Hobbies
Translate the following words:
1. しゅみ (shumi)
2. バレーボール (bareebooru)
3. ラグビー (ragubii)
4. えかき (ekaki)
1. Hobby
2. Volleyball
3. Rugby
4. Drawing
What is "to do" and "to see" in Japanese?
To do = します (shimasu)
To see = みます (mimasu)
Categorise the following adjectives into I- or NA- adjectives:
1. たのしい (tanoshii)
2. おもしろい (omoshiroi)
3. まあまあ (maamaa)
4. むずかしい (muzukashii)
1. たのしい (tanoshii) (I)
2. おもしろい (omoshiroi) (I)
3. まあまあ (maamaa) (NA)
4. むずかしい (muzukashii) (I)
Rearrange the following days of the week into the correct order (Mon-Fri):
Kinyoubi, suiyoubi, kayoubi, getsuyoubi, mokuyoubi
Getsuyoubi, kayoubi, suiyoubi, mokuyoubi, kinyoubi
Write the romaji and translations:
えかき
かいもの
すき
できます
ekaki (drawing)
kaimono (shopping)
suki (like)
dekimasu (can do)
Translate the following sentence:
しゅみ は どくしょ と えいがかんしょう です。
Shumi wa dokusho to eiga kanshou desu.
(My) hobbies are reading and movie watching.
What particle goes in front of "dekimasu" and "dekimasen"?
What particle goes in front of "shimasu" and "mimasu"?
Dekimasu/dekimasen - particle が・ga
Shimasu/mimasu (~tai desu/~takunai desu) - particle を・wo/o
What do the following phrases mean?
あまり すきじゃない (amari sukijanai)
ぜんぜん できません (zenzen dekimasen)
あまり すきじゃない (amari sukijanai) = Don't really like
ぜんぜん できません (zenzen dekimasen) = Cannot at all
Rearrange the sentence so that it makes sense grammatically:
o doyoubi eigakanshou shimasu ni
Doyoubi ni eigakanshou o shimasu. (On Saturday, I will do movie watching.)
What are the two frequency words that must go with negative verbs? Apart from frequency, what is another way you can use them?
あまり (amari) - not often
ぜんぜん (zenzen) - never/not at all
You can also use it to express: likes/dislikes, abilities
Translate the following sentence:
I like sports (supootsu). In particular, I love soccer and basketball.
スポーツ が すき です。(Supootsu ga suki desu.)
とくに、サッカー と バスケットボール が だいすき です。(Toku ni, sakkaa to basukettobooru ga daisuki desu.)
How do you say the following verbs in Japanese:
1. To see
2. To not see
3. Want to see
4. Don't want to see
1. みます (mimasu)
2. みません (mimasen)
3. みたいです (mitai desu)
4. みたくないです (mitakunai desu)
How do we say "I think" and "because" in Japanese?
What rules apply with I- and NA-adjectives?
I think = to omoimasu
Because = kara desu
When using NA-adjectives...
I think = dato omoimasu
Because = dakara desu
List the frequency in descending order (always to not at all):
Zenzen, tokidoki, itsumo, yoku, amari, tama ni
Itsumo, yoku, tokidoki, tama ni, amari, zenzen
If "mitai" is treated as an I-adjective, how would you say...
"I think I want to watch soccer."
Sakkaa o mitai to omoimasu.
Translate the following sentences:
はは は いつも ダンス を します。 でも、あまり ゲーム を しません。
Haha wa itsumo dansu wo shimasu. Demo, amari geemu o shimasen.
Mum always does dancing. But/however, she doesn't often play computer games.
Translate the following sentence:
I want to play computer games on Friday.
きんようび に ゲーム を したい です。
(Kinyoubi ni geemu o shitai desu.)
Translate the following sentence:
えいがかんしょう は たのしくて おもしろい と おもいます。
(Eiga kanshou wa tanoshikute omoshiroi to omoimasu.)
I think movie watching is fun and interesting.
How do you say the following times in Japanese?
3:00
4:30
7:30pm
9:00am
3:00 - 三じ (san ji)
4:30 - 四じはん (yo ji han)
7:30pm - ごご七じはん (gogo shichi ji han)
9:00am - ごぜん九じ (gozen ku ji)
What do the following particles indicate?
は(wa)
と(to)
が(ga)
に(ni)
は(wa) - indicates topic
と(to) - list nouns, co-participants
が(ga) - likes/dislikes, abilities
に(ni) - time of action/location of item
Translate the following sentences:
My dad's hobby is rugby. Also, he plays rugby on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
ちち の しゅみ は ラグビー です。(Otousan no shumi wa ragubii desu.)
そして、すいようび と きんようび と どようび に ラグビー を します。(Soshite, suiyoubi to kinyoubi to doyoubi ni ragubii o shimasu.)
Translate the following sentences:
あに は あまり サッカー を しません。(Ani wa amari sakkaa o shimasen.)
そして、サッカー が ぜんぜん できません。(Soshite, sakkaa ga zenzen dekimasen.)
My brother doesn't often/really play soccer.
Also, he cannot play soccer at all.
Translate the following sentences:
My younger sister cannot play soccer. Because it's difficult. But, she thinks volleyball is fun.
いもうと は サッカー が できません。
(Imouto wa sakkaa ga dekimasen.)
むずかしい からです。
(Muzukashii kara desu.)
でも、バスケットボール は たのしい と おもいます。
(Demo, basukettobooru wa tanoshii to omoimasu.)
How do you say this in Japanese?
"At 7am on Saturday, I will do shopping."
土よう日 の ごぜんしちじ に かいもの を します。
Doyoubi no gozen shichiji ni kaimono o shimasu.
How would you say the following sentences in Japanese?
"I always play basketball. Because it's the coolest."
いつもバスケットボールをします。いちばんかっこいいからです。
Itsumo basukettobooru o shimasu. Ichiban kakkoii kara desu.