Japanese lesson for beginner-to-intermediate learners.

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1️⃣ Greeting

Japanese: こんにちは！
Romaji: Konnichiwa!
English: Hello! / Good afternoon!
Note: Standard daytime greeting. Can also be used casually anytime before evening.

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2️⃣ Expressing that you were thinking about someone

Japanese: わたしは あなたの はなしを おもっていたよ。
Romaji: Watashi wa anata no hanashi o omotte ita yo.
English: I was thinking about you.

Grammar:

• わたし (watashi) = I

• あなた (anata) = you

• はなし (hanashi) = story / talk / something about you

• おもっていた (omotte ita) = was thinking

• よ (yo) = sentence-ending particle to emphasize or inform

Tip: “おもっていた” is past continuous, good for expressing ongoing past thoughts.

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3️⃣ Complimenting a project

Japanese: あなたの プロジェクト、すごいね！ おめでとう！
Romaji: Anata no purojekuto, sugoi ne! Omedetou!
English: Your project is amazing! Congratulations!

Grammar / Vocabulary:

• すごい (sugoi) = amazing, great

• ね (ne) = sentence-ending particle, seeking agreement or showing excitement

• おめでとう (omedetou) = congratulations

Tip: You can add ございます (gozaimasu) for more formal: おめでとうございます.

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4️⃣ Talking about someone busy but working hard

Japanese: いい人は 忙しかったね。 でも がんばったね！
Romaji: Ii hito wa isogashikatta ne. Demo ganbatta ne!
English: Good people were busy, huh. But they did their best!

Grammar / Vocabulary:

• いい人 (ii hito) = good person / people

• 忙しかった (isogashikatta) = was busy (past tense)

• でも (demo) = but

• がんばった (ganbatta) = worked hard / did their best

• ね (ne) = softening particle

Tip: “がんばる (ganbaru)” is a very common verb in Japanese; used to encourage or praise effort.

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5️⃣ Asking about an object

Japanese: 木のたんす、まだある？こわれてない？
Romaji: Ki no tansu, mada aru? Kowarete nai?
English: Do you still have the wooden chest? Is it not broken?

Grammar / Vocabulary:

• 木 (ki) = wood

• たんす (tansu) = chest / dresser

• まだ (mada) = still

• ある (aru) = exists / have

• こわれてない (kowarete nai) = not broken

Tip: “～ている” form expresses a state; “こわれている” = is broken.

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6️⃣ Asking size and fun

Japanese: 大きい？ 小さい？ たのしいね！
Romaji: Ookii? Chiisai? Tanoshii ne!
English: Big? Small? Fun, huh!

Grammar / Vocabulary:

• 大きい (ookii) = big

• 小さい (chiisai) = small

• たのしい (tanoshii) = fun / enjoyable

• ね (ne) = particle showing shared feeling

Tip: You can also say 面白い (omoshiroi) = interesting / fun.

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7️⃣ Asking about health

Japanese: あなた、今元気？ 病気じゃないね？ よかった！
Romaji: Anata, ima genki? Byouki ja nai ne? Yokatta!
English: How are you now? You’re not sick, right? That’s good!

Grammar / Vocabulary:

• 今 (ima) = now

• 元気 (genki) = well / healthy / energetic

• 病気 (byouki) = illness / sick

• じゃない (ja nai) = not

• よかった (yokatta) = I’m glad / that’s good

Tip: “元気ですか？” is the standard polite way to ask “How are you?”

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✅ Lesson Summary / Key Points

• Sentence-ending particles: よ, ね

• Past continuous: ～ていた

• Expressing effort: がんばる / がんばった

• Asking about objects and states: まだある？ こわれてない？

• Casual checking of well-being: 元気？ 病気じゃない？