Moto Learning Doujou: #11-1 Japanese Speaking and Writing from Scratch with Moto for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “いくつ”

①Improvement of Speaking and Writing

こんにちは。モトです。I am Japanese and I am teaching Japanese. In this series, I will share my practice way for N5 Beginner and Intermediate level learners who want to review.

If learners are studying Japanese only for JLPT as test preparation, it might be difficult to improve speaking and writing Japanese actually, because the test does not cover Speaking and Writing. Thus, we set a Goal to improve Speaking and Writing in this series while learning JLPT N5 Beginner topics.

Features and Advantages

・While using Practice Sheet, we try to remember Question and Response sentences as Dialogue to learn how to use word and grammar. (Using story or dialogues, it could be easier to remember them efficiently.)

・It is also good to partially hide some words in tables in Practice Sheet by hand to check your progress or you can also change part of words and make another sentence like improvisation music.

・After Speaking, through making your sentences, you can improve Writing. (Based on your sentences, it is good to make your Practice Sheet and play Dialogues with other learners.)

・I will apply Minna no Nihongo to speaking and writing practice that covers almost all topics introduced by Genki so Genki user can also use this series.

(I will cite English translation from the textbook as it is, or I try to translate some expressions by myself. Now I am also learning English so my translation and explanation could be not correct or not natural, sorry for that.)

②Instruction of Exercise

Before Speaking & Writing exercises, check vocabulary and grammar.

Step1 Vocabulary

chair いす　　isu

rice ball おにぎり onigiri

Step2 Grammar

So, Today’s grammar topic is “いくつ”.

I cited below [*1] sentences from Page 93, Lesson 11, 練習B-1 in みんなの日本語初級Ⅰ第Ⅱ版本冊. I added “[ ] My grammar interpretation”.

“☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”

A りんごが　いくつ　ありますか。 [*1]

ringoga ikutsu arimasuka

　　How many apples are there?

[いくつ　means “how many”. Like we have already learned in Lesson 10, we can also say りんごは　いくつ　ありますか。]

B ３つ　あります。 [*1]

mittsu arimasu

There are three apples.

[Full sentence is　りんごが　３つあります。]

[I think we can use “Number　＋　つquantifier” until 9　. From 10, we do not say 10つ. We tend to use specific quantifier depending on items shape or size. For example, こ、個 is quantifier to describe small items, e,g, １こ　２こ・・・９こ、１０こ、１１こ、９９こ、１００こ. We have many quantifiers but I think it is OK for beginner to remember only important ones such as つ＝1つ　２つ、　こ＝１こ、２こ、　えんYen＝１００えん、２００えん、 quantifier about time, にんperson＝　ひとり、ふたり、３にん]

Step3　Speaking Exercise

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

Speaking Practice Video↓

https://youtu.be/lXipkMSAI8E

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zRh8GMsiQ32zHUiEW1tPAk09WtVV9gno/view?usp=sharing

Step4 Writing Exercise

(W1) Read the above “☆☆Basic Example Dialogue” between Person A and B. The Dialogue contains Grammar topic in each time.

(W2) Try to make your dialogue between Person A&B like “☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”. In your dialogue, please try to use this time grammar topic “いくつ” appropriately. Millions of mistakes are necessary for improvement, so you do not have to hesitate.

N5 level learner, if you have difficulty to write Dialogue style sentence, it is OK to write single sentences with grammar topic and OK to use only Hiragana. (It is easy-to-read to make space between word and word).

(W3) It is good to ask your teacher or Japanese friends to correct your sentences.

“For Intermediate Level Learners”

(W4) See the below “☆Advanced Example Dialogue”. Like the example, try to use this time Grammar topic “いくつ” at least once and make your original Dialogue. In other words, if you just use the topic at least once, you do not have to use the topic anymore and you can make your dialogue freely. It is also OK to add more Person A&B part to make longer Dialogue.

“☆Advanced Example Dialogue”

A: 明日のパーティーのために果物をいくつ買ってきますか。

B: パイナップルを３つ、スイカを２つ、オレンジを５つ買ってきて下さい。

A: 他には何か必要ですか。

B: そうですね。後は冷凍ピザが５枚、2リットルのコーラが４本あるといいですね。

A: 分かりました。じゃあ、後で買って来ます。　

So, like this, while using Today’s grammar topic, write your dialogue and if you add [ ] explanation and English translation, it will be helpful to understand and correct your sentences.

(If you have a difficulty to find out someone to correct your sentences and want to ask me to correct your sentences, check my “Moto Writing Doujou”.)

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