Week One
We began by practising common greetings and phrases one would hear in Japan on a daily basis. After this activity, we moved on to numbers and telling time. The last 20 minutes of class were spent practising the first line of hiragana: A I U E O.
Common Phrases
Good morning. Ohayou
Good morning. (polite) Ohayou Gozaimasu
Good afternoon. Konnichiwa
Good evening. Konbanwa
Good-bye. Sayounara
Good night. Oyasumi nasai
Thank-you. Arigatou
Thank-you. (polite) Arigatou Gozaimasu
You’re welcome. (polite) Douitashimashita
Excuse me; I’m sorry. Sumimasen
No; Not at all. Iie
I’ll go and come back. Ittekimasu
Please go and come back. Itterashai
I’m home. Tadaima
Welcome home. Okaeri nasai
Before eating Itadakimasu
After eating Gochisousama
How do you do? Hajimemashita
Nice to meet you. Douzo yoroshiku
Numbers
Zero Zero Ichi One
Ni Two San Three
Shi/Yon Four Go Five
Roku Six Shichi/Nana Seven
Hachi Eight Kyuu Nine
Juu Ten Juuichi Eleven
Juuni Twelve Juusan Thirteen
Juuyon Fourteen Juugo Fifteen
Juuroku Sixteen Juunana Seventeen
Juuhachi Eighteen Juukyuu Nineteen
Nijuu Twenty Sanjuu Thirty
Yonjuu Forty Gojuu Fifty
Rokujuu Sixty Nanajuu Seventy
Hachijuu Eighty Kuujuu Ninety
Hyaku One hundred
Time
Ichiji One o’clock Niji Two o’clock
Sanji Three o’clock Yoji Four o’clock
Goji Five o’clock Rokuji Six o’clock
Shichiji Seven o’clock Hachiji Eight o’clock
Kuji Nine o’clock Juuji Ten o’clock
Juuichiji Eleven o’clock Juuniji Twelve o’clock
Han Half past
Gozen AM
Gogo PM
