Moto Learning Doujou: #7-1 Japanese Speaking and Writing from Scratch with Moto for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “なんでorどうやって”

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

I referred to words (I marked with☆) and their translations from Page 46-47 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English. I also added other words.

luggage, baggage, parcel ☆ にもつ　 nimotsu

paper 　　　　　　☆ かみ　kami

send 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　☆　　おくります okurimasu

cut, slice 　　　　　　　　　　　　☆ きります　 kirimasu

chopsticks 　　　　　　　　　　　　☆ はし　 hashi

folk 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　☆ フォーク　fooku

post, postal service 　　　　　　　ゆうびん　 yuubin

scissors　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　☆ はさみ　　　 hasami

To confrim, check 　　　　　かくにんします　 kakuninsimasu

meaning 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　いみ　 imi

To look up 　　　　　　　　　　　しらべます sirabemasu

Step2 Grammar

So, Today’s grammar topic is “なんでorどうやって”.

I cited below [*1] sentences from Page 58, Lesson 7, 練習A-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 あなたは　なんで　ごはんを　たべますか。[*1]　　　

anatawa nande gohanwo tabemasuka

[ごはん means “rice” or “a meal”. So, I can interpret 2 meaning of the above sentence. The first one is asking how to eat “steamed rice” and the second one is asking how to eat a meal. I think someone uses hand or chopsticks or maybe folk. You can also say あなたは　どうやって　ごはんを　たべますか。Or あなたは　なにをつかって　ごはんを　たべますか。]

B わたしは　　　はしで　ごはんを　たべます。[*1]

watashiwa　 hashi de 　gohanwo　tabemasu。

[We can put “Noun as tool+ でparticle” that indicates “with a tool”. For example “て＝hand”+ “でparticle”　that means “with hands” e.g. てで　すしを　たべます。]

Step3　Speaking Exercise

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

Speaking Practice Video↓

https://youtu.be/1cBV6Dk0HLE

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/183P30TqdF40ouht74sFkzl4SYUidwXkv/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 “なんでorどうやって” 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 “なんでorどうやって” 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:　どうやって、この料理をたべますか。

B:　お箸か手で食べてください。こうやって、少しだけお醤油をつけるといいですよ。お醤油をつけすぎると、素材の味がわからなくなるので、少しでいいです。もし、辛いのが好きなら、七味唐辛子をかけてもいいですよ。

A:　なるほど、分かりました。

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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