Learning Nihong go

Sumimasen. This is the first word I learned from the audio Nihong go lesson lend to me by my officemate. One day we were exchanging mp3 and then she opened about this mihong go audio lessons. I was self studying nihong go before. I am trying to learn how to write katakana ang hiragana and I even bough a book guide for it.


Now while in the office and even at home while doing nothing I keep on listening to it.

Here are my notes.

Pimsleur Japanese 1 - Unit 1 Notes

sumimasen eigo ga wakarimasu ka? - Excuse me, do you understand English?

iie wakarimasen. nihongo ga wakarimasu ka? - No, I don't understand. Do you understand Japanese?

hai, sukoshi wakarimasu - Yes, I understand a little

anata wa amerika jin desu ka? - Are you American?

hai watashi wa amerika jin desu - Yes, I am American

~~ new vocabulary ~~

sumimasen - excuse me

eigo - English

eigo ga - English (as used in a sentence)

wakarimasu ka - Do you understand?

eigo ga wakarimasu ka - Do you understand English?

ka - spoken question mark

iie - no

wakarimasu - I understand

wakarimasen - I don't understand

iie wakarimasen - No, I don't understand

nihon go - Japanese language

nihon go ga - Japanese language (as used in a sentence)

nihon go ga wakarimasu - I understand Japanese

nihon go ga wakarimasen - I don't understand Japanese

sukoshi - a little

sukoshi wakarimasu - I understand a little

nihon go ga sukoshi wakarimasu - I understand Japanese a little

amerika jin - American

anata wa - You (when used in a sentence)

desu - am/are

anata wa amerika jin desu - You are American

anata wa amerika jin desu ka - Are you American?

watashi wa - I (when used in a sentence)

watashi wa desu - I am

watashi wa amerika jin desu - I am American

nihon go ga wakarimasu ka - Do you understand Japanese?

hai - yes

hai watashi wa amerika jin desu - Yes, I am American