2.2.5 All About My Classes

• describe their classes

• express an opinion about their class (lesson)

• express an opinion about their teacher

Academic Vocabulary: 
negative conjugation of い (i)-adjectives

Lesson Overview

むずかしいです
Muzukashii desu

すうがくのじゅぎょうはどうですか？
​Suugaku no jugyou wa dou desu ka?

すうがくのせんせいはどんなひとですか？
​Suugaku no sensei wa donnna hito desu ka?

せんせいはやさしいです
Sensei wa yasashii desu

​​​​Observe the conversation above. What do you think is happening? Share your opinion in the Zoom chat or raise your hand to be unmuted.

​Note :
どう Dou : how
どんな Donna : what kind
ひと Hito : Person/people

きょう の ぶんぽう　Today's grammar

​(Class/lesson)のじゅぎょうはどうですか？
(Class/lesson) no jyugyou wa dou desu ka?
How are the ...... lesson/class?

​(Class/lesson)のじゅぎょうは(i-adjective)です
(Class/lesson) no jyugyou wa (i-adjective) desu
The ..... class/lesson is ......

​い (i) Adjective

In Japanese, adjectives are used to describe nouns, just like in English. There are two main types of adjectives: い (i) adjectives and な (na) adjectives. In Japanese, you can identify い (i) adjectives by their ending with the syllable い (i), like やさしい (yasashii: kind) or おもしろい (omoshiroi - interesting/fun). Here, we'll focus on い (i) adjectives.


Negative Form Conjugation
To make an い (i) adjective negative, drop the い (i) at the end and addくない (kunai).

Example :

やさしい (yasashii) : Kind
やさしい (yasashii)　→　やさし (Yasashi) + くない (kunai) →　
やさしくない (yasashikunai) : Not kind

Match

Match these classes with their Japanese meaning

• Math

• Science

• English

• History

• Geography

Suugaku

Rika

Eigo

Rekishi

Chiri

• Suugaku

• Rika

• Eigo

• Rekishi

• Chiri

.... lesson/class is ......

​(Class/lesson)のじゅぎょうはどうですか？
(Class/lesson) no jyugyou wa dou desu ka?
How are the ...... lesson/class?

​(Class/lesson)のじゅぎょうは(i-adjective)です
(Class/lesson) no jyugyou wa (i-adjective) desu

​やさしい
yasashii
easy

​おもしろい
omoshiroi
fun, interesting

むずかしい
muzukashii
hard, difficult

つまらない
tsumaranai
boring

​Note :
Depends on the situation and nuance, やさしい (yasashii) also can be translate as "kind" or "gentle".
And おもしろい (omoshiroi) also can be translated as "funny".

​にほんごのじゅぎょうはおもしろいです
Nihongo no jyugyou wa omoshiroi desu
Japanese class is fun/interesting

Match

Match these opinion with their Japanese meaning

• Yasashii

• Omoshiroi

• Muzukashii

• Tsumaranai

Easy

Fun/Interesting

Hard/difficult

Boring

• Easy

• Fun/Interesting

• Hard/difficult

• Boring

The ...... teacher is .......

​(Class/lesson)のせんせいはどんなひとですか？
(Class/lesson) no sensei wa donna hito desu ka?
What kind of person is the ...... teacher?

​(Class/lesson)のせんせいは(i-adjective)です
(Class/lesson) no sensei wa (i-adjective) desu

​やさしい
yasashii
kind

​おもしろい
omoshiroi
funny, interesting

あたまがいい
atama ga ii
smart

つまらない
tsumaranai
boring

​にほんごのせんせいはきびしいです
Nihongo no sensei wa kibishii desu
The Japanese teacher is strict

​きびしい
kibishii
strict

​Note :
The negative form of "いい (ii)" is
"よくない (yokunai)"

Match

Match these opinion with their Japanese meaning

• Yasashii

• Omoshiroi

• Kibishii

• Atama ga ii

Kind/gentle

Funny

Strict

Smart

• Kind/gentle

• Funny

• Strict

• Smart

Open Ended

Create one sentence in Japanese using the grammar pattern you just learned. Share your opinion about a specific class and a specific teacher.

Poll

Choose the option that best reflects your thoughts about today's lesson!

• "Loved it! I’m excited to use Japanese with my family!" 🎉

• "It was okay, but I need a bit more practice." 🤔

• "Great lesson! My sentences are looking good!" 👍

• "I’m confused. Can we review it again?" 🔄