GENKI LESSON 2“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes

to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”

Nelson Mandela

JPN 199 ALLEX 2016

In Lesson 1, we have learned…•  Telling/Asking time (o’clocks, minutes) •  Telling/Asking telephone numbers •  Introducing oneself / host family

•  Name •  University/college name •  Major •  Academic standing •  Age •  Occupation •  Host family members

In Lesson 2, we’ll learn…•  Telling/asking prices • Shopping • Ordering at a restaurant •  Telling/Asking which item(s) belongs to whom •  Telling/asking where something is located

Reasons for Learning Dialogues for Performance• To provide the appropriate social and cultural context needed to understand the meaning of new vocabulary and structures

• To use language (including body language) naturally right from the beginning

• To provide a foundation for future learning • To develop automaticity in a variety of situations/scripts

• To practice natural and correct intonation patterns • NOT the end goal of instruction: The FIRST STEP:

Intro to Japanese Writing System• Kanji 宇　加 • Hiragana　　　　　　　う　か • Katakana　　　　　　　ウ　カ • Roman numerals, Alphabets (DVD, CD, FM, etc.)

•  Japanese is usually written with NO SPACES between words/phrases (cf. Lesson 3).

• はじめまして。メアリー・ハートです。アリゾナ大学の学生です。

•  See JWL Lesson 1A “About Japanese Writing System” for more info.

Intro to the Written Language• Why do we start with katakana?

•  simpler •  access to “authentic” materials, taking advantage of your

world knowledge •  handle names, places of foreign origin (read/write your

own name, hometown, home state/country, etc.)

You will be able to …• Handle lists: fast food menu, Starbucks menu, ice cream

flavors, Olympics, travel guide, movies, people names, music, etc.

•  To function in Japanese society (being able to perform such functions as filling out forms, ordering food/drink, scanning for info, etc.)

• Goal – automatic reading, not decoding or puzzling out •  JWL on the Web:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9940361/JWL/index.html

Lesson 2 Numbers: hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands•  1 •  10 •  100 •  1,000

•  10,000 =1 10-thousand •  100,000 =10 10-thousands •  1,000,000 =100 10-thousands •  10,000,000 =1,000 10-thousands

•  20,000 •  35,000 •  128,000

1 kore, sore, are, dore これ、それ、あれ、どれ•  First ko-so-a-do series. More to come! • kore Kore, ikura desu ka. (zero particle, Additional Grammar) “this/these” (near me) • Sore Sore wa yonsen-en desu. “that/those” (near the hearer) • Are Jaa, Are wa ikura desu ka.

“that/those” (away from both speaker/hearer) • Dore Tanaka-san no kasa wa dore desu ka.

“Which one?” (of three or more) • Kore, sore, are, dore are all NOUNS. �

ACCENT • 　koRE Desu ka? •  soRE DEsu. •  aRE Desu ne? •  DOre desu ka?

2 Kono, sono, ano, dono この、その、あの、どの• Kore, ikura desu ka. • Kono pen, ikura desu ka.

• Contrast kore and kono: • Kore is a NOUN. • Kono is followed by a NOUN (pre-nominal) •  Is Kono wa possible? Why or why not? • How about Kore pen? Possible? Why or why not?

• How do you say: •  Is this a Japanese-language newspaper?

Is this newspaper in Japanese language?

• A: Ask B (salesclerk) how much is this bike (near A). • B: Tell A that it’s 23,000 yen.

• A: Ask B (salesclerk) how much is this notebook(near A). • B: Tell A that it’s 250 yen. • A: Ask B (salesclerk) how much that bag is over there. • B: Tell A that it’s 16,000 yen.

• A: Ask B (salesclerk) how much that hat is over there. • B: Tell A that it’s 800 yen.

3 Koko series• Other members of the series?

•  Toire wa, doko desu ka?

• A: Mearii-san no kasa wa doko desu ka? • B: Mearii-san no desu ka. Koko desu yo.

• A: Mearii-san no kasa wa soko desu ne? • B: Ee, koko desu.

4 Dare no NOUN / Dare no •  Looking at a photo: Kore wa dare desu ka. • Holding a pair of shoes: Kore wa dare no kutsu desu ka. A: Kore wa dare no kutsu desu ka. B: Sore desu ka. Kimu-san no desu.

5 NOUN mo• A: Tanaka-san wa gakusee desu ka. • B: Hai, soo desu. • A: Jaa, Yamada-san wa? • B: Yamada-san mo gakusee desu.

wa is a particle. mo is •  also a particle.

•  It indicates: additionalness. (the preceding NOUN too/also).

Note English word order: •  Tanaka-san is a student. • Yamada-san is also a student. / Yamada-san is a student

too.

• A: Coffee, please. ….Oh, cake, too. • A: Coffee, please. B: Me too.

•  In Japanese, the mo MUST follow the thing that is in addition.

6 Noun ja nai desu.•  3,000-en ja nai desu. • Watasi no nooto ja nai desu. • Sore wa nihongo ja nai desu. Chuugoku-go desu yo.

• What is “ja nai desu”? •  The negative of desu. • Alternate form? •  ja arimasen. •  3,000-en ja arimasen.

Negative questions (additional grammar)A: 530-en desu. B: Anoo, 350-en ja nai desu ka? A: A, soo desu ne. 350-en desu ne. • Negative questions are often used to soften a question,

making it sound more polite—especially when you want to point out a mistake.

•  In other words, you THINK the affirmative may be true, but you ask using the negative.

•  For example, “Isn’t that too small for you?”

A: Takeshi-san no kaban wa, dore desu ka? B: Are ja arimasen ka? (“Isn’t it that one?) (I think it is but I’m not entirely certain.) •  “Aren’t you an exchange student?” •  Ryuugakusee ja nai desu ka. •  “Yes, I am.” (your assumption is correct). •  Hai, soo desu. Ryuugakusee desu. • No, I’m not. (your assumption is wrong). •  Iie, ryuugakusee ja nai desu.

7 ne and yone (with rising intonation, Lesson 1) • Kore wa sumisu-san no kaban desu ne? • Are wa nihongo no shinbun desu ne? • Ano jitensha wa sensee no desu ne?

• Where does ne come in the sentence? • What does it do? •  The speaker seeks confirmation. •  “right?”

ne with FALLING intonation (new)A: Sumimasen. Kore, ikura desu ka. B: Sore desu ka. Sore wa sanzen-en desu. A: Takai desu ne. • Here A does NOT seek confirmation. What nuance does

the ne add? • Speaker is reflecting upon the situation (“That’s

expensive, isn’t it.”) to him/herself. •  This ne is often lengthened to nee. •  Takai desu nee. / Wakarimasen nee. / Oishii desu nee. •  “Boy, that’s expensive, isn’t it.”

yoA: Sakana desu ka. B: Iie, sakana ja nai desu. Niku desu. Oishii desu yo. A: Nihongo desu ne. B: Iie, nihongo ja nai desu yo. Chuugoku-go desu. • Where does yo come in the sentence? • What does it do? •  The speaker sounds assertive. It can be used to give your

assurance, to contradict, to warn someone, to give someone new information or a suggestion.

Expression NotesNoun (o) kudasai. • Ano hon (o) kudasai. • Sono nooto (o) kudasai. • Meaning: “Please give me X.”

Noun (o) onegai shimasu. • Ano tokee (o) onegai shimasu. • Koohii, onegai shimasu.

Differences: 1.  Noun X + o + kudasai or onegai simasu. “Please give me X.” 2. On the phone: X-san, onegai simasu. No kudasai here! 3.  Onegai simasu can be used to ask someone to do

something for you. Kudasai, by itself, can not. Sumimasen, kopii onegai shimasu. (“Please make a copy for me.”) Sumimasen, moo ichi-do onegai shimasu.

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