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

What does きょう mean?

Today

100

What does 食べます mean?

To eat / Will eat

100

すしを食べました。

I ate sushi.

100

I watch a movie.

(わたしは)えいがをみます。

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 あした mean?

tomorrow

200

What does 飲みました mean?

drank (past tense)

200

ともだちと音楽を聞きます。

I listen to music with friends.

200

I don't drink coffee.

コーヒーを飲みません。

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

300

What does いきません mean?

don't go / will not go

300

あしたのよる、ケーキを作りましょう。

Let's make a cake tomorrow night.

300

I bought sushi at the department store. 

デパートですしをかいました。

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

400

What does とりましょう mean?

Let's take

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.

がっこうの後でラーメンを食べます。

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

500

What does ねました mean?

Slept

500

日曜日のひる、わたし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.

土曜日のよる、レストランで 会いましょう。

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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