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Kana (letters) to learn for this lesson
あ a い i う u え e お o
か ka き ki く ku け ke こ ko
Greetings
Good morning (Sunrise to midday) ohayou gosaimasu - [pronounciation o-ha-yo go-sa-i-mas]
Good day (midday to 5pm) Konnichiwa - [literally translated - this day (is) (kon=this, nichi=day, wa= signpost particle]
Good evening (5pm until 10pm) Konbanwa - [literally translated - this night (is)]
Good night Oyasumi nasai - [literally "Take a break/rest"]
Counting
One Ichi Two Ni Three San Four Shi/Yon* Five Go Six Roku Seven Schichi/Nana* Eight Hachi Nine Kyuu/Ku* Ten Jyuu
* "Shi" means death. Therefore, people use the word yon instead of four in some cases, and some hospitals don't have a fourth floor, counting the floors 1,2,3,5.
Nana is interchangeable with schichi, and is most often used when saying "schichi" couldbe confusing - like when giving phone numbers.
Ku is used instead of Kyuu for the same reason as Nana is used.
To count above ten, we essentially say 'Ten and ~" eg. 11 is jyuu ichi, and 15 is jyuu go. To count above twenty, we essentially say '~ tens and ~' eg. 23 is ni jyuu san, and 36 is san jyuu roku.
Your Homework
Learn the 8 Kana given - making flashcards helps a lot - and learn the counting numbers. Practise writing the Kana - if you have an old maths book, practise in the squares in that. You need to be able to both read the kana fluently, and be able to write them clearly.
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