Lesson 1:

Topic 1:HELLO / saying hello

Oohayo gozaimasu - Good morning (used only

in the morning)
Arigato gozaimasu - Thank you
Konnichiwa - Hello (used in the middle of the
day / afternoon)
Konbanwa - Good evening (used only in the
night)
Sayoonara - Good bye
Jaa, mata - See you (can also be goodbye)
Osaki ni shitsuree-shimasu - I’m leaving now
(respectful)
Otsukaresma deshita - Good job / Nice work /
Thank you for working hard today
HIRAGANA
Basic answers ● With hiragana, 1 character expresses one
Hai - Yes syllable.
Iie - No ● The character itself has no meaning.
Sumimasen - Excuse me / I’m sorry / Thank ● Used mainly to write function words such as
you (depends on the tone used) native Japanese words or particles.

Some Japanese Words KATAKANA

Nihongo - Japanese language ● With katakana too, 1 character expresses one
Romaji - Roman alphabet syllable.
Suuji - Numbers ● The character itself has no meaning.
Zasshi - magazine ● Used mainly to write foreign loanwords.
Shinbun - newspaper
Hiragana - One of the Japanese scripts KANJI
Kanji - Chinese script ● Kanji were brought over from China around
Katakana - One of the Japanese script the time of the 4th Century.
● Kanji have both a sound (reading) and a
History of Japanese Language written meaning.
characters.
● Kanji were brought over from China
around the time of the 4th Century.
● From these kanji, ‘kana (hiragana and
katakana)’ were created.
● Hiragana are simplified forms of the
kanji.
● Katakana were formed by taking one
part of a kanji.
:LESSON 2: CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS
NAME AND SORRY
Namae - name
Chotto - a little/a few/a moment
Imasu - to be (existence)
Owarimasu - to finish
Yukkuri - slowly
Shitsuree-shimasu - Excuse me./May I come in?
Excuse me./May I come in? [Used when going
into/out of a room. ""Ojama shimasu""is also
used.]
Onegaishimasu - Please.
itte kudasai - Please say (that again).

CLASSROOM SETTING
Kyooshitsu - classroom
Sensee - teacher/instructor Imasen (She’s not present)
Jugyoo - class/school lessons
Shin-san, imasu ka? (Shin, are you present)
kaite kudasai - Please write.
Iie, mada desu (No, not yet)
kiite kudasai - Please listen
COUNTRY
hanashite kudasai - Please say./Please
talk./Please speak. Kuni - country
yonde kudasai - please read Eego - English language
mite kudasai - please look. Nihon/Nippon - Japan
pea de - with a pair Ajia - Asia
Peeji - page Afurika - Africa
peeji o akete kudasai - please open to (at) page Amerika - America/U.S.A.

Wakarimasen - I don't understand. Oosutoraria - Australia

Hajimemasu - to start/to begin Yooroppa - Europe

moo ichido - once again

Write your name and country in Japanese
moo ichido itte kudasai - Please say it again.

hanashite kudasai - Please say./Please

talk./Please speak.
Lesson 3: Nice to meet you
mada desu - not yet

.moo sukoshi - a little more Topic 1: Give a simple Self Introduction

Hajimemashite How do you do?/Nice to meet

you.
Anoo ah…/Excuse me/well…
Watashi I/me
onamae wa (what's) your name?
doozo yoroshiku (onegaishimasu) Pleased to
meet you.

Kimu-san, imasu ka? (Kim, are you present?)

Hai (Yes)

Kaara-san, imasuka? (Kara, are you present?)

Kankoku - South Korea
Hai, imasu (Yes, I’m here) Kankokugo - Korean language
Joi-san, imasu ka? (Joy, are you present?) Kankokujin - Korean people
Chuugoku - China Gakusee student
Chuugokugo - Chinese language Koomuin civil servant
Doitsu - Germany Shufu housewife/homemaker
Doitsugo - German language Kaishain company employee
Ejiputo Egypt Enjinia engineer
Kangoshi nurse

dekimasu ka. Can you?”

Example Convo:

A: Hajimemashite. Matsumoto desu. Anoo,

onamae wa? How do you do? I'm Matsumoto.
Um, what's your name?
B: Sara desu. I'm Sara.
A: Dochira kara? Where are you from?
B: Furansu desu. From France.
A: Soo desu ka. Oshigoto wa? Ah. What do you
do?
B: Kaishain desu. I'm a company employee.
A: Soo desu ka. Doozo yoroshiku. I see. Nice to
meet you.
B: Doozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu. Nice to
dochira kara? Where are you from?
meet you.

oshigoto wa (What's) your job?/What do you

do for a living?

Kyooshi teacher/instructor
 RIKAI: GRAMMAR

1. USE OF “WA”

①わたしは　がくせいです。
Watashi wa gakusee desu. I'm a student.
②わたしは　キムです。
Watashi wa Kimu desu. I'm Kim.

2. USE OF “GA”

Topic 2: Recognise the parts of a Business Card

3. USE OF “MO”

Lesson 4: There are three people in my

family

Gokazoku wa nannin desu ka. How many

people are there in your family?

Chichi (my) father

Haha (my) mother
Ani (my) elder brother
Ane (my) elder sister
Otooto (my) younger brother
Imooto (my) younger sister
Otto (my) husband
Tsuma (my) wife
Kodomo child

～nin (counter for people)

Kazoku family
Tomodachi friend

～sai - years old

oikutsu desu ka How old are you?

Example Convo:

A: Kimura-san no gokazoku wa nannin desu ka.

How many are there in your family, Mr Kimura?
B: Go-nin desu. Chichi to tsuma to kodomo futari
to watashi desu. Five people. My father, my wife,
2 children and me.
A: Okusan no oshigoto wa? What does your wife
do?
B: Tsuma wa kaishain desu. She's a company
employee.
A: Okosan wa oikutsu desu ka. How old are your
children?
B:Juu-nana-sai to juu-issai desu. They're 17 and
11 years old.

Kono this [Noun]

Hito person
Dare who
dare desu ka Who is this?

RIKAI : GRAMMAR

Doko Where
～ni sunde imasu (I) live in -.
→ Doko ni sundae imasu ka? Where do you
live

kakkoii cool/good-looking
kawaii cute
kiree(na) beautiful
wakai young
USE OF “TO”

USE OF “NO”
Lesson 5: Favorite food (Nani ga suki desu
ka)

● Asa-gohan – Breakfast
● Amari – Rarely/seldom
● Itadakimasu – Thank you/ I accept.
(Said before starting to eat or drink./ A
polite way to say “moraimasu”
● Itsumo – always
● Ocha/cha – japanese tea te
● Gyunyuu/Miruku – Milk
● Kudamono – fruit
● Kekkoo desu – No, thank you
● Koocha – English tea
● Gochisoosama – That was delicious
(after drinking/ eating)
● Gohan/ Raisu – Coooked rice
● Sakana – fish
● Suki (na) – like/favorite
● Tabemasu – To eat
● Tabemono – food
● Tamago - egg
● Doozo – please; here you are
● Nani – what
● Niku – meat
● Nomimasu – to drink
● Nomimono – drink
● Mizu – water
● Misoshiru – miso soup
● Yasai – vegetable
● Yoku – often
● Intabyuu – Interview
● Kohii – Coffee
● Juusu – Juice
● Pan – Bread
 Amari - negative
Yoku - positive

Lesson 6: Doko de tabemasu ka

● Ano - that [Noun]

● Ichiban - the best/the most/number one
RIKAI: ● Irasshaimase - Welcome./May I help
you?/What can do for you? (at a
restaurant/a store)
● Udon - udon noodles
● Oishii - delicious/tasty
● Kyoo - today
● Kudasai - give me~.
● jaa, soo shimashoo - OK, then let's go
there./Ok, hen let's do that.
● sushi/osushi - sushi (Japanese food)
● Soba - soba (buckwheat) noodles
● Tabemashoo - Let's eat.
● doomo arigatoo gozaimasu -Thank you
very much
● nan desu ka -What is (it)?
● Hayai - quick/early
● Hitotsu - one (for thing)
● Futatsu - two (for things)
● Mittsu - three (for thing)
● Mise - store
● Yasui - inexpensive/cheap
● Ryoori - dish/cooking
● Aisu - iced (coffee/tea)
 ● Orenji-juusu - orange juice
● Karee - curry
● Koora - cola
● Chiizu-baagaa - cheese burger
● Hanbaagaa - hamburger
● Piza - pizza
● Furaido-poteto - French fries/fried
potatoes
● Hotto - hot (coffee/tea)
● Hottodoggu - hot dog
● Raamen - ramen noodles
● ~tsu - (counter for things)\
● ~o kudasai - give me~.

Restaurant Menu:
Irasshaimase (Welcome)
Nani o tabemasu ka. Kono mise wa chiizu
Sukina ryoori wa nan desu ka. What kind of baaga ga oishi desu yo – what will you have to
food do you like?” eat? The cheeseburger here is really tasty
Basic Sentence:
Sukina ryoori wa karee desu (my favorite dish is
curry)
RIKAI