ABS_S2L1_Counting Down to the New Year in Japan

LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner S2 #1
Counting Down to the New Year in
Japan

CONTENTS

2 Kanji
2 Kana
2 Romanization
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
3 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
4 Grammar

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KANJI

1. (Counting down for the New Year)

2. JPODチームメン 10、9、8、7、6、5、4、3、2、1 …。
バー:

3. JPODチームメン あけまして おめでとう ございます!
バー:

KANA

1. (Counting down for the New Year)

2. JPODチームメン じゅう、きゅう、はち、なな、ろく、ご、よん、さん、に、い
バー: ち…。

3. JPODチームメン あけまして おめでとう ございます!
バー:

ROMANIZATION

1. (Counting down for the New Year)

2. JPOD CHĪMU Jū, kyū, hachi, nana, roku, gō, yon, san, ni,ichi….
MEMBĀ:

3. JPOD CHĪMU :Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu.
MEMBĀ:

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1. (Counting down for the New Year)

2. JPOD TEAM Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one...
MEMBERS:

3. JPOD TEAM Happy New Year!
MEMBERS:

VOCABULARY

Kanji Kana Romaji English Class
expression
あけましておめ あけましておめ Akemashite Happy New
でとうございま でとうございま omedetō Year. (formal) expression

す。 す。 gozaimasu. Happy New
Year. (informal)
あけましておめ あけましておめ Akemashite
omedetō. Congratulations.
でとう。 でとう。 (formal)
Omedetō
おめでとうござ おめでとうござ gozaimasu Congratulations.
(informal)
います。 います。 Omedetō.

おめでとう。 おめでとう。

SAMPLE SENTENCES

みなさん、あけましておめでとうございま あけましておめでとう。
す。
Akemshite omedetō.
Mina-san, akemashite omedetō gozaimasu.
Happy new year.
Happy new year, everyone.

たんじょうび おめでとうございます。 たんじょうびおめでとう。

Tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu. Tanjōbi omedetō.

Happy birthday.(formal) Happy birthday.(informal)

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

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✱ Akemashite Omedetō Gozaimasu (あけまして おめでとう ございます)
Akemashite is from the verb akemasu, meaning "to open," and omedetō gozaimasu is a
polite phrase that means "congratulations." We use the phrase akemashite omedetō
gozaimasu to celebrate the "opening," or start, of a new year. Though it corresponds to
"Happy New Year!" in English, unlike the English, you can say akemashite omedetō
gozaimasu only after a new year has come, even if it's one second after midnight-not before!

Please also note that in informal situations, we leave gozaimasu out.

For Example:

1. "Happy New Year!"
Informal: Akemashite omedetō!
Formal: Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu.

GRAMMAR

T he Focus of T his Le sson Is Mast e ring t he Numbe rs f rom Z e ro t o Te n.
あけまして おめでとう ございます!
Jū, kyū, hachi, nana, roku, gō, yon, san, ni,ichi....
"Te n, nine , e ight , se ve n, six, f ive , f our, t hre e , t wo, one ..."

In this lesson, you'll learn how to count from zero to ten in Japanese!
Numbe rs in Japane se

Let's take a look at the numbers from zero through ten in Japanese.
Numbe rs f rom ze ro t hrough t e n:

"Numbe r" Japane se Alt e rnat ive
Pronunciat ion
"zero" zero rei
"one" ichi
"two" ni shi
"three" san
"four" yon

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"five" go shichi
"six" roku ku
"seven" nana
"eight" hachi
"nine" kyū
"ten" jū

We use the alternative pronunciations for certain numbers with time units or counters.
However, in this lesson, let's just focus on the simple way of saying numbers.
Pract ice
Translat e t he f ollowing Japane se numbe rs int o English!

1. san
2. nana
3. jū

Now, how do you say f ollowing numbe rs in Japane se ?

1. "four"
2. "nine"
3. "one"

Answe rs:

1. san = "three"
2. nana = "seven"
3. jū = "ten"

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1. "four" = yon
2. "nine" = kyū
3. "one" = ichi

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