Kotoba
What does みず (mizu) mean?
Water
Fill in the missing particle.
わたし ___ がくせいです。
Watashi ___ gakusei desu.
は (wa)
How do you read this Hiragana?
ぬ
nu
What is the meaning of this Kanji?
山
Answer: Mountain
Reading: やま (yama)
It is morning and you meet your teacher. What should you say in Japanese?
おはようございます。
Ohayou gozaimasu.
What does でんしゃ (densha) mean?
Train
Fill in the missing particle.
まいにち 7じ ___ おきます。
Mainichi shichi-ji ___ okimasu.
に (ni)
Read the following word:
きっぷ
kippu (ticket)
How do you read this Kanji word?
学校
がっこう (gakkou)
Meaning: School
You are meeting a Japanese person for the first time. What expression should you say first?
はじめまして。
Hajimemashite.
What does やくそく (yakusoku) mean?
A. Preparation
B. Promise / appointment
C. Experience
D. Explanation
B. Promise / appointment
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence.
ここで しゃしんを ________ も いいですか。
Koko de shashin o ________ mo ii desu ka.
A. とる (toru)
B. とって (totte)
C. とった (totta)
D. とります (torimasu)
B. とって (totte)
～てもいいですか = “May I...?”
Which is the correct reading of:
りょこう
A. riyokou
B. ryokou
C. ryoukou
D. rikou
B. ryokou
(旅行 – travel)
Which is the correct reading of:
電車
A. でんき (denki)
B. でんしゃ (densha)
C. じてんしゃ (jitensha)
D. くるま (kuruma)
B. でんしゃ (densha)
Meaning: Train
Your teacher asks:
おなまえは なんですか。
Onamae wa nan desu ka?
What is your teacher asking?
A. How old are you?
B. Where are you from?
C. What is your name?
D. What is your job?
C. What is your name?
Your train leaves at 8:00, and you arrive at the station at 7:55. Which word best describes that you made it in time?
A. まにあいます (maniaimasu)
B. おくれます (okuremasu)
C. まちます (machimasu)
D. いそぎます (isogimasu)
A. まにあいます (maniaimasu)
Choose the correct form.
ごはんを ________ あとで、べんきょうします。
Gohan o ________ ato de, benkyou shimasu.
A. たべる
B. たべて
C. たべた
D. たべない
C. たべた
Which is the correct reading of:
しゅっちょう
A. shuchou
B. shuuchou
C. shucchou
D. shucchuu
C. shucchou
(出張 – business trip)
Which is the correct reading of:
旅行
A. りょうこう (ryoukou)
B. りょこう (ryokou)
C. りょごう (ryogou)
D. りょうごう (ryougou)
B. りょこう (ryokou)
Meaning: Travel / trip
Your Japanese friend asks:
あした、いっしょに えいがを みませんか。
Ashita, issho ni eiga o mimasen ka?
What is your friend asking?
A. Did you watch a movie yesterday?
B. Would you like to watch a movie together tomorrow?
C. What movie do you want to watch?
D. Can you watch the movie alone tomorrow?
B. Would you like to watch a movie together tomorrow?
You submitted an application and the staff says:
ないようを かくにんします。
Naiyou o kakunin shimasu.
What does かくにんします (kakunin shimasu) mean?
A. To explain
B. To confirm/check
C. To change
D. To apply
Answer: B. To confirm/check
Which sentence correctly means:
“If I have time, I want to watch a movie.”
A. じかんが あるから、えいがを みました。
B. じかんが あって、えいがを みたいです。
C. じかんが あったら、えいがを みたいです。
D. じかんが あるまで、えいがを みたいです。
C. じかんが あったら、えいがを みたいです。
～たら = if/when
Which is the correct reading of:
きゅうきゅうしゃ
A. kyuukyuusha
B. kyuukyuusa
C. kyuukyousha
D. kyuukyuushou
A. kyuukyuusha
(救急車 – ambulance)
Which is the correct reading and meaning of:
確認
A. かくにん (kakunin) — confirmation/checking
B. せつめい (setsumei) — explanation
C. れんらく (renraku) — contact
D. へんこう (henkou) — change
A. かくにん (kakunin) — confirmation/checking
Question 1: Your supervisor tells you:
あしたは 8じまでに かいしゃに きてください。
Ashita wa hachi-ji made ni kaisha ni kite kudasai.
What are you being instructed to do?
A. Leave the company at 8:00 tomorrow.
B. Come to the company after 8:00 tomorrow.
C. Come to the company by 8:00 tomorrow.
D. Work at the company until 8:00 tomorrow.
C. Come to the company by 8:00 tomorrow.