Daily Phrases
Good morning
おはようございます。。
Ohaiyo gozaimasu
[Should we say "おはいよ" to teachers?...]
Grade 3, Class 2
3年2組
San-nen Ni-kumi
"I like usagi!"
Oh, you like rabbits? Nice!
座ってください。
Suwatte kudasai.
Please sit down.
2nd floor (of a building)
二階
Ni kai
[Bonus- what would be the 7th floor...?]
Thank you.
ありがとうございます。
Arigatō gozaimasu.
[Should we say ありがとう~ to teachers...?]
1st Term / Semester
一学期
Ichi Gakki
"I like zo-san!"
"Oh, elephants? You like elephants. Nice!"
テキストの6ページをひらきましょう。
(tekisuto no roku peji o hiraki mashou)
Let's open to page six!
What is:
三者面談
sansha mendan
Student - Parent - Teacher meeting
What do you say when others are leaving work? (Hint: Teachers often say this to each other when passing in the hall or after classes)
お疲れ様です。
Otsukaresama desu.
[Literally translated, this is something like "You must be tired"]
Vice Principal
教頭先生 / 副校長先生
Kyōtō Sensei / Fuku-Kōchō Sensei
[Bonus: What's the difference, and which one do you use in your schools?]
"I like Harinezumi!"
"Hedgehogs, you like hedgehogs? Great!"
ワークシートに なまえを かきましょう。
(Wākushīto ni namae o kaki mashou.)
Please write your name (said while pointing vigorously at the top of the worksheet you're holding up).
(Now walking around the room) Name, name, name. Write, your, name. Wow, Takeru, nice job. T, a, k, e, r, u, Takeru, good! [And so on, and so on... ]
When can we talk about class?
One possible answer:
打ち合わせはいつしますか。
Uchiawase wa itsu shimasu ka.
This question definitely has many answers -- including asking in simple English!
When leaving at the end of the day, you say this phrase to the teacher's room with a slight bow, then you turn around and exit the door.
お先に失礼します。
Osaki ni shitsurei shimasu.
[Literally, "Excuse me for leaving before you."]
Daily Leader / "Today's Leader"
日直
Nitchoku
[In ES, there are sometimes two people per day, and their names are often written on the board somewhere]
I like はりねずみ!
Oh, hedgehogs? Wow, cool, you like hedgehogs!
Oliverの後にくりかえしをしましょう。
Oliver no atoni kurikaeshi o shimashou.
Ok, everyone repeat after [me/Oliver].
Hinan Kunren
避難訓練
Evacuation drill!
[What do you do when there's an evacuation drill? Discuss!]
Are there any changes in the schedule?
スケジュールに授業変更はありますか？
Sukejūru ni jugyō henkō wa arimasu ka.
"Thank you for setting out the school lunches."
給食の準備をありがとうございます
きゅうしょく の じゅんび を ありがとうございます
["じゅんび" - preparation/setting up - is a good word to know!]
Kawauso!
Great, otters. You like otters!
グループではなしあいましょう。
（Gurūpu de hanashi ai mashou.）
Talk in your groups!
Is there anything I should prepare?
準備するものはありますか。
Junbi suru mono wa arimasu ka.