๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Interactive Japanese Learning โ€” Lesson 1

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Lesson 1: Introductions, Pronouns, and Basic Grammar

Vocabulary

ใ‚ใŸใ— ๐Ÿ”Š
Watashi
I
ใ‚ใŸใ—ใŸใก ๐Ÿ”Š
Watashitachi
We
ใ‚ใชใŸ ๐Ÿ”Š
Anata
You
ใ‚ใฎใฒใจ ๐Ÿ”Š
Ano hito
That person; he/she
ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ ๐Ÿ”Š
Minasan
Everyone
ใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ ๐Ÿ”Š
Sensei
Teacher
ใŒใใ›ใ„ ๐Ÿ”Š
Gakusei
Student
ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ‚“ ๐Ÿ”Š
Kaishain
Company employee
ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒ ๐Ÿ”Š
Isha
Doctor
ใ‘ใ‚“ใใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ ๐Ÿ”Š
Kenkyuusha
Researcher

Grammar Explanation

1. N1 ใฏ N2 ใงใ™ โ€” Used for identification.
Example: ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฏ ใƒ€ใƒณใƒ† ใ‚คใƒใƒฉ ใงใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ I am Dante Ibarra.

2. N1 ใฏ N2 ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ โ€” Negative form.
Example: ใƒฉใƒขใ‚นใ•ใ‚“ ใฏ ใŒใใ›ใ„ ใ˜ใ‚ƒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ โ†’ Ms. Ramos is not a student.

3. ใ€œใ‹ โ€” Question particle.
Example: ใ‚คใƒใƒฉใ•ใ‚“ ใฏ ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒชใƒ”ใƒณใ˜ใ‚“ ใงใ™ ใ‹ใ€‚ โ†’ Is Mr. Ibarra Filipino?

4. ใ€œใ‚‚ โ€” โ€œAlsoโ€ or โ€œtooโ€.
Example: ใ‚ฟใƒŠใƒ“ใ•ใ‚“ ใ‚‚ ใ‚จใƒณใ‚ธใƒ‹ใ‚ข ใงใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ Mr. Tanabi is also an engineer.

5. N1 ใฎ N2 โ€” Possession or connection.
Example: ใ‚คใƒใƒฉใ•ใ‚“ ใฏ WU-P ใฎ ใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚ โ†’ Mr. Ibarra is a WU-P employee.

6. ใ€œใ•ใ‚“ โ€” Polite suffix.
Example: ใ‚คใƒใƒฉใ•ใ‚“ โ†’ Mr. Ibarra

Translation Activity 1

Exercise A: Sentence Patterns

1.

I am Dante Ibarra.
ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฏ ใƒ€ใƒณใƒ† ใ‚คใƒใƒฉ ใงใ™ใ€‚

2.

Mr. Santos is not a student.
ใ‚ตใƒณใƒˆใ‚นใ•ใ‚“ ใฏ ใŒใใ›ใ„ ใ˜ใ‚ƒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

3.

Is Mr. Ibarra a company employee?
ใ‚คใƒใƒฉใ•ใ‚“ ใฏ ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ‚“ ใงใ™ ใ‹ใ€‚

4.

Mr. Santos is also a company employee.
ใ‚ตใƒณใƒˆใ‚นใ•ใ‚“ ใ‚‚ ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚

Example Conversation

ใƒˆใƒขใƒจ:

ใƒฌใ‚คใ•ใ‚“ ใฏ ใŒใใ›ใ„ ใงใ™ ใ‹ใ€‚

Are you a student?

ใƒฌใ‚ค:

ใ„ใ„ใˆใ€ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚

No, Iโ€™m a company employee.

ใ‚คใƒใƒฉ:

ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใฆใ€‚ใƒ€ใƒณใƒ† ใ‚คใƒใƒฉ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒชใƒ”ใƒณ ใ‹ใ‚‰ ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใฉใ†ใž ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใ€‚

How do you do? I am Dante Ibarra from the Philippines. Nice to meet you.