Lesson 1: Notes

いま なんじ です か (What time is it?) (Ima = now, ji = time, nan desu ka = what, ima nan-ji desu ka.)

じゅにじ はん です (12.30)


いま なん じ です か

ごぜん じゅいち です (gozen = am. 11am.)

ごご しちじ です (gogo = pm. 7pm.) ('shichi' used instead of 'nanna' when referring to time.)


ろんどん は　いま なんじ です か (What time is it in London now)

ろんどん は ごご はちじ です (It is 8pm in London)


(Note: I know the place names should be written in Katakana, but I only know Hiragana at the moment)

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でんわ ばんご は なん です か (Denwa Bango = phone number) (Denwa bango ha nan desu ka = What is your phone number)

わたし の でんわ ばんご は ... (Watashi no bengo denwa wa...) 07718-225-932. The - is pronounced の, 0 is zero.

(zero nanna nanna ichi hachi no ni ni go no kuu san ni.)

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の = indication of ownership. Also turns a noun into a modifier:

Eg; posessive. Like English [ 's ]. (possessor 'no' possessed)

わたし の せんせい (My teacher. 'My [ 's ] teacher')

にほんご の せんせい (Japanese teacher. 'Japanese [ 's ] teacher')

はるみ せんせい の じてんしゃ (Harumi-sensei [ 's ] bicycle)

にほん の だいがく (A university in Japan. nihon no daigaku. Japan [ 's ] university)


にほん の がくせい (Japanese student. gakusei = student)


たかし さん の せんごう は えいご です (Takashi-san's major is English. Sengou = major.)

わたし わ ごうごう の せんせい です (I am a high school teacher. gougou = high school. I am (a) high school [ 's ] teacher)


ぎんこういん (Ginnko^in = banker)

かいしゃいん (kaishain = company worker)

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わたしは　イギリスじん　です。(I am English. Watashi ha igrisu-jin desu. I am England [ -ish ]. country name + jin = nationality.)


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しつもん　ありますか。 (shitsumon aimasu ka = any questions?)

しゅくだい (shukudai = homework)