Basics of the japanese language session 4 v5
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This document provides an overview of time and dates in Japanese. It discusses telling time using hours and minutes, a.m. and p.m., questions about time, days of the week using common terms and particles, and months of the year based on numbers 1-12. Examples are given for telling specific times and referring to past and future days using terms like "yesterday" and "tomorrow" combined with the day of the week. Homework is suggested to practice days of the week.
Basics of the japanese language session 4 v5
- 1. Basics of the Japanese Language Lunch-time sessions at PCC By Peter Missen Session 4 Time
- 2. Recap of previous session Any questions about the previous session? Any significant numbers to share with the class?
- 3. Objectives for this session Hours and minutes a.m. and p.m. Questions about time Grammar from/until particles Days of the week Months of the year
- 4. Time – hours and minutes ji = hour 時 fun/pun = minute 分 han = half 半 used for half past the hour no quarter-to or quarter-past
- 5. a.m. and p.m. gozen = a.m. 午前 (2 kanji: noon + before) gogo = p.m. 午後 (2 kanji: noon + after) a.m. and p.m. come first in Japanese times.
- 6. Example times gozen hachi ji (8 a.m.) gozen juu ji yon juu go fun (10:45 a.m.) gogo ku ji han. (9:30 p.m.) shougo = midday 正午 (2 kanji: just + noon) mayonaka = midnight 真夜中 (3 kanji: exact + night + middle)
- 7. Questions about time ima nan ji desu ka. What time is it now? 今何時ですか。 ima = now Spend a couple of minutes to make up your own time – round the class… My made up time will be 5:55 p.m. so don’t pick that!
- 8. Grammar – from/until particles kara = from から made = until まで For example: watashi wa ku ji kara go ji made hatarakimasu. I work from 9 to 5. 私は九時から五時まで働きます。 Hatarakimasu = polite form of verb to work
- 9. Days of the week – building blocks you = day of the week 曜 bi = day 日 youbi = day of the week day 曜日 getsu = moon 月 ka = fire 火 sui = water 水 moku = wood 木 kin = gold 金 do = earth 土 nichi = sun 日
- 10. Days of the week getsuyoubi = Monday 月曜日 kayoubi = Tuesday 火曜日 suiyoubi = Wednesday 水曜日 mokuyoubi = Thursday 木曜日 kinyoubi = Friday 金曜日 doyoubi = Saturday 土曜日 nichiyoubi = Sunday 日曜日
- 11. Sentences with days of the week kyou wa doyoubi desu. Today is Saturday. 今日は土曜日です。 kyou = today (2 kanji: now + day)
- 12. Sentences with days of the week kinou wa kinyoubi deshita. Yesterday was Friday. 昨日は金曜日でした。 kinou = yesterday (2 kanji: last + day)
- 13. Sentences with days of the week ashita wa nichiyoubi desu. Tomorrow is Sunday. 明日は日曜日です。 ashita = tomorrow (2 kanji: next + day)
- 14. Sentences with days of the week ototoi wa mokuyoubi deshita. The day before yesterday was Thursday. 一昨日は木曜日でした。 ototoi = day before yesterday (3 kanji: one +last + day)
- 15. Sentences with days of the week asatte wa getsuyoubi desu. The day after tomorrow is Monday. 明後日は月曜日です。 asatte = the day after tomorrow (3 kanji: next + after + day)
- 16. Recap of words to represent days The Japanese have a window of 5 days with specific words for them: ototoi = the day before yesterday kinou = yesterday kyou = today ashita = tomorrow asatte = the day after tomorrow
- 17. Months of the year – building blocks Very logical Based on numbers 1 to 12 plus kanji for the moon 月 = gatsu
- 18. Months of the year ichigatsu = January一月 nigatsu = February 二月 sangatsu = March 三月 shigatsu = April 四月 gogatsu = May 五月 rokugatsu = June 六月
- 19. Months of the year shichigatsu = July 七月 hachigatsu = August 八月 kugatsu = September 九月 juugatsu = October 十月 juuichigatsu = November 十一月 juunigatsu = December 十二月
- 22. Birthday add 1 to 10 numbers
- 23. Homework Nothing compulsory Suggestion – Work on the days of the week