Saturday, May 3, 2008

I'm Learning Japanese....I really think so!

I am trying to learn at least one new phrase in Japanese each day. One thing that helps me commit them to memory is to make up a song or dance to go with the phrases.
This is something my students and I do all the time in the classroom to learn a new word. We have so much fun and share a lot of laughs when we act out words.

Here is today's Japanese lesson:(the u after an s is not pronounced in Japanese)

ohayou gozaimasu means Good morning.
genki desu ka? means How are you?
genki desu means I am fine.

Sing the following song to the tune of London Bridge is falling Down:

Ohayou gozaimasu
genki desu ka
genki desu ka
genki desu ka

Ohayou gozaimasu
genki desu ka

gen-ki de-su



More Phrases

Here are a couple of Japanese videos. Educational and humorous! Mostly humorous.




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