Japn 131 First Day

1. Student Info Sheet please

2. Quick look at Syllabus which in Online only Accessible here; or

through my Homepage: http://www.willamette.edu/~rloftus/

or through WISE Portal

3. And our Learning Materials: Nakama I and SAM

General Format of Nakama; (I-V)

General Format of SAM (I-V + Listening)

NOTE: Generally, Left hand side of Syllabus = What we are doing in class that Day; the Links here are usually my materials tht I work from in class.

Right hand side = Assignment usually due the next class period

ALSO Note,

MF meeting time (9:10-10:00 am) and TH meet time (8:40-9:30 am) are DIFFERENT

 

4. Learning How to Introduce Yourself (Nakama, p. 7)

i. Hajimemashite. はじめまして = How do you do?

 

ii. (Your name) desu.　X　です。I'm _____.

(Note we never affix "-san" to our own name)

 

iii. Doozo yoroshiku.　どうぞ　よろしく.

Pleased to meet you.

 

 

5. Pronunciation Guide

The 5 Japanese vowel sounds are:

a "ah" as in father

i as in "ee"

u as in booo (but lips are pursed at the end)

e as in "eh"

o as in "oh"

So, the 5 basic vowel sounds of Japaense are very clear, very simple.

 

When we add a Consonant to these vowel sounds we get a "mora," so, for example, the next line in the Hiragana Table starts with a "K," so we go

K + A = KA--->and on down the line = KI, KU, KE, KO

H + A = HA which we see in "Hajimemashite," sounds like "Hah."

 

6. Unison Practice

 

i. HA--JI--ME--MA--SHI--TE

Breaking it down further:

--HAJI--->HAJIME--

--MASU

--HAJIMEMASU = HAJIME + MASU

--MASU---->MASHITE

HAJIME-MASHITE 　はじめまして

 

ii. YOUR NAME + DESU　です

 

iii. DOOZO YOROSHIKU

NOTE: the "SHI" in words like -mashite and yoroshiku is a "whispered" sound. In other words, it is not enunciated like a strong "i" (ee) sound.

 

7. Practice with classmates!

8. Review with Call Roll

Please say "Hai" for Here" or "Present"

 

 

Next, let's start learning Hiragana!

 

Hiragana Table:

See Nakama p. 3 or view below and/or follow the Link on the Syllabus

 

 

FIRST 3 "LINES" OF HIRAGANA = A ~ S

A, I, U, E, O

KA, KI, KU, KE, KO

SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO

 

TOMORROW, 8:40 AM, ne?

 

Instructions