A lunch time session for officers at Portsmouth City Council

1. Basics of the
Japanese Language
Lunch-time sessions at PCC
By Peter Missen
Session 2
Greetings

2. Previous session
Any questions about the previous session?
Any items to share?

3. Recap of previous session
watashi wa “name” desu.
kore/sore/are wa “thing” desu.
kore/sore/are wa nan desu ka.

4. Objectives for this session
Common greetings
– Openings
– Closings
– Politeness
A few common words
Grammar to show possession
Formal introduction of yourself

5. Common Greetings
ohayou gozaimasu – Good morning
お早うございます。
(kanji: early)
ohayou – Morning
お早う。

6. Common Greetings
konnichiwa – Good afternoon/general hello
今日は。 (2 kanji: now +
day.)
Often written in hiragana only こんにち
は

7. Common Greetings
konbanwa - Good evening
今晩は。
(2 kanji: now + evening.)
Often written in hiragana only
こんばんは

8. Common Greetings
moshi moshi - Hello
(used on the phone to answer a call)
申 申
(kanji: say/talk about/tell)

9. Common opener
ogenki desu ka. - How are you?
お元気ですか。
o- shows honour
genki
(2 kanji: source/cause + feelings/spirit)

10. Common reply
hai, genki desu. - I am fine.
はい、元気です。
hai = yes.

11. Common Closings
oyasumi nasai. - Good night
お休みなさい。
(kanji: sleep/rest/holiday)
sayounara. - Good bye
さようなら。

12. Common Closings
dewa mata/ja mata. - See you
ではまた／じゃまた。
(dewa is more polite than ja)
again the ha hiragana is used for wa.

13. Common politeness
doumo arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you very much.
どうも有り難うございます。
(2 kanji: happen + difficult/tough)
doumo/arigatou. - Thanks

14. Common politeness
douitashimashite.
You're welcome
どういたしまして。

15. Common politeness
gomen nasai. – Sorry
御免なさい。
(2kanji: honorific + exempt)
shitsurei shimasu. - Excuse me (I'm sorry)
失礼します。
(2kanji: lose + gratitude)

16. Common politeness
sumimasen.
Excuse me
済みません。
(kanji: finish/end/conclude/settle)

17. Common words
kampai. = Cheers (when drinking).
かんぱい
hai = yes
はい
iie = no
いいえ

18. Grammar - possession particle
watashi no namae wa pi-ta- desu. My name is Peter.
私の名前はピーターです
。
Now, let's break that sentence up...
watashi = me
no = possession (’s in English)
namae = name (2 kanji: name + before)
wa = topic marker
pi-ta- = Peter (using katakana sounds)
desu = is/are/am (used at the end of a sentence)

19. Grammar - possession
anata no onamae wa nan desu ka.
What is your name?
あなたのお名前は何ですか。
anata = you
onamae = honorable name
(o before the word shows honour)

20. Formal greeting “sandwich”
hajimemashite - How do you do?
(Said the first time you meet someone)
はじめまして。
blah blah blah – information about yourself.
douzo yoroshiku - Nice to meet you.
どうぞよろしく。

21. Example “sandwich” in ro-maji
hajimemashite.
[watashi wa] pi-ta- desu. [ ] words are
optional
igirisu jin desu.
PCC no shain desu.

22. Example “sandwich” translations
igirisu = English in katakana
jin = person
no = possession (“of” if read backwards)
shain = company worker
(2 kanji: company + member)

23. Example in Japanese script
はじめまして。 (How do you do? )
[ 私は ] ピーターです。 (I am Peter)
イギリス人です。 (I am English)
ピ ・シ ・シの社員です。 (I am a PCC worker)
どうぞよろしく。 (Nice to meet you)

24. Homework
Nothing compulsory
Suggestions
– Work on your personal greeting “sandwich”
– Or make up a character from another country
Check out the Communities of Practice site
You should have had an invitation…
Any questions ????