Indonesian Language Course

Lesson 1: Basic Greetings & Politeness

Goal: Learn how to greet people at different times of day and say polite phrases.

Vocabulary:

Japanese	Pronunciation	Meaning
こんにちは	Konnichiwa	Hello / Good afternoon
おはようございます	Ohayou gozaimasu	Good morning (polite)
こんばんは	Konbanwa	Good evening
さようなら	Sayounara	Goodbye
おやすみなさい	Oyasuminasai	Good night
ありがとう	Arigatou	Thank you
ありがとうございます	Arigatou gozaimasu	Thank you (polite)
すみません	Sumimasen	Excuse me / I’m sorry

Practice: Greet your family or friends using Japanese based on the time of day.

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Lesson 2: Self-Introduction (じこしょうかい – jikoshoukai)

Goal: Introduce yourself politely in Japanese.

Key Phrases:

Japanese	Pronunciation	Meaning
はじめまして	Hajimemashite	Nice to meet you (first time)
わたしのなまえは〜です	Watashi no namae wa ~ desu	My name is ~
〜ともうします	~ to moushimasu	I am called ~ (formal)
よろしくおねがいします	Yoroshiku onegaishimasu	Please treat me well

Example Sentence:
はじめまして。わたしのなまえは カディザ です。よろしくおねがいします。
Nice to meet you. My name is Khadiza. Please treat me well.

Practice: Write and say your own self-introduction.

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Lesson 3: Basic Questions & Responses

Goal: Learn how to ask simple questions and respond.

Useful Words & Phrases:

Japanese	Pronunciation	Meaning
はい	Hai	Yes
いいえ	Iie	No
わかります	Wakarimasu	I understand
わかりません	Wakarimasen	I don’t understand
なんですか？	Nan desu ka?	What is it?
だれですか？	Dare desu ka?	Who is it?
どこですか？	Doko desu ka?	Where is it?
いくらですか？	Ikura desu ka?	How much is it?

Practice: Ask and answer simple questions with a friend or in front of a mirror.

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Lesson 4: Basic Sentence Structure

Goal: Understand Japanese sentence order and use of particles.

Structure:
[Subject] は [Object] を [Verb]
Example:
わたし は にほんご を べんきょうします。
Watashi wa nihongo o benkyou shimasu.
→ I study Japanese.

Key Particles:

Particle	Usage	Example
は	Topic marker	わたし は 学生です。
を	Object marker	パン を たべます。
に	Direction/time marker	がっこう に 行きます。
の	Possession (like ‘of’)	わたしの なまえ

Practice: Try building simple sentences using the words you know.

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Lesson 5: Numbers & Time

Goal: Count from 1–10 and ask/tell the time.

Numbers:

Number	Japanese	Pronunciation
1	一	Ichi
2	二	Ni
3	三	San
4	四	Yon / Shi
5	五	Go
6	六	Roku
7	七	Nana / Shichi
8	八	Hachi
9	九	Kyuu / Ku
10	十	Juu

Time Example:
いまは ごぜん 7じ です。
Ima wa gozen shichi-ji desu. → It is 7 AM now.

Practice: Say the time in Japanese every hour.

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