Greetings
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Culture Points
Iro-Iro (various)
100

Ohayo Gozaimasu!

Good Morning
100
English is phonetic (individual sounds linked together), Japanese is ......

Syllabic

100

What is the correct pronunciation of Mt. Fuji

Huji san
100

What is code switching?

Changing your behavior to match the culture

100

How do you point to yourself in Japan?

point to your nose?

200

Good Afternoon

Konnichiwa

200

In Japanese almost all consonants must be followed by....

a vowel

200

What is the difference in meaning between bonsai and banzai

Bonsai is cultivated tiny trees, Banzai means "here we go!"

200

Name one way the Japanese school system is the center of a student's life.

(Various options)

200

How would you gesture that something is incorrect or forbidden

an X with the arms

300

The latest time at which you say, Good Morning

10:00 a.m.

300

In Japanese there is one consonant that does not need to be followed by a vowel. It is

N

300
How do you pronounce a doubled consonant as in "Hokkaido"?

You pause between the two

300

Certain words or phrases are accompanied by a bow. Name at least one.

(various)

300

What do maru/batsu mean?

correct/incorrect

400

Good Evening

Konbanwa

400

How would you say Caleb Smith in Japanese?

Sumisu Keireb 

400

How would you say, "I'm a high school senior"?

Ko-ko- yon nen sei desu.

400

Why do some words have an O in front of it?

It's honorific, to show respect or importance

400

Say your favorite dessert item with Japanese pronunciation.

___ 

500

When it's dark out

The time you start saying, "Good Evening"

500

What English vowel sound does not exist in Japanese?

Uh - the schwa sound

500

What does Yoroshiku Onegaishimas translate to English

Please favor me with your kindness

500

Tell two things about the Japanese school lunch program

(various answers)

500

Count to 4

ich ni san yon