Lesson Goals
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As a beginner, one of the first things you will want to be able to do is say hello, and introduce yourself.
Conversation
Jane and Keiko meet on their first day of high school. They greet each other and introduce themselves.
Jane: Hi, my name is Jane. What is your name?
Keiko: Hello, my name is Keiko. Nice to meet you.
Jane: Nice to meet you too, Keiko.
The girls say goodbye.
Jane: Goodbye, Keiko.
Keiko: Bye Jane, have a nice day.
When saying goodbye, "have a good day" or "have a nice day" are very common phrases.
Grammar in this Lesson
Use possessive adjectives before nouns to show who something belongs to, like my name and your name.
“Jane: Hi, my name is Jane. What's your name?”
“Keiko: Hello, my name is Keiko. Nice to meet you.”
Use be + noun/adjective to say what someone is or give identifying information, like my name is Jane.
“Jane: Hi, my name is Jane.”
“Keiko: Hello, my name is Keiko. Nice to meet you.”
Vocabulary
“greet someone by saying "hello"”
“As a beginner, one of the first things you will want to be able to do is say hello, and introduce yourself.”
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Hello, how are you today?こんにちは、今日はお元気ですか？
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She said hello to her new neighbor.彼女は新しい隣人にこんにちはと言いました。
“ask another person their name”
“Jane: Hi, my name is Jane.”
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What is your name?あなたの名前は何ですか？
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Please write your name on the form.フォームに名前を書いてください。
“say goodbye”
“The girls say goodbye.”
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Goodbye, see you tomorrow.さようなら、また明日。
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He waved goodbye as the bus left.バスが出発するとき、彼は手を振ってさようならを言いました。
“Jane and Keiko meet on their first day of high school.”
“Nice to meet you.”
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I will meet my friend after school.私は放課後に友達に会います。
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Nice to meet you.お会いできてうれしいです。
“Keiko: Bye Jane, have a nice day.”
“When saying goodbye, "have a good day" or "have a nice day" are very common phrases.”
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I hope you have a very nice day.とても素敵な一日をお過ごしください。
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Have a nice day on your birthday!お誕生日、素敵な一日をお過ごしください!
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Thanks for coming to my party. Have a nice day.パーティーに来てくれてありがとう。良い一日を。
“introduce themselves”
“As a beginner, one of the first things you will want to be able to do is say hello, and introduce yourself.”
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Let me introduce my friend to you.私の友人をあなたに紹介させてください。
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The teacher introduced a new topic today.先生は今日、新しい話題を紹介しました。
“greet someone by saying "hello"”
“They greet each other and introduce themselves.”
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We greeted our guests at the door.私たちは玄関でお客様に挨拶しました。
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Please greet the new students kindly.新しい生徒たちに親切に挨拶してください。
“Jane and Keiko meet on their first day of high school.”
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High school was very hard for me. My grades were not good, and I was lucky to get into community college.高校は私にとってとても大変でした。私の成績は良くなく、コミュニティカレッジに入学できて幸運でした。
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