🇯🇵 🥳 Social · Almost a beginner (A0)

👋 Self-introduction (jikoshōkai)

🎯 Introduce yourself: name, country, job, hobby

Use the usual 50-minute plan: warm-up → key phrases → challenges → role-play → discussion → wrap-up. Share this page on Zoom so the student can see the phrases, but keep "Your card" to yourself.

💬 Warm-up questions

げんきですか？ (How are you?)
きょうはなにをしましたか？ (What did you do today?)

🔑 Key phrases

はじめまして (hajimemashite)Nice to meet you
〜ともうします (… to mōshimasu)My name is … (polite)
アメリカからきました (amerika kara kimashita)I came from America
しゅみはゲームです (shumi wa gēmu desu)My hobby is games
よろしくおねがいします (yoroshiku onegaishimasu)Nice to meet you / please treat me well
おなまえは？ (onamae wa?)What's your name?

📚 Useful words

がくせい (gakusei) — student
かいしゃいん (kaishain) — office worker
しゅみ (shumi) — hobby
くに (kuni) — country
すんでいます (sunde imasu) — live (in)
〜さい (…sai) — … years old

⚡ Speaking challenges

Introduce yourself in 4 sentences.
Ask me 3 questions about myself.
Say your hobby and why you like it.
Introduce a friend: こちらは〜さんです。

🎭 Role-play

First day at a Japanese language school.

🧑‍🎓 Student's card

Introduce yourself to classmates: name, country, job or school, hobby.

🧑‍🏫 Your card (tutor)

Play a classmate. Ask follow-up questions: 'しゅみは？' 'どこにすんでいますか？'

🌀 Twist (halfway through): The teacher asks you to say it again, but more politely (〜ともうします).

🗣️ Discussion questions

どこからきましたか？ (Where are you from?)
しゅみはなんですか？ (What's your hobby?)
どうしてにほんごをべんきょうしていますか？ (Why are you studying Japanese?)

📌 Homework

Write your self-introduction in hiragana/katakana (4–5 sentences)自己紹介をひらがな・カタカナで4〜5文書く