Japanese lesson
watashi
anata
hon
enpitsu
kami
tabemasu
ikimasu
nomimasu
kohii
biiru
I
you
book
pencil
paper
to eat
to go
to drink
coffee
beer
spa
`ka' rhymes with?
dead
'ned' rhymes with?
tea
'mi' rhymes with?
you
'tu' rhymes with?
bye
'hai' rhymes with?
show
'bo' rhymes with?
spa
`ka' rhymes with?
hajimemashite
You enter a room and meet Mr. Tanaka for the first time. You say...?
dozo yoroshiku
Since Mr. Tanaka is older than you honor him by saying...?
do desu ka
On another occasion you meet a friend from work. An informal saying is?
genki desu
The answer to how are you (how is your health?) is ...?
hajimemashite dozo yoroshiku
The most formal of first time meetings will begin...?
Write it down in English.
The best thing to do when there is a language-gap is to...?
Tanaka-san
The best way to refer to Joe Tanaka in Japan is...?
Pronounciation in Japanese is rather straightfoward.
Only the basics of pronounciation are presented here.
`i` sounds like the `ee` in 'reef'. 'e' is like the word `bed'.
'o' is pronounced like the word `toe'. 'a' sounds like 'Hah!!!'
'ki' is pronounced exactly like the English word 'key'.
`hai' is pronounced like the English word `high'.(HAH-EEE)
The word 'hon', which you will learn soon, rhymes with 'bone'.
Two vowels together, like in the word mashoo, are held longer.
Throughout this course please think ALOUD. In order to learn
to speak Japanese, you will need to say the words you learn.
In Japanese, like in English there are many ways to say hello.
At a first time meeting you will say 'ha-ji-meh-ma-shi-te'
This means 'it is the first time'.
At a formal meeting it is common to add 'dozo yoroshiku'.
This means 'please favor me'. 'Do desu ka' mean's 'how's it going?'
'Do desu ka' is pronounced 'dough-desk-a' in English.
'O-genki desu ka' means 'how is your health?'. A common answer is
'Genki desu' which means 'I am fine'.
The most appropriate way to refer to someone is by their family name.
Usually you will add the word -SAN to their last name.
anata
hon
enpitsu
kami
tabemasu
ikimasu
nomimasu
kohii
biiru
I
you
book
pencil
paper
to eat
to go
to drink
coffee
beer
spa
`ka' rhymes with?
dead
'ned' rhymes with?
tea
'mi' rhymes with?
you
'tu' rhymes with?
bye
'hai' rhymes with?
show
'bo' rhymes with?
spa
`ka' rhymes with?
hajimemashite
You enter a room and meet Mr. Tanaka for the first time. You say...?
dozo yoroshiku
Since Mr. Tanaka is older than you honor him by saying...?
do desu ka
On another occasion you meet a friend from work. An informal saying is?
genki desu
The answer to how are you (how is your health?) is ...?
hajimemashite dozo yoroshiku
The most formal of first time meetings will begin...?
Write it down in English.
The best thing to do when there is a language-gap is to...?
Tanaka-san
The best way to refer to Joe Tanaka in Japan is...?
Pronounciation in Japanese is rather straightfoward.
Only the basics of pronounciation are presented here.
`i` sounds like the `ee` in 'reef'. 'e' is like the word `bed'.
'o' is pronounced like the word `toe'. 'a' sounds like 'Hah!!!'
'ki' is pronounced exactly like the English word 'key'.
`hai' is pronounced like the English word `high'.(HAH-EEE)
The word 'hon', which you will learn soon, rhymes with 'bone'.
Two vowels together, like in the word mashoo, are held longer.
Throughout this course please think ALOUD. In order to learn
to speak Japanese, you will need to say the words you learn.
In Japanese, like in English there are many ways to say hello.
At a first time meeting you will say 'ha-ji-meh-ma-shi-te'
This means 'it is the first time'.
At a formal meeting it is common to add 'dozo yoroshiku'.
This means 'please favor me'. 'Do desu ka' mean's 'how's it going?'
'Do desu ka' is pronounced 'dough-desk-a' in English.
'O-genki desu ka' means 'how is your health?'. A common answer is
'Genki desu' which means 'I am fine'.
The most appropriate way to refer to someone is by their family name.
Usually you will add the word -SAN to their last name.
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