1. Course Objectives
2. Greetings and Cultural Expressions
3. Days of the Week, Animals, Colors, and Family
4. Numbers
5. First Grade
6. Second Grade
7. Third Grade
8. Fourth Grade
9. Fifth Grade
10. Sixth Grade

Japanese as a Second Language
Course Objectives and Contents

1. General Course Objective
   Japanese as a second language at the elementary level should be an enjoyable experience and exposure providing opportunities to hear, to understand, and to reproduce standard-spoken form of Japanese.
2. Specific Course Objectives
   1. Students will be exposed to some fundamental characteristics of standard-spoken Japanese.
   2. Aural-oral skills will be emphasized.
   3. Writing systems, hiragana and simple kanji, will be introduced.
   4. Romanized writing systems will be minimized to avoid bad habits of pronunciation.
3. Contents
   1. Greetings and Cultural Expressions
   2. Useful Expressions at Home and at School
   3. Recognition of Expressions Used by Sensei
   4. Simple fundamental sentence patterns
   5. Vocabulary for:
      • School
      • Home
      • Body Parts
      • Seasonal Items
      • Food
      • Colors
      • Family
      • Animals
   6. I-type Adjectives
   7. Numbers:
      • Sino-Japanese Numerals
      • Native Japanese Numbers
   8. Telling Time
   9. Counters
   10. Songs

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Greetings and Cultural Expressions

1. Greetings and Cultural Expressions
   

   Ohayoo gozaimasu	Good morning
   Konnichiwa	Good afternoon
   Konbanwa	Good evening
   Oyasuminasai	Good night
   Sayoonara	Good-bye
   Arigatoo	Thank you
   Dooitashimashite	You're welcome

   
   
2. Useful Expressions at Home
   

   Itte mairimasu	I'm leaving
   Itte rasshai	You may go
   Tadaima	I'm home
   Okaerinasai	Welcome back
   Itadakimasu	I'm going to eat
   gochisoosama	I have enjoyed my meal very much

   
   
3. Useful Expressions at School
   

   Onamae wa?	Your name?
   Watashi (boku) wa _____ desu	My name is _____
   Tatte kudasai	Please stand up
   Suwatte kudasai	Please sit down
   Wakarimashita	I understand
   Wakarimasen	I don't understand
   Hai	Yes
   Iie	No

   
   
4. Expressions Used by Sensei
   

   Kiite kudasai	Please listen
   Itte kudasai	Please say/speak
   Ookina koe de itte kudasai	Please say/speak loudly
   Shizuka ni shite kudasai	Please be quiet
   Kotchi e kitte kudasai	Please come here
   Suwatte kudasai (suwarimashoo)	Please sit down
   Tatte kudasai (tachimashoo)	Please stand up
   Kaite kudasai	Please write
   Kazoete kudasai	Please count
   Utaimashoo	Let's sing
   Yobimasu _____	I will call _____

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Days of the Week, Animals, Colors, and Family

1. Yoobi: Days of the Week
   

   Nichiyoobi	Sunday
   Getsuyoobi	Monday
   Kayoobi	Tuesday
   Suiyoobi	Wednesday
   Mokuyoobi	Thursday
   Kinyoobi	Friday
   Doyoobi	Saturday

   
   
2. Doobutsu: Animals
   

   buta	pig
   hebi	snake
   hitsuji	sheep
   inu	dog
   kaba	hippopotamus
   kuma	bear
   neko	cat
   niwatori	chicken
   risu	squirrel
   saru	monkey
   shichimencho	turkey
   suzume	sparrow
   tora	tiger
   tori	bird
   ushi	cow
   usagi	rabbit
   washi	eagle
   zo	elephant

   
   
3. Iro: Colors
   

   aka	red
   ao	blue
   kiiro	yellow
   murasaki	purple
   midori	green
   chairo	brown
   shiro	white
   kuro	black
   daidai-iro	orange
   momo-iro	pink
   nezumi-iro	gray

   
   
4. Kazoku: Family
   

   otoosan	father
   okaasan	mother
   oniisan	elder brother
   oneesan	elder sister
   otooto	young brother
   imooto	young sister
   ojiisan	grandfather
   obaasan	grandmother
   ojisan	uncle
   obasan	aunt
   akachan	baby

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Numbers

1. Sino-Japanese Numerals
   

   ichi	one
   ni	two
   san	three
   shi (or yon)	four
   go	five
   roku	six
   shichi (or nana)	seven
   hachi	eight
   ku (or kyuu)	nine
   ju	ten
   jyuu-ichi	eleven
   jyuu-ni	twelve
   jyuu-san	thirteen
   jyuu-shi (or jyuu-yon)	fourteen
   jyuu-go	fifteen
   jyuu-roku	sixteen
   jyuu-shichi (or jyuu-nana)	seventeen
   jyuu-hachi	eighteen
   jyuu-ku (or jyuu-kyuu)	nineteen
   nijyuu	twenty
   sanjyuu	thirty
   yonjyuu	fourty
   gojyuu	fifty
   rokujyuu	sixty
   shichijyuu (or nanajyuu)	seventy
   hachijyuu	eighty
   kyuujyuu	ninety
   hyaku	hundred

   
   
2. Native Japanese Numbers
   

   hitotsu	one piece
   futatsu	two pieces
   mittsu	three pieces
   yottsu	four pieces
   itsutsu	five pieces
   muttsu	six pieces
   nanatsu	seven pieces
   yattsu	eight pieces
   kokonotsu	nine pieces
   too	ten pieces

   
   
3. Counters
   

   -mai	(flat objects)
   -hon	(elongated objects)
   ichimai	one sheet
   nimai	two sheets
   sanmai	three sheets
   yonmai	four sheets
   gomai	five sheets
   rokumai	six sheets
   shichimai (or nanamai)	seven sheets
   hachimai	eight sheets
   kyuumai	nine sheets
   jyuumai	ten sheets
   ippon	one elongated object
   nihon	two elongated objects
   sanbon	three elongated objects
   shihon (or yonhon)	four elongated objects
   gohon	five elongated objects
   roppon	six elongated objects
   shichihon (or nanahon)	seven elongated objects
   hachihon	eight elongated objects
   kyuuhon	nine elongated objects
   jyuupon	ten elongated objects
   Nanmai?	How many sheets?
   Nanbon?	How many elongated objects?

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First Grade

boku	I, me (boy)
watashi	I, me (girl)
hai	yes
iie	no
hidari	left
migi	right
hon	book
tokei	clock, watch
kami	paper
empitsu	pencil
karada	body
atama	head
me	eye
mimi	ear
hana	nose
kuchi	mouth
te	hand
ashi	feet, leg
iro	color
aka	red
ao	blue
shiro	white
kuro	black
kiiro	yellow
chairo	brown
midori	green

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Second Grade

• Nouns

  boku	I (boy)
  watashi	I (girl)
  tokei	clock, watch
  hon	book
  empitsu	pencil
  isu	chair
  tsukue	desk
  keshigomu	eraser
  kami	(1)paper (2)hair

  
  
• Verbs

  desu	is, am, are

  
  
• Adjectives

  chiisai	small
  ookii	big

  
  
• Colors

  aka	red
  ao	blue
  kiiro	yellow
  murasaki	purple
  midori	green
  chairo	brown
  shiro	white
  kuro	black
  daidai-iro	orange
  momo-iro	pink
  nezumi-iro	gray

  
  
• Colors as Adjectives

  color + (i)	Example: Aka i tori	A red bird
  color + (no)	Example: Midori no kusa	Green grass

  
  

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Third Grade

• Nouns

  boku	I (boy)
  watashi	I (girl)
  tokei	clock, watch
  hon	book
  empitsu	pencil
  isu	chair
  tsukue	desk
  keshigomu	eraser
  kami	(1)paper (2)hair

  
  
• Numbers

  ichi	one
  ni	two
  san	three
  shi	four
  go	five
  roku	six
  shichi	seven
  hachi	eight
  ku	nine
  ju	ten

  
  
• Verbs

  desu	is, am, are

  
  
• Present Tense - Affirmative and Negative

  ---masu/---masen
  tabemasu tabemasen	I eat I do not eat
  nomimasu nomimasen	I drink I do not drink
  ikimasu ikimasen	I go I do not go

  
  
• Adjectives

  chiisai	small
  ookii	big

  
  
• Colors

  aka	red
  ao	blue
  kiiro	yellow
  murasaki	purple
  midori	green
  chairo	brown
  shiro	white
  kuro	black
  daidai-iro	orange
  momo-iro	pink
  nezumi-iro	gray

  
  
• Colors as Adjectives

  color + (i)	Example: Aka i tori	A red bird
  color + (no)	Example: Midori no kusa	Green grass

  
  

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Fourth Grade

• Nouns

  boku	I (boy)
  watashi	I (girl)
  tokei	clock, watch
  hon	book
  empitsu	pencil
  isu	chair
  tsukue	desk
  keshigomu	eraser
  kami	(1)paper (2)hair

  
  
• Numbers

  ichi	one
  ni	two
  san	three
  shi	four
  go	five
  roku	six
  shichi	seven
  hachi	eight
  ku	nine
  ju	ten

  
  
• Verbs

  desu	is, am, are

  
  
• Present Tense - Affirmative and Negative

  ---masu/---masen
  tabemasu tabemasen	I eat I do not eat
  nomimasu nomimasen	I drink I do not drink
  ikimasu ikimasen	I go I do not go

  
  
• Past Tense - Affirmative and Negative

  ---mashita/---masendeshita
  nemashita nemasendeshita	I slept I didn't sleep

  
  
• Adjectives

  chiisai	small
  ookii	big
  nagai	long
  mijikai	short

  
  
• Colors

  aka	red
  ao	blue
  kiiro	yellow
  murasaki	purple
  midori	green
  chairo	brown
  shiro	white
  kuro	black
  daidai-iro	orange
  momo-iro	pink
  nezumi-iro	gray

  
  
• Colors as Adjectives

  color + (i)	Example: Aka i tori	A red bird
  color + (no)	Example: Midori no kusa	Green grass

  
  

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Fifth Grade

• Nouns

  inu	dog
  neko	cat
  kuma	bear
  tori	bird
  hana	flower
  ki	tree
  tsukue	desk, table
  isu	chair
  empitsu	pencil
  keshigomu	eraser
  hon	book
  tokei	clock
  mado	window
  to	door
  boku	I (boy)
  watashi	I (girl)

  
  
• Adjectives

  ookii	big
  chiisai	small
  mijikai	short
  nagai	long

  
  
• Verbs

  ---masu	---mashita
  ---masen	---masendeshita
  ikimasu	go
  nemasu	sleep
  nomimasu	drink
  okimasu	get up
  tabemasu	eat
  arimasu	exist (inanimate)
  imasu	exist (animate)

  
  
• Time

  (iichi) ji	(one) o-clock
  han	a half
  (ichi) ji han	(one) thirty (1:30)

  
  
• Possessive

  Singular form
  boku no	my (boy)
  watashi no	my (girl)
  anata no	your
  Plural form
  watashi tachi no	our
  anata tachi no	your

  
  

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Sixth Grade

• Nouns

  inu	dog
  neko	cat
  kuma	bear
  tori	bird
  hana	flower
  ki	tree
  tsukue	desk, table
  isu	chair
  empitsu	pencil
  keshigomu	eraser
  hon	book
  tokei	clock
  mado	window
  to	door
  boku	I (boy)
  watashi	I (girl)
  mai	counter (flat object)

  
  
• Place Words (Nouns)

  mai	front
  shita	below, down
  ue	up, above
  ushiro	behind
  yoko, soba	next to, beside

  
  
• Adjectives

  ookii	big
  chiisai	small
  mijikai	short
  nagai	long
  tsumaranai	dull
  omoshiroi	interesting, funny

  
  
• Verbs

  ---masu	---mashita
  ---masen	---masendeshita
  ikimasu	go
  nemasu	sleep
  nomimasu	drink
  okimasu	get up
  tabemasu	eat
  arimasu	exist (inanimate)
  imasu	exist (animate)

  
  
• Time

  (iichi) ji	(one) o-clock
  han	a half
  (ichi) ji han	(one) thirty (1:30)
  gozen	A.M.
  go go	P.M.

  
  
• Possessive

  Singular form
  boku no	my (boy)
  watashi no	my (girl)
  anata no	your
  Plural form
  watashi tachi no	our
  anata tachi no	your

  
  

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