Writing hiragana "さ" column, Self-introduction (2), Japanese pronoun

1. Japanese Lesson for Beginners
Session 5
10.Nov.2014
Kana Shimohigoshi
kshimo@essex.ac.uk

2. Review
- Hiragana for k/g + vowels
かきくけこ/がぎぐげご
- Self introduction (1)
1. Nice to meet you. 3. Please call me _____.
2. I am _____ ______. 4. Be nice to me??

3. Main focus
- Japanese さand ざcolumn
(Hiragana for s/z + vowels)
- Tracing practice
- Vocabulary Drill
- How to introduce yourself in Japanese? (2)
- Telling your nationality and favorite things

4. さしすせそ/ざじずぜぞ
with the correct stroke order

5. ①
②
③
“sa”

6. ①
“shi”

7. “su”
①
②

8. ①
②
“se”
③

9. “so”
①

10. Dakuten
(a voiced sound mark)
The double points at the right top of hiragana
mean they have a voiced consonant
*Dakuten is wrote last on the character
*Do not write dakuten longer than the previous stroke

11. Activity 1; Tracing practice さcolumn
２０１４
１１
１０
Family name / First name

12. Activity 3; Words You Can Write
Write the following words using the hiragana
that you just learned
1. しか(deer)
2. すし(sushi)
3. あし(legs)
4. いす(chair)
5. かず(number)
6. いし(stone)
7. せみ(cicada)
8. すいか(watermelon)
9. おそい(slow/late)
10.すうじ(number)
11.せかい(world)
12.うさぎ(rabbit)
13.おいしい(tasty)
14.すずしい(cool)

13. Give a simple self-introduction (2)
1. Konnichiwa / Konbanwa / Ohayou gozaimasu.
こんにちは。こんばんは。おはようございます。
2. Watashi wa (Shimohigoshi) (Kana) desu.
わたしはしもひごしかなです。
3. Watashi wa (Nihon) jin desu.
わたしはにほんじんです。
4. Watashi wa daigakusei desu.
わたしはだいがくせいです。
5. Watashi wa (manga) ga suki desu.
わたしは(manga) がすきです。

14. Give a simple self-introduction (2)
1. Ohayou gozaimasu おはようございます
“Good morning.”
Konnichiwa こんにちは
“Good afternoon.” or “Hi./Hello.”
Konbanwa こんばんは
“Good evening.”

15. Give a simple self-introduction (2)
2. Watashi wa (Family name) (“First” name) desu.
わたしは(しもひごし) (かな) です。
“I am (First name) (Family name).”
*The first name follows the family name
* ”wa” is a particle
* “desu” is equivalent to English “am,” “are,” or “is”

16. Give a simple self-introduction (2)
3. Watashi wa (Nihon) jin desu.
わたしは(にほん) じんです。
“I am from (Country).”
*(country name)+ jin = nationality
*”jin” means people
*How to say/spell your country name in Japanese?

17. Give a simple self-introduction (2)
4. Watashi wa daigakusei desu.
わたしはだいがくせいです。
“I am an university student.”
*daigakusei だいがくせい= an university student
*ryuugakusei りゅうがくせい= an international student

18. Give a simple self-introduction
5. Watashi wa (something) ga suki desu.
わたしは(something) がすきです。
“I like (something).”
* ”suki” means “to like something”. Adjective.
* “ga” is a particle

19. Japanese pronouns
• Watashi – male or female, polite
• Watakushi – male or female, extremely formal
• Atashi – used by women, less formal than watashi
• Boku – used by men, less formal, younger men,
without a macho image
• Ore – used by men, casual, have a tough image!

20. Watakushi

21. Boku

22. Ore

23. 1. こんにちは/こんばんは
Konnichiwa/Konbanwa
2. わたしは(Family name) (First name) です
Watashi wa (Family name) (First name) desu
3. わたしは(country name) じんです
Watashi wa (country name) jin desu
4. わたしはだいがくせいです
Watashi wa daigakusei desu
5. わたしは(something) がすきです
Watashi wa (something) ga suki desu
6. よろしくおねがいします
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu

24. Hiragana Table

25. Hiragana Table

26. Voiced Consonants and ‘P’
GA
GU
GE
DA ZA
PA BA
PI
BI
PU
PE
PO
BU
BE
BO
JI
JI
GI
DZI
ZU
ZU
DZU
DE
ZE
DO ZO
GO

27. Next week
- Learn how to read and write た“ta” column
- Conversation practice / in
- Rina’s presentation
Introducing the student life in Japan