Chpts 1, 2 + 3- Year 8/Sem 2 Flashcards
‘What’s your name’ in Japanese
Onamae wa nan desuka.
‘Pleased to meet you’ in Japanese
Do`zo Yoroshiku
What is ‘desu’?
Desu= Is, am, are
What are the two pronouns?
Watashi (formal) and Boku (informal)
What are the three titles in Japanese?
Sensei (Mr/Mrs/Ms), san (Mr/Mrs/Ms) and kun (Mr/Master, males your own age)
Teacher is…
Sensei
People is…
Minasan
Hi!=
Ohayo!
Good morning=
Ohayo Gozaimasu
Good Night=
Oyasumi nasai
Hello/Good Afternoon=
Konnichiwa
Good Evening=
Konban wa
Goodbye=
Sayo`nara
See You=
Ja, mata
See You Tomorrow=
Mata ashita
Eleven=
juuichi= 10+1
Two=
Ni
Five=
Go
One=
Ichi
Twelve=
juuni= 10+2
Six=
Roku
Thirteen=
juusan=10+3
Four=
Yon
100
hyaku
Nine=
Kyuu
Eight=
Hachi
Ten=
juu
Ni=
2
Yon=
4
Roku=
6
Go=
5
Nijuu
20= 2+10 or two tens are twenty:)
Hachi=
8
Juu
10
One Hundred=
Hyaku
Twenty
Nijuu 2x10
Thirty
Sanjuu 3x10
Forty
Yonjuu 4x10
Fifty
Gojuu 5x10
Sixty
Rokujuu 6x10
Seventy
Nanajuu 7x10
Eighty
Hachijuu 8x10
ninety
kyuujuu 9x10
one hundred
hyaku
seven
nana
What Age?
san sei
What number?
nan ban
What does ‘ka’ indicate?
When ka is at the end of a statement it means it is a question.
Yes=
Hai
No=
iie
Hello on a phone=
Moshi Moshi
Telephone Number
Denwa bango`
Surname
Myo`ji
Number=
ban
What=
nan
What Number?
nan ban
How do you say your nationality?
Give some examples…
Just add jin desu to the end of the country
For example:
Australian= Oosutoraria-jin desu
American= Amerika-jin desu
How do you ask for someones nationality?
Say: ‘Okuni wa doko desuka?’
Really? Is that right?
Aa, so` desuka
Where do you live?
~ name, doko ni sunde imasuka
I live ~
Waroona ni sunde imasu
Mandurah ni sunde imasu
Safety Bay ni sunde imasu
Ano`=
Um, Excuse Me
Eetto=
Um, let me see…
What grade are you in?= is in Japanese…
Ano`, nan-nensei desuka.
How do you say I’m in Grade 8?
Hachi-nensei desu
Grade=
nen sei
Nihongo=
Japanese as a second language
Kokugo=
Japanese as a first language
Taiiku=
Phys. Ed.
Music=
Ongaku
English=
Eigo
P.E.
Taiiku
ongaku=
music
maths=
suugaku
science
rika
chiri
geography
suugaku
maths
history
rekishi
bijutsu= bi ji yu tsu
art
social science= SOSE
shiyakai
japanese
nihongo
rekishi
history
shakai= shi ya kai
SOSE
art
bijitsu
rika
science
eigo
english
manual arts
gijutsu katei= gi ji yo tsu ka te i
rekishi
history
sose
shakai= shi ya kai
geography
chiri
Four school systems in japan
Yochien, Shogakko, Chuugakko, Koko
Kindegarten=
Yo`chien
Shogakko=
Primary School
Junior High School=
Chuugakko`
Senior High School=
Koko
Yo`chien
Kindergarten
Primary School=
Shogakko
Chuugakko`=
Junior High School
Koko=
Senior High School
Shogakko=
Primary School
How many years of compulsory schooling are there?
9 years compulsory schooling=
6 yrs of primary (shogakko)
3 yrs of junior primary (chuugakko`)
How many years does koko last?
Three years
What is a ‘juku’?
A coaching college to prepare for examinations
What is the word for junior high?
Junior High=
Chuugakko`
Who is responsible for cleaning the school?
The students clean the school, working on a roster system
Favourite=
sukina
kamoku=
school subject
What is your favourite subject? in japanese…
Sukina kamoku wa nan desuka.
To say a country’s language, you do what?
Give some examples…
Add 'go' to the end of the country name. For example: Furansu-go Itaria-go Chuugoku-go Eigo Indoneshia-go
Saying what your favourite subject is=
Sukina kamoku wa (subject here) desu.
Saying what your favourite subjects are =
Sukina kamoku wa (subject here) to (subject here) desu.
Asking someone’s favourite subject=
Sukina kamoku wa nan desuka.
Saying a country’s language=
(Country) -go
class=
gumi
Class A=
A gumi
Timetable=
jikanwari
