Japanese Lesson for Beginners 
Session 5 
10.Nov.2014 
Kana Shimohigoshi 
kshimo@essex.ac.uk
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??
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
さしすせそ/ざじずぜぞ 
with the correct stroke order
① 
② 
③ 
“sa”
① 
“shi”
“su” 
① 
②
① 
② 
“se” 
③
“so” 
①
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
Activity 1; Tracing practice さcolumn 
2014 
11 
10 
Family name / First name
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)
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。
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.”
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”
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?
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
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
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!
Watakushi
Boku
Ore
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
Hiragana Table
Hiragana Table
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
Next week 
- Learn how to read and write た“ta” column 
- Conversation practice / in 
- Rina’s presentation 
Introducing the student life in Japan
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Session 5 "さ" column, Self-introduction (2)

  • 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
  • 5. ① ② ③ “sa”
  • 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!
  • 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
  • 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

Editor's Notes

  • #3: writing Japanese with the latin alphabet is called romanization. Japanese people use hiragana and katakana and kanaji to write japanese, and they arent always ableto write romanized japanese romanization is used mainly for non-japanese. basically. consonants must be followerd by voweles in Japanese.
  • #4: by the end of this session, you will be able to write a I u e o in hiragana hiragana is the japanese alphabet that represents all of sound of japanese language and is used to write native Japanese words and various grammatical functions I will show 46 basic hiragana characters this time, and in the following lesson I will introduce how to write them
  • #16: unlike English, it doesn’t change its according to the subject. desu always comes at the end of a sentence.
  • #25: Romanized as “wa” when used as grammatical particle