1.1.12 Meeting friends

​Meeting Friends
(Self-Introduction)

Nihongo Ichi 1.1.12

Today's Objectives

​By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to：

• Introduce yourself to someone

• Ask someone's name

• Express where you are from

Open Ended

When you first meet someone new, what do you usually ask ask them about? (e.g., name, hobby)

​おなまえはなんですか？
Onamae wa nan desu ka?

Context: 2 people in Japan are meeting for the first time

きいてください！
kiite kudasai!

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hajimemashite

onamae

nan desu ka

amerika

kara

nani

douzo

konnichiwa

kaga key

nihon

​おなまえはなんですか？
Onamae wa nan desu ka?
"What's your name?"

​Transcript

A: hajimemashite
B: hajimemashite! Onamae wa nan desu ka?
A: Shinamarouru desu. Onamae wa?
B: Hiroki desu. Doko kara kimashita ka?
A: Amerika kara kimashita.
B: Sou desu ka. Amerika-jin desu ne. Yoroshiku onegai-shimasu.
A: Yoroshiku-onegai-shimasu.

New Vocabulary

doko Where?
(O)namae Name
wa (particle) subject
kara from
kimashita came (past tense)
Amerika America
Nihon Japan
Country + jin ____an

Place ＋kara + kimashita
"I am from _____."

​If we were in Japan, it would be natural to say we are from America. We are American.

Amerika kara kimashita
Nihon kara kimashita
Kanada kara kimashita


Do you think if we are in America we would say this?

This is often called the honorific "o," and it "beautifies," the langauge and also shows respect to the person you're speaking to. It also helps us know WHO we are referring to. I would not use o if I am the subject!!

Examples:
o-namae name. With "o," it's 100% "your name"
o-suki like something.
o-sushi Sushi. This simply makes it sound more "educated."

​A lot of words in Japanese have "o" in front of them

Honorific "o"

In the conversation, we see both "onamae wa nan desu ka," and just "onamae wa?" The second one has the feeling of "what about your name?"

​This particle marks a subject. Subject + wa = "Talking about subject," "in regards to subject,"

Particle "wa" は

Multiple Choice

How would we say "What is your name?"

• onamae wa nan desu ka

• namae wa nani

• onawa

• namae wa nan desu ka

Multiple Choice

How would we say "(I) am from America."

• kara Amerika kimashita

• Amerika kara kimashita

• kimashita Amerika kara

Multiple Choice

"Where are you from?"

• Doko desu ka?

• Doko kara kimashita ka?

• Nani kara kimashita ka?

Drag and Drop

Place in the correct order to say where you're from：​

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Place

kara

kimashita