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Welcome to Episode 1 of our Japanese series! Learn how to introduce yourself naturally in Japanese without overusing 'Watashi wa'. Perfect for beginners.
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Welcome to this deep dive into information. Today, I'll thoroughly explain that interesting topic with you again.
Yes, thank you for having me. Whether you're heading to an important meeting or simply brimming with curiosity for new knowledge, this time will be the shortest path not just to memorizing information, but to deeply understanding the 'why' behind it.
That's right. Well, this time's theme is Japanese. Japanese? Yes, and at the so-called A1 level. We'll be deciphering a guide on basic greetings and self-introductions for absolute beginners, learning from a truly blank slate.
I see. The most basic part. That's right. However, our mission this time isn't just to memorize how to say 'konnichiwa.'
Yes. It's about unraveling the rich cultural operating system hidden behind the words, explaining why Japanese expressions are the way they are.
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๐ Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
parting, farewell
ๅฅใใฎ่จ่ใฏใใใใใชใใใ ใใงใฏใใใพใใใ
Excuse me (when leaving/entering/disturbing)
ไผ็คพใๅบใๆใซใๅคฑ็คผใใพใใใจ่จใใพใใ
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ใใใใ | expression | Welcome | ๆฅๆฌใธใใใใ๏ผ |
| ๅๅฟ่ (ใใใใใใ) | noun | beginner | ็งใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๅๅฟ่ ใงใใ |
| ๆจๆถ (ใใใใค) | noun | greeting | ๆฏๆฅใฎๆจๆถใฏๅคงๅใงใใ |
| ่ชๅทฑ็ดนไป (ใใใใใใใ) | noun | self-introduction | ใพใ่ชๅทฑ็ดนไปใใใพใใใใ |
| ไธๅธ (ใใใใ) | noun | boss, superior | ไธๅธใซใใใฏใใใใใใพใใใจ่จใใพใใ |
| ่ฆชใใ (ใใใใ) | i-adjective | intimate, close (friend) | ่ฆชใใๅ้ใจ่ฉฑใใพใใ |
| ๅฅใ (ใใใ) | noun | parting, farewell | ๅฅใใฎ่จ่ใฏใใใใใชใใใ ใใงใฏใใใพใใใ |
| ๅคฑ็คผใใพใ (ใใคใใใใพใ) | expression | Excuse me (when leaving/entering/disturbing) | ไผ็คพใๅบใๆใซใๅคฑ็คผใใพใใใจ่จใใพใใ |
| ่ชฟๅ (ใกใใใ) | noun | harmony | ๆฅๆฌใฎๆๅใงใฏ่ชฟๅใๅคงๅใงใใ |
| ็ฉบ้ (ใใใใ) | noun | space | ใฟใใชใงใใฎ็ฉบ้ใๅ ฑๆใใพใใ |
โ๏ธ Exercises
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ๆใๅ้ใซไผใๆใ___ใจ่จใใพใใ
ใใใใใชใใใฏใๆฅๅธธ็ใชๅฅใใซ___ใ
่ทๅ ดใๅบใๆใซใๅคฑ็คผใใพใใใจ่จใใฎใฏใๅ ฑๆใใใ___ใไนฑใใใจใธใฎ้ ๆ ฎใงใใ
่ทๅ ดใงไธๅธใซไผใๆใๆใไธๅฏงใชๆจๆถใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
็งใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎ___ใงใใ
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๅบๆฌ็ใชๆ็ซ ๆง้ ใฏ___ใงใใ
___ๅ้ใซใฏใใพใใญใใจ่จใใพใใ
่จ่ใฏๅใชใใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใฎ้ๅ ทใงใฏใชใใใใฎ็คพไผใไฝใๅคงๅใซใใฆใใใใ___้กใฎใใใชใใฎใงใใ
ๆฐใใใฏใฉในใงใใพใ___ใใใพใใใ
ๆฅๆฌใฎๆ นๅบใซใใใๅใใจใฏใไธปใซไฝใซๅฏพใใๆ่ญใงใใ๏ผ
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