Vocabulary
What are the two irregular verbs in Japanese?
する and くる.
Write the numbers 1-10 in kanji.
一二三四五六七八九十
What is the general rule for identifying ru-verbs?
Ru-verbs end in -eru or -iru.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate particle:
あのう、すし＿たべますか。
を
あのう、すしをたべますか。
Why are invitations refused by saying "ちょっと" instead of "いいえ"?
Saying いいえ is very direct, and comes across as impolite; ちょっと softens the refusal to be more polite.
What does the word デート refer to?
A romantic date; not a calendar date.
Write ten thousand in kanji.
一万
How is a ru-verb prepared for conjugation?
The ru is removed.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate particle:
どこ＿おさけをのみますか。
で
どこでおさけをのみますか。
How does a double-negative affect sentence meaning in Japanese?
Double negatives reinforce the negative rather than cancelling the negative.
ぜんぜんおんがくをききません。
Literally: I don't never listen to music.
Correctly: I never listen to music.
What type of verb is かえる?
u-verb
Write the time that this SI session started in kanji.
（ごご）五時
How is an u-verb prepared for conjugation?
The u is changed to i.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate particle:
こんばん、うち＿かえりませんか。
に OR へ
こんばん、うちにかえりませんか。
こんばん、うちへかえりませんか。
When conjugating verbs, what is the name of what the ～ます/～ません suffix added to?
たべる->たべ.ます
のむ->のみ.ます
する->し.ます
The verb stem.
What is the difference between いえ and うち?
いえ refers to the physical building of a house.
うち refers to the setting of a house; more familiar term.
Write the cost of the Genki textbook in yen.
(The textbook costs 3960 yen).
三千九百六十円
What is communicated by adding か after the negative conjugation of a verb?
An invitation; "Why don't we ___?"
Fill in the blank with the appropriate particle:
十時＿ねますね。
に OR ごろ（に）
十時にねますね。
十時ごろ（に）ねますね。
Which time words can use the に particle, but don't have to?
Parts of day words (あさ, よる, etc.) and しゅうまつ.
Among frequency adverbs (あまり, ぜんぜん, たいてい, ちょっと, ときどき, よく), which ones require the verb at the end to be NEGATIVE?
あまり (not much)
ぜんぜん (not at all)
Write today's date using Kanji for numbers (don't worry about kanji for day/month/year).
Date: 二十九（日）
Month: 十（月）
Year: 二千二十六（年）
What exactly does present (non-past) tense indicate?
Habitual or planned actions.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate particle:
まいにち＿にほんごをはなします。
NO PARTICLE
まいにちにほんごをはなします。
Why is かえる a ru verb even though it ends in -eru?
The stem of かえる is not kae, but kaer; since the stem ends in a consonant, u is added to make it an u-verb.