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Learning Hiragana

Basic Chart
n w r y m h n t s k

ん わ ら や ま は な た さ か あ A

り み ひ に ち し き い I

る ゆ む ふ ぬ つ す く う U

れ め へ ね て せ け え E

を ろ よ も ほ の と そ こ お O
Dakuonn(Voiced sounds) p b d z g
Wispered sound: p
ぱ ば だ ざ が A

ぴ び ぢ じ ぎ I

ぷ ぶ づ ず ぐ U

ぺ べ で ぜ げ E

ぽ ぼ ど ぞ ご O

video
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Small やゆよ sounds

r m b/p h n s/j k
c h a
りゃ みゃ びゃ ひゃ にゃ しゃ きゃ ya
ちゃ
c h u
りゅ みゅ びゅ ひゅ にゅ しゅ きゅ yu
ちゅ
c h o
りょ みょ びょ ひょ にょ しょ きょ yo
ちょ

ぴゃ じゃ ぎゃ ya

ぴゅ じゅ ぎゅ yu

ぴょ じょ ぎょ yo

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Small つ double consonate sounds

1. きって kitte きて kite
2. いっち icchi いち ichi
3. さっか sakka さか saka
4. たって tatte たて tate
5. じっこう jikkou じこう jikou
6. かっこ kakko かこ kako
7. けっし kesshi けし keshi
8. たった tatta たた tata
9. じっと jitto じと jito
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This is the same basic chart with different font

n w r y m h n t s k

ん わ ら や ま は な た さ か あ A

り み ひ に ち し き い I

る ゆ む ふ ぬ つ す く う U

れ め へ ね て せ け え E

を ろ よ も ほ の と そ こ お O

Basic Katakana Chart

n w r y m h n t s k

A
ン ワ ラ ヤ マ ハ ナ タ サ カ ア
I
リ ミ ヒ ニ チ シ キ イ
U
ル ユ ム フ ヌ ツ ス ク ウ
E
レ メ ヘ ネ テ セ ケ エ
O
ヲ ロ ヨ モ ホ ノ ト ソ コ オ
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Classroom Japanese
There are many phrases, and I will pick a few phrases each week to focus on and
practice. Please listen to the audio for pronunciation practice.

1.Tatte kudasai Please stand up

2. Suwatte kudasai Please sit down.
3. Mite kudasai Please watch.
4. Kiite kudasai Please listen.
5. Kaite kudasai Please write.
6. Yonde kudasai Please read.
7. Itte kudasai Please say.
8. Shukudai o dashite kudasai Please turn in your homework.
9. Renshuu shite kudasai Please practice.
10. Nihongo de itte kudasai Please say it in Japanese.
11. Eego de itte kudasai Please say it in English.
12. Shitsumon ga arimasu. I have a question.
13. Mooichido onegai shimasu. Once more, please.
14. Chotto matte kudasai Please wait.
15. Yukkuri onegai shimasu Slowly, please.
16. __wa, nihongo de, nan to ii masu ka? How do you say ______ in Japanese?
17. wakarimasen. I don’t understand./I don’t know.
18. Q: Wakarimasu ka? Do you understand?
A1: Hai, Wakarimasu. Yes, I understand.
A2: Iie, Wakarimasen. No, I don’t understand.
19. Q: Daijoobu desu ka? Are you OK? Is this OK?
A1: Hai, Daijoobu desu. Yes, I am OK. Yes, it is OK.
A2: Iie, dame desu. No, not good.
20. Q: Ii desu ka? Is this good?
A1: Hai, ii desu. Yes, it is good.
A2: Hai, Daijoobu desu. Yes, it is OK
21. Q Shitsumon ga arimasu ka. Do you have a question?
A1. Hai, arimasu. Yes, I do.
A2: Iie, arimasen. No, I don’t.
22. Kore wa, nan desu ka. What is this?
23. Hai, soo desu. Yes, that is right. (that is correct.)
***English phrases for self check
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Adjective list
The following is the adjective list and we will use this throughout the term. The basic grammar pattern is, “X is adjective desu.”
Nihongo wa, tanoshii desu. Japanese is fun.

い- けいようし i-Adjectives
むずかしい Difficult やさしい Easy/Kind
おもしろい Funny/Interesting/fun つまらない Boring
おおきい Big ちいさい Small
たかい Expensive やすい Inexpensive
おいしい Tasty まずい Bad tasting
かわいい Cute こわい Scary
とおい Far ちかい Close
はやい Fast/Early おそい Slow/Late
いい Good たのしい Fun
あたらしい New ふるい Old
おおい Many すくない Few
いい Good わるい Bad
うるさい Noisy きたない Dirty
ひろい Spacious せまい Narrow
たかい High/Expensive ひくい Low
ながい Long みじかい Short
おいしい Tasty まずい Bad Tasting
きびしい Strict いそがしい Busy
あつい Hot (temp.) さむい Cold (not for drinks)
かっこいい Cool (not for temp.)
な-けいようし ADJ
きれい beautiful/clean かんたん Easy
べんり convenient ふべん Inconvenient
すき like きらい Dislike
だめ Not good まじめ Diligent
へん Strange/weird ゆうめい Famous
にぎやか Lively しずか Quiet
げんき Healthy, energetic ひま Have free time
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Chapter 1

Greetings あいさつ aisatsu

Greeting for the first time

1. Hajimemashite (How do you do?)

2. ______ desu. (I am _______.) Please use your own name.

3. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. (Nice to meet you.)

Activity 1-1
Please practice the dialogue below.

A: Sumimasen. Onamae wa? (Excuse me. Your name?)

B: Tanaka Yoko desu. (I am Yoko Tanaka.)
A: Erika Sumisu desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. (I am Erika Smith. Nice to meet you.)
B: Kochirakoso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu. (Likewise, nice to meet you.)

Everyday Greetings

Activity 1-2
A: _______ sensee, ohayoo gozaimasu. (Good morning, Professor_________.)
B: Aa, Tanaka san, ohayoo gozaimasu. (Oh, good morning, Tanaka san.)
A: Kyoo wa, chotto samui desu ne. (Today is a little bit cold, isn’t it?)
B: Ee, soo desu ne. (Yes, you are right.) “Ee” and “hai” are both yes.
Culture note:

In the states, we say “How are you?” as part of everyday conversation. On the other
hand, in Japan, people talk about weather when they greet others.

Here are some weather phrases.

• Ii otenki desu ne. (It is good weather, isn’t it?)
• Mata ame desu ne. (It is rain again, isn’t it?)
• Kyoo wa, atsui desu ne. (It is hot today, isn’t it?)
• Kyoo wa, samui desu ne. (It is cold today, isn’t it?)
• Hidoi, kaze desu ne. (It is terrible wind, isn’t it?)
• Hidoi, yuki desu ne. (It is terrible snow, isn’t it?)
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Activity 1-3
There is a list of everyday greetings below. Please use the appropriate greeting and the
weather for the day of your meeting.

Everyday Greeting List (not specified = neutral form)

1. Oyayhoo gozaimasu. (Good morning in polite form) おはようございます。
2. Oyahoo (Good morning in casual form)
3. Konnichiwa (Hello/Good afternoon)
4. Konbanwa (Good evening)
5. Shitsuree shimasu. (Good bye for formal setting)
6. Sayoonara (Good bye)
7. Oyasuminasai (Good night in polite form)
8. Oyasumi (Good night. Casual)
9. Arigatoo gozaimasu (Thank you in polite form)
10. Arigatoo (Thank you in casual form)
11. Doo itashimashshite (You are welcome)
12. Gomen/Gomennasai (Sorry in casual form)
13. Sumimasen. (This has three meanings. Excuse me, sorry, and thank you.)
14. Ittekimasu (I’ll go and come back)
15. Itterasshai. (Please go and come back)
16. Tadaima. (I am home)
17. Okaerinasai. (Welcome home)
18. Itadakimasu. (Thank you for the meal:before eating)
19. Gochisoosama deshita. (Thank you for the meal:after eating)

Note: “Shitsuree shimasu” is used for multiple occasions. One is “excuse me” and
used when you are entering somewhere, for example someone’s office or house. The
other function is “good bye” for college and professional environments. In some cases, it
can also be used as “excuse me”.)
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Chapter 2 Numbers, Phone numbers, Clock, Schedule

Basic numbers
Let’s learn numbers. Some numbers have different readings depending on context
such as phone numbers and clock times.

0-90
0=zero or ree, 1=ichi, 2=ni, 3=san, 4=yon/shi/yo, 5=go, 6=roku, 7=nana/shichi, 8=hachi,
9=kyuu/ku, 10=jyuu,

11=jyuu ichi, 12=jyuu ni, 13=jyuu san, 14=jyuu shi/jyuu yon, 15=jyuu go, 16=jyuu roku,
17=jyuu shichi/jyuu nana, 18=jyuu hachi, 19=jyuu ku

20=ni jyuu, 30=san jyuu, 40=yon jyuu, 50=go jyuu, 60=roku jyuu, 70=nana jyuu,
80=hachi jyuu, 90=kyuu jyuu

You will learn 100’s and 1000’s later.

Activity 2-1
Please practice numbers with this video.
A: 3 7 1 9 8 2 5 4 2 6 0 1 8 7 2 5 8
B: 30 80 20 70 40 90 20 60 20 10 50 80 30
C: 41 84 92 47 79 35 28 72 19 27 36 99 48 51 66 38 29
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Activity 2-2
One student says some numbers and the rest of you write down the numbers you heard.

Phone Numbers でんわばんごう denwa bangoo

Activity 2-3
A: Kuraaku karejji no denwa bangoo wa, nanban desu ka? (What is Clark College’s
phone number?) Particles are highlighted.
B: 992-2078 desu. (It is 992-2078.)
A: 992-2078 desu ne. (992-2078, right?) “ne” is a confirmation particle.
B: Hai, soo desu. (Yes, that’s right.)
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Activity 2-4
Read the names in hiragana.
Read the phone numbers with your group members.
たなか 942-6301
やまだ 334-7201
いぐち 841-6429
たかだ 745-4463
かい 864-2311
いしい 364-9912
やまぐち 426-5370
おおき 680-1832
えんどう 503-224-8063
あまの 503-649-2109

Pronunciation Clue for phone numbers.

4 yon 7 nana 9 kyuu

Here is the practice video for the phone numbers.

Acitivty 2-5
Collect phone numbers from your classmates. You don’t need to give your real number,
but you can’t use several of the same numbers in succession. Use a realistic fake
number.
A: ___san no denwa bangoo wa? (you can omit “nan desu ka”)
B: 992-2455 desu.
A: 992-2455 desu ne.
B: Hai, soo desu.
A: Arigatoo gozaimasu.

Useful phrases during the conversation.

1. Onamae wa? (Your name?)
2. Yukkuri onegai shimasu (Slowly, please.)
3. Mooichido onegaishimasu (Once more, please.)
4. Chotto matte kudasai. (Wait a second, please.)

Activity 2-6
Please explore useful Clark information and practice phone numbers. You don’t need
to know how to say each department name in Japanese, so you can practice only the
phone numbers.
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Clock Time じかん Jikan

Basic clock time

Please practice clock time with the video.
1:00=ichi ji 5:00=go ji 9:00=ku ji
2:00=ni ji 6:00=roku ji 10:00=jyuu ji
3:00=san ji 7:00=shichi ji 11:00=jyuuichi ji
4:00=yoji 8:00=hachi ji 12=jyuuni ji

• 1:30= ichiji han, 2:30=niji han, 3:15=san ji jyuu go fun, 4:45=yo ji yonjyuugo fun
• From 1:00 to 2:00= ichi ji kara 2ji made
• 2 hours=ni ji kan, 3 hours=san ji kan, 4 hours and 30 minutes= yo ji kan han
• Gozen=AM, Gogo=PM (Gozen and gogo comes before time.) Gozen 8 ji for 8AM.

Activity 2-7
Practice saying the following times.
6AM 12PM 3PM 9AM 8PM 1AM 3:30PM 7:30AM
2 hours 4 hours 5 and half hours

Asking and Telling Your Schedule

Activity 2-8 What time is the meeting?

A: Nihongo no kurasu wa, nan ji desu ka? (What time is the Japanese class?)
B: Jyuu ji han desu. (It is 10:30.)
A: Kurabu wa? (How about the club?)
B: Gogo san ji kara desu. (It is from 3:00PM)

Sentence Pattern “X is Y.”

X wa Y desu (X is Y)
Question: Hirugohan wa, nan ji desu ka. (What time is lunch?)
Answer: 12 ji desu. (It’s at 12:00)
Statement: Hirugohan wa, 12 ji desu. (Lunch is at 12:00)
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Vocabulary たんご tango Video Please memorize these new words.

ごぜん Gozen (AM) あさごはん Asagohan (breakfast),
ごご Gogo (PM) ひるごはん Hirugohan (lunch),
あさ Asa (Morning) ばんごはん bangohan(dinner)
ひる hiru(Daytime) かいもの kaimono (shopping)
ゆうがた yuugata べんきょう Benkyoo (studying)
(around 5-6PM) うんどう Undoo (exercise)
よる yoru(Evening/night) さんぽ Sanpo (strolling)
よなか Yonaka(midnight) しごと shigoto(work)
えいが eega (movie)
Use these words before the ミーティング(meeting) miitingu
time such as:
Gozen 9ji, not 9ji gozen.

Activity 2-9
A: Practice the conversation below with the times indicated.
Example: Q: Asagohan wa, nan ji desu ka. What time is breakfast?
A: Asa shichi ji desu. It is at 7:00 in the morning.
1. Asagohan wa, nan ji desu ka. (7:00 in the morning)
2. Hirugohan wa, nanji desu ka. (11:30 AM)
3. Bangohan wa, nan ji desu ka. (7:00 in the evening)
4. Deeto wa, nan ji desu ka. (3PM)
5. Paatii wa, nan ji desu ka. (8:00 in the evening)
6. Kaimono wa, nan ji desu ka. (2PM)
7. Benkyoo wa, nan ji desu ka. (10AM)
8. Undoo wa, nan ji desu ka. (6:30 AM)
9. Sanpo wa, nan ji desu ka. (1PM)
Video with responses.

B: After you are done asking/answering questions, talk to your partner about the
sentence patterns you see.

C: Please take out question particle “ka”, then it will be a statement. Use the same
activities above and make statement sentences.
Example: Asagohan wa, asa shichi ji desu.
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Activity 2-10
Tell your partner some activities that you are going to do tomorrow with a specific time.
Example: Asagohan wa, 7ji desu.
1. Breakfast 2. Lunch 3. Dinner 4. Japanese class 5. Strolling 6. Movie
7. Exercise 8. Studying 9. Party 10. Date 11. Meeting 12. Work (shigoto)

Activity 2-11
Please read the below schedule to your partner.

Heejitsu no sukejuuru (Schedule for weekdays)

Breakfast 8:00
Japanese Class 9:00 Kara=from
1ji kara 4ji
Lunch 12:30
From 1 to 4
Work 1:00~4:00
Meeting 6:00 Japanese Class
Dinner 7:00 (nihongo no
TV 8:00 kurasu)
Studying 9:00~12:00
English Class
Shuumatsu no sukejuuru (Schedule for weekend) (eego no kurasu)
Breakfast 10:00
Strolling 10:30
Date 11:00-12:00 TV=terebi
Lunch 1:00 Date=deeto
English Class 1:30-3:00
Shopping 3:00
Movie 4:00
Dinner 6:30
Exercise 8:00

Activity 2-12
Please read the hiragana, and then answer the question. (Please pretend that you do
the following things regulary.)
１、あさごはん は、なんじ ですか。 ２、ひるごはん は、なんじ ですか。
３、ばんごはん は、なんじ ですか。 ４、かいもの は、なんじ ですか。
５、べんきょう は、なんじ ですか。 ６、うんどう は、なんじ ですか。
７、さんぽ は、なんじ ですか。 ８、しごと は、なんじ ですか。
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Chapter 3 My friends, My School.

Copula です conjugation

Non-Past Sentences
1. Watashi wa, gakusee desu. I am a student.
2. Watashi wa, gakusee ja nai desu. I am not a student.
3. Watashi wa, gakusee ja arimasen. This is same as sentence #2.
“dewa” is used instead of “ja” for written Japanese.

X wa Y desu (Topic X is Y)
Watashi wa, ____desu. (I am ____.)
Example:
• Watashi wa, gakusee desu. (I am a student.)
• Let’s change the topic to “sensee”.
Sensee wa, nihon jin desu. (My teacher is Japanese.)

Particles so far!
“wa” is a topic particle and it indicates the topic of the sentence. The hiragana “ha” is
used for topic particles but pronuced as “wa”.
“ka” is a question particle and used at the end of sentences.
“no” is translated as “of” generally and used for possessions, affiliations, and more.

Activity 3-1
Please talk about yourself and/or your friends to your group members. Please find a
noun from a dictionary to complete the sentences. You can’t use verbs here yet.

1. Namae wa __________desu. My name is _____.

2. Gakkoo wa_________desu. My school is _____.
3. Senkoo wa ______desu. My major is _____.
4. Shusshin wa ______ desu. My hometown is _____.
5. ____ga suki desu. I like _____.

Activity 3-2
Using the phrases from Activity 3-1 above, add some sentences with “X is not Y” forms.
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Activity 3-3
Share a few things around you. Please use a dictionary to find some words.
Kore wa, Juusu ja naidesu. Ocha desu. (This is not a juice. It is tea.)

Activity 3-4
Let’s practice interviewing your classmates! Please refer to Activity 1 for the statement
sentences. The following questions can just take the particle “wa” after the topic and be
translated as “How about ___?” instead of saying the whole sentences in the
parentheses.
1. O namae wa, (nan desu ka)? 2. Gakkoo wa, (doko desu ka)?
3. Senkoo wa, (nan desu ka)? 4. Shusshin wa, (doko desu ka)?

Your pet is cute!

Activity 3-5
You are walking with your dog and came across your teacher. (All phrases in this
dialogue are important. Make sure you can say the phrases with English cues only;
without reading the rooma-ji Japanese.)

S: Sensee, oyahoo gozaimasu. (Good morning, professor.)

T: Ah, Tom san, oyahoo gozaimasu. (Ah, good morning, Tom san.)
S: Ii otenki desu ne! (It is nice weather, isn’t it?)
T: Soo desu ne. (Yes, it is!)
Waa, kawaii desu ne. (Wow, cute!)
Tom san no inu desu ka. (Is this your dog, Tom san?)
S: Hai soo desu. (Yes, it is.)
T: O namae wa? (Name?)
S: (Namae wa,) Totoro desu. (It is Totoro.)
T: Nan sai desu ka. (How old is he?)
S: Ima, 5 sai desu. (He is 5 years old now.)
Note:
• In Japan, people often talk about weather for daily greetings.
• “Sai” is the suffix for “---years old.” Some numbers have special pronunciation
with suffix “sai”.

1 issai 2 ni sai 3 san sai 4 yon sai 5 go sai

6 roku sai 7 nana sai 8 hassai 9 kyuu sai 10 jyussai
11 jyuuissai 20 hatachi (special pronunciation)
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Activity 3-6
Imagine that you have the animals below. Please practice the dialogue above with the
animals below. You can choose their name and age. You don’t need to memorize the
animal names. The list of adjectives is in Packet 5.
どうぶつ いぬ ねこ とり うさぎ へび かめ さかな うま Other?
animal dog cat bird rabit snake turtule fish hourse
なまえ?
なんさい?

Note: Similar to in the US, it is not always appropriate asking someone’s age but pets
are OK.

Additional vocabulary
You don’t need to memorize the following vocabulary yet but please study them as I will
use them in Canvas activities. You can also use them as a reference or mini dictionary
to talk about yourself or others.
Vocabulary (tango) please practice with Video.
がっこう せんこう がくねん
Gakkou/gakkoo school Senkou/senkoo major Gakunen Academic year

がくせい れきし
Gakusei/gakusee student Rekishi History
せんせい えいご にねんせい
Sensei/sensee teacher Eigo/eego English Ni nensei / ni nensee
sophomore
だいがくせい すうがく さんねんせい
Daigakusee College student Suugaku Math San nensei junior
こうこうせい かんごがく よねんせい
Koukousei/kookoosee Kangogaku Yo nensee senior
HS student Nursing
りゅうがくせい しんりがく Clark is a community
Ryuugakusei/ryuugakusee Shinrigaku college so we only
International student psychology have “ichinensee”
and “ninensee”
クラーク・カレッジ こうがく Kuraaku karejji no
Kuraaku karejji Kougaku/koogaku ____nensee desu.
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がっこう せんこう がくねん

Gakkou/gakkoo school Senkou/senkoo major Gakunen Academic year

Clark College Engineering

クラスメート Mada wakarimasen
Kuasumeeto Classmate I don’t know it yet

にほん おかあさん しゅふ

Nihon Japan Okaasan Shufu
mother homemaker
アメリカ おとうさん かいしゃしん
Amerika America Otousan/otoosan Kaishain
Father Office worker
メキシコ おにいさん いしゃ
Mekishiko Mexico Oniisan Isha
Older brother doctor
ちゅうごく おねえさん べんごし
Chuugoku China Oneisan/oneesan Bengoshi
Older sister lawyer
ロシア おとうと Otouto/otooto エンジニア
Roshia Russia Younger brother Enjinia
Engineer
Nihon jin Japanese いもうと シェフ
people Imouto/imooto Shefu
Nihon go Japanese Younger sister Chef
language

Activity 3-7
Please talk about the people below.
わたし の ともだち My Friends
なまえ しゅっしん せんこう なんねんせい？ Description with
name hometown major What year? adjective
Lee China English Senior Kind (yasashii)
Keiko Japan Law Sophomore Diligent (majime)
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なまえ しゅっしん せんこう なんねんせい？ Description with

name hometown major What year? adjective
Tom USA Japanese Freshman Fun (tanoshii)
Mary Mexico Engineering Junior Cute (kawaii)
Add “jin” after a county to indicate nationalities. Watashi wa, nihon jin desu.

けいこさん の かぞく Keiko’s family

Tomoko Mother Lawyer 54 years old
Takeshi Father Chef 50 years old
Keiko Older sister Sophomore in college 22 years old
Takuya Younger brother Junior in high school 17 years old

Activity 3-8
Please talk about my friend/Keiko’s family above but you need to use “X is not Y”
sentence structure.
Example. Lee san no shusshin wa, Amerika ja nai desu.
OR Lee san no shusshin wa, Amerika ja arimasen.
1. Keiko san no senkoo wa, Nihongo __________________.
2. Tom san no shusshin wa, _________________________.
Please choose more topics and practice these sentence patterns.

Describing people/things/places with adjectives

As there are some descriptions of people in the chart above, you can use adjectives to
describe people, things, places, etc. The sentence pattern is as simple as “X wa
adjective desu.” We will learn the negative form of this sentence next term.
Example: Lee san wa yasahii desu. (Lee is kind.)

Activity 3-9
Talk about “My Friends” above with adjectives.

Activity 3-10
You can see more adjectives in Packet P. 5. Practice describing things around you.

New Words Please memorize the words below.

video

Ongaku (music) おんがく

Uchi (house/home) うち
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O-cha (tea) おちゃ

Gakkoo (school) がっこう
Shinbun (newspaper) しんぶん
Terebi (TV)
Osake (alcoholic beverages) おさけ
Shigoto(work) しごと Arubaito is also used for a part-time job for students.
Toshokan (library) としょかん
Tomodachi (friend) ともだち
Ichinichi juu (all day long) いちにちじゅう

Response Phrases Please memorize the following phrases.

It is important to respond when you engage in a conversation. Please use the following
phrases when you speak with someone. ビデオ
1. Ii desu nee! (Sounds good!) いいですね。
2. Majime desu nee! (You are diligent!) まじめですね。
3. Watashi mo desu. (Me too.) わたしもです。
4. Hontoo desu ka?! (Really?!) ほんとうですか。
5. Soo desu kaa.(Is that so?) そうですか。
6. Soo desu nee.(You are right.) そうですね。
7. Dame desu yo! (That is not good!) だめですよ。

すき Likes and きらい Dislikes

Activity 3-11
A: Erika san, sore wa osake desu ka. (Erica, is that alcohol?)
B: Iie, osake ja nai desu. (osake ja arimasen.) (No, this is not alcohol.)
Kore wa, juusu desu. (This is juice.)
Watashi wa, osake ga suki ja nai desu. (I don’t like alcohol.)
A: Watashi mo desu. (Me too.)

Sentence Structure:
Watashi wa, suugaku ga suki desu. (I like math.)
Watashi=I wa=topic particle which indicates the topic of the sentence
Suugaku=math ga=subject particle which emphasizes the subject
Suki=like desu=copula verb which make the sentence polite
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Suki ja nai desu I don’t like it.

Kore This (close to you)

Sore That (is close to your listener.)
Are That over there.(away from both of you.)

These sentences are very typical in many textbooks. However, it is very common to
omit “watashi wa”. You can simply say “suugaku ga suki desu” or “suugaku ga kirai
desu” when the context indicates who you are talking about.

Important!:
Please don't use verb forms for this sentence pattern. You will learn “I like watching TV”
form next term.
NO-> Terebi o mimasu ga suki desu.
Yes-->Terebi ga suki desu.

Activity 3-12
Tell your classmates what you like and don’t like.

• Likes: X ga suki desu.

• No likes: X ga suki ja nai desu.

Acitivity 3-13
You heard what your classmates like and don’t like. Please report what you heard. You
need to say your classmate’s name as the topic.

Examples:
• Mika san wa, manga ga suki desu. (Mika san likes manga.)
• Mika san wa, manga ga suki ja naidesu.(Mika doesn’t like manga.)

Activity 3-14
• Work together to read the hiragana and make sure you all know the meaning.
• Ask your partners whether they like the items below. _____ga suki desu ka.
• Respond to the questions. Hai, suki desu. Iie, suki ja nai desu.

１、にほんご ２、ひらがな ３、えいが ４、おちゃ

５、おんがく ６、ほん ７、かいもの ８、さんぽ
９、うんどう １０、おんがく １１、おさけ １２、しごと
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どんな What kind of

Donna aisukuriimu ga suki desu ka. (What kind of ice cream do you like?)

Activity 3-15
Please answer the questions below and write down your answers. Then, interview your
classmates. Pronunciation tip for “donna” is don-na. (You may need to look in the
dictionary for your answer before you practice with your classmates.)

Q: Donna _____ga suki desu ka. What kind/type of ____ do you like?
A: _____ga suki desu. I like _____.
B: _____wa, chotto….. (This is a good way to say you don’t like it without saying it.)
1. Donna manga ga suki desu ka.
2. Donna amine ga suki desu ka.
3. Donna unndoo ga suki desu ka.
4. Donna eega ga suki desu ka. (horaa, comedii, akushon,
5. Donna ocha ga suki desu ka.
6. Donna benkyoo ga suki desu ka.
7. Donna geemu ga suki desu ka.
8. Donna piza ga suki desu ka. (peparoni, hawaian, conbineeshon, bejitarian)
9. Donna doobutsu ga suki desu ka. (doobutsu=animals)

Optional Reading: There are many ways to express your likes/dislikes as listed below.
Although “kirai” can be a strong statement, “suki” “suki ja nai” and “kirai” is OK for
JAPN121.

• Dai suki=like a lot (dai means “a lot”)

• Suki=like
• Un…Chottoo (Direct translation is “well… a little bit”. This expresses the
negative emotion without being direct.)
• Nigate=not fond of
• Suki ja nai desu. (Suki ja arimasen.) (don’t like)
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• Kirai=dislike
• Dai kirai=dislike a lot

Chapter 4 My Daily Schedule & Future Plans

Verb List Be sure to memorize verbs in hiragana as soon as possible.

１、たべます eat tabemasu
２、のみます drink nomimasu
３、よみます read yomimasu
４、かきます write kakimasu
５、かえります return kaerimasu
６、はなします speak hanashimasu
７、ききます listen kikimasu
８、いきます go ikimasu
９、おきます wake up okimasu
１０、ねます sleep/go to bed nemasu
１１、あいます meet aimasu
１２、つくります make tsukurimasu
１３、みます watch/see/look mimasu
１４、します do shimasu
１５、りょうりします cook ryoori shimasu
１６、ねぼうします oversleep neboo shimasu
１７、せんたくします do laundry sentaku shimasu
１８、そうじします clean sooji shimasu
１９、きます come kimasu
There are words that you can change to verbs by attaching “shimasu” similar to verbs
#15-18.
さんぽ うんどう かいもの べんきょう しごと etc

Affirmative and Negative Verb forms

The endings change for the basic verb conjugations.
1. Non Past Affirmative Tabe masu (Eat)
2. Non Past Negative Tabe masen (Don’t eat)
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Activity 4-1
Practice verbs in affirmative and negative forms.
Activity 4-2
Read the following items below and choose an appropriate verb that may follow.
Example: まんが よみます
まんが ほん あさごはん ひるごはん ばんごはん えいが
にほんご うち としょかん おさけ おんがく ひらがな
おちゃ すし しごと ひらがな にほん ともだち
しんぶん えいご １０じ

Activitey 4-3
Add “ka” at the end of the sentences (Don’t worry about using particles yet.) Read the
questions below and answer them.
Example: Q: Manga yomimasu ka? A: Hai, yomimasu. OR Iie, yomimasen.
1. あさごはん を たべますか。 Asagohan o tabemasu ka.
2. おちゃ を のみますか。 Ocha o nomimasu ka.
3. まんが を よみますか。 Manga o yomimasu ka.
4. おんがく を ききますか。 Onngaku o kikimasu ka.
5. ひらがな を かきかすか。 Hiragana o kakimasu ka.
6. がっこう に いきますか。 Gakkoo ni ikimasu ka.
7. としょかん に いきますか。 Toshokan ni ikimasu ka.

Can you add, どんな＿＿がすきで

すか? for the “yes” responces?
Activity 4-4
Please make some question sentences and interview your classmates. (Don’t worry
about using particles yet.)

Frequency Sentences
You can add a frequency word at the beginning of the sentence and express how
frequently you engage in the activity.

1. (often) よく、ひらがな を かきます。(yoku, hiragana o kakimasu.)

2. (sometimes) ときどき、ひらがな を かきます。(tokidoki, hiragana o kakimasu.)
3. (not often) あまり、ひらがな を かきません。(amari, hiragana o kakimasen.)
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4. (not at all) ぜんぜん、ひらがな を かきません。(zenzen, hiragana o kakimasen.)

More: まいにち everyday, まいあさ every morning, まいばん everyevening

Note:
• As you see in the examples above, “not often” and “not at all” take a negative
form of verb.
• “を” is an object particle and it is pronounced “o”.

Activity 4-6
Ask your partners how often they go to the following places.
Q: よく、＿＿＿にいきますか。Yoku, _______ ni ikimasu ka?
A: はい、よく いきます。Hai, yoku ikimasu.
はい、ときどき いきます。Hai, Toki doki ikimasu.
いいえ、あまり いきません。Iie, Amari ikimasen.
いいえ、ぜんぜん いきません。Iie, Zenzen ikimasen.

Places:

1. Macdonald 2. Restaurant
3. Starbucks 4. Cafeteria
5. Movie 6. Party
7. Date 8. Shopping

Activity 4-7
Change the verb from the activity 4-6, and interview each other.

Verb Sentence Order Video

tabemasu
asagohan o tabemasu
Yoku, asagohan o tabemasu
ashita, asagohan o tabemasu
8ji ni, asagohan o tabemasu
ashita no 8ji ni, asagohan o tabemasu
Miki san wa, kyoo no asa, asagohan o tabemasu
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Chapter 5 More on Verbs

Simple Question Sentences with Verb Video

1. Yes/No questions
Q: あさごはん を たべますか。 Asagohan o tabemasu ka.
A: はい、たべます。 Hai, tabemasu.

2. Asking “What time” for the activity

Q: なんじ に あさごはん を たべますか。Nan-ji ni asagohan o tabemasu ka.
A1: ７じです。 7ji desu.
A2: ７じ に たべます。 7ji ni tabemasu.

3. What activity takes place?

Q: ７じに なに を しますか。7ji ni nani o shimasu ka.
A1: あさごはん です。 Asagohan desu.
A2: あさごはん を たべます。Asagohan o tabemasu.

Adding Time に

Activity 5-1
A: Paatii wa, nanji desu ka. (What time is the party?)
B: 6 ji kara desu. (It is from 6:00.)
A: Nan ji ni ikimasu ka. (What time are you going to the party?)
B: 7 ji ni ikimasu. (I will go at 7:00.)
A: Erika san wa? (How about you, Erika san?)
B: Uuun, mada wakarimasen. (Umm, I don’t know yet.)
Time particle “に” is used right after time.

Activity 5-2
Interview your classmates. Who is the early bird and who is the night owl?
Question
1. Nan-ji ni okimasu ka.
2. Nan-ji ni nemasu ka.
Answer
1. __ ji ni okimasu.
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2. __ ji ni nemasu.

Present and Future sentences

In Japanese, there are only two tenses. They are non-past and past. Unlike English,
there is no difference between future and present tense for the verb itself. Future tense
is differentiated by the time word such as “tomorrow”.
• Present tense (Watashi wa) 6ji ni okimasu. (I wake up at 6:00.)
• Future tense (Watashi wa) ashita 6 ji ni okimasu. (I will wake up at 6:00
tomorrow.)
Polite forms of Japanese verbs end with “masu” although the last “u” is silent. The verb
always comes at the end of sentence.

Particles
Video
1. time particle “ni” (English equivalent is “at”) 6ji ni okimasu
2. Destination particle “e” or “ni” Kafeteria ni ikimasu Kafeteria e ikimasu へ
3. Object particle “o” Sushi o tabemasu Eega o mimasu を
4. With “who” particle “to” Sensee to ikimasu
5. Topic particle “wa” Hayashisan wa nani-ji ni okimasu ka? は

Which one is acceptable?

1. Sensee to tabemasu 2. Sensee o tabemasu

Activity 5-3
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate particle in hiragana.
1. 3ji_________kaerimasu.
2. Gakkoo_________ikimasu
3. Hiragana________kakimasu.
4. Tomodachi_______tabemasu.
5. Sensee_________ocha _________nomimasu.
6. Watashi_______Kurasumeeto __________toshokan________ikimashita.
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Activity 5-4
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word and read the whole sentence.

A: Object を Verb B: Destination に(or へ)Verb

1. ___________________を たべます。 1.___________________に いきます。
2. ___________________を のみます。 2.___________________に かえりま
3.___________________を みます。 す。
4.___________________を ききます。 3.___________________に きます。
5.___________________を かきます。 (come)
6.___________________を はなしま
す。 C: With と
7.___________________を よみます。 1.___________________と たべます。
2.___________________と はなしま
す。

Particle で indicates where the event described by the verb takes place.
1. がっこう で、べんきょうします。I study in school.
2. としょかん で、ほん を よみます。I read books at the library.
3. うち で、ひるごはん を たべます。I eat lunch at home.

Activity 5-5
Discuss with your group members the differences between で and に after the place
words.

Activity 5-6
Make sentences using the place words below and the verbs in the packet. Pay attention
to the differences between で and に.

としょかん うち がっこう ともだち の うち

p a r k movie theater か ふ ぇ
にほん こうえん えいがかん カフェ
ぽ と ら ん ど
ポートランド
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Activity 5-7
Please read the schedule below. Your goal is to be able to read the schedule without
seeing your notes.
Video
AM 1:30 Read newspaper
7:00 Wake up 3:00 Go to work
7:30 Eat breakfast
8:00 Go to school Evening
9:00 Study Japanese 6:00 Return home
10:00 Go to English class 6:30 Make dinner
11:30 Go to Math (suugaku) class 7:00 Eat dinner
7:30 Go for a walk.
PM 8:00 Watch movie
12:30 Eat lunch 10:00 Exercise
1:00 Drink tea with friends 11:00 Go to bed

Future Plans
Calendar words Video
きょう Kyoo Today
あした ashita Tomorrow
あさって asatte The day after tomorrow
こんしゅう konshuu This week
らいしゅう raishuu Next week Variations
しゅうまつ shuumatsu Weekend
Konshuu no shuumatsu (this weekend)
にちようび nichiyoobi Sunday Raishuu no shuumatsu (next weekend)
げつようび getsuyoobi Monday
Konshuu no nichiyoobi (this Sunday)
かようび kayoobi Tuesday
すいようび Suiyoobi Wednesday Raishuu no nichiyoobi (next Sunday)
もくようび Mokuyobi Thursday
きんようび Kinyoobi Friday
どようび Doyoobi Saturday
なんようび Nan yoobi What day
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Activity 5-8
Please interview each other with the questions below. Then, create your own questions
and interview your classmates.
1. Ashita, nan-ji ni okimasu ka.
2. Ashita, nan-ji ni nemasu ka?
3. Kyoo, manga o yomimasu ka?
4. Kyoo no yoru, anime o mimasu ka?
5. Ashita no asa, sanpo ni ikimasu ka?
6. Ashita no gogo, kaimono ni ikimasu ka?
7. Konshuu no shuumatsu, sooji shimasu ka?
8. Konshuu no shuumatsu, neboo shimasu ka?
9. Raishuu, shigoto o shimasu ka?
10. Raishuu, Pootorando ni ikimasu ka?

Activity 5-9
A: Konshuu no shuumatsu, isogashii desu ka. (Are you busy this weekend?)
B: Hai, ichinichijuu benkyoo shimasu. (Yes, I will study all day.)
A: Majime desune. (You are diligent.)

Activity 5-10
Put a calendar word in _____ and ask your group member questons.
• ______, nani o shimasu ka?

The sentence could be future or non future depending on how you phrase it.
• Getsuyoobi, nani o shimasu ka? (What do you do on Mondays?)
• Raishuu no getsuyoobi, nani o shimasu ka? (What are you going to do next
Monday?)
• たぶん means “maybe”. You can place it before verb phrase.
たぶん かいもの に いきます。

Activity 5-11
Please share your plan for tomorrow with your group members.
Example: Ashita, nanji ni okimasuka.
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Activity 5-12
Please share what you do every day, every week, every month, and every year.
まい____、なにをしますか。 Remember frequency?
こ ひ
まいあさ(every morning)、コーヒーをのみます。
よく
まいばん (every evening)、さんぽ に いきます。
まいにち(every day)、りょうりします。 ときどき
まいしゅう(every week)、まんが を よみます。 あまり
p o to ran do
まいつき(every month)、ポートランド に いきます。
ぜんぜん
まいとし(every year)、にほん に かえります。

Activity 5-13
Clark College is hosting guests from Japan this weekend. Please come up with 5-10
activities for one day using time with your group members.

Activity 5-14
Read the following before class. Check the words/phrases that you didn’t understand.
Then, introduce yourself similar to the example.
じこしょうかい を おねがいします。(Please introduce yourself.)
１、はじめまして。
２、エリカ・スミス です。
３、いま、クラーク・カレッジの２ねんせい です。
４、しゅっしん は、ワシントンのオリンピアです。
５、しゅみは、スポーツです。
６、よく、ともだち と テニス を します。
７、たべものは、ラーメンがすきです。
８、ときどき、おすし も たべます。
９、べんきょうは、すうがく が すき です。
１０、でも、えいご が すきじゃないです。
１１、どうぞ、よろしく おねがいします。

Jikoshookai o onegai shimasu (Please introduce yourself.)

1. Hajimemashite. (How do you do?)
2. Erika Sumisu desu. (My name is Erika Smith.)
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3. Ima, kuraaku karejji no ninen sei desu. (I am a sophomore at Clark College.)

4. Shusshin wa washinton shuu no Orinpia desu. (I am from Olympia in Washington.)
5. Shumi wa supootsu desu. (My hobby is sports.)
6. Yoku, tomodachi to tenisu o shimasu. (I often play tennis with my friends.)
7. Tabemono wa, raamen ga suki desu. (For food, I like ramen.)
8. Toki doki osushi mo tabemasu. (I sometimes eat sushi also.)
9. Benkyoo wa suugaku ga suki desu. (For studying, I like math.)
10. Demo, Eego ga suki ja nai desu. (But I don’t like English.)
11. Doozo yoroshiku onegai shimasu. (Nice to meet you.)

Chapter 6 Past Activities

Basic Past Conjugations

The endings change for the basic verb conjugations.
1. Non Past Affirmative たべます (Eat)
2. Non Past Negative たべません (Don’t eat)
3. Past Affirmative たべました (Ate)
4. Past Negative たべませんでした(Didn’t eat)

Activity 6-1
A: kyoo no gogo, Nihongo no tesuto desu ne. (The Japanese test is this afternoon, isn’t
it?)
B: Soo desu ne…. (Yeah…..)
A: Benkyoo shimashita ka? (Did you study?)
B: Amari benkyoo shimasen deshita…. (I didn’t study very much….)

Activity 6-2
A: Moo, “study group” ni ikimashita ka. (Did you already go to the study group?)
B: Hai, mochiron ikimashita. (Of course, I did.)
Tomu san wa? (How about you, Tom?)
A: Iie, mada desu…. (No, not yet.)
B: Shukudai o shimashita ka. (Did you do your homework?)
A: Iie, mada desu… (No, not yet.)
B: Hiragana o kakimashita ka. (Did you write hiragana?)
A: Iie, zenzen kakimasendeshita. (No, I didn’t write at all.)
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B: Tomu san, daijoobu desu ka. (Are you going to be OK, Tom?)
A: Hai, daijoobu desu. (Yup, I will be fine.)

Past calendar words

きのう yesterday
おととい the day before yesterday
せんしゅう last week

Day of the week

にちようび nichiyoobi Sunday
げつようび getsuyoobi Monday
かようび kayoobi Tuesday
すいようび Suiyoobi Wednesday
もくようび Mokuyobi Thursday
きんようび Kinyoobi Friday
どようび Doyoobi Saturday
なんようび Nan yoobi What day

Activity 6-3
Answer the following question.
Example: Q: しゅうまつ、にほんごを かきましたか。
A1. はい、かきました。 A2. いいえ、かきませんでした。
1. きょう の あさ、ねぼうしましたか。
2. きのう、べんきょうしましたか。
3. せんしゅう の げつようび、なに を しましたか。
4. せんしゅう、おすし を たべましたか。
5. しゅうまつ、かいもの へ いきましたか。
6. きのう、にほんご を べんきょうしましたね。

Activity 6-4
Please tell your classmates what you did/didn’t do yesterday, last week, on the
weekend. Ask how many hours they spend for the activities if you can.
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Copula “desu” Conjugation

Non-Past Sentences(is/is not)

1. わたしは、がくせいです。 I am a student.
2. わたしは、がくせいじゃないです。I am not a student.
3. わたしは、がくせいじゃありません。 This is same as sentence #2.

Past Sentences (was/was not)

1. わたしは、がくせいでした。I was a student.
2. わたしは、がくせいじゃなかったです。 I was not a student.
3. わたしは、がくせいじゃありませんでした。 This is same as sentence #2.

• では“dewa” is used instead of “ja” for written Japanese.

がくせい Affirmative Negative

Non Past がくせいです。 がくせい じゃ ないです。
Past がくせいでした。 がくせい じゃ なかったです。
がくせい じゃ ありませんでした。
Please don’t use this form for the i-adjectives.

Chapter 7 I have a lot of questions for you!

Question Words
video
Please memorize the question words this week.
なに What Nani ga suki desu ka.
なん What Nan-ji desu ka. (“nan” needs a counter such as “ji”)
いつ When Itsu ikimasu ka.
だれ Who Dare to benkyoo shimasu ka. (dare to=with who?)
どこ Where Shuumatsu doko e ikimasu ka.
Doko de At where Doko de benkyoo shimasu ka.
どんな What kind of Donna eega ga suki desu ka.
どちら Which one (between two)
どれ Which one (among three or more)
どう How (asking for descriptions)
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Activity 7-1
Let’s be nosy! You can be super nosy with the question words above. Please read the
examples below. If someone says, あした、えいが を みます。
1. どんな えいが ですか。
2. いつ ですか。
3. どこ ですか。
4. だれと みますか。

Activity 7-2:
Interview each other using the following questions.

1. どんな どうぶつ が すきですか。 (どうぶつ=animals)

2. どんな ほん が すきですか。
3. どんな えいが を みますか。
4. どんな まんが を よみますか。
5. どんな おちゃ を のみますか。

Activity7-3
Choose two items and ask your classmates which they like.
か た か な
Example:Q: ひらがな と カタカナ と、どちら が すきですか。
A1: ひらがな が すきです。
A2: どちら も すきです。（I like both.）
A3: どちら も ちょっと。。。(Both are ….)

Activity 7-4
Choose three or more items and ask your classmates which they like.
Example:Q: ひらがな と カタカナ と かんじ と、どれ が すきですか。
A1: ひらがな が すきです。
A2: ぜんぶ すきです。(I like all.)

Activity 7-5:
どちら が ADJ ですか。ビデオ
In my video, I am going to ask you questions with adjectives such as:
Q: クッキーとケーキと、どちら が おいしいですか。 (Which is tastier between
cookies and cakes?)
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I would like you to answer the questions

A1: クッキーが おいしいです。 (Cookies are tasty.)
A2: どちらも おいしいです。 (Both are tasty.)
A3. どちらも ちょっと。。。 (They are both ....)

Activity 7-6: You just agreed to babysit your friend’s 7 year old son. Please ask them
some questions that may help you to babysit their son before you meet him.
1. Write up the questions.
2. Share with your classmates.

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Last Book Clean Ate Went Japanese Date Work
Week sushi Library Test 8-11 AM

This Tea with Meeting Went Today Drink Date Party

Week Classma J-Club Beer 8:00 PM
te Portland
Next Cook Japanes Study Dinner Sleep all Date Work
Week e with with day 8-11 AM
Test Friends classmate
7:30 PM

Activity 7-8:
Please practice saying information in the calendar above.

Use the Videos below for practices

Days of the week focus Verb Phrases focus Question sentences focus

Activity 7-9
Please answer the following questions based on the calendar above.

Yes/No Questions
1. せんしゅう、としょかんへ いきましたか。
2. らいしゅう、りょうりしますか。
d e e t o
3. こんしゅうのどようび、デートへいきますか。
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Asking When/What time/What day

p a a t i i
1. いつ、パーティーに いきますか。
2. いつ、すしを たべましたか。
3. なんじに、しごとをしますか。
4. パーティーは、いつですか。
5. パーティーは、なんじですか。
6. しごとは、なんようびですか。

Asking What
1. どようび、なにをしますか。
2. あした、なにをのみますか。
3. せんしゅう の げつようび、なにをしましたか。

Asking Where
1. せんしゅう、どこへ いきましたか。
2. パーティーは、どこですか。

Asking with Who/Who

1. こんしゅう、だれと べんきょうしましたか。
2. にほんご の せんせいは、だれですか。

Activity 7-10
Please answer the questions below.

1. おなまえ は、なん ですか。

2. せんこう は、なん ですか。

p e t
3. ペットは、なんさい ですか。If you don’t have a pet, ペットは、いません。
4. いま、にほんご の なんねんせい ですか。
5. にほんごのクラスは、なんようびですか。
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6. きょうは、なんようびですか。
7. ばんごはん は、なんじ ですか。
8. いつも なんじに おきますか。 いつも means always or usually

9. にほんごのクラスは、いつですか。
v a l e n t i n e ' s d a y
10. バレンタインデーは、いつですか。
11. たんんじょうびは、いつですか。

12. がっこう は、どこですか。

13. うち は、どこですか。
14. しゅっしん は、どこですか。
15. こんしゅう の しゅうまつ、どこ に いきますか。
16. いつも どこ で、かいもの しますか。
17. にほんは、どこ が すきですか。

18. にほんごのせんせいは、だれですか。
p r e s i d e n t
19. クラークのがくちょうは、だれですか。
p r i m e m i n i s t e r
20. にほんのそうりだいじんは、だれですか。
21. よく、だれとべんきょうしますか。
22. しゅうまつ、だれとあいましたか。

23. ひらがなとかたかなと、どちらがすきですか。
24. まんがとあにめとどちらがすきですか。
25. べんきょう と しごと と、どちらがすきですか。
26. ほん と えいが と、どちらがすきですか。
27. おんがく と うんどう と、どちら が すきですか。
28. べんきょう と うんどう と さんぽ と、どれ が すきですか。

There are extra interview questions in case you want to learn more.
Name: おなまえ は。
Language: なにご を、はなしますか。
Hometown: （ご）しゅっしん は、どちらですか。(“dochira” =”doko” but politer)
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Home: おすまい は、どちらですか。(“osumai” is politer than “uchi”)

School: がっこう は、どちらですか。
Academic year: なんねんせい ですか。
Major: せんこう は、なんですか。
t a k i n g
Classes: いま、どんな クラス を とっていますか。
Birth Day Month: おたんじょうび は、なんがつですか。
Age: （しつれいですが、）おとしは、おいくつですか？
Work: （お）しごと は、どちらですか。
Hobby: （ご）しゅみ は、なんですか。
ビデオ

Chapter 8 Let’s plan something for fun!

Invitation
Activity 8-1

video
Q: いっしょに＿＿ませんか。
A1: いいですね！＿＿ましょう！
A2: すみませんが、ちょっと、、、
A3: いいえ、＿＿＿ません。 This is too direct and not appropriate.

Be sure to learn the difference between the two sentences below.

• えいが に いきませんか。 (Would you like to go to a movie?)
• えいが に いきましょう！ (Let’s go to a movie!)

Activity 8-2
Go to the verb list page and change the ending to the invitation forms.ビデオ

Activity 8-3
Go to the verb list page and change the ending to “let’s” forms. ビデオ
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Activity 8-4
Invite your classmates to do something together with you. Be sure to receive yes/no
from them.

Activity 8-5
Invite each other to do something together. You need to ask some questions before
you accept/decline the invitation.

Activity 8-6
How would you invite your classmates to do something with you?
Examples:
Shopping, Party, Study, Dinner, Movie, Drink coffee, Speak Japanese, Go to lab, Cook,
Make cookies, Write hiragana, etc.

たいです。I want to

video
「たべたい」means “want to eat” in English. You simply replace 「__ます」with「__
たい」for verbs, and it follows adjective conjugation. １、にほん に いきたい です。
２、おすし を たべたい です。(for たい forms, you can use particle が instead of
を)
３、ねたい です。

“Verb stem + tai” will make a phrase “want to ~”

• たべます (eat)
• たべたいです。 (want to eat)
• たべたくないです。(don’t want to eat)

Note:
• Please limit using ~たいです to speak about your wishes only, and not to talk
about someone’s wishes. You will learn this form more next term.
Incorrect sentence: せんせは、おすし を たべたいです。
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Activity 8-7
Go over the verb list and change to “want to” forms. ビデオ

Activity 8-8
Please make a “tai” form question with the following items and interview your
classmates.
Example: かいもの に、いきたいですか。
1. かいもの
2. てんぷら
3. おいしい おちゃ (おいしい＝tasty)
4. ほん
5. きれい な おんがく(きれいな＝beautiful)
6. にほん
7. こわい えいが (こわい＝scary)
8. いちにちじゅう
9. ジョニー・デップ(jonii deppu)と

Activity 8-9
Please answer the following questions.
１、いま、なに を たべたいですか。
２、どんな おんがく を ききたいですか。
３、ふゆやすみ（Winter Break）どこに いきたいですか。
４、きょうは、なんじ に ねたいですか。
５、こわい えいが を みたいですか。(こわいえいが＝scary movies)
６、だれ と あいたいですか。
７、かんじ を かきたいですか。
８、たくさん（A lot）にほんご を はなしたいですか。
９、しゅうまつ なに を したいですか。
video
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Party Questions:
Let’s review the question words so that you can exchange more information about
parties. Your friend invited you to a party. Let’s find out some details. video
1. What kind? どんなパーティーですか。
2. When? パーティーは、いつですか。
3. What time? パーティーは、なんじですか。
4. Where? パーティーは、どこですか。
5. With who? だれといきますか。だれとパーティーをしますか。
6. Food なにをたべますか。
どんな たべものをたべますか。
7. Drinks なにを のみますか。
どんな のみものをのみますか。
8. Activity パーティで、なにをしますか。

Useful phrases when you plan a party with someone:

____ませんか “Playstation” o shimasen ka? (Would you like play Playstation?)
____ましょう！ “Playstation” o shimashoo! (Let’s play Playstation!)
____たいです。 “Playstation” o shitai desu. (I want to play Playstation.)
____は、どうですか。“Playstation” wa doo desu ka? (How about Playstation?)

7ji kara from 7:00

9ji made until 9:00
Hokani wa? What else?

Activity 8-9
Which party would you like to go to? Be sure to ask for information for both parties.
Party A Party B
What kind? Study Japanese Party
When? This Saturday This Friday
What time? 12-4 PM 7-10 PM
Where? Library teacher’s house
With who? Classmates Classmates
Food? たべもの No food Sukiyaki
Drinks?のみもの Tea Tea
Activity Study hiranaga Watch movies
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Activity 8-10
Please form a group of 3-4 and make a plan for a party. Be sure to use the following
phrases.
• ＿＿ませんか invitation
• ＿＿ましょう let’s
• ＿＿たいです want to
• ＿＿は、どうですか。How about ___?

Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan 4

What kind?
When?
What time?
Where?
Food?
Drinks?
Activities?
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Chapter 9 My Community
います あります
____ ga arimasu means “there is/are X” for non living things.
____ ga imasu means “there is/are X” for living things (except plants).
• まんが が あります。(There is/are manga.)
• ねこ が います。(There is a cat.)

You can also use this form to say you have or own something.
• ともだち が います。(I have friends.)
• くるま が あります。(I have a car.)

Statement
にほん に＿＿＿＿が、 います。
いません。
あります。
ありません。
Questions
にほん に＿＿＿＿が、 いますか。 はい、います。いいえ、いません。
ありますか。 はい、あります。いいえ、ありません。

にほん に なに が、ありますか。 きょうと が あります。

Activity 9-1
Please fill in the _____ and talk about what’s there based on the following places.
にほん、アメリカ、バンクーバー、ワシントン、クラーク・カレッジ、わたしのうち

Activity 9-2
Please explain the schedule with arimasu forms.
10:00 Japanese class, 1:00 English class, 2:00 Math (suugaku) class,

げつようび に＿＿＿＿が、あります。
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

クラス しごと ミーティング テスト クラブ パーティー デート
class work meeting test club party date

Activity 9-3Please talk about the city you live in with います、いません、あります、あ
りません forms. Please use the place words below.

Example: わたし の まち に こうえん が あります。

なまえ は、Esther Short Park です。
こうえんは、きれいです。The park is beautiful.

Place words This is additional information, and you will learn this more next term.
きっさてん Coffee shop
ぎんこう Bank
としょかん Library
ゆうびんきょく Post office
いえ うち Home/house
がっこう School
だいがく University
おてら Buddhist temple
こうえん Park
スーパー Super market
デパート Department store
バスてい Bus stop
びょういん Hospital/clinic
ホテル Hotel
ほんや Bookstore
まち Town/city
レストラン Restaurant

Large Numbers
100= hyaku, 200= ni hyaku, 300=san byaku, 400=yon hyaku, 500=gohyaku,
600=roppyaku, 700=nana hyaku, 800=happyaku, 900=kyuu hyaku,
1000=sen, 2000=nisen, 3000=san zen, 4000=yon sen, 5000=go sen, 6000=rokusen,
7000=nan sen, 8000=hassen, 9000=kyuu sen, 10,000=ichi man

Activity 10-2
Please read the numbers below.
A: 100 400 900 300 590 280 630 820 930
B: 4000 7000 3000 9000 7400 9200 1800
C: 10,000 50,000 40,000 93,000 16,000
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D: 8460 3730 7410 3590 9999

Shopping Dialogue
This is additional information, and you will learn this more next term.Activity 10-1
Please read aloud the dialogue below.
A: いらっしゃいませ。(Welcome!)
B: すみません。ポケモンのコーヒーカップはありますか。(Do you have a Pokemon
coffee cup?
A: はい、ピカチュウとプリンがあります。(Yes, we have Pikachu Jigglypuff.)
B: わあ、かわいいですね。ピカチュウのカップは、いくらですか。(Wow, these are
cute! How much is the Pikachu cup?)
A:１０５０えんです。
B: じゃあ、ピカチュウ を おねがいします。(Well then, Pikachu cup, please.)
A: プレゼントですか。(Is it for a gift?)
B: はい、そうです。(Yes, it is.)
A: ありがとうございます。 (Thank you.)
B: ありがとうございます。(Thank you.)

たんご Please practice the vocabulary with Video.

かいもの Kaimono とけい tokee めがね megane ドル Doru

shopping Clock glasses dollar
Ikura desu ka かさ Kasa けいたい keetai えん __en
How much is it? Umbrella Cell phone Japanese yen
___o onegaishimasu かばん Kaban ぼうし Booshi たかい Takai
___, please Bag Hat/cap expensive
___o kudasai. さいふ Saifu くつ kutsu やすい Yasui
Please give me ___. wallet shoes inexpensive

Positional Wrods
This is additional information, and you will learn this more next term.
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Please use the Audio video for practice. Positional Wrods

right l e f t front b a c k i ns i d e outside
みぎ ひだり まえ うしろ なか そと
above below c l o s e nearby n e x t between
うえ した ちかく そば となり あいだ
Let’s describe places with positional words.
X は Y の positional word X is positional word of/to Y.
こうえん は、がっこう の まえ です。The park is in front of the school.
こうえん は、スーパー の みぎ です。The park is on the supermarket’s right side.
こうえん は、としょかん の そば です。 The park is near the library.

Activity 3: Please create sentences with positional words.

Example: まんが は、テーブル の うえ です。The manga is on the table.

Review:Please say a sentence for each word below. Use these words at the beginning of each sentence.
Often よく
Sometimes ときどき
not very much あまり
not at all ぜんぜん
morning あさ
weekend しゅうまつ
today きょう
at 3:00 ３じ に
2hours ２じかん
Yesterday きのう
last week せんしゅう
with friends ともだち と
at school がっこう で
Everyday まいにち
Every week まいしゅう
Every morning まいあさ
Every evening まいばん
Maybe たぶん
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デザート desert
KATAKANA ケーキ cake
たべもの food クッキーcookie
サラダ salad
アイスクリーム ice cream
スープ soup
アップルパイ apple pie
ラーメン ramen
チーズケーキ cheese cake
ピザ pizza
Places
パスタ pasta アメリカ Amerika

サンドイッチ sandwich ワシントン Washington

ホットドック hotdog バンクーバーVancouver

ハンバーガーhamburger オレゴン Oregon

ポートランド Portland
のみもの drinks
ジュース juice がっこう school
クラス class
コーラ coke
クラスメート classmates
スプライト sprite
クラブ club
コーヒーcoffee
しゅみ hobby
ココア coco テレビ TV
ラッテ latte ゲーム game
カフェモカ café mocha アニメ anime
アイスティーice tea コンピューターcomputer
アイスコーヒーice coffee スポーツ sports
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スポーツ サイファイ SiFi

テニス tennis
ホラーhorror
ゴルフ golf
ロマンス romance
スキーski
ミステリーmystery
バスケットボール basketball
ディズニーDisney
バレーボール volleyball
ファンタジーfantasy
フットボール football
アイスクリーム
バトミントン badminton バニラ vanilla

ピンポン table tennis チョコレート chocolate

ジョギング jogging ミント mint

ヨガ yoga ストロベリーstrawberry

ズンバ zumba ブラウニーbrownie

ピザ シャーベット
コンビネーション combination
コーヒー
ペパロニ pepperoni
おんがく
ハワイアン Hawaiian クラシック

チーズ cheese J-ポップ

ベジタリアン vegetarian ジャズ

えいが ロック
コメディーcomedy
アニメソング
アクション action