3- Introductions

Content: Introductions, Ka line of Hiragana (Ka, Ki, Ku, Ke, Ko),

changing Ka sounds to G sounds ( Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge, Go)
Aim: How do I introduce myself to other people?
New Vocabulary:
Japanese

Romaji

English

hajimemashite

How do you do?

watashi no

my

Supe n Supein

Spain

namae

name

ra

kara

from

mashita kimashita

Yoroshi one yoroshiku

shimasu
shimasu

do

doko

came, is from
onegai nice to meet you

where

I. Lesson Points:
1. The particle no indicates possession of the subject that
precedes it. As you have already learned, watashi by itself
means I or me generally for a woman; however, when
followed by the particle no it turns into my or mine.
2. The word Spain in Japanese is normally written in Katakana
because it is a non-Japanese name. However, for now we
are using only Hiragana in our lessons until youve had time
to practice writing all 50 sounds in Hiragana.

3. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu is an expression used in various

ways from introducing yourself to asking someone for a
favor. It literally means I ask that you would take care of it
rightly. Once you know this phrase, you will hear it spoken
all the time from business conversations to ordering food at
Japanese restaurants.
4. Using ka at the end of a statement turns it into a question.
Sample Sentences:
hajime mashite (How do you do?)
Watashi namae wa na desu. (My name is Ana)
(Note: Ana should be written in Katakana but we are using
Hiragana for practice.)
na san wa do ra mashita ? (Where did you come from,
Ana?)
Watashi wa spe n ra mashita (Im from Spain)
Yoroshi one shimasu. (Nice to meet you)
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Mini-Quiz: (Test your knowledge):
Part A:
They are students (use male form for they).
_________________________________
Ana is from Spain.
______________________________________________________
Write A, E, I, O, U in Hiragana:
____________________________________________
Nice to meet you
______________________________________________________
How do you do?
______________________________________________________
_

Part B:
Write the English meaning in the space provided:
Watashi no:
______________________________________________________
__
Namae:
______________________________________________________
_____
Kara:
______________________________________________________
_______
Kimashita:
______________________________________________________
___
doko:
______________________________________________________
_______
Quiz Answers:
Part A: Karera wa gakusei desu, Ana wa supein kara kimashita,
, yoroshiku onegai shimasu, hajimemashite
Part B:
Writing Practice: Hiragana (Ka, Ki, Ku, Ke, Ko)

Coverting K sounds to G sounds (Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge, Go):

To make G sounds like Ga in the word Gakusei is very easy in
Hiragana and Katakana. Simply add a mark that is refered to as
tenten (it looks like a quotation mark) in Japanese after each Ka
hiragana and they will become G sounds. Please see the example
below. The same technique is used to make other sounds that we
will introduce later

Practice writing the following words in Hiragana

1. Face - Kao - _________________________
2. Chrysanthemum Kiku - ________________________
3. Keiko Keiko (girls name) - ________________________
4. Here Koko - __________________________
5. Red Akai - ___________________________