Announcement

TutorialAon2/3March(3 2/3,thefirsttutorialaftertherecess)
YouwilllearnhowtowriteyournameinJapanese,usingkatakana.
Inordertomakethisassignmentgosmoothly,pleasedoasfollows.
1)Writeyourfullnameinalphabetonasmallpieceofpaper;
2)Belowthatname,writeyournameinkatakanareferringtohowtowrite
yournameinJapaneseattheendofthekatakanasectioninyourStudent's
Packet.
3)Bringthatpaperandpassittoyourtutoratthebeginningofthetutorial.

Yusof binIshaq
Putacenterdotbetweennames.
Yourtutormaygiveyousomeoptionsandyouwillchoosetheoneyoulikebest.

Announcement
Midtermtest
First50minutesofthelectureon316
IMPORTANT:
Youhavetotakethetestattheofficiallyregisteredlecturegroup.
Lessons16
TextbookUnit1
Testconsistsof4sections.
1)Listening,
2)Kanji&katakana,
3)Grammar&Vocabulary,and
4)Reading
Scopeofthetest:

PleasereviewQuizzes,LectureNotes,Textbooksandsoon.
Wewillgiveyouamocklisteningtestinthelectureon32.

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LAJ1201 Japanese
6
2015 216


IntroductiontoKanji
Lesson6
Howtodescribethelocationofaction
Howtoinvitesomeonetodosomethingtogether.

 (Review)
vs
Simpletranslationworksformostofthecases.
go
Thiscanbespeakersown motion.
come

Speakers motion in any direction

incl. Listeners place

Listener

Any motion towards

Speakers place

Listener

Speaker

Speaker

If Speakers motion is not involved, Speaker can describe the motion

from either view point whichever she feels more sympathy with.
(Listener) /
(my elder brother) (Listener) /

Introductiontokanji

Whatskanji?
OneofJapanesescripts.TheycamefromChina.
About2000kanjiarecommonlyusedindailycommunication.
InJapanese1,youwilllearn84kanji.

Whatdoeskanjirepresent?
/,alphabet sound only
sound and

Twotypesofreading: Mostkanjihavemorethanonereading.
1)kun reading() NativeJapanesereading
2)on reading() Chinesereading(similartotheChinese pronunciation)
e.g., :

((water) )

: ( )

Howkanjiweremade
1)Madefrompictures
1)

fire

rice
field

3)

fish

4)

sun

moon

extended
body(big)

2)

5)
6)

Can you guess the meaning of these kanji?

2) Made from signs/symbols

( above) ( below) ( center)

3)Madebycombinationof1)and2):Canyouguessthemeaning?
e.g. (=(sun)+(moon) ______)
(=(tree)+(tree)+(tree) ______)
4)Combinationofsoundpartandmeaningpart
BasicRadicals(pink) representbasicmeaning
Therest(white) representsound()
:(;temple)(;time) (;tohold)

: time

Other Basic Radicals (pink)

: action

Followthestrokeorder! (Refertothekanjitextbook.)
Thatmakesthelookofkanjibeautiful.Usually,strokesgo
1)lefttoright

2)toptobottom

3)outsidetoinside

Becareful!(EspeciallystudentswithChinesebackground)
SomeJapanesekanjiareslightlydifferentfromtheirMandarin
counterparts.Canyoutellthedifference?

Somekanjiarequitedifferentduetosimplificationetc.
:

Howtodokanjihomework
Readtheinstructionshowtodokanjihomeworkinthepacket.

Followtheinstructionseverytime youdothis
compositiontask.

IMPORTANT:
Thefirstkanjihomework isdueon34/5 (TutorialB).
Whenyousubmityourkanjihomework,alwaysbring yourkanjitextbook toclass.

Vocabulary

(totakeaphoto)
cf.(totake,L14)

see/look/watch
seeadoctor gotohospital__________

isalsocommonlyused.)

Durian
Mango

Ifyousay, ,itsoundslike
youaretalkingaboutbabysaction.
Whenacupofcoffeeisserved,youmaysaytothewaiter,

juice?

CD ( )

DVD ( )

CD
e/E ()

Can you read?

 andthen,afterthat
A
B:
A:
cf. (L2 fromnowon,hereafter)
yes : Both and OK?
ismoreformalthan.

/
Whenyouarecalled,
:

/
Whenyourespond toarequest,

61.N(directobject) V(transitive)
Theparticle marksthedirectobjectofatransitiveverb.
Youcant write tomarkadirectobject,although and have
thesamepronunciation.
Transitiveverbs oftenrepresentdynamicactions anddirectobjects
representthingsworkeduponbytheaction.
1)
2)
3)

HowtoanswerYes/NoQuestionwithverbs?
Anythingomissible?
:

Q:
A:

Youdonthavetorepeatthedirectobjectintheanswer,butifyou
candosoinordertoemphasize thenegation,thedirectobject
hastobemarkedby.

65.N(place) V
If isusedwithamotionverb,itindicatesameansoftransportation.
A: B
B:
Particle indicatestheplacewherethetakesplace whenusedwithan
actionverb.
1. NUS
2.
3.
WhQuestion
Q:
A:

62.N
N(=Action) ( do) TodoN
1) Toplay(/)


Q:() (/)
A:
2) Toholdevents/gatherings

(party)
3) Todosomething

/

63.

WhQuestionaboutactions/plans
Q:
A:

(Twofriends,A & B,aretalking.)

A:
B:
A: ()
B:
Q:
A:()

64. vs.
meanswhatbuthastworeadings, and.
Whenitisfollowedbyacounter
This means how many
:
11003000
Exception:
Whenitisfollowedbyaletterinthe// rows.
:
Why pronounced[nan]?
Soifyouspeakslowly,itisOKtopronounce[nani]forthistype.
followedbyothersounds(including)
: tolikeL9

Note! When iscombinedwithnoncounters,ithastobepronounced.

Canyoutellthedifference?

How many words?

What language?

() vs. ()
: 100 (100words) vs.

How many people?

What nationality/race?

() vs. ()
: 100 (100persons) vs.
cf.
vs. (=what+bymeansof two elements)
(=(spoken,casual)why one word)

66.V
Negative Vform+ Invitation
1.A:
B:
Q:Canyoureplace with intheaboveexample?
A:Itspossiblebutitsoundsawkwardbecause ismoreformalbut
isnotsoformal.( mismatch.)
Soundsgood.
UsedwhenyouwanttoaccepttheInvitation/suggestion.
2.A:
B:/
Exclamation (/) Oh! is compatible.

Iftheinvitationcomesfromyourteacherorbossandyouwantto
acceptit,yousay().
3.
(
This~ invitationisnotsoformal(,unlessyouusehonorific
forms,whichunfortunatelywehaventstudiedyet).
Soifyouwanttoinviteyourteacher,youhadbetterusedifferent
expressions.
4.:()

:/

Whenyouwanttoturndowntherequest,youcansay
(L9)
A:
B1: (iftomorrowisnotconvenient)
B2: (ifyoudontliketennis)
B3: (ifyoudont)

67.V
Positiveinvitation
1.

cf. Classroom Instructions

2.
Responsetoaninvitation
3.A:
B:
V Lets!
Simplyreplace with.

V vs.V
Whichisbetterwhenyouwanttoasksomeoneforadate?
A: /
B:
A:
B:
V showsmoreconsiderationtothelistenerswill.
givesachoicetosayNOsinceitisinaquestionformat.
V ismorelikelytobeusedamongclosefriendsorbya
personwhohasmorepower/authorityforthedecisionmaking.

: Lets invite your friend to do something together.

(sports)going to Japan

68.
Politeness/respectprefix:
Toshowrespecttothelistener( yourhonorable N)

Almostcompulsory (No additionalmeaninginpoliteness) If you drop ,

(L7)
it sounds rough.
Optional (Women and small children tend to use more often.)
() () ()(bath) () ()
() ()
Toopolite
Dont use these expressions.
Generallyno forloanwords( ).

L6 :
() Yes?(lit.Whatis(it)?)
A:
B: ()

()()

Nationalseasonalevent in____

http://www.mapple.net/sp_sakura/

gocherryblossomviewing

( )
http://www.osakacastle.net/

 Isee.(Iaccept yourproposal/suggestion/request.
Implication: Iwilltakeacertainaction.)
Isee.(Iseeyourpoint.Noaction isimplied.)
Whichoneisbetter?
1 A:
B:/
2 A:
B:/
FormalCounterpart
cf. (L4 Conversation)

https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1009410/ja

 (/ /) Lit.then,again(tomorrow)
Seeyou(tomorrow/).
Variations: ()/ (/)
()
Youcanadd totheend. Only among friends/family members

()

Formalversion
()

Memorizethisconversationfor35()/6() TutorialC

10

()

Millercouldhavesaid

cf.

32
CNY
(Greetings for New Years Day)
Before New Years Day: (good) (year)
After New Years Day ()
But in Japan we no longer celebrate the lunar new year.

(Recess)
(Review)
Especially those who are not fully mastered hiragana and katakana
Please use the multimedia materials on the IVLE.