| Learn Japanese easily! When you visit Japan, you'll | | | | 8:00 / hachi-ji |
| most certainly do a whole lot of sightseeing. It will be | | | | 9:00 / ku-ji |
| great fun, but there are a few things you need to | | | | 10:00 / juu-ji |
| know first. For example, you'll need to know basic | | | | 11:00 / juuichi-ji |
| words for "sightseeing" and "tour bus." You might not | | | | 12:00 / juuini-ji |
| even think about it, but it's important that you can | | | | Minute: |
| say, "I'd like to go sightseeing." And, knowing times | | | | Time / Japanese:01 / ippun |
| will keep you from missing your tour. This Beginner | | | | :02 / ni-fun |
| Japanese article is packed with everything you need | | | | :03 / san-pun |
| for enjoyable and educational sightseeing in Japan. | | | | :04 / yon-fun |
| Discover how we use the Japanese kankoo to form | | | | :05 / go-fun |
| words from "sightseer" to "tourist" to "tour bus." As | | | | :06 / roppun |
| a bonus, you'll find charts that provide a helpful | | | | :07 / nana-fun |
| review of Japanese times: AM, PM, hours, and | | | | :08 / happun |
| minutes. This real-world Japanese article contains | | | | :09 / kyuu-fun |
| plenty of example sentences and review information | | | | :10 / juppun |
| to make your sightseeing in Japan a breeze! | | | | :30 / sanjuppun or han |
| Vocabulary: In this article, you'll learn the following | | | | AM and PM:Time / Japanese |
| words and phrases:kankoo - "sightseeing"gaido - "tour | | | | A.M. / gozen |
| guide"yotei - "plans, arrangements, schedules"iu - "to | | | | P.M. / gogo |
| speak, to say" (V1)mazu - "first of all, to start with" | | | | For Example: |
| Kitakamakura - "Kitakamakura" (name of a place) | | | | |
| Engaku-ji - "Engakuji temple" | | | | 1. gozen juu-ji sanjuu sanpun "10:33 AM" |
| Meigetsuin - "Meigetsuin temple" | | | | 2. gogo ku-ji juunana-fun "9:17 PM" |
| Kamakura - "Kamakura" (name of a place)tsuku - "to | | | | Practice: |
| arrive at, to reach" (V1)ichi-jikan - "one hour"goro - | | | | Say the following times in Japanese. |
| "about, around"chikaku - "near" | | | | |
| Grammar: In this lesson you'll learn the following | | | | 1. 12:30 |
| words and phrases: | | | | 2. 4:56 |
| Useful Vocabulary and Phraseskankoo "sightseeing" | | | | 3. 9:00 PM |
| Review the meanings of the following vocabulary | | | | 4. 7:18 AM |
| words. | | | | 5. 4:27 PM |
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| 1. kankoo kyaku - "sightseer, tourist, visitor" | | | | Doko de taberu? |
| 2. kankoo basu - "sightseeing coach, tour bus" | | | | Eki no chikaku de tabemasu. |
| 3. kankoo-chi - "sightseeing area, tourist site" | | | | II. Verb Conjugation Ò SEE "Nihongo Doojoo: |
| Kankoo is a noun, but when we attach o suru or | | | | Style You and Beyond" Articles 19 -22 |
| suru, it becomes a verb.kankoo (o) suru ] - "do | | | | Class 1 Verbs: |
| sightseeing, go sightseeing"mazu "first of all"sorekara | | | | Dictionary form Ò -masu form:Change the |
| "and then, after that"We often use these words to | | | | final -u to -i masu-Masu form Ò dictionary |
| explain procedures. | | | | form:Change the final -i masu to -u |
| For Example: | | | | "English" / Dictionary form / -masu form |
| Mazu, kankoo o shimasu. Tsugi ni, ranchi o tabemasu. | | | | "to meet" / au / aimasu |
| Sorekara omiyage o kaimasu | | | | "to speak" / hanasu / hanashimasu |
| "First, we'll go sightseeing. And we'll have lunch next. | | | | "to stand" / tatsu / tachimasu |
| After that, we'll buy souvenirs."goro "about, around" | | | | Class 2 Verbs:Dictionary form Ò -masu form: |
| Time Expression + goro = "around ____ , about | | | | Change the final ru to masu |
| ____" | | | | -Masu form Ò dictionary form: Change the |
| For example: | | | | final masu to ru"English" / Dictionary form / -masu |
| | | | form |
| 1. roku-ji goro "about 6:00" | | | | "to eat" / taberu / tabemasu |
| 2. ichi-gatsu goro "around January" | | | | "to sleep" / neru / nemasu |
| Sample Sentences: | | | | "to get off" / oriru / orimasu |
| | | | Class 3 Verbs (irregular): |
| 1. Mainichi, shichi-ji goro (ni) okimasu. "I get up at | | | | "English" / Dictionary form / -masu form"to do" / suru |
| around 7:00 every day." | | | | / shimasu |
| 2. Mainichi, juuichi-ji goro (ni) nemasu. "I go to bed at | | | | "to come" / kuru / kimasu |
| around 11:30 every night." | | | | Practice:Fill in the blanks to complete the chart |
| Grammar Review: | | | | "English" / Dictionary form / -masu form"to arrive" / |
| In this lesson, we are going to review: | | | | tsuku / ___ |
| | | | "to eat" / ___ / ___ |
| 1. How to tell time | | | | "to go" / ___ / ikimasu |
| 2. Verb conjugation: dictionary form Ô -masu | | | | "to go sightseeing" / ___ / kankoo shimasu |
| formku-ji han desu | | | | "to say" / iu / ___ |
| "It's 9:30" | | | | "to say" (honorific) / ___ / mooshimasu |
| I. Time Ò SEE "Nihongo Doojoo: Welcome to | | | | Change the following informal speech into formal |
| Style You" Articles 16 and 17 | | | | speech: |
| O'clock (hour): | | | | |
| Time / Japanese | | | | 1. Watashi wa ku-ji ni okiru. Ku-ji han ni asagohan o |
| 1:00 / ichi-ji | | | | taberu. Juu-ji ni gakkoo ni iku. |
| 2:00 / ni-ji | | | | Change the following formal speech into informal |
| 3:00 / san-ji | | | | speech: |
| 4:00 / yo-ji | | | | |
| 5:00 / go-ji | | | | 1. Watashi wa roku-ji goro uchi ni kaerimasu. Shiji-ji |
| 6:00 / roku-ji | | | | kara hachiji made benkyoo o shimasu. Hachi-ji kara |
| 7:00 / shichi-ji/nana-ji | | | | terebi o mimasu. |