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Brief orientation about tutorials ()see ‘Part 1: the course schedule’, ‘Part 2: Course information’ in the Student’s Packet)
Quick review of introduction to Japanese language ()see Main Textbook, p.2 or the same copy in the Student’s Packet) (ONLY on the Lecture 2 slide)
Introduction to Japanese language ()see Main Textbook, p.2 or the same copy in the Student’s Packet)
• katakana writing & pronunciation
Numbers 1- 100 ()see ‘IV. Appendices of Expressions’ in the Student’s Packet) Lesson 1
• New words and expressions ()take notes in the downloadable LAJ1201 vocabulary list or in the Translation & Grammar textbook (T&G)
• N1 N2
• N
• S
• N１ N2 あ ん
• N1 N2: Usage 1) Lesson 2
• ／そ ／あ
• N／そ N／あ N
• そう ／そう あ ん
• S1 S2
• N1 N2: Usage 2)&3) Lesson 3
• N1 N2: Usage 4) ょ
InInttrrooduduccttiioon n ttoo JJapapaanneesse e llaanngguauagege ()see Main Textbook, p.2 or the same copy in the Student’s Packet)
katakana writing & pronunciation
N
o
ソ
e
ヘ
u i
キ チ
a
タ ワ
K S T N H M Y R W N
o
ソ
e
ヘ
u i
キ チ
a
タ ワ
K S T N H M Y R W
5 vowels
Consonant/vowel combinations
* Note
Katakana has letters and same pronunciation with hiragana.
• Katakana also has the sounds like ‘gya: ギャ’ etc.⇒Please do self-study by using your Packet.
• However, there are some katakana writings/pronunciations which you can only find in the loan words: Write the meaning of the words in English beside the following words.
チチ 22 ２ ８ 年 月 4 日
(wi): ＸＰ
(we):
(wo): タ
(she):
チ (che): チ
(tsa): (tse): (tso): (ti):
(tu): チ
(fa): タ
(fi): (fe):
(fo): ワ
(je): (di): (du):
(dyu):
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New words and expressions ()See ‘Vocabulary Quiz List’ and take notes.)
N1 N2 ()T&G 1)
Q: What is the relationship between N1 and N2 in the sentences below?
ん い ほん ん (Mr. Nagami is a Japanese.)
Nagami sensei wa nihonjin desu
ん い (Mr. Nagami is a male.)
Nagami sensei wa otoko no hito desu
⇒ (This is wave.)
kore wa nami desu ょ ょ
NUS National University of Singapore (‘NUS’ is ‘National University of Singapore’.) ょ ょ ょ
ほん う ょ Sushi is a Japanese cuisine.) sushi wa nihonryoori desu
A: N1 N2
* Note: Do not read the particle as ‘ha’. Although it is written ‘ ’, it is read ‘ ’.
• Meaning:ょ N1 is to N2.
N1 is by N2.
N1 is a of N2.
• Structure: N1 ょ N2
• indicates that the preceding noun (N1) is the of the sentence. here means something which the speaker wants to talk about.
• works as predicate, meaning ‘ ’ in English. Note that ‘(I) am’ ‘(you) are’ ‘(he) is’
‘(they) are’, etc. in English. These are all expressed with the same form . conveys that the speaker is being towards the listener.
N ()T&G 4)
Q: Why ‘ ’ (mo) is used for the second sentence?
ん い (Mr. Nagami is a male.)
Nagami sensei wa otoko no hito desu
ん い (Mr. Okada is a male.)
Nagami sensei mo otoko no hito desu
A:ょ is added after a topic instead of when the statement about the topic is the as the previous topic.
e.g.
く ん ⇒
Fukuda Yasuo san mo otoko no hito desu (Mr. Fukuda is a male.)
Q: Who is Mr. Fukuda?
A: .
• ん is used to address the name of the listener or the third person to show the speaker’s respect to the person. ()T&G 6)
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S ()T&G 3)
• A particle is used to express the speaker’s , , uncertainty, etc.
• A question is formed by adding to the end of the sentence with intonation. e.g. Change the following sentence into a question.
い う ん い (Ms. Saito is a male.)
Saitoo sensei wa otoko no hito desu ょ ょ ⇒Q:
• It asks whether the statement is correct or not.
• Thus, your answer begins with い ‘yes’ or いいえ ‘no’.
Q: Which is correct as an answer for the question above? Write a circle in ( ) for the correct answer.
( ) い
hai, otoko no hito desu
( ) いいえ あ ん
iie, otoko no hito ja arimasen
* Note: Yes/No questions are formed simply by adding to the end of the sentence.
N1 N2 あ ん()T&G 2)
• あ んor is the form of .
チチ 22 ２ ８ 年 月 4 日
• あ ん = in more ょ ょ ょ speech
• ょ ょ あ ん = in ょ ょ ょ , formal speech e.g.
い う ん い (Is Ms. Saito a male?)
Saitoo sensei wa otoko no hito desu ka
⇒いいえ あ ん
あ ん
ん Exercise
Q: Answer the following questions.
Q: ドラえもん ょ ょ ょ ょ ⇒ょ A: ょ
doraemon wa neko desu ka (cat)
Q: ドラえもん ょ く いょ ょ ょ ⇒ょ A: ょ
doraemon wa gakusei desu ka N1 N2: Usage 1) ()T&G5)
Q: What is the common thing about the following sentences?
え んょ ょ くんょ ょ ょ ょ
ょ
ょ ミ んょ ょＩ Ｃょ ょ いんょ ょ
ょ
ょ ん いょ ょシン ポ く つ い くょ ょ ん い ょ
ょ
is used to two . N1 modifies N2. ょ
ょ ょ
• Usage 1): N2 N1
• used in self introduction ょ
ょ わ ょ シン ポ く つ い く い う ょ
ょ ょ
ょ ょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょ うけい んょ ょＩ Ｃょ ょ いんょ ょ ょ
ょ
ょ ょ ょ い う んょ ょＩ Ｃょ ょ いんょ ょ
ょ ょ
• Self introduction: Sequence 1) Nice to meet you.
ま 。
わ organization/group name 。
2) I am <name> who belongs to <organization/group>. 3) Please regard me favourably. う よ く。 casual)
う よ く い ま 。(formal)
会話
いわ
multimedia from IVLE L1 初 ま : hajimemashite (MT p.7)
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New words and expressions ()See ‘Vocabulary Quiz List’ and take notes.)
／そ ／あ ()T&G 1)
Q: What would you say if you are ‘Mr.Satoo’ in the picture below? Q: What would you say if you are ‘Mr Chen’ in the picture below? (situation: at a lecture)
チ ん¨
Q: §
う ん い
A:
• ／そ ／あ are which are used to a .
• ／そ ／あ function as . e.g.
ょ わ ょ ょ い う ょ ょ
ょ ょ ょ
ょ ょ ょ ょょえん つょょょょょょょ
* Note: あ are used when the items indicated are so that there is no need to mention them by name.
• The choice of ／そ ／あ is decided based on where the thing/s is/are placed from the s view.
a thing
close to the
a thing
close to the
a thing far
from the speaker
チチ 22 ２ ８ 年 月 4 日
Q: Are the followings correct to say?
あ やま ん 。
Are wa Yamada-san desu.
ん 。
Kore wa Suzuki-san desu.
* Note: When you refer to a person, is used.
()You will learn this in Lesson 3: T&G L3. p29)
／そ ／あ ()T&G 2)
• ／そ ／あ are which are used to a .
• ／そ ／あ function
as . Thus they CANNOT be used on their own: they must precede a noun.
e.g.
§ う ん い
A:
い 。
(kono kaado wa meeshi desu.)
• The usage of N／そ N／あ N is
decided based on where the thing/s is/are placed from the speaker’s view.
a thing
close to the
speaker
a thing
close to the
listener
a thing far
from the speaker
& the listener
Q: What is the commonality of the rules in the usage ofょ ／そ ／あ ょ＆ ／そ
／あ ?ょ
ょ ょ ょ
* Note: The usage of あ is decided based on .
そう ／そう あ ん()T&G 3) Q: Answer the questions.
1. ょ ん いょょ ょ ょ
2. い う ん いょ ょ ょ ょ
• In the case of a noun sentence, the word そう is often used to answer a question requiring an affirmative or negative answer.
ょ い ょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょ ＝ Affirmative ょ いいえ ょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょ ＝ Negative i.e. (situation: you are new to Japanese food.)
1.ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょそ ょ ん ょ
い そう
2.ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ そ ん ょ
いいえ そう あ ん ょ
ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ いいえ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ
S1 S2 ()T&G 4)
Q: What are the common features in the following questions & answers?
1. ょ う ん ょ タワポン んょ ょ (Answer the questions by looking at
T&G, before ‘contents’ page).ょ
ょ ょ ょ ょ ょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょ⇒ょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょ ょ ょ
ょ
2. ょワン ん ょ んょ ょ ょ
ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ょ ⇒ょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょょ ょ
• Alternative question
• How to answer: simply choose one alternative from the sentence & drop from the sentence. e.g.
ょワン ん ん ⇒ ん ょ
ょ
ょ * Note: An answer for alternative question/s is .
N1 N2: Usage 2)&3) ()T&G5)
• Usage 2) (cont’d from L1) :
N1 explains .
i.e.
ょあ ん ん* ょ
ょ
チチ 22 ２ ８ 年 月 4 日
に ほ
ん ほ
ん に
ほ ん ほ
ん
ょ ほん ほんょ ょ
ょ
• Usage 3): N1 explains .
i.e. ょわ コンピュ タ ょ
ょわ パケッ * ょ
A: あ ょ けいょ
B: シン ポ く つ い く けいょ ょ
テン:ょょ そ ょタン ん ょ ょ
ょ ょ タン：ょ ょょいいえ ょょょわ ょ あ ん ょ
ょ ょ ょ ょ
* Note: N2 can be omitted when it is obvious. But…
N2 CANNOT be omitted when N2 is means (usage 1, L1) or when N1 explains (usage 2, L2) .
i.e.
A: シェンロン ょシン ポ う*ょ ょょ
B:ょ ょ い シン ポ うょ ょ
ょ ょ
ょ ほん ほんょ ょ
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N1 N2: Usage 4) ()Lesson 3, T&G4)
• Usage 4) (cont’d from L2): When N1 is the name of a country and N2 is a product = ‘N2 is made in that country’.
i.e. ほん メ
• When N1 is the name of a company and N2 is a product = ‘‘N2 is made by that company’.
←Sony
i.e. ソニ メ
Q: Are the following sentences correct? If you think they are correct, translate them into English.
う * ほん う つ う
A: あ *
B: わ い ん ん あ ん
A: ああ そう
ょ ょ ょ
* Note: Few be used to combine few nouns in one sentence. 会話
いわ
multimedia from IVLE L2 ほん 気持 : This is just a token. (MT p.15)
***Please note that the Mincho font is mainly used in the lecture handout. For more information about the difference of Japanese fonts, please read ‘Notes for the difference of the print style’ in the Student’s Packet, p.4.
