Time Vocabulary
Verb Tenses
J→E Translation
E→J Translation
Japanese General Knowledge
100

What does きょう mean?

Today (kyou)

100

What does たべます mean?

To eat / Will eat (tabemasu)

100

すし を たべました。

I ate sushi.

100

I watch a movie.

(わたしは)えいがを みます。

(watashi wa) eiga wo mimasu.

100

How many "alphabets" are there in Japanese? What are they?

3 - hiragana for Japanese words, katakana for borrow words and kanji that have specific meanings

200

What does あさって mean?

The day after tomorrow (asatte)

200

What does のみました mean?

drank (past tense) (nomimashita)

200

ともだちと おんがくを ききます。

I listen to music with friends.

200

I don't drink coffee.

こーひーを のみません。

koohii wo nomimasen.

200

What are 5 words that are basically the same in both Japanese and English.

Karaoke, party, sushi, samurai, chat, camera, cake... 

300

What does あとで mean?

Later (ato de)

300

What does いきません mean?

don't go / will not go (ikimasen)

300

あしたのよる、けーきを つくりましょう。

Let's make a cake tomorrow night.

300

I bought sushi at the department store. 

でぱーとで すしを かいました。

depaato de sushi wo kaimashita.

300

Name 5 different famous places in Japan.

Cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto...

Landmark: Mt. Fuji, Tokyo Skytree...

Other Places: Disneyland, Universal Studio Japan...

400

What does ひまな ときに mean?

In your/my/their spare time (hima na toki ni)

400

What does とりましょう mean?

Let's take (torimashou)

400

がっこうのまえに こうえんで ほんを よみます。

I read a book at the park before school.

400

I eat ramen after school.

がっこうのあとで  ?らーめんを  たべます。

Gakkou no ato de raamen wo tabemasu.

400

What are 4 different particles we learned this year and when do you use them?

(subject) は、(object) を, (time) に, (person) と OR に , (place) で OR に ....

500

What does 金よう日 の ばん mean?

Friday evening (kinyoubi no ban)

500

What does ねました mean?

Slept (nemashita)

500

にちようびのひる、ぼくのいえで しゅくだいを しましょう。

Let's do homework at my house on Sunday lunchtime (day time).

500

Let's meet at the restaurant on Saturday night.

どようびのよる、れすとらんで  あいましょう。

Doyoubi no yoru, resutoran de aimashou.

500

What should you be careful of when rejecting someone's suggestion in Japanese? e.g. someone invites you out and you don't want to go

It's more polite to be less direct. e.g. don't say "no" directly.

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