3- Introductions

Content: Introductions, Ka line of Hiragana (Ka, Ki, Ku, Ke, Ko), changing Ka sounds to G sounds ( Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge, Go)

Aim: How do I introduce myself to other people?

New Vocabulary:

JapaneseRomajiEnglish

hajimemashiteHow do you do?

watashi nomy

SupenSupeinSpain

namaename

rakarafrom

mashitakimashitacame, is from

Yoroshioneshimasuyoroshiku onegai shimasunice to meet you

dodokowhere

I. Lesson Points:

1. The particle no indicates possession of the subject that precedes it. As you have already learned, watashi by itself means I or me generally for a woman; however, when followed by the particle no it turns into my or mine.

2. The word Spain in Japanese is normally written in Katakana because it is a non-Japanese name. However, for now we are using only Hiragana in our lessons until youve had time to practice writing all 50 sounds in Hiragana.

3. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu is an expression used in various ways from introducing yourself to asking someone for a favor. It literally means I ask that you would take care of it rightly. Once you know this phrase, you will hear it spoken all the time from business conversations to ordering food at Japanese restaurants.

4. Using ka at the end of a statement turns it into a question.

Sample Sentences:

hajime mashite (How do you do?)Watashi namae wa na desu. (My name is Ana)(Note: Ana should be written in Katakana but we are using Hiragana for practice.)na san wa dora mashita ? (Where did you come from, Ana?)Watashi wa spen ra mashita (Im from Spain)Yoroshi one shimasu. (Nice to meet you)S-3-1

Mini-Quiz: (Test your knowledge):

Part A:

They are students (use male form for they). _________________________________

Ana is from Spain. ______________________________________________________

Write A, E, I, O, U in Hiragana: ____________________________________________

Nice to meet you ______________________________________________________

How do you do? _______________________________________________________

Part B:Write the English meaning in the space provided:Watashi no: ________________________________________________________Namae: ___________________________________________________________Kara: _____________________________________________________________Kimashita: _________________________________________________________doko: _____________________________________________________________

Quiz Answers:Part A: Karera wa gakusei desu, Ana wa supein kara kimashita, , yoroshiku onegai shimasu, hajimemashitePart B:

Writing Practice: Hiragana (Ka, Ki, Ku, Ke, Ko)

Coverting K sounds to G sounds (Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge, Go):

To make G sounds like Ga in the word Gakusei is very easy in Hiragana and Katakana. Simply add a mark that is refered to as tenten (it looks like a quotation mark) in Japanese after each Ka hiragana and they will become G sounds. Please see the example below. The same technique is used to make other sounds that we will introduce later

Practice writing the following words in Hiragana

1. Face - Kao - _________________________2. Chrysanthemum Kiku - ________________________3. Keiko Keiko (girls name) - ________________________4. Here Koko - __________________________5. Red Akai - ___________________________