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Lesson 1 — N は N です · も · の ·挨拶あいさつ

BOOK I · 初級 I

Lesson 1

FOR TEACHERS ≈35 min to teach · 20 slides · 7 checks 2 min a slide, 1.5 a check. An estimate, not a lesson plan.

Words with a dotted underline have meanings — tap one. So does the big word on every drill card.

REF N は N です · も · の ·挨拶あいさつ ›

1. N1 は N2 です

FormExample
affirmative
negative
question

は as a particle is written HA but pronounced WA. じゃありません is spoken; ではありません is formal/written.

2. N も — too / also

Trap: も replaces は — never わたしはも.

3. N1 の N2 — affiliation

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4. Asking about people

QuestionPoliteness
neutral
polite (方かた + どなた)

5. Age

Readings:1歳いっさい · 8歳はっさい · 10歳じゅっさい · 20歳はたち

6. 〜さん

Never attach さん to your own name. Children: 〜ちゃん (girls/small children), 〜くん (boys).

Teachers/doctors: 〜先生せんせい, not 〜さん.

Country · person · language
国くに人ひと語ご
Set expressions会話かいわ

— How do you do.

— introducing someone

Key vocabulary
先生せんせい教師きょうし学生がくせい会社員かいしゃいん社員しゃいん銀行員ぎんこういん医者いしゃ研究者けんきゅうしゃエンジニア大学だいがく病院びょういん電気でんき

詳説 In depth — no long-form notes for this lesson yet. The hand-written notes cover the base reference and Lessons 14 and 22–50. The reference above and the checks below are the whole of Lesson 1.

練習 7 checks
Q1 age readings

How do you read 20歳?

2
0
歳
20歳 = はたち. Also 1歳いっさい · 8歳はっさい
Q2 N は N です

'I am Mike Miller.'

で
す
N1 は N2 です
Q3 negative

'Mr. Santos is not a student.'

否定 ひてい
じゃありません (formal written: ではありません)
Q4 も = also

'Mr. Gupta is a company employee TOO.'

も
も replaces は — never combine them
Q5 affiliation

'Mr. Miller is an employee of IMC.'

の
Organization + の + role
Q6 politeness

Politest way to ask 'who is that person?'

ど
な
た
方かた + どなた = politest pairing
Q7 さん usage

Introducing YOURSELF — which is wrong?

さ
ん
Never attach さん to your own name

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