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LESSON 1 - Meeting the New Neighbor DIALOG: JAPANESE: Yota: Kon'nichi wa.1 Jason: Kon'nichi wa. Yota: Watashi2 wa Suzuki Yota desu. Hajimemashite.3 Jason: Watashi wa Jeson Miraa desu. Hajimemashite. Doozo yoroshiku. Yota: Miraa-san, anata wa Amerika-jin desu ka. (?) Jason: Hai4, watashi wa Amerika-jin desu. Anata wa. (?) Yota: Nihon-jin desu. Jason: Suzuki-san, anata wa daigaku-sei desu ka. (?) Yota: Hai, soo desu. Miraa-san wa. (?) Jason: Watashi wa kookoo-sei desu. Yota: Otomodachi5 mo kookoo-sei desu ka. (?) Jason: Hai. Suzuki-san wa nan'nen-sei desu ka. (?) Yota: Daigaku ninen-sei6 desu. TRANSLATION: Yota: Hello. Jason: Hello. Yota: My name is Yota Suzuki. Nice to meet you. Jason: My name is Jason Miller. Nice to meet you. (May I ask you to be kind to me.) Yota: Mr. Miller, are you an American? Jason: Yes. I am American. How about you? Yota: I am Japanese. Jason: Mr. Suzuki, are you a college student? Yota: Yes. How about you, Mr. Miller? Jason: I am a high school student. Yota: Is your friend also a high school student? Jason: Yes. Mr. Suzuki, what year are you in college? Yota: I am a sophomore (second year student). VOCABULARY: kon'nichi wa hello watashi I, me, myself desu am, are, is anata you Amerika-jin American (person) Nihon-jin Japanese (person) otomo-dachi friend nan'nen-sei what grade level, what year (in school, college) ninen-sei second level, second year (in college = sophomore)       VOCABULARY: Igirisu-jin English, British Doitsu-jin German Mekishiko-jin Mexican Chuugoku-jin chinese Furansu-jin French shoogakkoo grammar / elementary school shoogaku-sei elementary school student chuugaku-sei junior high school kookoo high shool kookoo-sei high school student daigaku college, university daigaku-sei university student ichinen-sei first year ninen-sei second year sannen-sei third year yonnen-sei fourth year GRAMMAR: 1. Watashi wa Suzuki Yota desu. This sentence means "I am Yota Suzuki." It is standard for Japanese to use their family name first followed by their given name. The sentence pattern is "Noun wa noun desu" which translates as "Noun is Noun". The wa is a particle indicating a subject or a topic, while desu is an equivalent to "am", "are", and "is". Examples:      Watashi wa Sumisu desu.                 I am Mr. Smith.                   Watashi wa Tanaka desu.                I am Mr. Tanaka. 2. Anata wa Amerika-jin desu ka. This sentence means "Are you an American?" The word ka is a particle which makes a sentence a question. Examples:      Anata wa Nihon-jin desu ka.                Are you Japanese?                  Anata wa Suzuki-san desu ka.                Are you Mr. Suzuki? 3. Otomo-dachi mo kookoo-sei desu ka. This sentence means "Is your friend also a high school student?" The word mo is a particle and means "also". Examples:      Sumisu-san mo Amerika-jin desu ka.                Is Mr. Smith also an American?                  Watashi mo daigaku-sei desu.                I am also a college student. 4. Nihon-jin desu. This sentence means "I am Japanese". The word Nihon-jin is a compound of the two words, Nihon and jin. Nihon means "Japan" and jin means "person". The word jin is added to the end of a country's names to signify a person of that country. Examples:      Gaadana-san wa Igirisu-jin desu.                Mr. Gardiner is English. (Igirisu=England)                  Rozenbawa-san wa Doitsu-jin desu.                Mr. Rosenbauer is German.(Doitsu=Germany) 5. Watashi wa kookoo-sei desu. This sentence means "I am a high school student". The word kookoo-sei is a compound of the two words, kookoo and -sei. Kookoo is a shortened form of the word kootoogakkoo which means "high school" and -sei is an ending which means "student". Examples:      Waatamanu-san wa daigakuin-sei desu.                Mr. Waterman is a graduate student.(daigakuin=graduate school) is going to a Friday snow Friday                  Rassoru-san wa daigaku-sei desu.                Mr. Russell is a college student. DRILLS: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Watashi ( ) Amerika-jin desu. Anata ( ) America-jin desu ( ). Watasi wa kookoosei ( ). Anata ( ) nannen-sei ( )( ). Answer the following questions according the question given. C.    (1)    Anata wa Amerika-jin desu ka. D.          (yes)_______________________ E.      F.    (2)    Yota-san wa Nihon-jin desu ka. G.    (yes)_______________________ H.    I.    (3)    Anata wa daigaku-sei desu ka. J.    (yes)_______________________ K.    L.    (4)    Anata wa nannen-sei desu ka. M.    (sophomore)___________________ N.    O.    (5)    Anata wa kookoo-sei desu ka.   (yes)_______________________

1. The expression kon'nichiwa should be used only in the daytime, perhaps between 10 am and 5 pm since its literal translation is "good day". It also should be used when you greet someone, not when you're saying goodbye.

2. Watashi and watakushi means "I" "me" or "myself". In a more formal situation, Japanese people use watakushi.

3. Hajimemashite is used only to greet someone for the first time. It literally means "nice to see you for the first time". Doozo yoroshiku really means "may I ask you to be kind to me". An expression like this is not normally used in English. However, it is necessary when speaking Japanese.

4. Hai means "yes" in English. However, it can be used differently. This will be explained later in a later section.

5. Otomo-dachi means "your honorable friend". This is a more formal way of saying tomodachi which means simply "friend" Adding o- in front of certain words makes them more polite.

6. Yota did not mention the fact he is attending the most prestigious university in Japan, Tokyo University or Todai. Graduates of Todai are given preferential treatment in terms of jobs and salaries. Government positions in particular, are filled by graduates from Todai and other top schools. Acceptance into Todai is a process that many parents begin at the preschool level with their children. Good grades at the "right" pre-school, elementary, middle and high schools and many additional hours at "cram" schools (Jyuku) are typically required to prepare a student to pass the brutal college entrance exams.

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