DD1: Overview

Days and Dates, Part 1

Otanjoobi omedetoo! is the phrase you hear if someone has a birthday in Japan. Being able to tell one's birthday seems to be an important skill whether you need it to fill in forms or to answer the simple question "when is your birthday?" in a friendly conversation. In this module, you will be introduced to the terms and Kanji writing for months and days so you can say and write birthdays of yours and others.  You will also learn why Japanese people like to ask about your blood type. Let's find out what that is all about.

Essential Questions:

• How do you ask when someone's birthday is?
• How do you ask how old someone will become?
• What is the origin of Kanji?
• How is Kanji used in Japanese writing system?
• What are some of Japanese holidays?
• Why do Japanese ask about your blood type?

Key Terms

Your key terms for this module will appear in the content pages that follow. Be sure to ask your instructor if you have any questions.

Goals

By the end of this module, for listening and speaking skills, you will be able to ask for and state the date, tell when your birthday is and ask about others' birthdays, tell how old someone will become on his birthday, explain origin and use of kanji in written Japanese, and ask and state when holidays and other events occur. For reading and writing skills, you will learn to read and write sentences in hiragana, recognize katakana タチツテト, and kanji for month 月and day日. For cultural understanding, you will learn about the origin and use of kanji in Japanese writing system, Japanese people's belief in blood type and personality, and different Japanese Holidays.

Japanese I Standards

• Japanese I Standards - DD1 Links to an external site.
• National Technology Net Standards Links to an external site.

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