Year 8 Term 2 Week 5

Question Words

100

What particle do we use to indicate a question?

DOUBLE POINTS: Do we always need to use the particle?

か (Ka)

DOUBLE POINTS: No. 

200

What question word means "Where"?

Doko

300

Which question word is used in the following sentence?

Inu Wa Nan Desuka

いぬ　は　なん　ですか。

What (Nan).

400

Put the sentence in the correct order. 

1. です (Desu)

2. 母 (Haha)

3. どこ (Doko)　

4. は　(Wa)

5.　か (Ka)

DOUBLE POINTS: Translate the sentence.

母　は　どこ　です　か。

Haha Wa Doko Desu Ka.

DOUBLE POINTS: Where is (my) mum?

500

Translate the following question into Japanese. 

Where is the dog?

Inu Wa Doko Desu Ka

いぬ　は　どこ　です　か

Adjectives

100

How many types adjectives are there in Japanese?

2 types of adjectives

い (I) Adjectives and

な (Na) Adjectives

200

What is the difference between い and な adjectives?

い adjectives usually end with the hiragana い

な adjectives end with an invisible hiragana な

300

How do you join な (Na) adjectives

Take off the invisible な(Na) and add で (De)

400

Join the following adjectives together in a full sentence.

Kantan Janai              Yokunai

かんたんじゃない　and よくない

Kantan Jana Kute Yokunai Desu.

かんたんじゃな　くて　よくない　です。OR

Yokuna Kute Kantan Janai Desu.

よくな　くて　かんたん　じゃない　です。

500

What does the following sentence translate to?

Gakkou Wa Tanoshikute Benri Desu.

学校　は　たのしくて　べんり　です。

The School is Fun and Convenient

Revision

100

How many scripts are there in Japanese?

3 Scripts.

Hiragana/Katakana/Kanji

200

What is the pronunciation of the word 好き?

Suki (Like)

300

Introduce your name in Japanese.

Watashi/Boku Wa (NAME) Desu.

400

Write the Kanji for "Japan"

日本

500

How do you ask for a book in Japanese?

Hon O Kudasai

本　を　ください。

Book Please

Triple Points Learning

100

TRIPLE POINTS

What does the word あります　mean?

There is/I have

200

How do you say "There is a (Living) dog"?

いぬ　が　います 

Inu Ga Imasu

300

Count to 21 in Japanese. 

Ichi, Ni, San, Shi/Yon, Go, Roku, Nana, Hachi, Kyuu, Jyuu, Jyuu Ichi, Jyuu Ni , Jyuu San, Jyuu Yon, Jyuu Go, Jyuu Roku, Jyuu Nana, Jyuu Hachi, Jyuu Kyuu, Ni Jyuu, Ni Jyuu Ichi

400

How do you say "It is not a book"?

Hon Janai Desu.

本　じゃない　です。

500

Write the hiragana for the word Konnichiwa

こんにちは

Make sure that you use は instead of わ

Japanese Trivia

100

How many main islands are there in Japan?

DOUBLE POINTS: Name them.

Four.

DOUBLE POINTS: Hokkaido, Honshuu, Shikoku, Kyuushuu

200

What is the largest active volcano in Japan?

Mount Fuji

300

What city has the largest population in Japan?

Tokyo

400

Name one of the previous capital cities in
Japan.

Kyoto, Nara

500

What Japanese company began by creating card games in the 1800s

Nintendo