1Gett ing to know you

At the end of Part 1 you will be able to:

greet people at different times of the day

introduce yourself and say your age

tell someone your phone number and where you live

understand others’ self-introductions

read and write self-introductions in hiragana.

You will also find out some interesting things about Japan.

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D-ozo yoroshiku

How do you do?1Unit

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konnichi wa.

Ken-kun,

konnichi wa.

Konnichi wa.Konnichi wa. Onamae wa?

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Karen desu. D -ozo yoroshiku.

Tanaka desu. D -ozo yoroshiku.

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D e k i m a s u k aCAN YOU DO IT?

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Can you find …

*three ways to address someone?

*a word that means hello?

*an expression that means Pleased tomeet you?

*how to give your name?

*how to ask someone’s name?

*a word that means everyone?

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Minasan, Karen-san desu.

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Watashi wa Naomi desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.

Watashi wa Nikkii desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.

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Minasan.

Boku wa Jonii desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.Boku wa Hiro desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.

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How do I introduce myself?

WHAT A USEFUL EXPRESSION!

To introduce yourself, just say your name and

add desu. Then add

D_ozo yoroshiku, which means Pleased to meet you.

We say kun after boys’ names and san after

girls’ names. We also say san after adults’ names

and sensei after teachers’ names. Got that?

Oh, by the way, we never say kun,

san or sensei after our own

names. Can you guess why?

If I am with others who are introducing themselves I say

Boku wa Shingo desu. This means

As for me I am Shingo. Girls say watashi wa instead

of boku wa.

It is better to wait for someone to introduce themselves rather

than asking for their names, but teachers and group leaders may

ask for names by just saying Onamae wa?

sanmeans

Mr, Mrs, Ms or Miss

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That little word wa in the sentence

Boku wa Shingo desu is called a particle. This wa is the topic

indicator. This means the word that is followed by is the

topic of the sentence. If the topic is obvious, you don’t have to

mention it. When introducing yourself, it is usually obvious that

you are the topic, except when you are in a group.

Introducing yoursel f Introducing a school fr iend

Introducing adul ts

Introducing yoursel f in a group

Hiro desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.

Suzuki-san desu.

Onamaewa?

Boku wa Ben desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.

Watashi wa Kimu desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.

Watashi wa Marii desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.

Sumisu-sensei desu. Yamamoto-san desu.

Sharon desu.

D -ozo yoroshiku.

Boku wa Shingo desu

Me?

You are the topic.

Hiro-kun desu. Sharon-san desu.

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1 Write down the names of these people as you hear them.

3 Form groups of five. Choose one person to be the tour guide (with any name you like). The guide is meeting Mr Tanaka and the members of the judo team at the airport.

*The guide introduces him/herself to the group.

*The group all introduce themselves to the guide.

*The guide introduces each person in the group to the rest of the class.

Note about namesJapanese names are usually said with the family name first, followed by the given name. For example,

if Mr Aoi’s given name is Hiro he might say Aoi Hiro desu or just Aoi desu. Children and teenagers

usually introduce themselves to other young people by saying either their family name or their given

name, but give their full name to adults.

Non-Japanese should say their name in their own way because Japanese people expect them to.

Some non-Japanese people write their name in the Japanese order.

2 Take turns. Pretend to be a well-known identity. Introduce yourself.Here are some suggestions.

a b c d

*Batman * Cathy Freeman *Madonna * Astro Boy

D e k i m a s u k aCAN YOU DO IT?

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Giving your name

Introducing others

Giving your name in

a group

Meeting people

Name title desu

Karen — I’m Karen.

Ken — I’m Ken.

Karen (san) This is Karen.

Ken (kun) This is Ken.

Tanaka (sensei) This is Mr/Mrs/Ms Tanaka.

Jones (san) This is Mr/Mrs/Ms Jones.

(Boku wa) Ken (As for me) I’m Ken.

(Watashi wa) Karen (As for me) I’m Karen.

(D-ozo yoroshiku.) Pleased to meet you.

Ken I’m Ken. Pleased to meet you.

W a k a t t a !I’VE GOT IT!

Benky -o no kotsu

DOZER

YOU’RE A

SHIKU!

Well, everyone hasdifferent ways ofremembering things. I havea visual memory, so I try tothink of an English word orphrase that sounds a bitlike the words I want toremember. I choose aword that I can put into acrazy scene in my mind. Ithen relate it to the word Iwant to remember. Forexample, you want toremember D-ozo yoroshiku,don’t you? Well, I mightthink of bulldozer, a dozerbecause it sounds like d -ozo. It has a brand name,SHIKU, on its side. I imagineit’s saying, Hi I’m a dozer. Isay, Dozer you’re a Shiku!Pleased to meet you!

Karen, you can speakJapanese very well. How do you remember all thewords? I learned the wordsfor Pleased to meet youlast week and now I can’tremember them.

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Nani? Nani?

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What are they saying?

Chie

Masahiko

Yukari

Shin

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Bowing

In Japan, people bow to each other in lots of circumstances. You will even see people

bowing when talking on the phone!

When meet ing for the f i rst t ime …

When saying goodbye … When offer ing food or a gi f t …

When apologising …

When greet ing someone …

I n f oDID YOU KNOW?

D -ozo yoroshiku. Tanaka desu. Yoroshiku. Konnichi wa. Sensei, konnichi wa.

Say-onara.D -ozo.

Arigat-o gozaimasu.

Sumimasen.

How not to bow!

Do it like this.✘✓

… and thanking someone.Sam

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Have you noticed that people often communicate with each other without using language?

For example, think about the meaning of smiles, frowns and waving. This is called body language.

Some body language has a universal meaning but, just as different communities around the

world have developed different languages, so they have also developed different body languages.

Japanese people are no exception. What do you do in the following circumstances?

Having your photo taken Saying no

Listening at tent ively Meeting a friend after a long absence

BeckoningIndicat ing yoursel f

I n f oDID YOU KNOW?

Body language

Watashi?

Come thisway,please.

Me? Come here please!Kite kudasai.

Is she sayingGoodbye?

It’s been such a long time!

Iie, iie.

Hisashiburidesu ne.

No, no.Chiizu! Cheese!

Omoshiroi …Hm …Interesting.

QUIZ

What gestures do the following people use when

they greet each other?

1 French people

2 Thai people

3 Japanese people

4 Maori people

Do you know any more?

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Greetings (I)

Ohay -o.Ohay -o gozaimasu.

Konnichi wa.

Konban wa.

Say -onara!

Oyasumi nasai.

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We say Ohay_o or Ohay

_o gozaimasu up to about

11a.m. Ohay_o gozaimasu originally meant It is very early.

Ohay_o is informal, so we only say it to friends. It is a bit like the difference between

Hi! and Good morning.

After 11a.m. we usually say, Konnichi wa. In the evening we say,

Konban wa.

How do I say goodbye?

When saying goodbye we sometimes say

Say_onara, but if we see the person often we usually say,

Ja, mata or Mata ashita.

This is a bit like See you soon or See you tomorrow.

We say Oyasumi nasai at bedtime.

It is a bit like Sleep well.

Setsumei koonaaHow do I say hello?

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D e k i m a s u k aCAN YOU DO IT?

1 Kitsune points to one of the characters and one of the clocks.Tanuki greets the person indicated. Kitsune returns the greeting.

3 Choose from the following greetings,and place the appropriate number ofthe greeting in the relevant speechbubble. You will need to put more thanone number in some bubbles.

Mr Akimoto, a neighbour

Akira, a friendMiss Nakamura, a teacher

Keiko, a friend

Mrs Yamada, a neighbour

2 Listen to the conversations. Circle true (T) or false (F)according to what you hear.

a They are meeting in the early morning. T F

b They are meeting in the evening. T F

c One of them is going to bed. T F

d A student is greeting a teacher. T F

e Friends are saying goodbye. T F

f They are meeting in the afternoon. T F

g Friends are meeting in the early morning. T F

h They are saying goodbye. T F

(1)Ohay -o.

(2)Oyasumi nasai.

(3)Konnichi wa.

(4)Say -onara.

(5)Konban wa.

(6)Ja, mata.

(7)Ohay -o gozaimasu.

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GamePlay janken with your partner to decide who wins.

RulesStone defeats scissors; scissors defeats paper; paper defeats stone.

If you win with a stone advance one place; with scissors two places; with paper three.

Use two different coins as the markers.

• If you land on a square with a picture of a bird you must say, Ohay-o gozaimasu.

• If you land on a square with a picture of the sun you must say, Konnichi wa.

• If you land on a square with a picture of the moon you must say, Konban wa.

• If you land on a square with a picture of a hand you must say, Say-onara.

• If you land on a square with a picture of a bed you must say, Oyasumi nasai.

If you say the wrong greeting

or cannot remember the right one, you miss

a turn. The winner is the one who finishes first.

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W a k a t t a !I’VE GOT IT!

Ohay-o Ohay-o gozaimasu

Ja, mata

Say-onara

Mata ashita

Konnichi wa

Konban wa

Oyasumi nasai

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-kun

-sensei

Morning greeting

Saying goodbye

Afternoon greeting

Evening greeting

Goodnight

Utaimash-oLet’s sing! Sing your name in the gap.

—D -ozo yoroshi — ku

—Konban wa O — yasumi nasai

— —Say-onara sense — i Say-onara Say-ona— ra

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m for wire m for tap m for shield m for hanky

te su ho ku

m for tent m for snail m for a hole in a tree m for Pac-Man

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Hiragana renshuu

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Hiragana exercises1 Write the correct hiragana in the boxes.

2 Choose the correct word from the boxes and circle it.

3 Look at the rainbow over Hiragana Mountain!

Karen Ken

Johnny

Hiro Sharon

Nicki

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✜❣❋✫✾ ✹❇❞✌✠ !!!!

Mission completed!

★✣✭✤✰…

Woof! Woof!

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I can:❍ say my name and introduce myself

❍ introduce my friends

❍ ask someone’s name

❍ say good morning

❍ say hello or good afternoon

❍ say goodnight

❍ say goodbye to friends and strangers

❍ understand particle

❍ read and write

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Chekku shimash -o !

Let’s check!Titles

Mr/Master

kun (males your own age)

Mr/Mrs/Mssan

Mr/Mrs/Ms

sensei (a teacher)

Pronouns

I (informal, a male speaking)

I (formal, male or female speaking)

Expressions for introductions

Your name is?Onamae wa?

Pleased to meet youD-ozo yoroshiku

is, am, are

People

teachersensei

everyoneminasan

Greetings

Hi!Ohay-o!

Good morningOhay-o gozaimasu

Good nightOyasumi nasai

Hello

Konnichi wa Good afternoon

Good eveningKonban wa

GoodbyeSay-onara

See youJa, mata

See you tomorrowMata ashita

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