Lesson #1: 1 Aug '16
- Basic Japanese self introduction phrases - How do you do, my name is Jaime, I'm Singaporean, I live in _, pleased to meet you
- Daily conversational expressions - Good morning, Hi, Good evening, Bye, Good night, Thank you, Sorry/ Excuse me, Please, Do you understand?, How are you?
- Conversational expressions used in a classroom
- Days - Tomorrow, Day after tomorrow, Monday to Sunday
- Hiragana pronunciation
- Homework: Trace Hiragana words
Lesson #2: 12 Aug '16 (I couldn't make it for Mon so I went on Fri instead. Super flexible.)
- Asking someone's name, introducing a person - What's your name? I'm Jaime. This is _.
- Asking someone's occupation and company name - What's your occupation? I'm a _. What company do you work for? My company is _.
- Numbers from 0 to 1000
- Asking for the time - What time is it now? It's _.
- Katakana pronunciation
- Homework: Trace Katakana words
Lesson #3: 20 Aug '16 (Saturday class)
- Asking someone's age - Excuse me, how old are you? I'm _ years old.
- Asking someone's birthday - When is your birthday? It's on _.
- Months of the year, Days of the month.
- Mini class test where the teacher read out some words and got us to write them down
Lesson #4: 27 Aug '16 (Started using Minna No Nihongo Elementary textbook)
- Went through Lesson 1 of Minna No Nihongo textbook - Vocabulary, Simple conversation, Reference words (Country, People, Language), and explanation of Grammar. Basically pages 12 to 17.
Fun stuff on 28 Aug '16: Mid Autumn Festival cum Japanese Summer Festival potluck
Bon Odori (Japanese: ηθΈγ). I never knew that Odori meant dance, until my first Bon Odori experience! And I never knew that it was a religious ceremony until I just googled it. Anyway, I was invited by my sensei. Games, food, music. What not to love?
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