LESSON NOTES

Beginner S4 #1
Meet The Parents 1

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Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Vocabulary Phrase Usage
Grammar

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ROMANIZATION
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ZORA HARUYA:

Mina-san, kon'nichiwa. Hajimemashite. zora Haruya to

mshimasu.

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Shusshin wa Tky-to Adachi-ku desu.

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Kazoku wa haha ga hitori. Chichi wa imasen.

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Ymei de wa arimasen ga, puro bokus desu.

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Dzo, yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.

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Kotoshi, kanojo to kekkon shimasu.

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Kanojo no namae wa Tend Miu desu. Chiba-ken Narita-shi shusshin desu.

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Ashita, Miu no kazoku to aimasu.

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(sighs) Kinch shimasu.

(BNASU
TORAKKU)TEND
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Kon'nichiwa. Tend Miu to mshimasu.

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Shusshin wa Chiba-ken Narita-shi desu.

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Kazoku wa chichi, haha, inu no dog desu.

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A, ato, pirania mo imasu.

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Kotoshi, watashi wa kare to kekkon shimasu.

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Kare no namae wa zora Haruya desu.

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Haruya wa totemo yasashii hito desu.

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Ashita, Haruya wa watashi no kazoku ni aimasu. Doki doki desu.

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Mina-san, kore kara, yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

ENGLISH
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OZORA HARUYA:

Hi everyone. Nice to meet you. My name is Ozora Haruya.

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My hometown is the Adachi ward in Tokyo.

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My mother is my only family. I have no father.

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I'm a professional boxer, but I'm not famous.

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Please be kind to me.

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This year I'm going to marry my girlfriend.

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My girlfriend's name is Tendo Miu. Her hometown is Narita city in Chiba prefecture.

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Tomorrow, I'll meet Miu's family.

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I'm nervous.

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(BONUS
TRACK)TENDO
MIU:

Hello! My name is Tendo Miu.

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My hometown is Narita city in Chiba prefecture.

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My family is my father, my mother, and my dog named Dogi.

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Oh, and I also have some piranha.

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This year, I'm going to marry my boyfriend.

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His name is Ozora Haruya.

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Haruya's a very nice guy.

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Tomorrow he'll meet my family. I'm excited!

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Everyone, from now on, please be kind to me.

VOCABULARY
Kanji

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mina-san

everyone

kotoshi

this year

au

to meet; V1

kekkon suru

to marry; -suru=class
3 verb

Narita-shi

Narita-city

Chiba-ken

Chiba prefecture
(Kanto region)

Adachi ku

Adachi ward

Tky-to

Tokyo Metropolitan
area

kanojo

girl friend

namae

name

purobokus

professional boxer

shusshin

person's origin
(hometown,country)

kinch suru

to feel nervous

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Mina-san, kon'nichiwa.

Hello. Everybody.

Hello, everybody.

Kotoshi, Amerika ni ikimasu.

Ashita, kare to aimasu.

I'm going to the USA this year.

I'll meet him tomorrow.

Watashi wa Hiroshi to kekkon shimasu

I'm getting married this year.

I'm going to marry Hiroshi.

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Narita-shi wa Chiba-ken no higashi ni arimasu.

Dizunlando wa Chiba-ken ni arimasu.

Narita city is in the east part of Chiba prefecture.

Disneyland is in Chiba prefecture.

Adachi-ku wa, Tky-to no kita ni arimasu.

Watashi wa, Tky-to shusshin desu.

Adachi ward is in the north part of Tokyo.

I'm from Tokyo.

Kanojo wa Tky-to Adachi-ku shusshin desu.

Kanojo no namae wa Miu desu.

She's from Adachi ward in Tokyo.

"Her name is Miu." or "My girlfriend's name is Miu."

Kare no namae wa, Tar desu.

Boku wa, puro bokus desu.

His name is Taro.

I'm a professional boxer.

Watashi wa, Nyyku shusshin desu.

Kinch shite katamatte shimatta.

I'm from New York./ New York is my hometown.

I got nervous and froze up.

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

Useful Vocabulary and Phrases For Self-Introductions

shusshin hometown
kazoku family
namae name
List of family members Nihongo Dj Newbie Season 3 Lesson 17
The questions might be asked for the first time meeting

(Go)-shusshin wa doko desu ka?

Where are you from
*doko( where

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(Go)-kazoku wa nan-nin desu ka?
How many people do you have in your family?
*nan-nin how many people

(O)-namae wa nan desu ka?

*nan what
In polite situations, the honorific prefixes o- or go- are affixed to nouns. Honorific prefix o and go- SEE Nihongo Dj Newbie Season 3 Lesson 18

--- ---desu.
--- ---to mshimasu.

Nihongo Dj Newbie Season 3 Lesson 17

Polite

More Polite (Humble)

Watashi wa Miu desu.

Watashi wa Miu to mshimasu.

Dzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Dzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
Nihongo Dojo Newbie Season 3 Lesson 17
*****Polite Sentence*****

Watashi wa Miu desu. Dzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

*****More Polite Sentence*****

Watashi wa Miu to mshimasu. Dzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.

GRAMMAR

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Today's Grammar Point

I'm f rom Adachi-ward in Tokyo.

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(Wat ashi no) Shusshin wa Tokyo-t o Adachi-ku de su.
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(Wat ashi wa) Tokyo-t o Adachi-ku shusshin de su.

There are two ways to describe one's hometown.

******Practice*****
You are from Australia.
"Shusshin wa sutoraria desu. "or "sutoraria shusshin desu. "
You are from South Africa.
"Shusshin wa Minami Afurika desu. " or "Minami Afurika shusshin desu. "
******Practice*****
Complete your self-introduction.

[Your name]
[hometown][Occupation][family members]

Kon'nichiwa. Hajimemashite. [Your name] to mshimasu.

Shusshin wa [hometown] desu. [occupation] desu. Kazoku wa [Family members] desu.
Dzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.

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