Japanese Hobbies Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Greetings: Assalamualaikum Mina san, Konnichiwa
• Objective: Study together about hobbies in Japanese.

Key Dialogue

• Question: What is Nita's hobby?
• Answer: Drawing comics
• Frequency: About twice a week

Topic Overview

• Main Topic: Hobbies
• Japanese Term for Hobbies: Shumi

Vocabulary Related to Hobbies

• Ichi: Guitar
• Kēki: Make cake
• San: Photos
• Social Media: Playing social media
• Sports: Viewing sports
• Comics: Drawing comics
• Cosplay: Wearing cosplay
• Anime: Collection stuff

Sentence Structure for Hobbies

• Pattern Used: A hobby in verb form + "koto desu"
  • Example sentences:
    • "Manga wo kaku koto desu" - (My hobby is) drawing manga
    • "Gitaa wo hiku koto desu" - (My hobby is) playing guitar
    • "Okashi wo tsukuru koto desu" - (My hobby is) making sweets

Subject Inclusion

• Full structure: Subject + no shumi wa + hobby in verb form + koto desu
  • Examples:
    • "Watashi no shumi wa manga wo kaku koto desu"
    • "Kare no shumi wa gitaa wo hiku koto desu"
    • "Ane no shumi wa okashi wo tsukuru koto desu"

Asking About Hobbies

• Question Format: "Shumi wa nan desu ka?" (What is your hobby?)

Frequency of Hobbies

• Expression for Frequency: "Dono gurai shimasuka?" (How often do you do it?)
• Responses:
  • Every day: Mainichi
  • In a week: Isshuukan ni ... kai
  • In a month: Ikagetsu ni ... kai
  • In a year: Ichinen ni ... kai

Example Frequency Responses

• "Mainichi supōtsu wo mimasu"
• "Isshuukan ni ikkai gurai yomimasu"
• "Ikka getsu ni nikai gurai okashi wo tsukurimasu"
• "Ichinen ni sankai gurai anime no guzzu wo atsumemasu"

Negative Frequency Expression

• Using "zenzen" (not at all) followed by the "masen" form

Final Remarks

• Encourage practice with vocabulary through games.
• Invitation to the next lesson: "Dewa tsugi no jugyou ni aimashou"
• Closing greetings: Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Conclusion

• Focus on understanding hobbies and practicing sentence structure in Japanese.