Amazing Animals

Vocabulary

100

What is "inu"?

How do you say "fish" in Japanese?

Inu = dog

Fish = sakana

200

List the following colours in Japanese (romaji)

Red, yellow, green, blue

Aka, kiiro, midori, ao

300

What are the following body parts in English?

1. Karada

2. Te

3. Mimi

4. Me

5. Kuchi

6. Shippo

1. Body

2. Hand

3. Ears

4. Eyes

5. Mouth

6. Tail

400

List from favourite to least favourite:

Suki, ichiban kirai, sukijanai, kirai, daisuki, daikirai, ichiban suki

Ichiban suki, daisuki, suki, sukijanai, kirai, daikirai, ichiban kirai

(Favourite, love, like, dislike, hate, really hate, least favourite)

500

List 5 habitats in romaji and their translation in English

Ie - house

Niwa - garden

Ki - tree

Mori - forest

Koya - kennel/hut

Ana - burrow

Umi - ocean

Janguru - jungle

Desert - sabaku

Yama - mountain

Translations

100

Ino no namae wa kana desu.

The dog's name is Kana. 

200

kore wa sakana desu.

This is a fish.

300

Neko wa niwa ni sundeimasu.

The cat lives in the garden.

400

Tori wa urusai to omoimasu.

I think the bird is noisy. 

500

Raion no mimi wa chiisai desu. Soshite, Raion wa kiiro desu.

The lion's ears are small. Also, the Lion is yellow. 

Hiragana

100

あ

a

200

け

ke

300

し

shi

400

で

de

500

ぞ

zo

Adjectives

100

kusai

smelly 

200

kawaii

cute

300

Kirin wa hen desu.

The giraffe is weird/strange.

400

Hebi ga suki desu. Omoshiroi kara desu.

I like snakes. Because they are interesting.

500

Raion wa utsukushii to omoimasu.

I think the lion is beautiful.

Extras

100

is fuwafuwa an i or na adjective?

na adjective 

200

How do you say 'because' in Japanese? 

Bonus points if you include for both I and na adjectives

i-adj kara desu

na-adj dakara desu

300

Where does a conjunction go in a Japanese sentence?

List 2 conjunctions and their definitions.

Conjunctions go at the beginning of a Japanese sentence.

Soshite = also, Demo = but, Shikashi = however, Toku ni = especially/in particular, Dakara = Therefore

400

What do the following particles indicate?

Particle "wa"

Particle "no"

Particle "to"

Particle "ga"

Particle "wa" - topic indicator

Particle "no" - indicates ownership (e.g. names, body parts)

Particle "to" - list multiple NOUNS (e.g. colours, habitats, animals, body parts)

Particle "ga" - likes/dislikes/favourites/least favourites

500

Write the following sentences in Japanese romaji.

"I love cats. In particular, tuxedo cats are my favourite. Because they are cute. Also, I think cats are fluffy."

"Neko ga daisuki desu. Toku ni, tuxedo cat ga ichiban suki desu. Kawaii kara desu. Soshite, neko wa fuwa fuwa dato omoimasu."