Lesson 4
New Vocabulary:
1. Sumisu-san Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Miss Smith [San is a honorific suffix
used after a personal name, having the meaning of Mr., Mrs･, etc. San differs,
however, from English terms of respect in that it can be used after a first name
as well as a last name. A person named Yoshio Nakamura, for instance, can
be called Nakamura-san or Yoshio-san, Another difference is that it can never
be used after one's own name.]
2. amenka-jin an American, American people建竺is added to the names of
countries and indicates people.]
e･g. Amerika(America, U.S.A.;
amenka-jim
Igirisu (Englaild)
igirisu-jm
Furansu (France)
furansu-j in
Nihon (Japan)
mhon-jin
3. gakusee
student
4. watashi
I, me [1st person singular pronoun]
5. gmkooin
bank
clerk
[Ginkoo
meansく"bank."]
6. kaishain
company
7. anata
employee
[Kaisha
meansくtcompany,
office."]
you [2nd person singular pronoun〕
Dialogues :
Ⅰ ･ A : Sumisu-san wa amerikaJin desu ka? Mr. Smith, are you an American?
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S '. Ee, watashi wa amenkaJm desu.
Yes, I am an American?
A : Jonson-san mo amerika-jin desu ka?
Mr. Johnson, are you an American, too?
J : lie, watashi wa amerika-jm ja anmasen.
No, I am not an American.
Watashi wa lginsu-jin desu.
I am British.
II. A : Sumisu-san wa gakusee desu ka?
Mr. Smith, are you a student?
S : Ee, watashi wa gakusee desu.
Yes, I am a student.
A
'蝣Jonson-san
mo
gakusee
desu
ka?
Mr. Johnson, are you a student, too?
J : lie, watashi wa gakusee ja anmasen.
No, I am not a student.
Watashi wa ginkooin desu.
I am a bank employee.
Drills :
I. Substitution Drill
1. Watashi wa gakusee desu.
I am a student.
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2. gmkooin
3. kaishain
amenka-jm
mhon-jin
6. 1girisu-jュn
furansu-jin
ⅠⅠ. Substitution Drill
1. Watashi wa gakusee ja arimasen.
I am not a student.
2. gmkooin
(Use the words in Drill LI ].)
Ill. Substitution Drill
1. Anata wagakusee desu ka?
Are you a student?
2. ginkoom
(Use the words in Drill [I ].)
W. Practice counting from 10,000 to 3,000,000.
ichiman, niman, samman, yomman, goman, rokuman,
10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000
nanaman(shichiman) hachiman, kyuuman, juuman, juuichiman
70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000
- 15 -
juumman,
120,000
nijuuman, mjuuichiman, mjuuniman, - - - ･
200,000 210,000
220,000
sanjuuman
300,000
yonjuuman
400,000
gojuuman
500,000
rokuj uuman
600,000
nanajuuman (shichijuuman)
700,000
hachijuuman
800,000
kyuujuuman
900,000
hyakuman, hyakuj uuichiman
1,000,000 1,110,000
nihyakuman
2,000,000
sambyakuman
3,000,000
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