03
Nice to meet you.
はじめまして
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Vocabulary
36 words
Vocabulary
36 words
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning | POS |
|---|---|---|---|
| （どうぞ）よろしくお願いします | （どうぞ）よろしくおねがいします | Nice to meet you. | expression |
| ～からですか？ | ～からですか？ | Are you from ～? | expression |
| ～から来ました | ～からきました | came from ～ | |
| ～月 （12月） | ～がつ （じゅうにがつ） | month of the year (e.g. 12th month = December) | |
| ～日 | ～にち | day of the month | |
| ～年 | ～ねん | year | |
| インドネシア | インドネシア | Indonesia | noun |
| えーと | えーと | Er… (expresses that the speaker is thinking) | expression |
| カンボジア | カンボジア | Cambodia | noun |
| そうですか | そうですか | I see. (indicates that the speaker has understood what the other person is saying) | expression |
| タイ | タイ | Thailand | noun |
| どちら | どちら | where (polite expression) | noun |
| どちらからですか？ | どちらからですか？ | Where are you from? | expression |
| はじめまして | はじめまして | Hello. (said when meeting someone for the first time) | expression |
| ハノイ | ハノイ | Hanoi | noun |
| フエ | フエ | Hue | noun |
| ブラジル | ブラジル | Brazil | noun |
| ベトナム | ベトナム | Vietnam | noun |
| みなさん | みなさん | all of you | noun |
| ミャンマー | ミャンマー | Myanmar | noun |
| メール | メール | noun | |
| 会社 | かいしゃ | company | noun |
| 韓国 | かんこく | South Korea | noun |
| 国／お国 | くに／おくに | country / (your) country | noun |
| 国籍 | こくせき | nationality | noun |
| 私 | わたし | I / myself | noun |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ | address | noun |
| 出身／ご出身 | しゅっしん／ごしゅっしん | hometown / (your) hometown | noun |
| 申込書 | もうしこみしょ | application form | noun |
| 生年月日 | せいねんがっぴ | date of birth | noun |
| 西暦 | せいれき | Gregorian calendar | noun |
| 電話番号 | でんわばんごう | telephone number | noun |
| 同じ | おなじ | same | |
| 名前／お名前 | なまえ／おなまえ | name | noun |
| 友だち | ともだち | friend | noun |
| 来る／来ます | くる／きます | to come | verb-irregular |
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Audio tracks
11 tracks
Audio tracks
11 tracks- X_[03-01]_kiku1.mp3Listening
- X_[03-02]_kiku2.mp3Listening
- X_[03-03]_kiku3.mp3Listening
- X_[03-04]_kiku4.mp3Listening
- X_[03-05]_katachi.mp3Grammar
- X_[03-06]_hanasu.mp3Speaking
- X_[03-07]_kaiwa.mp3Conversation
- X_[03-08]_katachi1.mp3Grammar
- X_[03-09]_katachi2.mp3Grammar
- X_[03-10]_katachi3.mp3Grammar
- X_[03-11]_hanasu.mp3Speaking
Extra listening — Comprehensible Japanese
Graded comprehensible-input videos from Comprehensible Japanese — all Japanese, slow and visual. Many titles are free on YouTube; the CI site adds transcripts, furigana, and watch-time tracking. Watch on cijapanese.com · YouTube channel
- My Self IntroductionComplete beginner
Core はじめまして / 名前 / よろしく patterns in a natural self-intro.
Same catalog on CI (transcripts) - My FamilyComplete beginner
Extends introductions with family vocabulary — typical follow-up after はじめまして.
Same catalog on CI (transcripts) - Guess Who?Complete beginner
People and names in a playful format — reinforces だれ / 〜さん from the lesson.
Same catalog on CI (transcripts)