August 29, 2016

Beginner Japanese Language Level 1 class review at Tenrikyo Mission Center

The best way to review would be to share what I learn every lesson I guess! (I'll continually update this space) :D


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: η›†θΈŠγ‚Š). 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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