basics of the japanese language session 4 v5
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A lunch time session for officers at Portsmouth City CouncilTRANSCRIPT
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Basics of the Japanese Language
Lunch-time sessions at PCCBy Peter Missen
Session 4
Time
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Recap of previous session
Any questions about the previous session?
Any significant numbers to share with the class?
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Objectives for this session
Hours and minutes
a.m. and p.m.
Questions about time
Grammar
from/until particles
Days of the week
Months of the year
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Time – hours and minutes
ji = hour 時fun/pun = minute 分
han = half 半 used for half past the hour
no quarter-to or quarter-past
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a.m. and p.m.gozen = a.m.
午前 (2 kanji: noon + before)
gogo = p.m.
午後 (2 kanji: noon + after)
a.m. and p.m. come first in Japanese times.
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Example times
gozen hachi ji (8 a.m.)
gozen juu ji yon juu go fun (10:45 a.m.)
gogo ku ji han. (9:30 p.m.)
shougo = midday 正午 (2 kanji: just + noon)
mayonaka = midnight 真夜中 (3 kanji: exact + night + middle)
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Questions about time
ima nan ji desu ka.What time is it now?
今何時ですか。 ima = now
Spend a couple of minutes to make up your own time – round the class…
My made up time will be 5:55 p.m. so don’t pick that!
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Grammar – from/until particles
kara = from から
made = until までFor example:watashi wa ku ji kara go ji made hatarakimasu.I work from 9 to 5.
私は九時から五時まで働きます。Hatarakimasu = polite form of verb to work
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Days of the week – building blocks
you = day of the week 曜bi = day 日youbi = day of the week day 曜日getsu = moon 月ka = fire 火sui = water 水moku = wood 木kin = gold 金do = earth 土nichi = sun 日
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Days of the week
getsuyoubi = Monday 月曜日kayoubi = Tuesday 火曜日suiyoubi = Wednesday 水曜日mokuyoubi = Thursday 木曜日kinyoubi = Friday 金曜日doyoubi = Saturday 土曜日nichiyoubi = Sunday 日曜日
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Sentences with days of the week
kyou wa doyoubi desu.
Today is Saturday.
今日は土曜日です。
kyou = today(2 kanji: now + day)
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Sentences with days of the week
kinou wa kinyoubi deshita.
Yesterday was Friday.
昨日は金曜日でした。
kinou = yesterday (2 kanji: last + day)
deshita = past tense of desu
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Sentences with days of the week
ashita wa nichiyoubi desu.
Tomorrow is Sunday.
明日は日曜日です。
ashita = tomorrow (2 kanji: next + day)
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Sentences with days of the week
ototoi wa mokuyoubi deshita.
The day before yesterday was Thursday.
一昨日は木曜日でした。
ototoi = day before yesterday
(3 kanji: one +last + day)
deshita = past tense of desu
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Sentences with days of the week
asatte wa getsuyoubi desu.The day after tomorrow is Monday.
明後日は月曜日です。
asatte = the day after tomorrow (3 kanji: next + after + day)
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Recap of words to represent days
The Japanese have a window of 5 days with specific words for them:
ototoi = the day before yesterdaykinou = yesterdaykyou = today ashita = tomorrowasatte = the day after tomorrow
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Months of the year – building blocks
Very logical
Based on numbers 1 to 12
plus kanji for the moon
月 = gatsu
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Months of the year
ichigatsu = January 一月
nigatsu = February 二月sangatsu = March 三月shigatsu = April 四月gogatsu = May 五月rokugatsu = June 六月
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Months of the year
shichigatsu = July 七月
hachigatsu = August 八月
kugatsu = September 九月
juugatsu = October 十月
juuichigatsu = November 十一月
juunigatsu = December 十二月
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Birthday
add when bday
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Birthday
my bday is
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Birthday
add 1 to 10 numbers
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Homework
Nothing compulsory
Suggestion– Work on the days of the week
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Any questions
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