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Japanese Language
Lesson I
--- Vocabulary ---
Japanese Word English Meaning
Konban Wa Good Evening
Konnichi Wa Good Afternoon
Ohayoo Gozaimasu Good Morning
Nihon/ Nippon Japan
Nihongo Japanese Language
Desu Verb (Present) - Is/Am/Are
Deshita Verb (Past) - Was/Were
Ja Arimasen Verb (Present) - Is not/Am not/ Are not
Ja Arimasen Deshita Verb (Past) - Was not, Were not
Wa Marker for what's important in the
sentence
No Marker showing possession in a sentence
Ga Marker showing emphasis in a sentence
Ka Question marker
Anata You
Watashi Me/I
Sensei Teacher
Seito Student
Hai Yes
Iie No
--- Grammar ---
Wa (Topic Marker)
- Mr. Tanaka is the teacher.
- Tanaka-san wa sensei desu.
- I am a student.
- Watashi wa seito desu.
Ga (Topic Marker-
More Emphasis)
- Is Mr. Tanaka the teacher?
- Tanaka-san ga sensei desu ka.
- No, I am not the teacher.
- Iie, watashi ga sensei ja arimasen.
No (Possessive
Particle)
- It is my book.
- Watashi no hon desu.
- It is a Japanese car.
- Nihon no kuruma desu.
Desu (Present
Affirmative)
(Is/Am/Are)
- Are you a teacher?
- Anata wa sensei desu ka
- Yes, I am a
teacher.
- Hai, watashi wa sensei desu.
Ja Arimasen (Present
Negative)
(Is not/Am not/Are not)
- Are you a teacher?
- No, I am not a
teacher.
- Iie, watashi wa sensei ja arimasen.
Deshita (Past
Affirmative)
(Was/ Were)
- Were you a teacher?
- Anata wa sensei deshita ka
- Yes, I was a
teacher.
- Hai, watashi wa sensei deshita.
Ja Arimasen Desita
(Past Negative)
(Was not/Were not)
- Were you a teacher?
- No, I was not a
teacher.
- Iie, watashi wa sensei ja arimasen deshita.
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