Module No.

9
GEE 104 – Foreign Language

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is a three (3) unit course that includes learning Japanese alphabets (Hiragana and
Katakana) and vocabularies. It also deals with understanding basic sentence patterns, grammar,
and translation. A small dialogue in the style of a question and answer is given to show how
the sentence patterns are used in practical conversation. This is also an output- based course
with the application of concepts through simple conversations. The conversations include
everyday expressions and greetings.

Total Learning Time: 3 hours per week (1 week)

OVERVIEW

This module covers topics like vocabularies, translations and conversations.

Vocabularies like go, come, go home/return, school, supermarket, train station, airplane, ship,
electric train, bullet train, bus, taxi, bicycle, on foot, person/people, friend, he/boyfriend/lover,
she/girlfriend/lover, family, alone/by oneself, last week, this week, next week, last month, this
month, next month, last year, this year, next year, -th month of the year, what month, days of
the month, when, birthday, next, you’re welcome, etc. Translations on the other hand, include
sentence patterns and example sentences. In addition, practical conversation is added to
supplement learning.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, the students are expected to:

1. identify/enumerate the vocabularies being studied

2. translate English words/sentences to Japanese
3. answer questions in Japanese
4. engage in practical conversation using the vocabularies learned

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INDICATED CONTENT

1. Vocabularies

2. Translations

3. Conversations

DISCUSSION

I. Vocabulary

いきます go

きます come

かえります go home, return

がっこう school

スーパ supermarket

えき station

ひこうき airplane

ふね ship

でんしゃ electric train

ちかてつ subway, underground

しんかんせん bullet train

タクシー taxi

バス bus

じてんしゃ bicycle

あるいて on foot

ひと person, people

ともだち friend

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かれ he, boyfriend, lover

かのじょ she, girlfriend, lover

かぞく family

ひとりで alone, by oneself

せんしゅう last week

こんしゅう this week

らいしゅう next week

せんげつ last month

こんげつ this month

らいげつ next month

きょねん last year

ことし this year

らいねん next year

～がつ ～th month of the year

たんがつ what month

ついたち first day of the month

ふつか second, two days

みっか third day, three days

よっか fourth day, four days

いつか fifth, five days

むいか sixth, six days

なのか seventh, seven days

ようか eighth, eight days

ここのか ninth, nine days

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じゅうよっか tenth, ten days

はつか fourteenth, fourteen days

にじゅうよっか twenty fourth, twenty four days

～にち -th day of the month - days

なんにち which day of the month, how many days

いつ when

たんじょうび birthday

きゅうこう rapid

ふつう local (train)

とっきゆう express

つぎの next

どういたしまして。You are welcome. Don’t mention it.

ばんせん platform, - th platform

はかた name of the town in Kyushu

ふしみ name of town in Kyoto

こうしえん name of town near Osaka

おさかじゅう Osaka Castle, a famous castle in Osaka

II. Translation (Please refer to Grammar Translation below)

Sentence Patterns
1. I (will) go to Kyoto.
2. I (will) go home by taxi.
3. I came to Japan with my family.
Example Sentences
1. Where will you go tomorrow?
….I will go to Manila.
2. Where did you go last Sunday?
….I didn’t go anywhere.
3. How will you go to Iloilo?
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 ….I will go by bus.
4. Who will you go to Iloilo with?
….I will go with Mr. Legario.
5. When did you come to Japan?
….I came here on September 25th.
6. When is your birthday?
….It is March 26th.

Conversation
Does this train goes to Koshien

こうしえんへいきますか。

Santos: Excuse me. How much is it to Koshien?

すみません。こうしんまで いくらですか。
Woman: It’s 350 yen.
３５０円です。

Santos: 350 yen? Thank you very much.

３５０えんですね。どうもありがとうございます。
Woman: You’re welcome.
どういたしまして。
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Santos: Excuse me. What platform is it for Koshien?
すみません。こうしえんは なんばんせん ですか。
Station employee: No. 5.
５ばんせんです。
Santos: Thanks.
どうも。
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Santos: Excuse me. Does this train go to Koshien.
あの、このでんしゃはこしえんえいきまか。
Man: No, it doesn’t. The next “local train” does.
いいえ。つぎの 「ふつう」ですよ。
Santos: Thank you very much.
そうですか。 どうも。

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TASK / DRILL / EXERCISE

Translate the following English words/phrases:

1. people
2. last year
3. family
4. school
5. station
6. when
7. taxi
8. twenty
9. next
10. seventh
11. You are welcome.
12. go
13. ship
14. boyfriend
15. come

EVALUATION

Answer the following:

1. Culture Day
2. bicycle
3. supermarket
4. friend
5. this month
6. When is your birthday?
It is April 23rd.
7. Where did you go last month?
I went to Kalibo.
8. airplane

FURTHER READING / ASSIGNMENT

For further learning, visit these links/site:

1. https://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/japanese-numbers-day-month-week.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBC9Ej7cnOw
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=islB_3Y33QA
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2zCxO3hxVE

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REFERENCES

Books
1. Minna no Nihongo I.1998. ISBN978-4-88319-107-9 C0081.3A Corporation. Tokyo,
Japan.
2. Sigeo, Masaroni. 2012. Prime Nihongo. Park Publishing Service. Greenhills, San Juan
City, Metro Manila
3. Learn to Speak Nippongo the easy way.2014.ISBN 971-08-1278-5.National Book
Store. Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
4. Japanese KANA Workbook published by University of Fukui International Student
Center

Websites

1. https://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/japanese-numbers-day-month-week.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBC9Ej7cnOw
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=islB_3Y33QA
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2zCxO3hxVE

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