana characters, vocabulary for daily conversations, and sentence construction. Learners will apply what they learn through exercises in writing, reading, listening and speaking. The goal is for learners to feel comfortable communicating in Japanese.

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▪ To familiarize with the different aspects of Japanese Language

▪ To learn the characters used in the language to study


▪ To learn different vocabularies to be used in daily conversations
▪ To learn how to construct sentences used in daily conversations
▪ To apply the things learned in different exercises such as writing, reading, listening
and speaking
▪ To present oneself using the language comfortably and confidently
▪ Introduction to Nihongo
▪ To learn the basic characters used in Nihongo -
Hiragana and Katakana
▪ To apply the characters through learning/writing
basic vocabularies
▪ To do writing and reading exercises for better
understanding of the characters
▪ Japanese or Nihongo is the national language of Japan
Chinese vs. Japanese

Korean vs. Japanese


▪ Various dialects are
present – although
grammatically the same,
the accent is different.
▪ Japanese language lacks
gender – Male and
Female honorifics are
almost similar.
▪ Politeness is highly
observed when learning
Japanese language
especially when used in
daily conversations.
Hiragana
▪ one of three character
sets used in the Japanese
language.
▪ Each Hiragana letter
represents particular syllable.
Letter itself has no meaning.
▪ Hiragana is used widely to
form a sentence.
1A. Hiragana Chart 1B. Hiragana: Other Syllables
1C. Hiragana Combined Sounds
Useful Expressions
Hiragana Romaji English
はい Hai Yes
いいえ Iie No
おねがい します Onegai Shimasu Please
こんにちわ Konnichiwa Hello / Good Afternoon
おはよう ございます Ohayou Gozaimasu Good Morning
はじめまして Hajimemashite Nice to Meet You
もしもし Moshi Moshi Hello (through phone)
すみません Sumimasen Sorry / Excuse Me
ありがとう Arigatou Thank you
ごめんなさい Gomennasai I’m Sorry (Casual/Common)
Pronouns
Hiragana Romaji English
わたし Watashi I, Me (General)
あなた Anata You
かのじょ Kanojyo Her
かれ Kare Him
ぼく Boku I, Me (Male - Formal)
おれ Ore I, Me (Male – Informal/Casual)
Numbers
Hiragana Romaji English

いち Ichi One
に Ni Two
さん San Three
よん／し Yon / Shi Four
ご Go Five
ろく Roku Six
なな／しち Nana / Shichi Seven
はち Hachi Eight
きゅう Kyuu Nine
じゅう Juu Ten
Jobs
Hiragana Romaji English
せんせい／きょうし Sensei / Kyoushi Teacher
がくせい Gakusei Student
いしゃ／せんせい Isha / Sensei Doctor
かいしゃいん Kaishain Office Worker
てんいん Tenin Shop Assistant
けいさつ Keisatsu Police
しゅふ Shufu Housewife
Katakana
▪ one of three characters used in
the Japanese language.
▪ Katakana is a phonetic alphabet -
each letter represents the sound
of a syllable (like English ABC).
Letter itself has no meaning.
▪ Katakana and Hiragana represent
exactly the same set of sounds.
▪ Katakana is used mostly for
foreign loan words.
1A. Katakana Chart 1B. Katakana: Other Syllables
1C. Katakana: Combined Words
1A. Katakana Chart 1B. Katakana: Other Syllables
Common Barrowed Words
Katakana Romaji English
コーヒー Koーhiー Coffee
テブル Teburu Table
ジャケット Jaketto Jacket
カップ Kappu Cup
ノート No-to Notebook
トイレット Toiretto Toilet
キャメラ Kyamera Camera
レストラン Resutoran Restaurant
ビール Biーru Beer

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