School Net Japan

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Learn Japanese

• School Net Japan

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Contents

1. Greetings
2. Introducing Yourself
3. Often used expression in Class
4. Sound System
5. Writing System
6. Counting
7. Numbers
8. Do you like it?
9. Talking about actions
10. Describing how things are
11. Talking about your favorite things
12. Writing a diary
13. Example of introducing myself

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1.Greetings
?????????? Good morning. Ohayougozaimasu ??????
Hi! Konnichiwa ?????? Good
evening. konbanwa ?????? Good-bye. Sayounara ??
???????????? Please my best regards. Douzo
yoroshiku onegaishimasu ????????? Thank
you. Doumo arigatou ?????? Excuse
me. Sumimasen ??????? (Greeting before the
meal) Itadakimasu ??????? (Greeting after the
meal) Gochisousama
Nihongo o Narau - Greetings
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2.Introducing Yourself
???? Jay Karki ??? My name is Jay
Karki. Watashi wa Jay Karki desu Himalaya
college ?2??????? Himalaya college no 2 nenseI
desu Im a second grader of the
Himalaya college. ????????????????? Kazoku wa
chichi to haha to imouto desu My family
has father ,mother and a younger sister.
Kathmandu ???????? I live in
Kathmandu. Kathmanzu ni sundeimasu

Nihongo o Narau - Dialogue 1
??(older brother) ??(older sister) ????(younger
brother) ani
ane

otouto ??(grand mother) ??(grand father) sobo

sofu ??(aunt) ??(uncle)
???(cousin) oba oji
itoko
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3.Often used expression in Class

• ?????????????? Please explain again.
• Mou ichido oshietekudasai
• ???????? What is ?
• tte nandesuka
• ??????????????????????????
• Sumimasen chotto kyoushituwo detemoiidesuka
• Excuse me. May I go out of the classroom for a
  moment?
• ??????????
• Ashita yasumimasu
• Ill be absent tomorrow.

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• ???????? Lets begin.
• hajimemasho
• ?????????????
• tekisutowo aketekudasai
• Please open your textbook.
  
• ??????? Please look.
• mitekudasi
• ???????? Please Listen.
• kiitekudasai
• ????????????? Please say it together.
• Isshoni ittekudasai
• ??????????????
• Shukudaiwo dashitekudasai
• Please hand in your
  homework.
• ??????????? Please be quiet.
• shizukani sitekudasai
• Nihongo o
  Narau - Common Sayings
• Nihongo o
  Narau - I'm Sorry

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4.Sound System
Basic Sounds Which Are Shown in a Single Written
Kana.
W R Y M P B H N D Ts Ch T J Z Sh S G K
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? U
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? E
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? O
There is one more sound which is shown by a
single Kana. It is ?. ? itself is pronounced
through the nose, but it changes sound in the
combination of other Kana.
Nihongo o Narau - Pronunciation
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Basic Sounds Which Are Shown by a Combination of
Two Written Kana.
Ry My Py By Hy Ny Ch J Sh Gy Ky
?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? A

?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? U

?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? O
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5.Writing System

• Lets practice writing kana.
• Use An Exercise Book

??? kokki
?? hashi
?? ame
???? Nepal
????? arigatoh
????? Everest
????? konnichiwa
?? koi
??? nihon
Nihongo o Narau - Writing a i u e o
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6.Counting

• The way of counting is very useful in buying
  things at a shop or ordering food at a restaurant

1. ??? (hitostu)
2. ??? (hutatsu)
3. ??? (mittsu)
4. ??? (yottsu)
5. ??? (itsutsu)
6. ??? (muttsu)
7. ??? (nanatsu)
8. ??? (yattsu)
9. ???? (kokonotsu)
10. ?? (too)

??? ? ??? ???? Ringo ga
itsutsu arimasu
?????? ? ??? ???? Chocolate wo
hitotsu kudasai
Nihongo o Narau - Counters
Nihongo o Narau - Learn Japanese
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7.Numbers

• 1)counting
• 0 ????(reizero)
• 1 ??(ichi)
• 2 ?(ni)
• 3 ??(san)
• 4 ???(shiyon)
• 5 ?(go)
• 6 ??(roku)
• 7 ????(shichinana)
• 8 ??(hachi)
• 9 ????(kukyu)
• 10 ???(ju)
• 11 ??? ??(juichi)
• 12 ??? ?(juni)
• 13 ??? ??(jusan)
• 14 ??? ?(jushi)
• ??? ??(juyon)

15 ??? ?(jugo) 16 ??? ??(juroku) 17 ???
??(jushichi) ??? ??(junana) 18 ???
??(juhachi) 19 ??? ?(juku) ??? ???(jukyu) 20
????(niju) 30 ?????(sanju) 40 ?????(yonju) 50
????(goju) 60 ?????(rokuju) 70 ?????(shichiju)
?????(nanaju) 80 ?????(hachiju) 90
??????(kyuju) 100 ???(hyaku)
1,000 ??(sen) 10,000 ????(ichiman) 100,000
?????(juman) 1,000,000 ?????(hyakuman)
Nihongo o Narau - Lesson 5
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• 2)What time is it now??? ???????
• 
  
  ima nanjidesuka

?? ??????? niji sanjuppun (?? ??)
niji han
?????? juichiji ????????
yonjugohun
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3)How much is it? ???????
?????? \500 gohyakuen ????? \100
hyakuen ?????? \50 gojuen ????? \10
juen ??? \5 goen ???? \1 ichien
?????? \10,000 ichimanen ????? \5,000
gosenen ????? \2,000 nisenen ????
\1,000 senen
\750
\99
\8,848
??????????? nanahyakugojuen
\10,383
\108
\1,030
\1,152
\147,181
????????? sensanjuen
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8.Do you like it?

• ??????(sukidesuka) Do you like it?
• ????????(hai ,sukidesu) Yes, I like it.
• ??????????(hai, daisukidesu) Yes, I like it very
  much.
• ??????????(iie, kiraidesu) No, I dont like
  it.
• ???????? (iie, amari) No, not much.

Try to use the expressions mentioned above.
?????? gyunyu
????? darbart
???? kyuri
??? suika
??? yasai
???? kudamomo
?????? sandwich
?? sushi
??? ringo
?? nasu
??? tamago
?? mame
Nihongo o Narau - Learn Japanese
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9.Talking about actions

• ????? (hon wo yomu) read a book
• ??????(tennis wo suru) play tennis
• ????????(tomodachi to hanasu) talk with a
  friend
• ??????(terebi wo miru) watch TV
• ???????(gakko e iku) go to school
• ??????(ie ni kaeru) go back home
• ????????6?????? I get up every morning at 600.
• watashi wa maiasa6ji ni okiru
• ?????????????5???????????
• kare wa maishu doyoubi ni 5jikan benkyosuru
  He studies every Saturday for five hours.
• ????1990???????? I was born in 1990.
• watashi wa 1990nen ni
  umareta
• ????????????????? I write a dairy every day.
• watashi wa mainichi nikki wo
  kakimasu

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• ??(yomu) read
• ?? (kaku) write
• ?? (kiku) listen
• ??(miru) see/watch
• ???(hanasu) talk/speak
• ????(taduneru) ask
• ????(kotaeru) answer
• ???????(benkyo suru) study
• ????(siraberu) examine
• ???????(happyo suru) present
• ???(taberu) eat
• ??(nomu) drink
• ???(hoshii) want

??? (aruku) walk ???(hashiru)
run ???(okiru) get up ??(neru)
sleep ??(iku) go ??? (kaeru)
return ??(kau) buy ??(uru)
sell ????(umareru) be born ???(sodatsu)
grow
Nihongo o Narau - Verbs
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10. Describing how things are

• ?????????? What kind of game is
  it?
• Donna game desuka
• ????????????? This is a funny book.
• Kono hon wa omoshiroidesuka
• ????????????? This apple is delicious.
• Kono ringo wa oishiidesuka
• ??????????????? This music is new.
• Kono ongaku wa atarashiidesuka
• ???????????????? Is the problem difficult?
• Sono mondai wa mudukashiidesuka
• ??????????? Iie kantandesu No, it is
  easy.
• ???????????? Ano kuruma wa takaidesu That car
  is expensive.
• ?????????? Kare wa hayaku hashiru
  He runs fast.
• ????????????????? He is taller than her.
• Kare wa kanojyo yori se ga takaidesu
• ??????????????????????
• Everest wa sekai de ichiban takai yamadesu
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in
  the world.

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• ????? omoshiroi ? ?????tsumaranai funny ?
  boring
• ?? yoi ? ??? warui good ? bad
• ????? atarashii ? ??? hurui new
  ? old
• ????? mudukashii ? ???? kantan
  difficult ? easy
• ??? atsui ? ??? samui????? tsumetai hot
  ? cold
• ??? takai ? ??? yasui
  expensive ? cheep
• ??? takai ? ??? hikui high
  ? low
• ???? ookii ? ???? chiisai big ?
  small
• ??? nagai ? ???? mijikai long
  ? short
• ??? hiroi ? ??? semai wide
  ? narrow
• ???? oishii ? ??? madui tasty ? tasteless
  

Nihongo o Narau - Adjectives
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11.Talking about your favorite things

• ??????????????? Can you speak Japanese?
• Anata wa nihongo ga dekimasuka
• ???????? Hai dekimasu
  Yes, I can .
• ??????????????? Is he good at mathematics?
• Kare wa sugaku ga tokuidesuka
• ??????????????? No, he isnt.
• Iie tokuidewa arimasen
• ????????????? I want a dog.
• Watashi wa inu ga hoshiidesu
• ????????????? I like Japan.
• Watashi wa nihon ga sukidesu
• ??????????????? Do you like Nepal?
• Anata wa Nepal ga sukidesuka
• ????????????????????
• Watashi wa shorai isya ni naritaidesu
  I want to become a doctor in the future.
• ?????????????? I want to go up to Mount Everest.
  
• Everest ni noboritaidesu

Nihongo o Narau - Learn Japanese
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12.Writing a diary

• Month
• 1? ???? ichigatsu
• 2? ??? nigatsu
• 3? ???? sangatsu
• 4? ??? shigatsu
• 5? ??? gogatsu
• 6? ???? rokugatsu
• 7? ???? shichigatsu
• 8? ???? hachigatsu
• 9? ??? kugatsu
• 10? ????? jugatsu
• 11? ???????
• juichigatsu
• 12? ??????
• junigatsu

Day ????? nichiyobi Sunday ????? getsuyobi
Monday ???? kayobi Tuesday ????? suiyobi
Wednesday ????? mokuyobi Thursday ?????
kinyobi Friday ???? doyobi Saturday
Nihongo o Narau - Weekdays
Weather ?? hare fine ??? kumori cloudy ?? ame
rainy ?? yuki snowy
Nihongo o Narau -Weather
Nihongo o Narau - Months
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• Write what you did yesterday, using 5W1H.
• ?? when ??? today ??? yesterday ??
  tomorrow
• itsu
  kyo kinou
  asu
• ???? ototoi the
  day before yesterday
• ???? asatte the
  day after tomorrow
• ??? where ???? school ???? park ??? house
• dokode
  gakko kouen
  jitaku
• ??? dareto who ??? watashi I ???
  anata you
• ?? kare he ???? kanojo her ??? karera
  they
• ??? nani wo what
• ?? naze why
• ????? donoyouni how ????
  isoide hurry
• 
  ????????? isshoukenmei hard

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Example of introducing myself

• ?????????????????
• watashi no namae wa tanba atsushi desu
• ???????????????????
• watashi wa nihon de umare sodachi mashita
• ????????????2???????
• ima kurimoto college no 2nensei desu
• ?????????????????
• kazoku wa chichi to haha to ane ga imasu
• ???????????????
• sukina tabemono wa kudamono desu
• ???????????????????
• watashi wa onngaku wo kikukoto ga sukidesu
• ??????????????
• watashi wa odori ga tokuidesu
• ?????????????????????
• syourai wa isya ni naritai to omoimasu
• ?????????????????????
• komatteiru hito wo tasuketai to omoimasu

My name is Atsushi Tamba. I was born and
raised in Japan. Im a second grader of a
Kurimoto college now. My family is a father, a
mother and an old sister. My favorite food is
fruit. I like listening music. I am good at
dancing. I want to become a doctor in the
future. I want to help people who needs help.
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• 2006.01A first edition
• 2006.06 Second edition