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にほんご 日本語 nihon-go

にほんご 日本語 nihon-go. Japanese Language. Japanese Alphabets. 3 different kinds of Alphabets ひらがな　（ hiragana) Used most often カタカナ (katakana) Used for foreign names. Japanese language has many foreign words. 漢字 (kanji) Chinese characters.

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にほんご 日本語 nihon-go

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  1. にほんご日本語nihon-go Japanese Language

  2. Japanese Alphabets • 3 different kinds of Alphabets • ひらがな　（hiragana) • Used most often • カタカナ (katakana) • Used for foreign names. Japanese language has many foreign words. • 漢字 (kanji) • Chinese characters. Hiragana and Katakana have no meaning by itself whereas Kanji does.

  3. れいぎ礼儀　Politeness • Politeness is very important in Japanese language. • There are Verb conjugations and many expressions (敬語 –keigo) to show different levels of politeness. • One uses keigo to the elders, bosses, strangers, etc.

  4. Some Other Characteristics • Sentence Structure • Subject + Object + Verb (Subjects are often omitted) • Particles shows the relationship of a word, phrase or clause. • No Articles • No strict distinction between plural and singular • Masculinity and Femininity are expressed by verb ending. • Onomatopoeias • Influence of foreign languages

  5. あいさつＧｒｅｅｔｉｎｇｓ • こんにちは。- konnichiwa. (Hello.) • おはようございます。- ohayo gozaimasu. (Good morning) • こんばんは。- konbanwa. (Good evening.) • さようなら。- sayonara. (Goodbye.) • すみません。- sumimasen. (Excuse me.) • ありがとうございます。-arigato gozaimasu. (Thank you.) • どういたしまして。- do itashi mashite. (You’re welcome.)

  6. じこしょうかい自己紹介Introducing Yourself • はじめまして。Hajimemashite. (Nice to meet you) • 私の名前は＿＿＿　です。 Watasino namae wa ___ desu. • ＿＿＿　と申します。___ to moshi masu. (My name is ___.) • ＿＿＿　からきました。___ kara kimashita. (I am from___.) • よろしくおねがいします。Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. (Nice to meet you.)

  7. Traveling in Japan • Most signs have English. • Japanese people are not very good at English but they try to help you. • Using public transportations in cities could be difficult.

  8. Survival Japanese • 英語話せますか？ • Eigo hanasemasu ka? (Do you speak English/ May I speak English?) • 日本語わかりません。Nihongo wakari masen. (I don’t understand Japanese.) • ＿＿はどこですか？ • ___ wa doko desu ka? (Where is ___?) • ここはどこですか？ • Koko wa doko desu ka? (Where am I?) • だいじょうぶです。 • Daijobu desu. (I am fine./OK.)

  9. Japanese Restaurants • Food samples outside. • You can cook yourself! • Delicious and Reasonable. • No tip.

  10. At Restaurants • レストラン • Resutoran (Restaurant) • ＿＿をください。 • ___ o kudasai. (___ please. / I would like ___.) • いただきます。 • Itadaki masu. (before eating) • おいしい！ • Oishi! (delicious!) • ごちそうさまでした。 • Gochiso sama deshita. (after eating)

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