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こんにちは ! How are you this afternoon?
Last week I gave you a thought assignment. Here are the answers to Thought Assignment #4:
Okay, by now you should be able to count items (using the general tsu counters -- traditional numerals), people (using the nin counters) and recognize when merchants or servers use the honorific people counter (mei).
Next we'll be learning more vocabulary. But first, let me introduce some extra katakana sounds you might see in words. I began the series on Katakana here. And, then the Digraph blends here. (If you're not sure of the katakana characters, please go back to my previous posts to refresh your memory.) If you'll recall, katakana is used for words not of Japanese origin. That means many foreign words are spelled out phonetically using katakana. In addition to the katakana we've already learned, there are a few more sound blends that I'll introduce now:
Please note that the ァィゥェォ used in these blends are smaller that the normal characters. (If you'll recall this also happens with the ャュョ digraph blends). Again, the sounds and meanings change if the larger characters are used, so just be aware of that.
Here are some example words with these sounds to help you familiarize yourself with them:
For review, here's a video from Japanesepod101 that will help with pronunciation of the Ti and Di digraphs. (I've started it at 3:49 for you):
For a refresher on all the digraph blends, check out all of the 10-Day Katakana Challenge videos from Japanesepod101.com.
Here's the Thought Assignment, #5, for this week. See if you can read these katakana words and figure out what they mean:
1. シェード 2. オファー 3. プロジェクト 4. オーディエンス 5. ファッション Do your best!
All right. Here's this week's free practice writing sheet with the digraphs and vocabulary words:
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That's it for this week. Get ready for more vocabulary in next the next post. Until then, mata raishū!
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Konnichi wa! Last week I gave you a thought assignment. Here are answers to Thought Assignment #3:
How did you do with this assignment? Again, don't worry if you didn't get them all. Just trying is good practice. If you had difficulty with the katakana characters then by all means please go back and review them (starting here). In fact, here's a fast video from Japanesepod101.com reviewing katakana:
Now, if you'll recall, the general counters (or traditional numbers) cannot be used for people, time or money. So, let me introduce the people counters.
Usually we use にん (nin) when counting people. めい (Mei) is used more in service industries. For example, a waitress might ask how many people you have in your party. The waitress would use
めい (mei) as a counter to show respect to customers.
For example:
1. ごかぞくはなんにんですか Go kazoku wa nan nin desu ka? How many people are in your family? 2. いらっしゃいませ なん めい さま です か Irasshaimase. Nan mei sama desu ka? Welcome. Please come in. How many (are in your party)? Please note that in the second example, いらっしゃいませ (irasshaimase) is a common greeting you'll receive when entering shops and restaurants.
Now for this week's thought assignment (#4). See if you can guess how to say the following:
1. There are four people in my family. 2. There are 10 people in my family. 3. There are three people in my family. 4. There are six people in my family. 5. There are 20 people in my family. I'll post the answers next week.
Here's a video from Japanesepod101 that will help with this week's thought assignment:
This week's free practice writing sheet is ready for download below. Remember sometimes it helps to remember the words if you say them as you're tracing them.
The next time you're in a crowd, try to practice counting people. It will help reinforce learning the people counters.
All right, that's it for this week. I'll meet you here next week for more vocabulary and, possibly, more counters. Mata ne! |
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