Japanese culture
WORDS and PHRASES
School life
Describing people
Interests
100

What is the number one VALUE that influences Japanese daily life?

Respect

100

How do you say 'I don't understand'

Wakarimasen

100

List two things that are different about school in Japan

Sensei will decide if you're correct

100

What's the word for EYES in Japanese?

Me

100

How do you say NICKNAME in Japanese

Nikkuneemu

200

Demonstrate how Japanese people greet each other

Did you: 

Bow

Say Hajimemashite

200

On your whiteboard, write the hiragana word for ORIGAMI

おりがみ

200

How do you say and WRITE:

Science

Rika りか

200

Sensei no kaminoke wa chairoi desu. 

Translate this sentence to English. 

The teacher's hair is brown. 
200

Watashi wa supootii na hito desu.

What does this mean?

I am a sporty person.

300

Describe what Japanese people do when they hand over a business card

They bow and use two hands to give and receive the card

300

Write down how to say in Japanese:

My dad's name is Tom. 

Chichi wa Tom desu. 

300

Write the word for FRIDAY on your whiteboard in SCRIPT

金曜日 OR きんようび

300

How do you say: 

There are 5 people in my family

Watashi no kazoku wa go nin imasu. 

300

How do you say: I'm good at sports

Watashi wa supootsu ga jouzu desu. 

400

List 3 things you should never do with chopsticks

Sensei will advise if you are correct!

400

Translate the following into roomaji and English:

からて が すき です。

Karate ga suki desu. 

I like karate.

400

How do you say 'first period'?

Ichi ji kan me

400

What does this sentence mean:

わたし の 目 は あおい です。

Watashi no me wa aoi desu.

My eyes are blue.

400

Watashi no ichiban suki na supootsu wa futtobooru desu. Waht does this mean?

My most favourite sport is football. 

500

Describe why borrowed words exist

Because things already have names, and words get borrowed between languages. 

500

Translate the following into English: 

ときどき、うち で ゲーム を します。

Sometimes, I play games at home. 

500

How do you ask in Japanese:

'Do you like Maths?'

Sansuu ga suki desu ka

500

Write the sentence in roomaji:

Santa doesn't like hamburgers. 

Santa wa hambaagaa ga sukijanai desu. 

500

わたし の 一ばん すき な ところ は がっこう です

Translate to English. 

My most favourite place is school.