Assalamualaikum.
Konnichiwa.
What i have learnt in second class...
1. Japanese sound (nihongo uta)
- No closing sound, as all the japanese characters is in syllable. (except vowels,n)
-Have word that have long vowels (ex:otoosan)
-Have word that have double consonant (ex: gakkou)
2. Letters ( 3 types)
- Hiragana: basic word for japanese language and have round shape. (ex: usagi- うさぎ)
- Katakana: loan word, for foreign word and have sharp shape (ex: terebi-テレビ)
- Kanji: From chinese characters, more complicated to write. ( ex:sakana- 魚)
- Step to write japanese letters : Left to Right
: Top to Bottom
3. Grammar
- Words order: SUBJECT-OBJECT-VERB(SOV)
-If there is noun at the last sentence, after it add -desu.
ex: watashiwa Hana desu.
- Has particle that connect words ( wo,ha,no)
- Verb can be varies due to mood(positive,negative,instructions,etc) and sentence aspects(present,past,future).
4. Greetings
- hajimemashite: greeting word that we use for first time meeting someone.
5. Little conservation
A: Afiqah-san desu ka?
Q: Hai, Afiqah desu.
A: Edorin-san desu ka?
X: iie, edorin-san janai, nabila desu.
6. New words
- mou ichido: one more time
- chakuseki: sit down
- kaizen: continous improvement
- wakarimashitaka?: are you understand?
- wakarimashita: i understand
- suuji: numbers
- zasshi: magazine
* we are using this book in the class..can buy it at kinokuniya stores.