Script
What are the three official Japanese scripts?
Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji
Pronounce this number: 十九
Nineteen
What are the 4 ways to refer to your siblings in Japanese?
あに、あね、いもうと、おとうと
Do Japanese sentences have spaces between words?
No, they instead use particles and kanji to show the difference between words.
Why do Japanese people take their shoes off inside the household.
To make sure that households stay clean.
What are the two ways you can pronounce the hiragana は?
HA and WA
Pronounce this number: 四十三
Yonjuusan
How could I say the following in Japanese: There are 5 people in my family.
kazoku wa gonin desu.
かぞくは五人です。
Translate the sentence "Pikachu is cute" into Japanese
Pikachu wa kawaii desu.
ぴかちゅう は かわいい です。
What is the Japanese art of folding paper into various shapes, often animals or flowers?
Origami
Name the three official scripts and how and when we use them.
Hiragana - for Japanese words
Katakana - for foreign words
Kanji - as symbols that simplify large hiragana words.
Which number is considered unlucky in Japanese culture and why?
The number four 四 can also be pronounced as し. This is unlucky because the kanji for "death" 死 is also pronounced し.
Who can you not count as part of your family and why?
Dubois Sensei's class: 100 bonus points if you tell me the real reason ;)
The counter 人（にん） is only used to count human beings, not animals. Therefore, you cannot count your pets as part of your family.
Place the following words into a sentence:
desu go wa sai watashi
です ご は さい わたし
Watashi wa gosai desu.
わたしは五才です。
I am five years old.
Why is slurping noodles considered polite in Japan?
It shows that you are enjoying the food.
Why do we pronounce こんにちは as konnichiwa.
It was originally a question/phrase that asked about someone's day (as for today...)
三十 x 四 + 十一 = ?
百三十一 （１３１）
BODMAS!
When listing who is in your family, who do you normally list last?
わたし！Need to save the best for last!
TRICK QUESTION
What do all Japanese sentences end with?
。A full stop, of course！
What are the two major religions of Japan?
Buddhism and Shintoism.
How many base ひらがな characters are there (excluding voiced sounds)?
Think: all of the Hiragana symbols on your Hiragana speed test, except for the voiced sounds!
46
How would you say "20 years old" in Japanese?
はたち - Twenty years old is when Japanese youth come of age so is considered a special birthday.
Translate the following sentence into English:
かぞくは ちち と あね と あにが二人 と わたし です。
My family is my dad, my older sister, my two older brothers, and I.
What is the word order for English and Japanese sentences?
English: Subject Verb Object
Japanese: Subject Object Verb
Name two native Japanese animals that we don't have in Australia
Brown Bear, Macaque Monkey, Squirrel, Tanuki, Japanese Wolf