Script
Which script should be used for Japanese words?
Hiragana.
How do you say 'please' in Japanese?
ください（kudasai）。
What is a verb?
A doing word. (An activity.)
What do you put at the end of a question?
か（ka）
Pen wo kudasai.
Pen, please.
Name the three scripts of Japanese.
Hiragana, katakana, and kanji.
How do you say 'have' in Japanese?
あります（arimasu）。
What do you call a describing word?
An adjective.
To mark the purpose of the word.
Hasami ga arimasu ka.
Do you have scissors?
Why is kanji used?
To space out words.
How do you say 'I like ...' in Japanese?
(noun) + がすきです（ga suki desu）
At the end.
When do you use the particle: が（ga）？
For nouns that's doing a verb.
I like cats.
ねこがすきです（neko ga suki desu）。
When is a dash used?
How do you say 'is' in Japanese?
です（desu）
adjective + noun + です（desu）
or noun + は（wa）+ adjective + です（desu）
What character are you writing instead of わ（wa）for the topic particle, wa?
は（ha）
I have a big dog.
おおきいいぬがいます（ookii inu ga imasu）。
When converting English to katakana, what vowel do you add after the letter 't' or 'd'?
o
How do you ask for permission in Japanese?
(te-form verb) + もいいですか（mo ii desu ka）
What is the difference between あります（arimasu）and います（imasu）?
あります（arimasu）is for non-living things, and います（imasu）is for living things.
What particle is needed at the end of a sentence for emphasis?
よ（yo）
Can I sit?
すわってもいいですか（suwatte mo ii desu ka）。