Module No.
9
GEE 104 – Foreign Language
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a three (3) unit course that includes learning Japanese alphabets (Hiragana and
Katakana) and vocabularies. It also deals with understanding basic sentence patterns, grammar,
and translation. A small dialogue in the style of a question and answer is given to show how
the sentence patterns are used in practical conversation. This is also an output- based course
with the application of concepts through simple conversations. The conversations include
everyday expressions and greetings.
Total Learning Time: 3 hours per week (1 week)
OVERVIEW
This module covers topics like vocabularies, translations and conversations.
Vocabularies like go, come, go home/return, school, supermarket, train station, airplane, ship,
electric train, bullet train, bus, taxi, bicycle, on foot, person/people, friend, he/boyfriend/lover,
she/girlfriend/lover, family, alone/by oneself, last week, this week, next week, last month, this
month, next month, last year, this year, next year, -th month of the year, what month, days of
the month, when, birthday, next, you’re welcome, etc. Translations on the other hand, include
sentence patterns and example sentences. In addition, practical conversation is added to
supplement learning.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this module, the students are expected to:
1. identify/enumerate the vocabularies being studied
2. translate English words/sentences to Japanese
3. answer questions in Japanese
4. engage in practical conversation using the vocabularies learned
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INDICATED CONTENT
1. Vocabularies
2. Translations
3. Conversations
DISCUSSION
I. Vocabulary
いきます go
きます come
かえります go home, return
がっこう school
スーパ supermarket
えき station
ひこうき airplane
ふね ship
でんしゃ electric train
ちかてつ subway, underground
しんかんせん bullet train
タクシー taxi
バス bus
じてんしゃ bicycle
あるいて on foot
ひと person, people
ともだち friend
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かれ he, boyfriend, lover
かのじょ she, girlfriend, lover
かぞく family
ひとりで alone, by oneself
せんしゅう last week
こんしゅう this week
らいしゅう next week
せんげつ last month
こんげつ this month
らいげつ next month
きょねん last year
ことし this year
らいねん next year
～がつ ～th month of the year
たんがつ what month
ついたち first day of the month
ふつか second, two days
みっか third day, three days
よっか fourth day, four days
いつか fifth, five days
むいか sixth, six days
なのか seventh, seven days
ようか eighth, eight days
ここのか ninth, nine days
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じゅうよっか tenth, ten days
はつか fourteenth, fourteen days
にじゅうよっか twenty fourth, twenty four days
～にち -th day of the month - days
なんにち which day of the month, how many days
いつ when
たんじょうび birthday
きゅうこう rapid
ふつう local (train)
とっきゆう express
つぎの next
どういたしまして。You are welcome. Don’t mention it.
ばんせん platform, - th platform
はかた name of the town in Kyushu
ふしみ name of town in Kyoto
こうしえん name of town near Osaka
おさかじゅう Osaka Castle, a famous castle in Osaka
II. Translation (Please refer to Grammar Translation below)
Sentence Patterns
1. I (will) go to Kyoto.
2. I (will) go home by taxi.
3. I came to Japan with my family.
Example Sentences
1. Where will you go tomorrow?
….I will go to Manila.
2. Where did you go last Sunday?
….I didn’t go anywhere.
3. How will you go to Iloilo?
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….I will go by bus.
4. Who will you go to Iloilo with?
….I will go with Mr. Legario.
5. When did you come to Japan?
….I came here on September 25th.
6. When is your birthday?
….It is March 26th.
Conversation
Does this train goes to Koshien
こうしえんへいきますか。
Santos: Excuse me. How much is it to Koshien?
すみません。こうしんまで いくらですか。
Woman: It’s 350 yen.
３５０円です。
Santos: 350 yen? Thank you very much.
３５０えんですね。どうもありがとうございます。
Woman: You’re welcome.
どういたしまして。
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Santos: Excuse me. What platform is it for Koshien?
すみません。こうしえんは なんばんせん ですか。
Station employee: No. 5.
５ばんせんです。
Santos: Thanks.
どうも。
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Santos: Excuse me. Does this train go to Koshien.
あの、このでんしゃはこしえんえいきまか。
Man: No, it doesn’t. The next “local train” does.
いいえ。つぎの 「ふつう」ですよ。
Santos: Thank you very much.
そうですか。 どうも。
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TASK / DRILL / EXERCISE
Translate the following English words/phrases:
1. people
2. last year
3. family
4. school
5. station
6. when
7. taxi
8. twenty
9. next
10. seventh
11. You are welcome.
12. go
13. ship
14. boyfriend
15. come
EVALUATION
Answer the following:
1. Culture Day
2. bicycle
3. supermarket
4. friend
5. this month
6. When is your birthday?
It is April 23rd.
7. Where did you go last month?
I went to Kalibo.
8. airplane
FURTHER READING / ASSIGNMENT
For further learning, visit these links/site:
1. https://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/japanese-numbers-day-month-week.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBC9Ej7cnOw
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=islB_3Y33QA
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2zCxO3hxVE
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REFERENCES
Books
1. Minna no Nihongo I.1998. ISBN978-4-88319-107-9 C0081.3A Corporation. Tokyo,
Japan.
2. Sigeo, Masaroni. 2012. Prime Nihongo. Park Publishing Service. Greenhills, San Juan
City, Metro Manila
3. Learn to Speak Nippongo the easy way.2014.ISBN 971-08-1278-5.National Book
Store. Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
4. Japanese KANA Workbook published by University of Fukui International Student
Center
Websites
1. https://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/japanese-numbers-day-month-week.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBC9Ej7cnOw
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=islB_3Y33QA
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2zCxO3hxVE
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