MODULE 1 | LESSON 1 - JAPANESE LANGUAGE (Always start with surname)

: AN INTRODUCTION
3.) DESU- copula verb/ linking verb (am, is,
NIHON- Japanese Word for Japan are) in future tense (will be)

GO- means “Language of” Used to end the sentence (to

make it formal)
Words to remember :
4.) WATASHI WA ____ KARA KIMASU- used
SENSEI- teacher
to tell where you come from
KUN- young boy
Means “FROM” Means
CHAN- young girl “COME”

SAN- Mr. and Ms. EX: WATASHI WA NEW DANGLAYAN KARA

KIMASU. (I COME FROM NEW DANGLAYAN)

MODULE 1 | LESSON 2 – INTRODUCING

ONESELF IN JAPANESE Module 1 | Lesson 3 – Useful Daily Expressions
and Greetings
HAJIMEMASHITE,

WATASHI WA ___ DESU.,

Good Morning Ohayou Gozaimasu
WATASHI WA ___ KARA KIMASU, and
* used from sunrise until about 10 in the morning
DOUZO YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU
Good Afternoon Konnichiwa

* used from 10 in the morning until sundown

1.) HAJIMEMASHITE - used to begin the
; also means “hello”
introduction.
Good evening. Konbanwa.
(HAJIMARU) - “to begin with”
Good night Oyasumi
HAJIMEMASHITE- "I am meeting you for the first
Nasai.
time, nice to meet you"
Thank you very much Doumo
for others it’s "HOW DO YOU Arigatou Gozaimasu.
DO?"
You are welcome. Dou itashimashite.

How are you? Ogenki desuka.

2.) WATASHI WA ___ DESU – used in saying
your name I’m fine. Genki desu.

(for blank) Excuse me. Sumimasen.

Replace it with your name Please wait for a while. Chotto
Ex: Watashi wa Macalalad, Donita Rose matte kudasai.
desu.
Sorry, I am late. Osoku natte CRITERIA IN MAKING DIALOGUE
sumimasen.
Content- 15
Congratulations! Omedetou
Application of Daily Expressions and Greetings -
Gozaimasu.
15
Happy Birthday Otanjoubi
Proper Pronunciation 10
Omedetou Gozaimasu.
Creativity 10
Goodbye. Sayounara
Total Points: 50 pts.
* used when you will not see the other person
for

quite a while

See you again. Mata

aimashou.

Take care. Ki wo tsukete.

What is your name? Onamae wa nan

desuka.

How old are you? Nansai desuka.

What is it? Nan desuka.

Where is it ? Doko desuka.

Who is it? Dare desuka.

When is it ? Itsu desuka.

Why/Why is it? Doushite desuka.

How is it? Dou desuka.

How much is it? Ikura desuka.

Do you understand? Wakarimasu ka.

Module 2 | Lesson 1 – Numbers in Japanese
I don’t understand. Wakarimasen.
Numbers 1-10
I am sorry. Gomen nasai.
One
ichi
"sumimasen"- basically means “Excuse me”
Two
(for politeness and courtesy) ni
thankyou, I’m sorry, Sorry? (pardon?)
Three
san
Four 50- GOJUU
yon, yo, shi

Five
21 up to 99 (JUST LIKE THIS) first number + juu
go
+ second number
Six 21- NIJUUICHI
roku
22- NIJUUNI
Seven
23- NIJUUSAN
nana, shichi
24- NIJUUYON
Eight
hachi 25- NIJUUGO

Nine
kyuu, ku
Module 2 | Lesson 2 – Telling One’s Age,
Ten Nationality and Profession
juu 1. Subject wa N desu.

• subject of the sentence

is a person (noun or
pronoun)
Numbers 11-19 juu + second number
• the subject is followed
11- JUUICHI
by the subject marker
12- JUUNI particle “wa”.

13- JUUSAN ▪ N tells something about the

subject it can be subject’s
14- JUUYON
name, age, nationality or
15- JUUGO profession.

16- JUUROKU

17- JUUNANA

18- JUUHATCHI

19- JUUKYUU Example : 1.1 Watashi wa Grace

desu. (I am Grace.)

20, 30, 40, 50 etc, first number + juu

SUBJECT N (name of
20- NIJUU
SUBJECT)
30- SANJUU

40- YONJUU
 1.2 Satou san wa Watashi wa juunanasai desu. (I am 17
kenkyuusha desu. (Mr. Satou is a researcher.) years old.)

2. Subject wa N ja arimasen.
SUBJECT N (profession of
• JA ARIMASEN is the present/
SUBJECT)
future negative form of “desu”. It’s
equivalent to “am not”, “is not”,
“are not” and “will not be”.
1.3Yamada san wa Nihonjin
desu.(Ms. Yamada is Japanese. ) • JA ARIMASEN is used in daily
conversation. It may be DEWA
ARIMASEN in formal speech or
writing.
SUBJECT N (nationality of
SUBJECT)
Example : Watashi wa isha ja arimasen.
( I am not a doctor.)
• JIN – is added after the
3. Subject wa N desu ka.
name of a country means
“national of”. Ex : • KA is a question marker. It is
American -Amerikajin added at the end of a sentence to
form a question. KA after Subject
• SAI- refers to age. It is
wa N desu forms an interrogative
added after the number
statement.
that represents the age of a
person

Ex: 17 years old is JUUNANASAI. Example : Yamadasan wa Nihonjin desu.

• If one’s age is 8 or ends in 8 ( Ms.

(18 years, 28 years old etc), Yamada is Japanese.)
this is an exception.
Yamadasan wa
Instead of saying
Nihonjin desu ka.
HACHISAI, 8 years old is
HASSAI, 28 years old is ( Is Ms.
NIJUUHASSAI etc. Yamada Japanese ? )

• “NANSAI DESU KA.” – • “Subject wa N desu ka” is a

used to ask one’s age question answerable by YES (HAI)
or a NO (IIE).
Example : Anata wa nansai desu ka. (How old are
you?) Example : Yamadasan wa Nihonjin desu ka.

(Is Ms. Yamada Japanese?)

Answer : If YES, say ( write ) : ( Ms. Satou is also Japanese.)

Hai, + Subject wa N desu. • If the particle MO ( ) is used to

ask a question, the following
(Hai, Yamadasan wa Nihonjin desu.)
answer patterns are observed :
Or Hai, + N desu.
Example : Yamadasan wa Nihonjin desu.
(Hai, Nihonjin desu.)
Satousan mo Nihonjin desu ka.
(Both answers mean “Yes, Ms. Yamada is
(Ms. Yamada is
Japanese.)
Japanese. Is Ms. Satou Japanese too? )

If YES : Hai, Satousan mo Nihonjin desu.

If your answer is NO, say (write) :
If NO : Iie, Satousan wa Nihonjin ja arimasen.
Iie, + Subject wa N ja arimasen.

(Iie,
Yamadasan wa Nihonjin ja arimasen.)
4. N1 (no) N2
Or Iie, + N ja arimasen.

(Iie, Nihonjin • NO ( ) is a particle used to

ja arimasen.) connect two words to form the
possessive.
( Both answers mean “No, Ms. Yamada
is not Japanese.) • “Yamada san” is Mr. or Ms.
Yamada,
4. The Particle MO ( )
“Yamada san no “ Mr./Ms.
• The particle MO ( ) is added
Yamada’s.
after a topic / subject , it is read as
“wa” when the statement (
predicate) about the topic is the
Example : IMC shain ( employee of IMC or
same as the predicate in the
IMC’s employee)
previous statement.
Batangasu Daigaku gakusei (
• The particle MO ( ) is equivalent
student of UB or UB’s student)
to “too” or “also”.

Example : Yamadasan wa Nihonjin desu.

( Ms. Yamada is Japanese.)

Satousan mo ( )
Nihonjin desu.
 Business Card
meishi
Module 3 | Lesson 1 Demonstrative Words in
the Japanese Language Card
ka-do
Demonstrative words - words used to point at
or refer to persons, places or things/ objects. Telephone Card
When used as the subject of the sentence, the terehon ka-
demonstrative is a noun. But when it do
accompanies a noun, it functions as an Pencil
adjective. empitsu

Ballpen
Demonstrative pronoun- kore, sore, are Subj bo-rupen
(It can stand alone)= kore, sore, are Mechanical Pencil
Demonstrative Adjective- kono, sono, ano sha-pu
Subj + noun (It can’t stand alone) kono, sono, penshiru
ano Key
kagi

This (thing here) Watch, clock

kore tokei

That (thing near you) Umbrella

sore kasa

That (thing over there) Bag

are kaban

Book Cassette tape

hon kasetto te-pu

Dictionary Tape recorder

jisho te-pu reko-
da-
Magazine
zasshi Television
terebi
Newspaper
shinbun Radio
rajio
Notebook
no-to Camera
kamera
Pocket Notebook
techou
 Computer DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES - cannot be
kompyu-ta- used alone as subjects of sentences,if you
use this it has to be followed by a noun (the
Car
name of the thing or object that is being
jidousha
referred to)
Desk
KONO - thing near to the speaker
tsukue
SONO - thing near to the listener
Chair
isu ANO - thing far from speaker and listener

Chocolate Ex: Kono hon wa watashi no desu. ( This book

chokore-to is mine.)

Coffee SOU DESU / SOU JA ARIMASEN

ko-hi- The word "SOU" may be used to answer a
Wallet question.
saifu It may be an affirmative or negative answer.
What "HAI, SOU DESU” - Affirmative
nan
"IIE, SOU JA ARIMASEN" - Negative
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS - used to point
Example : Kore wa kagi desu ka. (Is
at things
this a key?)
KORE - thing near to the speaker
…Hai, kagi desu. (Yes, that is a key.)
SORE - thing near to the listener
Or …Hai, sou desu. (Yes, it is so.)
ARE - thing far from speaker and listener

Kore, Sore and Are may be used as subjects of

Kore wa bo-rupen desu ka. (Is this a ball pen?)
sentences (CAN USED ALONE)
… Iie, bo-rupen ja arimasen. (No, that is not a
“Subject wa N desu”
ball pen.)

Or … Iie, sou ja arimasen. (No, it is not

KORE, SORE, ARE is the object referred to so.)

Example : Kore wa hon desu. ( This is a Module 4 |Lesson 1 – Interrogative Words

book.)
An Interrogative word is a function word
Sore wa hon desu. (That is a book.) which we use to ask a question.
Are wa hon desu. (That over there is a book.) DARE

DOKO
DOCHIRA Room
heya
NAN
Toilet, Restroom
toire(otearai)
Vocabulary:
Staircase
Here, this place kaidan
koko
Elevator
There, that place near you erebe-ta-
soko
Escalator
That place over there esukare-ta-
asoko
Church
Where, what place kyoukai
doko
Country
This way okuni
kochira
Company
That way kaisha
sochira
House, home
That way over there uchi
achira
Telephone, telephone call
Which way denwa
dochira
Shoes
Classroom kutsu
kyoushitsu
Necktie
Dining hall, canteen nekutai
shokudou
Wine
Office wain
jimusho
Tobacco, cigarette
Conference room tabako
kaigishitsu
Counter (in a department store)
Reception desk uriba
uketsuke
Basement
Lobby chika
robi-
What floor
~kai(~gai)
Italy
Itaria
Example : Tanaka san wa kyoushitsu desu,
Switzerland (Mr. Tanaka is in the classroom.)
Suisu
Denwa wa jimusho desu. (The
telephone is in the office.)

ADDITIONAL DEMONSTRATIVE:

KOKO, SOKO, ASOKO - used when referring to The Interrogative Word “DARE”
places
“DARE” is an interrogative word means
KOKO – this place (near to the speaker) “WHO”

SOKO – that place (near to the listener) “DARE” - drop it and replace with your
answer
ASOKO – that place over there (far from
speaker and listener) When “DARE” is followed by the
particle “NO”, it becomes “WHOSE”.
KOCHIRA, SOCHIRA AND ACHIRA- used when
referring to directions Example : Kore wa dare no hon
desu ka. (Whose book is this?)
KOCHIRA - this way (near to the speaker)
Kore wa Yamada san
SOCHIRA - that way (near to the listener)
no hon desu. (This is Mr. Yamada’s book.)
ACHIRA - that way over there (far from speaker
The word “DARE” is being replaced by
and listener)
YAMADA SAN.
Example: Koko wa kyoushitsu desu. (This is
The Interrogative Word “NAN”
the classroom.)
“NAN” – equivalent to WHAT.
Kyoushitsu wa koko desu. (The
classroom is this place.) “Subject wa nan no N desu ka.” (sectence
pattern)
Erebe-ta wa sochira desu. (The
elevator is that way.) • the subject may be KORE, SORE, or
ARE
Koko, Soko and Asoko may also be used to tell
where a person or an object is. • N is an object

Example : Tanaka san wa asoko desu. (Mr. • “nan no” is “WHAT KIND OF~” in
Tanaka is over there.) English

To answer: drop NAN and replace it with your

answer
“Subject wa N desu.”, the subject may be a
person or object while the N tells where the
subject is.
 For our example, please consider the “DOKO” or “DOCHIRA is also used to ask the
picture : name of a country, company,

school or any place or organization a person

belongs to. “NAN” (what) cannot be used.

Example : Anata no gakkou wa doko desu ka.

(What is the name of your school?)

Watashi no gakkou wa Batangasu

Question: “KORE WA NAN NO HON DESU Daigaku desu. (My school is University of
KA.” (“WHAT KIND OF BOOK IS THIS?”) Batangas.)
“KORE WA NIHONGO NO HON DESU.” Okuni wa dochira desu ka. (What
(THIS IS A JAPANESE/ JAPANESE LANGUAGE country are you from?)
BOOK)
Okuni wa Firipin desu. (My country is
The Interrogative Word “DOKO” and Philippines.)
“DOCHIRA”

DOKO - WHERE
INTERROGATIVE “Subject wa doko no N desu ka.” -
DOCHIRA – the question uses DOKO (where) , it is
WHICH DIRECTION followed by the particle NO plus an N (an
object or a product)

Subject wa doko no N desu ka.” – in this

To answer : “drop DOKO or DOCHIRA and
pattern we would like to find our WHERE the N
replace your answer, can be the specific
(object/product) is manufactured or made
name of a place or a demonstrative pronoun
referring to a place or direction.. To answer: drop the DOKO and replace it with
the name of the place (country, most of the
Example : Otearai wa doko desu ka. (Where
time) where the N (object/product) is made.
is the restroom?)
Reminder: Aside from the name of the place,
Otearai wa asoko desu. (The
the name of the company and even brand
restroom is over there.)
name may be used to answer the question.
Erebe-ta- wa dochira desu ka.
For our example:
(Which way to the elevator?)

Erebe-ta- wa achira desu. (The

elevator is that way over there.)
To ask say (write): KATAKANA

“Kore wa doko no kaban desu ka.” (Where is Katakana

the bag made from?)
means “fragmentary kana”- is characterized
Answer: by short, straight strokes and angular corners.

“Kore wa AMERIKA no kaban desu.” (The bag is - used when writing down names of people,
made from America) and things that are not of Japanese origin, if
your name is not a Japanese name, use
Katakana.
1. You want to show your gratitude to your
The Long Vowel Sound
friend, what expression would you use?
simple dash ( ー ) – use to produce long vowel
2. You want to congratulate you cousin for
sounds
passing the board exam
Example:
3. You accidentally bump your friend,
what will you say. • メール (me-ru) - email
4. You want to ask for location in • ケーキ (ke-ki) - cake
Japanese, how will you ask?

5. You want to know who is it. What

phrase will you use?

6. You will say goodbye to your sister.

What expression will you say?

7. It’s your father’s birthday, how ill you

greet him?

8. You want to say take care in Japanese.

9. You want to say you are welcome in

Japanese.
Verb Masu
Vocabulary

Get up, wake up okimasu

Sleep, go to bed nemasu
Work hatarakimasu
Take a rest yasumimasu
Study benkyoushimasu
Finish owarimasu
Department Store depa-to
Bank ginkou
Post Office yuubinkyoku
Library toshokan
Art museum bijutsukan
Now ima
Morning asa
Daytime, noon hiru
Night, Evening ban (yoru)

Day before yesterday ototoi

Yesterday kinou
Today kyou
Tomorrow ashita
Day after tomorrow asatte
This morning kesa
This evening, tonight konban
Rest, holiday yasumi
Lunchtime hiruyasumi
Every morning maiasa
Every night maiban
Everyday mainichi
Number bangou
What number nanban
From ~ ~kara
Up to~, until~ ~made
And ~ to ~

To conjugate verbs in the Japanese language, drop

~MASU (present-positive form)
~MASEN (present-negative form)

~MASHITA (past-positive form)

~MASENDESHITA (past-negative form).

VERB TENSE POSITIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM

PRESENT / FUTURE hatarakiMASU hatarakiMASEN

PAST hatarakiMASHITA hatarakiMASENDESHITA

For the copula DESU, different forms are :

VERB TENSE POSITIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM

PRESENT / FUTURE Desu ja arimasen

PAST Deshita ja arimasen deshita

For our sentence patterns : 1. Subject wa nanji ni verb ka.

1. Subject wa Verb. • This is another question. This question uses the interrogative word NANJI
which in English is “What time“.
• In this declarative sentence pattern, the subject is a person (noun or
pronoun). The verb, is one of the six verbs introduced in the lesson. • Take note that after nanji, the particle NI is used.

• In this sentence pattern, you will be able to tell what the subject does, did • To answer, replace NANJI with the specific time a particular action
or will do. happens, happened or will happen.

Example : 1.1 Mainichi, Yamada san wa hatarakimasu. (Positive form in Example : 3.1 Anata wa nanji ni okimasu ka.
present tense of the verb) - Hatarakimasen
(Every day, Ms. Yamada works.) (What time do you get up / wake up?)

. . . Watashi wa gozen goji ni okimasu.

1.2Ashita, Yamada san wa hatarakimasu. (Positive form in
future tense of the verb) - Hatarakimasen (I get up/wake up at 5 a.m.)
(Tomorrow, Ms. Yamada will work.)
Take note, that after the specific time which answers NANJI, the
particle NI is also used.
1.3Yamada san wa hatarakimasen. (Negative form in future tense
of the verb) - hatarakimasu
(Ms. Yamada does not or will not work.)
1. Subject wa nanji kara (or nanyoubi kara) nanji made (or nanyoubi made) Verb
ka.
1.4 Kinou, Yamada san wa hatarakimashita. (Positive form in past tense of
the verb) - hatarakimasendeshita • In this question pattern, NANJI is used twice. Each NANJI is followed
( Yesterday. Ms. Yamada worked.) by a different particle,
1.5 Kinou, Yamada san wa hatarakimasendeshita. (Negative
• KARA (from) first
form in past tense of the verb) - hatarakimashita
(Yesterday. Ms. Yamada did not work.) • MADE (up to / until ) second.
1. Subject wa Verb ka.
• In this question, we ask FROM WHAT TIME UNTIL WHAT TIME (or
• When added with the particle KA, the first sentence pattern becomes a FROM WHAT DAY UNTIL WHAT DAY if NANYOUBI is used) an
question. Specifically, the question pattern ”Subject wa Verb ka“ is action takes place, took place or will take place.
answerable either by a yes (Hai) or a no (Iie).
Example : Anata wa nanji kara nanji made benkyoushimasu ka.

(From what time until what time do you / will you study?)
• The answer patterns are

o (If yes) – Hai, subject wa Verb-positive form. • To answer the question, just replace NANJI with time.

o (If no) – Iie, subject wa Verb-negative form. Example : Watashi wa gogo shichiji kara gogo kuji made benkyoushimasu.

Example : 2.1 Mainichi, Yamada san wa hatarakimasu ka. ( I study /will study from 7P.M. until 9 P.M. )

(Does Ms. Yamada work everyday?)

If YES ... Hai, mainichi Yamada san wa hatarakimasu. (Positive form Example
in the present tense of the verb)

(Yes, Ms. Yamada works everyday.) • Onrain gemu no jikan wa nanji kara nanji
If NO ... Iie, maininchi Yamada san wa hatarakimasen. (Negative
form in the present tense of the verb)
made desu ka?
(No, Ms. Yamada does not work everyday.)
(From what time until what time you play online
Verb Masu in Asking games?)

• Mainichi, Macararad-sensei wa Answer: Watashi wa gogo hachiji kara gogo juuji

oshiemasu ka? made onrain gemu shimasu.

(Does teacher Macalalad teach everyday?) (I play online games from 8pm until 10:pm.

• Hai mainichi, Macararad-sensei wa • Mainichi nanji kara nanji made nemasu

oshiemasu. ka?

(Yes, teacher Macalalad teaches everyday) • (From what time until what time you
sleep everyday?)
• Iie mainichi, Macalalad-sensei wa
oshiemasen. Answer: Watashi wa gogo juuichiji han kara gogo
yoji made nemasu. I sleep from 11:30pm until 4
(No, teacher Macalalad doesn’t teach everyday) am everyday.
 • KARA and MADE do not always go together.
Module 7 |Lesson 1 –Telling Time in Japanese
Example : Konban, anata wa nanji kara benkyoushimasu ka.

(Tonight, from what time will you study?) To tell time in Japanese we have
. . . Konban, watashi wa gogo hachiji kara benkyoushimasu.

(I will study from 8 p.m. tonight.) suffixes that being placed before the
• Aside from NANJI, we may also use NANYOUBI (what day of the week) in
this question pattern. In that case, the day of the week will replace numbers that tell the time.
NANYOUBI.

Example : Anata wa nanyoubi kara nanyoubi made hatarakimasu ka.

• “~JI” ( o’clock)
(From what day until what day do you work?)

. . . Watashi wa Getsuyoubi kara Doyoubi made hatarakimasu. • “~FUN/~PUN” (minute)

(I work from Monday until Saturday.)
• “GOZEN” (A.M.)
Use of Nanji Kara
• “GOGO” (P.M.)
• Kyou wa nanji kara shigoto shimasu ka?

(Today, from what time will you do your

TO TELL HOUR: the number that tells the hour +
activities?)
JI.
• Answer: Watashi wa kyou no yoru juu-ji
Example : 1:00 A.M. gozen ichiji
han kara shigoto shimasu.
10:00 P.M. gogo juuji
• (I will do my activities from 9:30pm
today.) Hour with special readings are :

Use of Nanyoubi Kara and Nanyoubi Made 4 o’clock - yoji

• Gakkou ni nanyoubi kara nanyoubi made 7 o’clock - shichiji

irasshaimasu ka? 9 o’clock - kuji
• (From what day until what day you stays
at school?)

Answer: Watashi wa getsuyoubi kara doyoubi

made gakkou ni irasshaimasu.

(I stay at school from Monday until Saturday.)

1. The particle TO

• The particle TO is equivalent to ”and“. It is used to connect words.

Example : Yamada san no yasumi wa Kayoubi to Suiyobi desu.

(Ms. Yamada’s rest days are Tuesday and Wednesday.)

FOR MINUTE HAND: suffix FUN or PUN is used. Module 7 |Lesson 2 – Telling Week in

FUN ( ) is used if the minute hand ends in 2,5,7 or Japanese

9.

Example : 1 : 02 A.M. gozen ichiji nifun

1: 15 P.M. gogo ichiji juugofun

PUN ( ) if it ends in 1,3,4,6,8 or 10/20 (0)

1 ippun

3 sanpun (read as SAMPUN)

4 yonpun (read as YOMPUN)

6 roppun

8 happun
LANG1 (Nihongo)
10 juppun

Example : 1 : 01 A.M. gozen ichiji ippun

1. Introducing OneSelf
1 : 13 P.M. gogo ichiji juusanpun
2. Daily Expressions and Greetings
1: 20 A.M. gozen ichiji nijuppun
3. Numbers until 100,000 place

4. Telling One’s Age, Nationality, and Profession

-30 minutes or half an hour is HAN.
5. Katakana Characters
Example : 1 : 30 P.M. gogo ichiji han
6. Demonstrative Words and Interrogative words
in Japanese

Using time in sentences: 7. Conjugate of Verb Masu

8. Nanjikara, made and Nanyoubi kara, made

“NANJI” – interrogative word that is used to ask 9. Telling time in Japanese

time, equivalaent to “WHAT TIME”.

To answer: drop “NANJI” and replace with

Mga sinend lang yan ni meym ohayo gozaimasu!
TIME.