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=== Assistant: Perfect — you’ve uploaded the full Grammar section for Genki I, Chapter 1 pp. ===
Perfect — you’ve uploaded the full Grammar section for Genki I, Chapter 1 (pp. 41–45).
This covers the core grammatical building blocks you’ll use constantly in Japanese:

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* This is the foundation of Japanese sentences.
* は marks the topic, not necessarily the grammatical subject.
* です adds politeness and functions as a copula (similar to “is”). >

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====== - Just add か at the end → turns a statement into a polite question. > ======
* なに / なん = “what” - Use なん before counters like ～じ (hours): なんじですか。 - Use なに before particles: なにをしますか。

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====== - の links nouns like a possessive or descriptive “of.” > ======

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====== - あのう... — softens speech, shows hesitation. ======
* そうですか。 — “I see / Is that so?” (intonation changes meaning). - Rising → checking (“Really?”) - Falling → understanding (“Ah, I see.”)

====== - さん — universal honorific, never used for yourself. ======
* あなた (“you”) is avoided in polite speech. Instead, use the person’s name + さん or title.
* Japanese names: family name comes first in Japanese order. >

Everything here forms the skeleton of all polite conversation you’ll have for the first several chapters.

Next step:
When you’re ready (after dinner or tomorrow), upload Component (iv) – Exercises for Lesson 1.
That’s where we’ll start real interactive drills together (partner-style questions, fill-ins, self-introductions, etc.).

Once you upload them, I’ll take the role of your conversation partner and guide you through them — all in Japanese with live feedback and corrections.