Unit 1 - Greetings and Introduction
Good morning and hello (afternoon) in Japanese
おはようございます
こんにちは
The family terms used when talking about our own family to others: father, grandmother, older brother, younger sister
ちち、そぼ、あに、いもうと
Eat and drink in Japanese
たべます。のみます
Write the following in hiragana:
poputepipikku (careful of the small つ)
Bonus: after writing it out, say it 5 times fast without messing up
ぽぷてぴぴっく
How old is Rika sensei, in Japanese
にじゅうにさい
Say the following phone number in Japanese:
780-125-4936
ななはちぜろの いちにごの よんきゅうさんろく です
Counter for people? Say the following:
1 person, 2 people, 7 people, 11 people
〜にん
ひとり、ふたり、ななにん(or しちにん)、じゅういちにん
“For breakfast I eat bread and eggs.”
あさごはんに ぱんと たまごを たべます。
Japan gets most of their animal protein from….? answer in Japanese
さかな Fish
Give the month and day that Rika sensei came to Ainlay this semester, in English AND Japanese
にがついつか
February 5th
How many prefectures in Japan?
47
“Lisa’s pet is a snake. It’s name is Slinky. It is scary” in Japanese
りささんの ぺっとは へびです。なまえは すりんきーです。こわいです。
Say the following in Japanese in full sentences, cannot all be the same person:
“Sushi is mid”, “I love tofu”, “I don’ really like stir fried noodles very much”
すしはまーまーです。
とうふがだいすきです。
やきそばがあまりすきじゃないです。
Write the following in Japanese: beef, broccoli, coffee
Care for small hiragana and elongation
Beef - ぎゅうにく
Broccoli - ぶろっこりー
Coffee - こーひー
What food does Rika sensei hate, in full sentence in Japanese (and English)
りかせんせいは とまとが だいきらいです。
Rika sensei hates tomatoe
What is the counter for age? Say the following ages: 15 years old, 20 years old, 58 years old
Remember: special for 20 years old, and 58 years old
〜さい
じゅうごさい、はたち、ごじゅうはっさい
To exist and to not exist in Japanese.
Say the following in Japanese: “Do you have a pet” (does pet exist”
to exist: います
to not exist: いません
ぺっとが いますか。
Two people from your group, ask if they eat a certain food often. Ask and answer in a full sentence (answer should include a frequency word)
Q: よく たまごを たべますか。
A: はい、まいにち たべます。
OR
A: いいえ、あまり たべません。
Write all the days of the week in kanji (don’t need the ようび part)
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
日月火水木金土
How do you make a sentence into a question? What is the word for “what”? Say the following in Japanese: “How many people in your family?”
Add か at the end of the sentence. What = なに・なん
なんにんかぞく ですか。
With everyone in your group, give a full self introduction. Include the following information: Nice to meet you, name, please treat me well, age, grade, where you live, your ethnicity, your job.
(just say your own information)
はじめまして。きんりかです。どうぞよろしく。にじゅうにさいです。だいがくごねんせいです。かなだにすんでいます。にほんじんです。がくせいです。
Give a short introduction of your family. Include the following: number of people, list of members, and give the age and name and description of one of the members.
ごにんかぞくです。ちちと、ははと、あにと、あねと、わたしがいます。あねのなまえはかなです。25さいです。やさしいです。
Give two foods/drinks that you like or really like. Then describe one of the two foods/drinks with an adjective.
フライドポテトと からあげが だいすきです。フライドポテトは しょっぱいです。
Write todays day in kanji, the full thing, three kanji characters
Tuesday
火曜日
How long did it take Rika sensei to bake the cookies last night (to the closest hour)
5 hours ish :skull: