Lesson 1 (7 July 05) 1.

Hiragana character learning (include pronunciation) a () i () u () ka () ki () ku () sa () si () su () ta () chi () tsu () na () ni () nu () ha () hi () fu () ma () mi () mu () ya () yu () ra () ri () ru () wa () n () e () ke () se () te () ne () he () me () re () o () ko () so () to () no () ho () mo () yo () ro () o ()

This table is named as gojyuuon () Only one sound to be pronounced for each character. Note: In actual, only 46 sounds in this table. 2. A: Konbanwa () B: Konbanwa A: Good evening. B: Good evening. Remarks: kon should pronounce as kom When n is followed by b, n will be pronounced as m. For eg : kombanwa 3. Pronunciation for Malaysian name and Japanese name For Malaysian name, the sound always down. Eg: Foong san, Tan san, Devi san, Aminah san, .. For Japanese name, the sound can be up or down. Eg: sounds up Yamada san Eg: sounds down Yamashita san

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Pronunciation practice (up->down, left->right) ra () ri () ru () re () ro () ra () re () ra () ro () ra () ri () ru () re () ro ()

Purpose: to train the tongue familiar with Japanese character pronunciation 5. Importance of short and long sounds Example 1: obasan () auntie obaasan () old lady Example 2: Shyujin/syujin () husband Shyuujin/syuujin () prisoner 6. ee / un / hai (/ /) yes Remarks: un () can not be used by lady. It only can be used by man. 7. There are two types of long sound after o (). (1) ou () It is pronounced as down sound, eg : ou (2) oo () It is pronounced as up sound, eg : oo Examples : ooi () = many toi () = far 8. No long sound for wo / o ()

 It only used as particle in a sentence. 9. 10. Pronunciation practice for tsu , zu and su () Ohayougozaimasu () Good morning Remarks: There are total 9 sounds for this word: o, ha, yo, u, go, za, i, ma, su (, , , , , , , , ) 11. A san: Ohayougozaimasu () B1 san: Ohayougozaimasu () or B2 san: Ohayou () A: Good morning. B1: Good morning. or B2: Morning Remarks: From the answering method, you can know that B2 san is senior than A san. B1 san is at the same level as A san. 12. Konnichiwa () (1) Good afternoon. (2) Hallo Remarks: Meaning as hallo only can be used when meeting the other party for the first time. 13. A san: Oyasuminasai () B san: Oyasuminasai A: Good night B: Good night Remarks: yasumi () is rest or holiday. 14. (a) Doumo arigatou gozaimasu () Thank you very much. Remarks: With the word gozaimasu, it present the meaning very much When masu is used, it means the favor is not done yet. 14. (b) Doumo arigatou gozaimashita ()

 Thank you very much. Remarks: Different between (a) and ( b ) is on the word masu and mashita. When mashita is used, it means the favor is done. Example: When you request your friend to help on purchase something, you will say doumo arigatou gozaimasu upon request. When your friend purchased the item and passed it to you, you will say doumo arigatou gozaimashita to express the thank you very much. ( c ) Doumo / arigatou ( / ) Thank you Remark: Either one will present the meaning of thank you. 15. A san: Doumo arigatou gozaimasu () B san: Iie, dou itashimashite () A: Thank you very much. B: You are welcome. Remarks: Be careful when pronounce the word itashimashite. The underlined i is silent. It should be pronounced as itashmashte. 16. When introduce yourself to the other party for the first time, you can use the sentences as follows: Hajimemashite () Watashi wa Tan desu ()or Watashi wa Tan to moushimasu () Douzo yoroshiku () or Yoroshiku onegaishimasu () or Yoroshiku onegaiitashimasu () A1 A2 B1 B2 B3

Nice to meet you. I am Tan. Nice to meet you. (In Mandarin, the meaning should be . The is no expression in English which can present the meaning correctly) Remark: (1) Politeness level increase when the numeric number increase.

A1 < A2 ; B1 < B2 < B3 (it means A2 is more polite than A1 and so on) (2) Only pronounce sentence B (either B1, B2 or B3) when bow your body. (3) For man, body bow degree is 45. For lady, body bow degree is 90. 17. A san: Kaerimashouka () B san: Hai, kaerimashou () A: Shall we go back? B: Lets go back. Remarks: shouka is to show you make a suggestion 18. 19. For lesson 2 (14 July 05), please make sure that you are able to ask and answer item 15 and 16 in this notes without referring to any material. Please refer to the sound recording files which will be prepared and edited by Mr. KW Lee later for better understanding.

Lesson 2 (14 July 05)

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A1 Mou shyokuji wo shimashitaka () Have you taken your meal? When mou comes with a past tense, it present the meaning as already shyokuji is meal shita is to show the meaning as past tense for the action taken A2 Mou hiru gohan wo tabemashitaka () Have you taken your lunch? hiru gohan is lunch tabemashita is taken or eaten. Shita is to show the meaning as past tense for the action taken or eaten Remarks: A1 is more polite than A2.

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Ogenki desuka () How are you? O is a polite form, used to show the meaning as you. genki is healthy Conversation example: A san: Ogenki desuka () B1 san: Hai, genki desu () B2 san: Ee, genki desu () B3 san: Hai, okagesamade genki desu () A san: How are you? B1 san: I am fine. Thank you. Or B2 san: I am fine. Thank you. Or B3 san: I am fine. Thank you. Remarks: B1 and B2 < politeness level < B3 genki desu is optional text. Can be omitted. kage is shadow of the tree. It present the meaning protect. In Mandarin, the meaning for B3 is O is a polite form, used to show the meaning as you.

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Please find follows the example of asking who is the other party:

Conversation example: A san: Sumimasenga. Onamae wo nan desuka. ( ) B1 san: Watashi no namae wa Tan desu () B2 san: Watashi wa Tan desu () B3 san: Watshi wa Sony no Tan desu () A san: ATan san desuka () Excuse me. What is your name? My name is Tan. Or I am Tan. Or I am Tan from Sony. Ohit is Ms/Mr Tan

A san: B1 san: B2 san: B3 san: A san:

Remarks: sumimasen alone is presents the meaning as sorry. When sumimasen combine with ga, it presents the meaning as excuse me. ga which combine with the word sumimasen is pronounced as gak in a soft sound manner. namae () is name nan () is what. no () is belongs to 4. Teacher also highlighted that there is no question mark (?) in Japanese sentences. Questions in Japanese language recognize by adding a ka at the end of the sentence with pronounce as sounds up. Shitsureishimasu () I am taking a move. Remarks: rei is pronounced as ree 6. Chyotto shitsureishimasu () Excuse me for a while. In Mandarin, it is . chyotto () is little or a while. When using this sentence, you need to come back to the listening party later on since he will be waiting for you there. A1: Osakini shitsureishimasu ()

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 I am taking a move earlier than you. Or A2: Soro soro shitsureishimasu. Mou osoi desukara () I am leaving right now because it is already late. soro soro () is immediate move. mou () is already osoi ( is late kara () is due to Or A3: Mou osoi desukara, soro soro shitsureishimasu. () Because it is late now, I am leaving right now. 8. Dewa, mata () Than.. In Mandarin, it is . Or Ja, mata () Than.. It is an informal expression. 9. Dewa, mata oaishimashyou () See you again. mata () is again oaishimashyou () is Lets meet or see again shyou is to make a suggestion A san: Itte mairimasu () or () B san: Itte rasshai () A san: I am going and will be back later. B san: Please go and come back soon.

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These expressions can be used in home and office. itte () is to go. mairimasu () is to come. Actually, there is an i in front of the word rasshai (irasshai). However, the i is eliminated. There are three (3) meaning for the word irasshai (). imasu () ikimasu () kimasu () 11. A san: Tadaima () B san: Okaerinasai () A san: I am back. B san: Welcome back. Remarks: These expressions can be used when back to home (daily), back to office after a long holiday (few days or more) or back to office after a business trip (few days or more). kaerinasai () is from the word kaerimasu. kaerimasu is come back. 12. Omedetou gozaimasu () Congratulations! Tanjyoubi omedetou gozaimasu () Happy birthday. tanjyoubi () is birthday The underlined word can be changed to other word in order to express the congratulation in different occasions. Refer to the example as follows. 13. Shinnen omedetou gozaimasu () Happy New Year. shinnen () is new year. This sentence can be replaced by another more frequent used sentence as follow. Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu () Happy New Year. Both the Happy New Year expressions only can be used from midnight after 31 Dec (00:00 onward) till 7 Jan 05. Conversation example:

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A san: Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu / Shinnen omedetou gozaimasu () / () B san: Arigatou gozaimasu () 14. Before 1 Jan, you can use another sentence to express for Happy New Year. Ii toshi wo mukaeru you ni oinori moushiagemasu () We pray in order to have a good year. In Mandarin, it should be . The underlined words are optional (oinori moushiagemasu). ii () is good. toshi () is year. mukaeru () is welcome you ni () is in order to oinori moushiagemasu () is I pray for you to get something. In Mandarin is . It is optional, without these words, the meaning is still there. This sentence can be used 1 week before 1 Jan. In Japan, New Year holiday will be from 24 Dec~3 Jan. 15. 16. Gohan wo tabemasu () To take a meal. Odaijini () Take care yourself. It only can be used when pay a visit to someone who is injure or sick. Ogenki de, sayounara () Take care and goodbye. sayounara is optional word. It can be omitted. In Mandarin, it is This sentence can be used during functions (for eg: dinner) or in airport. Okarada ni odaijini () Please take care your body / Take care yourself (when sick) karada () is body. Chotto matte kudasai () Please wait for a minute.

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 matte () is wait kudasai () is please This is an informal sentence if compare to the below sentence. Shyou-shyou omachi kudasai () Please wait for a while / minute This is a more polite sentence. shyou-shyou () is a while/little. omachi ( ) is wait 22. Ichido ( ) One time Sumimasen. Mou ichido onegaishimasu. () Please repeat / One more time please. onegaishimasu () is to request for a favor. 22. In a restaurant, you can use the below two sentence patterns to present the meaning as I would like to have .. A1: A2: Kore wo kudasai () Kore wo onegai shimasu. () A1: I would like to have this. A2: I would like to have this.

Remarks: You can replace the underlined word with something else. For eg: Tempura wo kudasai () * I would like to have tempura. Beeru wo onegai shimasu. () * I would like to have beer. 23. Douzo osakini () Let you first. In Mandarin, it is It can be used when you let other people to perform the action first. For eg: When queue for a dinner, and you let others to take the food first.

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Ki wo tsukete kudasai ()

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 Please take care / Be careful. kudasai () is optional word. It can be omitted. 25. 26. Abunai () Watch out, it is dangerous. Kyou wa dame desu () I can not make it today. kyou () is today. dame () is can not. Konban () Tonight. Dame () Can not. This is not so polite. You can use the other method of expression to present your meaning. Chyotto.() Can not. This is more polite. Use only this word to show that you are not able or to present the meaning as No. In Mandarin, it is . 29. A san: Ganbatte kudasai () B san: Hai, ganbarimasu () A san: Please try your best. B san: I will try my best. Remarks: When the character n in ganbatte and ganbarimasu is followed by character b, the n should be pronounced as m sounds. In Mandarin, ganbatte kudasai is .

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There are three (3) types of writing in Japanese language. (i) Hiragana () Japanese origin words

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(ii) Katakana () Words modify from foreign languages but use in Japanese. For eg: French, German, English) Examples: Radio: Television: Video: Tour: Part time job: There types of words have been fixed in the dictionary. Use to write non Japanese names Examples: Foong : Eda san: Oo san: Use to write sounds. You can get many examples from the Japanese comic. (iii) Kanji () In Japanese, same hiragana will have different meanings. It only will be recognized by pronunciation. Thus, kanji is important to present the correct meaning in writing. Examples: : musume (daughter) : jyoubu (strong and lasting) : dai jyoubu (no problem) dai jyoubu desuka (Are you OK /alright?) Other examples: (1i) hana ()flower (1ii) hana () nose (2i) hashi () bridge (2ii) hashi () chopsticks

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(3i) koi () carp (3ii) koi () dark colour -> abura koi () oily food Japanese sounds structure practice

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Structure 1: tata tata

Structure 2: ta tata 32. 33. 34. tatata tatata

Mata raishyuu () See you next week. For lesson 3 (21 July 05), please make sure that you are able to ask and answer : Expressions in notes Useful Daily Expressions. Total 24 expressions. Item 2 and 3 in this notes (lesson 2). Please refer to the sound recording files which will be prepared and edited by Mr. KW Lee later for better understanding.

Lesson 3 (21 July 05) 1. Revision: Practice the Useful Daily Expression sheet Practice on self introduction

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 Practice on asking How are you and I am fine 2. A san: Sumimasenga, okyakusan no namae wo nan desuka () B1 san: Watashi no namae wa Tan desu () B2 san: Watashi wa Tan desu () B3 san: Watshi wa Sony no Tan desu () A san: B1 san: B2 san: B3 san: Excuse me. What is your name? My name is Tan. Or I am Tan. Or I am Tan from Sony.

Remarks: okyakusan () is guest. It presents the meaning as the other party whom you talk to. It is better to use okyakusan rather than anata to show the politeness to the other party. 3. A san: Ii desuka () B san: Hai, ii desu () A san: Is it okay? B san: Yes, it is okay. 4. Hiragana character learning a () i () ka () ki () sa () si () u () ku () su () e () ke () se () o () ko () so ()

Some important points to take note while written the word:

The circled portion is short.

The circled portion is round and NOT a sharp point.

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1. The circled portion is overlapping to each other. There is no tail here.

The circled portion is round and NOT a sharp point.

1. The length of the two lines should be almost the same. Correct pattern should be upper line longer and lower line shorter. 2. This type of writing is for printing purpose only. It is not use in actual writing (erase the circles portion in actual).

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1. Circled portion should be longer than left hand stroke.

1. The circled portion is overlapping to each other.

1. The circled portion is round and NOT a sharp point.

1. There is no tail at the circled portion.

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next text after ashi

Remarks: ashi () is foot.

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next text after ushi

Remarks: uhi () is cow. The red marking portion is to present the pronunciation method of the next word after ushi. It means the next word should be pronounced in the same tone as shi. 7. aoi () aoi () is blue. Remarks: In Japan, aoi is used to describe the colour for traffic light and sea although it is green. 8. uso () 1. lie 2. joking kyuukei () kyuukei () is rest. Conversation example: (i) Kyuukei gofun desu () Rest for 5 minutes. Remarks: kyuukei () is rest gofun () is 5 minutes. (ii) A san: Gofun yasumimashyouka () B san: Gofun yasumimashyou () A san: Shall we take a rest for 5 minutes? B san: Yes, you can rest for 5 minutes. 10. Hajimemashyouka ()

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 Let us starts. In Mandarin, it is . 11. Kuni no namae () Name of countries kuni is country namae is name Example: Nihon () Nippon () Mareishia () Tai () : Indoneshia ( ) Singapouru () Betonamu () Amerika () Igirisu () Ousutoraria () Kanada () Nyuujirando () Chyuugoku () Kankoku () Supein () Furansu () Itaria () Burajiru () Potorugaru () Roshia () Aruzenchin () Doitsu () : Japan (after 2nd World War) : Japan (before 2nd World War) : Malaysia Thailand : Indonesia : Singapore : Vietnam : America : Britain / England : Australia : Canada : New Zealand : China : Korea : Spain : France : Italy : Brazil : Portugal : Russia : Argentina : Germany

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go () go () is language When add go after the country name, it will become the language of the country. Example: Nihongo ()

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Nippongo () Mareego ()

Taigo () Indoneshiago ( ) Eigo ()

Betonamugo () Chyuugokugo () Kankokugo () Supeingo () Furansugo () Itariago () Potorugarugo () Roshiago () Doitsugo ()

: Japanese (before 2nd World War) : Malay language (currently, mareego is referring to Bahasa Melayu and NOT Bahasa Malaysia) : Thai : Indonesian : English (it is use for Singapore, America, Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) : Vietnamese : Chinese : Korean : Spanish (it is use for Spain, Brazil, Argentina) : French : Italian : Portuguese (it is use for Brazil, Portugal, Argentina) : Russian : Dutch

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jin () jin is people When add jin to the country name, it will become the people of the country. Example: Nihon jin () Nippon jin () Mareishia jin () Tai jin () : Japanese (after 2nd World War) : Japan (before 2nd World War) : Malaysian : Thai

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Indoneshia jin ( ) Singapouru jin () Betonamu jin () Amerika jin () Igirisu jin () Ousutoraria jin () Kanada jin () Nyuujirando jin () Chyuugoku jin () Kankoku jin () Supein jin () Furansu jin () Itaria jin () Burajiru jin () Potorugaru jin () Roshia () Aruzenchin jin () Doitsu jin () 14.

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Indonesian Singaporean Vietnamese American the British Australian Canadian New Zealander Chinese Korean Spanish French Italian Brazilian Portuguese Russian Argentinian German

taminzoku () taminzoku is multi-races / form by many races For eg: In Malaysia, we are formed by Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan and etc. Example: Mareesia wa taminzoku desu () Malaysia is a multi races country.

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sensei () (i) teacher For eg: nihongo no sensei () -Japanese language teacher (ii) doctor For eg: Occupational for a doctor is isha (). However, when talk to him; you can call him sensei. gakusei () gakusei is student It is pronounced as gaksei. u is silent. When ku follow by s, it is pronounced softly (silent).

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takusan () takusan () is many It is pronounced as taksan. u is silent. 18. takushii () takushii () is taxi It is pronounced as takshii. u is silent. Example: Takushii wo yobimashyouka () Shall I call you a taxi? takushii () is taxi yobi () is to call 19. Sentence structure Subject wa noun desu / desuka ( ____ ____/ ) Remarks: wa is a particle desu is present the meaning as am / is / are. In Mandarin, it is ka is to asking a question Examples: (i) Watashi wa Mareeshia jin desu () -I am a Malaysian. (ii) Anata wa nihon jin desuka () -Are you a Japanese? (iii) Kare wa Tan san desuka () -Is he Mr. Tan? (iv) Kare wa Sony no Kachyou san desu () -He is the Manager of Sony. (v) Shyachyousan wa nihon jin desuka () - Is your Managing Director a Japanese? (vi) Sony wa nihon no kaishya desuka () -Is Sony a Japanese company?

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 (vii) Anata wa Sony no kaishyain desuka () -Are you a staff from Sony? -kaishyain () is staff Remarks: Examples of subject: Watashi () Anata () Kare () Kanojyo () Shyachyousan () Lee san () 20.

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I You He She MD Ms/Mr Lee : : : : : : Chairman Senior Executive Director Executive Director Managing Director General Manager Manager

Kaichyou san() Jyoumu san () Torishimari san () Shyachyou san () Buchyou san () Kachyou san ()

Remarks: Add san is to show politeness 21. kare / kanojyo ( / ) It is better not to use these two words to present the meaning you You can replace it with polite words ano kata () ano kata is that person Example: Ano kata wa Sony no kaichyou san desu ( ) He is the Chairman of Sony. Ano kata wa Oo san desuka () - Is that person Ms. Oo? 22. garufurendo ( ) girl friend

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boifurendo ( ) boy friend Examples: Kanojyo wa garufurendo desuka () - Is she your girl friend? Ano kata wa Sony no kaichyou san desu ( ) - He is the Chairman of Sony. 23. Hai () Yes Iie () No Sentence structure: A san: Anata wa ______ desu / desuka ( / ) B1 san: Hai, watashi wa ______ desu () B2 san: Iie, watashi wa _______ dewa arimasen () B3 san: Iie, watashi wa _______ dewa nai desu / jya nai desu / jya arimasen (/ / ) A san: B1 san: B2 san: B3 san: Are you ____ ? Yes, I am ____. No, I am not ____. No, I am not ____.

Remarks: B1, B3 < politeness level < B2 Examples: A san: Anata wa nihon jin desuka () C1 san: Hai, watashi wa nihon jin desu () C2 san: Iie, watashi wa nihon jin dewa arimasen. Mareeshia jin desu. () C3 san: Iie, watashi wa nihon jin dewa nakute, Mareeshia jin desu. () A san: Are you a Japanese? C1 san: Yes, I am a Japanese.

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C2 san: No, I am not a Japanese. I am a Malaysian. C3 san: No, I am not a Japanese but a Malaysian. Remarks: C3 is a better sentence when compare to C2. It uses dewa nakute to join two sentence to become one sentence. Short ways of answering Yes or No (i) Hai, sou desu () (ii) Iie, sou dewa arimasen () (iii) Iie, sou dewa nai desu () 24. enjinia () Engineer Douryou () colleague 25. Anata wa doko no kaishyain desuka () You are staff from which company? doko is which kaisyhain is company staff Remarks: Once you know the other partys name, pls do not use anata anata () (i) you (use when do not know the name of the other party but is not encourage to do so) (ii) husband (it is like abang in Bahasa Melayu) Remarks: When you do not know the other partys name, you can replace anata with okyakusan (). 27. 28. When the wife call the husband, it is anata (). When the husband call the wife, it is omae (). Nihon kara () From Japan kara is from

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A san: Owarimashyouka () B san: Owarimashyou () A san: Can we stop here? B san: Yes, lets stop here. Remarks: owari is stop or finish Can be used for meeting, discussion, classes, etc.

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31. For lesson 4 (28 July 05), please make sure that you are able to ask and answer: How to say when make an early move How to asking name of the other party How to recognize and write the hiragana character from to . Please refer to the sound recording files which will be prepared and edited by Mr. KW Lee later for better understanding. Most of the recording disappears due to technical mistakes. Sorry for inconvenience caused. Lesson 4 (28 July 05) 1. Revision: How to recognize and write the hiragana character from to . Practice on self introduction 2. Hajimemashite () Watashi wa sekkeibu no Tan desu () Douzo yoroshiku () or Yoroshiku onegaishimasu () or Yoroshiku onegaiitashimasu () Nice to meet you. I am Tan from Design Division. B1 B2 B3

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 Nice to meet you. (In Mandarin, the meaning should be . There is no expression in English which can present the meaning correctly) Remarks: You can NOT use Watashi wa sekkeibu no Tan to moushimasu in this context. 3. Hiragana character learning ta () chi () na () ni () ha () hi () tsu () nu () fu () te () ne () he () to () no () ho ()

Some important points to take note while written the word:

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The circled portion should be in oval shape and not circle shape.

The circled portion is not a full curve.

This is the correct strokes sequence for

The highlighted stroke should be written from left bottom to right upper direction.

The circled portion should be longer than the left portion of the stroke.

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 (2) home Remarks: Watashi no uchi () My house 6. hashi () Bridge hashi () Chopstick 7. Sound structure practice ta ta ta ta tata tata ta 8. (The 2nd ta tone is higher than the 1st ta tone. The 3rd ta is pronounced at the same tone as 2nd ta) (The 1st ta is in high tone. The 2nd ta and 3rd ta are in low tone.)

(The 1st ta is in low tone, follow by the 2nd ta in high tone and back to low tone for the 3rd ta.) Ashita wa nan youbi desuka () What day is tomorrow? ashita () is tomorrow nan () is what or which youbi () is day in the week Okuni wa doko desuka () Where is your country? kuni () is country Okuni () is your country. O here presents the polite form with the meaning as your. doko () is where hana () flower hana () nose

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It is a Japanese songs name. Meaning as Love till into your bone. In Mandarin, it is . hone () is bone made () is till aishite () is love

umai () (1) good (2) delicious Pronunciation practice (left->right, up->down) a i a u () o i i e () e i u o () Remarks: Pls pronounce it in a non-stop manner. This practice enable you to pronounce 5 different characters with 5 different movement in your mouth.

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Revision Sentence structure 1:

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Watashi () Anata () Kare () Kanojyo () Tan san ()

For examples: Kare wa sensei desu () => He is a teacher. (ii) Anata wa nihonjin desuka () => Are you a Japanese? Sentence structure 2: Hai, ______ wa ______ desu (______ ) A1

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Ee, .................................................() Un, (. ) Remarks: A3 only can be used by male. It can not be used by female. For examples: (i) Hai, watashi wa nihonjin desu () => Yes, I am a Japanese. (ii) Ee, Tan san wa gakusei desu () => Yes, Ms./Mr. Tan is a student. Sentence structure 3: Iie, watashi wa _____ dewa arimasen. (Watashi wa) _____ desu [ _____ ()______ ] Remarks: (i) Since the subject is same, the 2nd watashi wa can be eliminated.

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Nikkei jin () Japanese who migrate to other countries. If they decided back to Japan, can become nihonjin () again. A san: Anata wa Sony no enjinia desuka () B1 san: Hai, sou desu () OR B2 san: Hai, watashi wa Sony no enjinia desu () A san: B1 san: B2 san: Are you an engineer from Sony? Yes, I am. OR Yes, I am an engineer from Sony.

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Remarks: B1 sans reply is in short manner. 19. 20. nakute () I dont have. A san: Anata no kachyou san wa nihonjin desuka () B1 san: Iie, kachyou san wa nihonjin dewa arimasen OR () B2 san: Iie, kachyou san wa nihonjin dewa nai desu / jya nai desu / jya arimasen (/ / ) A san: Is you Manager a Japanese? B1 san: No, he isnt. B2 san: No, he isnt. Remarks: B2 < politeness level < B1 21. tantou () Person in charged For example: torisetsu no tantou () Person who in charged of Instruction Manual Conversation example: Ng san: Tan san, anata wa sekkeibu no hishyo desuka

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() Tan san: Iie, hishyo dewa nakute, torisetsu no tantou desu () Ms/Mr Ng: Ms. Tan: 22. Ms Tan, are you the secretary for Design Division? No, I am not the secretary. I am the person in charge of Instruction Manual.

Study on handout DAI IKKA: SYOOKAI () syoukai is introduction The Japanese version of this romanji handout can be found in 23. jiko syoukai () self introduction Example: Jiko syoukai shite kudasai () Please introduce yourself 24. A san: Konnichi wa () B san: Konnichi wa. Watashi wa Aoki desu () A san: Watashi wa Buraun desu () A san: Good afternoon. B san: Good afternoon. I am Aoki. A san: I am Buraun. 25. A san: Shitsurei desu ga, anata wa Kimura san desuka () B1 san: Hai, watashi wa Kimura desu () B2 san: Iie, Kimura dewa nakute, Kitamura desu () A san: Excuse me, are you Kimura san? B1 san: Yes, I am Kimura. B2 san: No, I am not Kimura but is Kitamura. 26. shitsurei desu ga () Excuse me Same meaning as sumimasen ga ()

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30.

A san: Sumimasenga / shitsureidesu ga, onamae nan desuka ( / ) B san: Watashi wa Tan desu () A san: Excuse me, may I know your name? B san: Yes, I am Tan.

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A san: Sumimasenga, anata wa Lee san desuka () B san: Iie, watashi wa Lee dewa nakute, Oo desu () A san: Excuse me, are you Ms. Lee? B san: No, I am not Lee but is Oo. Remarks: Pls notice that when B san makes a reply, she doesnt address herself as Lee san or Oo san but just Lee or Oo.

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hito () or kata () is person kata is more polite if compare with hito In Mandarin, hito is and kata is When pronounce fast, kono hito become konoshito

sono hito / sono kata ( /) That person When pronounce fast, sono hito become sonoshito ano hito / ano kata ( /) That person over there When pronounce fast, ano hito become anoshito dono hito / dono kata ( / ) Which person dono is which eg: Chachai san wa dono kata desuka ( ) - Which person is Mr. Chachai?

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A san: Kono kata wa donata desuka () C san: Sono kata wa B san desu. ( B ) A: Who is this person C: That person is B san. donata is who 34. A B C

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A san: Ano kata wa donata desuka () C san: Ano kata wa B san desu. ( B ) A: Who is that person C: That person is B san.

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mo () Also Example: A san: Watashi wa gakusei desu () B san: Watashi mo gakusei desu () A san: I am a student. B san: I am also a student.

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kaishain () Same as shain () Staff shyain desuyo () The word yo () shows that you are very sure (with strong confident) with what you are talking about. In Mandarin, it carry the meaning as . Example: Ano kata mo mareeshiajin desuyo ()

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Examples 3 (different subject with different object): S1: Lee san wa Sony no shyain desu () S2: Yamada san wa nihon jin desu () S1+S2: Lee san wa Sony no shyain de, Yamada san wa nihon jin desu () S1: Mr. Lee is a staff from Sony.

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Mr. Yamada is a Japanese Mr Lee is a staff from Sony and Mr. Yamada is a Japanese.

Sentence structure You also can join two single sentences by using soshite (). It presents the meaning as and. However, it still remains as two single sentences. Subject is not necessary refers to the same item. Example 1: S1: Watashi wa Sony no shyain desu () S2: Namae wa Tan desu () S1+S2: Watashi wa Sony no shyain desu. Soshite, namae wa Tan desu. () S1: S2: S1 +S2: I am a staff from Sony. My name is Tan. I am Tan from Sony.

Example 2: S1: Watashi wa mareeshiajin desu () S2: Lee san wa Singaporujin desu () S1+S2: Watashi wa mareeshiajin desu. Soshite, Lee san wa Singaporujin desu. () S1: S2: S1 +S2: 43. I am a Malaysian. Mr. Lee is a Singaporean. I am a Malaysian and Mr. Lee is a Singaporean.

Chachai san wa ano otoko desu () Chachai is that gentleman over there ano is that otoko is gentleman / man onna () lady

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Okyaku san wa Tanaka san desuka, Yamada san desuka () Are you Mr. Tanaka or Mr. Yamada? 45. For lesson 5 (4 Aug 05), please make sure that you are able to ask and answer: Pronunciation practice for item 15 in lesson 4 notes

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Lesson 5 (4 Aug 05) 1. Revision: Pronunciation practice (left->right, up->down) a i a u () o i i e () e i u o () Practice of hiragana character pronunciation from till Practice of hiragana character writing (combination for few characters) (square) (blue) (the day before yesterday) (season) (lie) 2. Hiragana character learning (include pronunciation) ma () mi () mu () me () ya () yu () ra () ri () ru () re () wa () mo () yo () ro () o ()

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Some important points to take note while written the word:

1 2 2. 2 3

The marked portion is curve. It is NOT straight.

1. The marked portion is curve. The marked portion is not appears in actual writing. It is only for printing purpose.

2 1 2 2.

1. Please take note on the stroke sequence.

1. The circled portion needs to meet between each other.

1. Please take note on the stroke sequence.

1. The circled portion is oval and not round shape.

1. The circled portion is tick. The marked portion is not appears in actual writing. It is only for printing purpose.

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1. The portion which marked with rectangle should above the horizontal line.

1. The portion which marked with rectangle should above the horizontal line.

wo () is a particle used before a verb. Nani wo tabemasuka () What do you eat? nani () is what Gohan wo tabemasuka () Do you want to have some meal? gohan () is rice

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Goshyoukai sasete itadakimashyouka () Shall I introduce both of you? shyoukai () is introduce Goshyoukai shimashyouka () A2 Shall I introduce both of you? Remarks: A2 < politeness level < A1

A1

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Example of Introduction Conversation Yamada B Tan

B san:

Goshyoukai sasete itadakimashyouka ()

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B1 B2 B3

Cassette listening for DAI IKKA : SYOOKAI, page 1~2 There is an information revision for lesson 4, item 43 (page 35~36). de can be used to join two single sentences with different subject. For details, please refer to item 43, page 35~36. 8. futari () Two persons Futatsu () Two items Example: Ofutari wa nihonjin desuka () Are both of you Japanese? In Mandarin, ofutari () is Ofutari wa Sony no shyain desuka ()

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15. otoko () / otoko no hito () gentleman onna () / onna no hito () lady otoko no ko ( ) boy onna no ko () girl Example: Lee san mo Tan san mo Maeda san mo Yoshioka san mo otoko no hito desu () Mr. Lee, Mr. Tan, Mr. Maeda and Mr. Yoshioka are gentlemen. 16. ano otoko () that gentleman ano onna () that lady 17. Tan san wa tadaima imasen () or Tan san wa tadaima orimasen () Mr. Tan is not around A1 < politeness level < A2 18. Seki wo hazushite imasu () Just leave his / her seat seki ()is seat study (page 7) kore () this is sore () that is are () that one over there A1 A2

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Kono

wa Tan san desu () Sensei () Gakusei () Biyoushi ()

Remarks: In Mandarin, kono is . There should be a noun in between kono and the particle wa. 20. Car kuruma ()

Kore wa kuruma desu () This is a car Kono kuruma wa nihon no kuruma desu () This is a car which made in Japan 21. Kore wa nan desuka () Sore wa hon desu () Nan no hon desuka () Sore wa nihongo no hon desu ()

What is this? This is a book. What kind of book? This is a Japanese book. 22. hon () : book jishyo / jibiki / jiten ()

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: dictionary shinbun () : newspaper zasshi () : magazine kitte () : stamp fuutou () : envelope hagaki () : postcard meishi () : name card waupuro () : word processor (notebook) konpyuuta () : computer kaukyuretaa () / keisanki () : calculator (small) dentaku () : calculator (big, connected by electricity) denwa ( ) : telephone tsukue ( ) : table isu () : chair enpitsu ( )

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: pencil bourupen () : ball pen nouto () : note tokei () : clock / watch udedokei () : watch mezamashi dokei () : alarm clock ginkou () : bank byouin () : hospital bi youin () : beauty center yuubinkyoku () : post office koujyou () : factory tabemono () : food kudamono () : fruit nomimono ( ) : drink

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kouhii () : coffee biiru () : beer biru () : building jyuusu () : juice orenji jyuusu ( ) : orange juice ringo jyuusu ( ) : apple juice meron jyuusu ( ) : watermelon juice shio () : salt satou () : sugar sa tou () : name of a Japanese 23. Kore wa doko no kitte desuka () Where is this stamp from? Sore wa nihon no kitte desu () This is stamp from Japan Kore wa donata no meishi desuka () Who is the owner for this name card? Sore wa Lee san no meishi desu ()

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This name card belongs to Mr. Lee 24. For lesson 6 (11 Aug 05), please make sure that you are able to ask and answer: Pronunciation & writing for all the 46 hiragana charactors. Teacher will give dictation for 20 of the characters (romanji + hiragana) How to make an introduction (> one person, not self introduction. For eg: A introduct B and C to each other) Take one sentence structure from DAI IKKA : SYOOKAI handout, modify it and use it to ask your friend. At the same time, pls make sure that you are able to answer your friends question as well. Practice on the previous lesson items Please refer to the sound recording files which prepared and edited by Mr. KW Lee for better understanding. It has been sent out yesterday.

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Yamada

Tan

B san:

Goshyoukai sasete itadakimashyouka () Kochira wa douryou no Yamada san desu () Kochira wa tomodachi no Tan desu ()

Yamada san and Tan san: Hajimemashite. Douzo yoroshiku () or Hajimemashite. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu () or Hajimemashite. Yoroshiku onegaiitashimasu () B san: Shall I introduce both of you This is my colleague, Mr. Yamada. This is my friend, Ms Tan. Mr Yamada and Ms Tan: Nice to meet you.

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4 and 5 study Hiragana character learning (include pronunciation) ga () gi () gu () ge () za () ji () zu () ze () da () ji () zu () de () ba () bi () bu () be () pa () pi () pu () pe () ji zu Grp A Grp B go () zo () do () bo () po ()

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Remarks: When g sound is in front of the word, it will be pronounced clearly, no nasal sound will be used. Omizu kudasai () Water please mizu is water kudasai is please Remark: You can replace the underlined word with other types of drink. For examples: kouhii kudasai () Coffee please biiru kudasai () Beer please jyuusu kudasai () Juice please orenji jyuusu kudasai ( ) Orange juice please ringo jyuusu kudasai ( ) Apple juice please meron jyuusu kudasai ( ) Watermelon juice please 8. Nan nin kazoku desuka ( ) How many people in your family? nan nin is how many people kazoku is family denki ( / ) (1) electricity (2) fluorescent lamp yubiwa () ring

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(Talk to every one in the class) What is this? Class: That is a key. Teacher: Whose key is this? Mr. Lee: This is Ms Tans key Teacher: Oh, I see. Ms. Tan, is this your key? Ms. Tan: Yes, it is mine. Teacher: Please have your key [In short, it means Please. Used when give something to somebody)

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A san:

I am making an earlier move B1 san: Thank you (for your effort) B2 san: Thank you (for your effort) or B3 san: Thank you (for your effort) Remarks: B2 and B3 present the same meaning. A1 is used by a junior to a senior when make an early move. The senior will reply in B1 method.

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A san: I am making an earlier move B1 san: Thank you (for your effort) B2 san: Thank you (for your effort) or B3 san: Thank you (for your effort) Remarks: B2 and B3 present the same meaning. A1 is used by a junior to a senior when make an early move. The senior will reply in B1 method. A2 is uded by a senior to a junior when make an early move. . The junior will reply in B2 method. In Mandarin, the meaning for B1 and B2 should be 2. Goenryou naku douzo takusan tabete kudasai () Please dont be shy / please make yourself at home, and eat more. goenryou naku douzo () is please make yourself at home or please dont be shy. douzo is please takusan is more tabete is eat

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study (7 , page 30~34) 7 teach about long sounds. For eg: okaasan () : 1. mother of the other party 2. mummy (little children call their mother) oba asan () : 1. grandmother 2. old lady obaasan () : auntie oniisan () : brother of the other party meishi () : noun mei shi () : name card

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pya () mya () rya ()

pyu () myu () ryu ()

pyo () myo () ryo ()

Cassette listening to DAINIKA : HOUMON (I) and (II) Mou ippai ikaga desuka () Mou ippai dou desuka () How about one more cup? In Mandarin, it should be ikaga is how about mou is one more ippai is one cup A2 < politeness level < A1 or A1 A2

11.

Douzo () douzo is please. Should use with action or else the other party might not able to get the meaning.

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In Japanese culture, when you enter a shop, a house, or a room (after the other party greet you with irasshaimase); you need to say something back. For eg: Shitsureishimasu () Execuse me Ojyama shimasu () Execuse me for trouble you In Mandarin, it is jyama is trouble 13. ojyama shimasu () Execuse me for trouble you Use when you reach the house ojyama shimashita () Execuse me for trouble you Use when you leave the house 14. When there is an empty seat and you would like to sit on. You need to say something before you can do so.

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Shitsureishimasu () Execuse me Remarks: Ojyama shimasu can not be used in this context. 15. purezento / okurimono ( /) Present For eg: Tanjyoubi omedetou gozaimasu () Kore wa okurimono desu () Happy birthday This is the present 16. nominono () drink mizuwari () whisky with some plain water 17. oishii () delicious can be used for eating or drinking Sometimes when a Japanese only have a plain of water in a hot day, they can use oishii to express their feeling as comfortable For eg: Oishii desu ne () In Mandarin, it is 18. 19. Itadakimasu () Used when you want to start eating / drinking something gochisousama () (1) Thank you for your entaitament (2) Thank you, I am full (3) Thank you very much for your delicious food gochisousamadeshita ()

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Shio wa dore desuka () Which is the salt? Tan san no kaban wa dore desuka () Which is Ms. Tans bag? Oo san no kuruma wa dore desuka () Which is Ms. Oos car? Remarks: dore is which It is generated from kore, sore and are Example: There are three items on the table. Item A: pepper (koshyou, ) Item B: sugar (satou, ) Item c: salt (shio, )

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You can ask questions with dore, donata or doko in two types of sentence structure. Structure 1: Shio wa dore desuka () Which is the salt? Noun + wa + dore.. is after the particle Shyachyou san wa donata desuka ()

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You can not answer question Q1 with A2 or answer Q2 with A1 and etc. 24. For lesson 8 (25 Aug 05), please make sure that you are able to ask and answer:

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 Take one sentence structure from DAI IKKA : SYOOKAI handout, modify it and use it to ask your friend. At the same time, pls make sure that you are able to answer your friends question as well. Romanji -> hiragana Homework (5 sentences from romanji to hiragana), submit during lesson 8. (2) 1~ (2) 3, need to submit during lesson 8. Practice on the handout for Mou Ippai Ikaga Desuka 25. Please refer to the sound recording files which prepared and edited by Mr. KW Lee for better understanding. It has been sent out this morning.

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Revision: A san: B1 san: B2 san: A: B1: B2: 2. Mou ippai ikaga desuka ( ) Onegaishimasu () Iie, mou kekkou desu () How about one more cup? Yes, plese No, thank you.

desu yo () sure (100%) Indicate it as a statement deshyou () may be / not sure / suppose (50%) replace desuka and indicate it as a question Ano hito wa Lee san desu yo () That person is Mr. Lee Ano hito is that person Confident level is 100% Ano hito wa Lee san deshyou () Is that person over there Mr. Lee? Confident level is only 50% Kyou wa mokuyoubi deshyou () Is today Thursday? kyou is today mokuyoubi is Thursday

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Ojyama shimashita. Doumo arigatou gozaimashita () Execuse me for trouble you. Thank you In Mandarin, it is jyama is trouble can use when leave somebodys house or leaving the office

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DAI NI KA: HOUMON (1), part II learning Sentence structure 1: Shio wa dore desu ka () Which one is salt? shio is salt Noun + wa + dore.. is after the particle Shio wa kore desu () This is the salt (with holding it) Answer must in the same sentence structure pattern Noun + wa + .. Sentence Structure 2: Dore ga shio desuka () Which is the salt? + + noun. .. There is only one particle can be use after dore in a question. It is ga Kore ga shio desu () This is the salt Answer must in the same sentence structure pattern

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Sentence structure 1: Nihongo no sensei wa donata desuka () Who is the Japanese teacher? Noun + wa + donata.. is after the particle Nihongo no sensei wa Foong san desu () The Japanese teacher is Mr. Foong Sentence structure 2: Donata ga nihongo no sensei desuka () Who is the Japanese teacher? + + noun. .. Foong san ga nihongo no sensei desu () Mr. Foong is the Japanese teacher

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Taishikan () Embassy Amerikan taishikan () American Embassy 7. 8. Nihon taishikan () Japan Embassy The Japan Embassy is at KL, so for the branch in Penang, we can not call it as taishikan. We should call it as ryoujikan ryoujikan () Branch of an embassy 9. Dore ga Amerika Taishikan desuka () Which is the American Embassy? Are ga Amerika Taishikan desu () That one over there is American Embassy Dono tatemono ga Amerika Taishikan desuka () Which building is the American Embassy? tatemono is building Ano tatemono ga Amerika Taishikan desu () That building over there is American Embassy

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Dono ga shyachyou shitsu desuka () Which is the GM office? Kore ga shyachyou shitsu desu () This is the GM office Dono heya ga shyachyou shitsu desuka () Which room is the GM office? Kono heya ga shyachyou shitsu desu () This room is the GM office

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A: Kono kata wa Lee san desu () This is Mr. Lee Q: Dono kata ga Lee san desuka () Who is Mr. Lee A1: Kono kata ga Lee san desu () This is Mr. Lee What is the difference between A and A1 sentence since the meaning is the same? Pls refer to below for the explanation. Kono kata wa Lee san desu () This is Mr. Lee Meaning is This is Mr. Lee and not that person behind or somewhere else is Mr. Lee In Mandarin, it is Focus is on object. Here is refer to this person Kono kata ga Lee san desu () This is Mr. Lee This person is Mr. Lee and not other person is Mr. Lee Focus is on subject in front. Here refer to Mr. Lee In Mandarin, it is

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Wakarimashitaka () Understand? Yoku wakarimashita () I understand very well Yoku wakarimasen () I dont understand 13. Gomen kudasai () Anybody home? Use when knocking on the door kore + ga (this is) sore + ga (that is) are + ga (that one over there is)

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kono + noun + wa sono + noun + wa ano + noun + wa For eg: Ano heya wa () That room over there Kono kata wa () This person 15. kore / sore / are ( / / ) when asking question, use dore () kono / sono / ano ( / / ) when asking question, use dono () For eg (Answer is made by referring to the question structure): Pattern 1: Dore ga Amerikan Taishikan desuka () Are ga Amerikan Taishikan desu () Pattern 2: Dono tatemono ga Amerika Taishikan desuka () Ano tatemono ga Amerika Taishikan desu () Pattern 3: Amerika Taishikan wa dore desuka () Amerika Taishikan wa are desu () 16. Ano shiroi tatemono wa nan desuka () What is the white building over there? shiroi is white tatemono is building nan is what. I can not be placed in front of the question. ano is over there Are wa koujyou desu () That one is a factory koujyou is factory

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Ano shiroi tatemono wa nan desuka () What is the white building over there? nan is what. It can not be placed in front of the question. You need to change the sentence structure is want to place the nan in front of the question as naniga Ano takai tatemono wa nan desuka () What is the tall building over there? takai is tall takai has another meaning as expensive

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takai () expensive yasui () cheap Both the adjectives end with i.

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There are two types of adjectives (i) i-adjective (ii) na-adjective takai kuruma () expensive car yasui kuruma () cheap car For eg: Toyota wa takai kuruma desu () Kancil wa yasui kuruma desu () 21. ookii () big chiisai () small For eg: ookii tatemono () big building chiisai tatemono () small building

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ookii depaato () big departmental store For eg: Gurney Plaza wa ookii depaato desu () Gurney Plaza is a big departmental store 22. 23. hikui () Low Se ga takai () Tall in height In Mandarin, it is Se ga takai otoko () a man tall in height Se ga hikui () short in height In Mandarin, it is

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Shitte imasuka () do you know / do you recognize? Hai, shitte imasu () Yes, I know Iie, shirimasen () Iie, shiranai () Iie, shiranai desu () No, I dont know Iie, shiranai is informal sentence Remarks: Pls practice this portion and it will be asked next lesson

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Figure learning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number ichi () ni () san () shi () yon () go () roku () shichi () nana () hachi () ku () jyuu () jyuuichi () jyuuni () Month () ichigatsu () nigatsu () sangatsu () shigatsu () gogatsu () rokugatsu () shichigatsu () hachigatsu () kugatsu () jyuugatsu () jyuuichigatsu () jyuunigatsu () Time () ichiji () niji () sanji () yoji () goji () rokuji () shichiji () hachiji () kuji () jyuuji () jyuuichiji () jyuuniji ()

Remarks: yoji is without n sound. It is not yonji gatsu is month nan gatsu is which month 26. Ima nanji desuka () What time is it now? ima ()is now ji () is o clock nan ji is what time

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gozen () AM For eg: gozen kuji () ohiru () Noon For eg: ohiru jyuuniji () Gogo ()

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Revision: Wo Shitte imasuka () do you know / do you recognize? wo is a particle in front of a verb Example: Tan san no denwa bangou wo shitte imasuka () Do you know Ms. Tans / Mr. Tans phone number? no is belongs to denwa is telephone bangou is number Shyachyou san wo shitte imasuka () Do you recognize the GM? Megamall wo shitte imasuka () Do you know where Megamall is? Tomodachi no Tan san wo shitte imasuka () Do you recognize my friend, Ms Tan / Mr Tan? Hai, shitte imasu () Yes, I know / I recognize Iie, shirimasen () or Iie, shiranai () or Iie, shiranai desu () No, I dont know Iie, shiranai is informal sentence

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Kore wa dare no kagi desuka, shitte imasuka () Do you know whose key is this Kore wa dare no kagi daka, shitte imasuka () Do you know whose key is this? daka is a plain form for desuka Shyachyou shitsu wa doko desuka, shitte imasuka

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() Shyachyou shitsu wa doko daka, shitte imasuka () Do you know where is the GM office? daka is a plain form for desuka 4. A2

Watashi no ani wo shitte imasuka () Do you know my brother? ani is own brother. Thus you can not say ani san. Brother of other people is onisan (). o is added in front of nisan as a polite form. Watashi no kaishya no denwa bangou wo shitte imasuka () Do you know my company telephone number? kaishya is company Kono tatemono wa nan desuka, shitte imasuka () Kono tatemono wa nan daka, shitte imasuka () Do you know what building is this? tatemono is building Kono tatemono wa shitte imasuka This is not a complete sentence => worng!! A1 A2 or

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Watashi no douryou no Lee san wo shitte imasuka () Do you know my collegue, Mr. Lee / Ms. Lee Watashi no uchi wa doko desuka, shitte imasuka () Watashi no uchi wa doko daka, shitte imasuka () Do you know where my house is? uchi is house 9. Zenzen dame () A1 A2 or

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Nan gatsu () What / which month nan is what Nan ji () O clock For eg: ichiji () => One oclock niji () => Two oclock

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gozen kuji () 9 am ohiru jyuuniji () noon 12 oclock gogo yoji ()

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Place + particle + verb e is a particle. In hiragana writing, it should be he. However, it is pronounced as e. In English, the meaning for this particle should be to e ikimasu is to go e kimasu is to come e kaerimasu is to go home For verb end with masu present the tenses as present tense or future tense. 14. Ashita doko e ikimasuka () Where are you going tomorrow? ashita is tomorrow shi in ashita is pronounced as sh => ashta 15. kyou () today asatte () the day after tomorrow ima () now 16. hikoujyou / kuukou ( / ) airport For eg: hikoujyou e ikimasu Lee san wa kyou doko e ikimasuka () Where is Mr. Lee going today?

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Lee san wa KL e ikimasu ( KL ) Mr. Lee is going to KL 18. Foong san wa ashita doko e ikimasuka () Where is Mr. Foong going tomorrow? Watashi wa ashita kaishya e ikimasu () I am going to the factory tomorrow 19. ginkou e ikimasu () Go to bank Amerika e ikimasu () Go to America Nihon e ikimasu () Go to Japan Honshya no shyachyou san wa ashita Penang e kimasu () The GM of the head office will come to Penang tomorrow Anata wa ashita watashi no uchi e kimasuka () Are you coming to my house tomorrow Hai, ikimasu () Yes, I am going Chyotto() Ee.(present the meaning as refuse, inconvenience) 22. Anata wa mainichi taitei nanji ni uchi e kaerimasuka () At what time you normally go home everyday? mainichi is everyday taitei is normally nanji is what time ni is a particle, presents the meaning as at Watashi mainichi taitei gogo shichiji goro ni uchi e kaerimasu ()

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