Japanese Language Lessons: Let’s Learn Japanese!

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Lesson 1 - 5 Japanese for Young People

Please introduce yourself.

For instance,

-greeting
-tell your name
-where you come from
-tell your age
-tell your school year
-greeting

Please input Japanese here, if you do not have Japanese input software on your computer.

Please listen to the sound file and answer following question in English.
1. What is the name of her father?
2. How old is he?
3. What is his nationality
4. When is his birthday? (Please answer this, if you have learnt time expressions)
5. What is his job?
6. What can he do? (Please answer this, if you have already learnt hobbies.)

 

 My father [0:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (86)

■ Model Text 1 わたし

みなさん、はじめまして。
わたしは、アリス・ケイ(ありす・けい）です。

わたしは、イギリス（いぎりす）じんです。
わたしは、13さいです。
わたしは、セント・メアリ（せんと・めあり）こう*の９ねんせいです。
わたしのたんじょうび*は、６月（がつ）11日（にち）です。
わたしのうち*は、ロンドン（ろんどん）です。
どうぞよろしくおねがいします。

vocabulary

セント・メアリ（せんと・めあり）こう= St. Mary High
たんじょうび*=birthday
うち*= house

 

 わたし Model Text 1 [0:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (73)
 Chikara M-1: Download (71)

■ Model Text 2

Q：すみません、なまえはなんですか？
A：ハリー（はりー）です。
Q：ハリー（はりー）くん、がっこうはどこですか？
A：ぼくのがっこうは、セント・メアリ（せんと・めあり）こうです。
Q：なんねんせいですか。
A：10ねんせいです。
Q：15さいですか。
A：いいえ、14さいです。
Q：そうですか。うちはどこですか？
A：ぼくのうちは、ブリクストン(ぶりくすとん）です。

■ Structures

1. N は N です ／ N じゃありません
2. NはNですか。 はい、そうです。／いいえ、そうじゃありません。
3. N の N

 

 わたし Model Text 2 [1:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (62)
 Chikara M-1: Download (71)

1. NのN
2. Making negatives Flash card Practice
3. Conversation match
   

M1わたしExercise 2

 M1わたしExercise 2 : Download (76)

 

 M1わたしExercise 2 Model Conversation [0:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (50)

Please listen and answer the following questions.

1. What is his father’s name?
2. How old is his father?
3. What is his mother’s name?
4. How old is his mother?
5. How many siblings does he have?
6. Please write down all information about his siblings such as names, age, school year etc

 Family listening [0:44m]: (Protected Content)

Please tell me about your family in Japanese. Please leave your response as a voice or video message.

For instance, if you are telling about your father
-his name
-his age
-his nationality
-his zodiac year
-his birthday
-his job
-his hobbies~
-what he likes/dislikes
-what he can/cannot

Here is my example:

 

 My father sample [0:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (86)

WJEC (Topic 1 - introduction)

• Vocabulary (Flashcardexchange set)
• Telephone Number (link)
• Number 1-99 (link)
• Numbers 100- (link)
• Basic vocabularies  [Study mode]
• Family (my and others) (link)
• Family expressions [Study mode]
• Job/ occupations  [Study mode]
• Hobbies and Sports  [Study mode]

• Other useful resources only for my students
  You need user ID and Password to access it.

  Special Listening Materials for Introduction
  Hiragana Lesson Slidesver.1 78 pages, 3.3MB
  Introduction Lesson slides ver.1 211 pages, 46.2MB

• Lesson slides (Need ID and a Password) 01. Introduction ver.1 211 pages, 46.2MB
• Hiragana study
• Vertical hold Flashcard for WJEC Topic 1
  
  
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• Back and Front
  Topic 1 vocabulary front sides, Topic 1 vocabulary back sides
• Files for the study on Mobilephones
  Topic 1 for Pocket Exam
• Files for the study on iPod Study
  iFlash is a wonderful study aid and I highly recommend to use.
  You can study vocabulary with your iPod anywhere, too!
  For Mac user only. You need to download iFlash first to use this.
  1. Introduction, family, jobs, hobbies and sports with sound files [Download (5MB)]
  To see the video, please click the play button.

  For iPod Photo and Nano users, both Mac and PC
  It is not as effective as the powerful software of iFlash because it is one of iFlash features. However, you can study Japanese on your iPods. It is not require a Mac computers but only iPod. In other words, the files should work on iPod Photo and Nano as standalone. Therefore, the files are for both Mac users and PC users with iPod.

  If you click the links below, the folder called “iFlash” will be download onto your desktop. In order to copy this folder on your iPod, you need to enable disk use in iTunes. How to enable disk use is, to open iTunes and select the iTunes->Preferences menu. Then, click the “iPod” button and check the box titled “Enable disk use”. Then, please copy the whole folder in “Notes” and start studying while you are listening music!
  1. Introduction, family, jobs, hobbies and sports. [Download (9kb)]

  Special Study Material for my students to download

  (You need ID and password.If you are my former students and wish to have user ID and password, please send me an e-mail. )

• Kids Web Japan (link)