Japanese Skill:Intro 3

Intro 3 is the 15th skill (assuming read left to right) in the Japanese language course. It has 6 lessons

Grammar NotesEdit

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LessonsEdit

Lesson 1 Edit

京都 (kyou-to) = Kyoto (きょうと)
東京 (tou-kyou) = Tokyo (とうきょう)
住み (su-mi) = to live (すみ)
に住んでいます (ni-su-n-de-i-masu) = I live (にすんでいます)
に住んでいません (ni-su-n-de-i-ma-sen) = I do not live (にすんでいません)

Lesson 2 Edit

阪 (sa-ka) = slope (さか)
大阪 (oosaka) = Osaka (おおさか)
歳 (sai) = years old (さい)
一歳 (i-ssai) = one year old (いっさい)
二歳 (ni-sai) two years old (にさい)
四歳 (yon-sai) = four years old (よんさい)
五歳 (go-sai) = five years old (ごさい)
六歳 (roku-sai) = six years old (ろくさい)
十六歳 (juu-rok-sai) = sixteen years old (じゅうろくさい - the 'u' in 'ku' is unpronounced so just 'rok')
十八歳 (juu-ha-sai) = eighteen years old (じゅうはさい)
三十二歳 (san-jyuu-nisai) = thirty two years old (さんじゅうにさい)
申し (mou-shi) = to be called (もうし)
申します (mou-shi-ma-su) = my name is (もうします)

Lesson 3 Edit

留学 (ryuu-gaku) = りゅうがく
留学生 (ryuu-gaku-sei) = foreign exchange student (りゅうがくせい )
外国人 (gai-koku-jin) = foreigner (がいこくじん)
そうです (sou-desu) = that is right
よ (yo) = you know
ね (ne) = isn't it/isn't there
よね (yo-ne) = right
よろしくね (yo-ro-shi-ku-ne) = nice to meet you

Lesson 4 Edit

年生 (nen-sei) = school grade/year (ねんせい )
二年生 (ni-nen-sei) = second grader (にねんせい)
四年生 (yo-nen-sei) = fourth grader (よねんせい)
違い (chi-gai) = difference (ちがい)
小学 (shou-gaku) = elementary/primary school (しょうがく)
小学生 (shou-gaku-sei) = elementary school student (しょうがくせい)
中学生 (chuu-gaku-sei) = middle school student (ちゅうがくせい)
私 (wa-ta-shi) = I/me (わたし)

Lesson 5 Edit

違います (chiga-i-masu) = that is not right (ちがいます)
たち (tachi) = adds to a person or animal to form the plural form - pluralising suffix
大学 (dai-gaku) = university/college (だいがく)
大学生 (dai-gaku-sei) = university/college student (だいがくせい)
大学生たち (dai-gaku-sei-tachi) = university/college students (だいがく-せい-たち)
高校 (kou-kou) = high school (こうこう)
高校生 (kou-kou-sei) = high school student (こうこうせい)
高校生たち (kou-kou-sei-tachi) = high school students (こうこうせいたち)
中学生たち (chuu-gaku-sei-tachi) = middle school students (ちゅうがく-せい-たち)
小学生たち (shou-gaku-sei-tachi) = elementary school students (しょうがく-せい-たち)

Lesson 6 Edit

直美 (nao-mi) = Naomi (female name) (なおみ)
健太 (ken-ta) = Kenta (male name) (けんた)

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