lesson 1

Question 1

What is the meaning of the kanji 人?

Answer 1

Person

Question 2

What are the four common readings of the kanji 人?

Answer 2

じん, にん, ひと, ひとり (一人)

Question 3

What does ひとり (一人) mean in Japanese?

Answer 3

One person / Alone

Question 4

How is the topic marker (は) pronounced in Japanese?

Answer 4

‘wa’

Question 5

What does the sentence あなた の きょうだい は なん人 います か mean?

Answer 5

How many siblings do you have?

Question 6

What is the meaning of いい 人 (いい ひと) in the sentence すずき さん は いい 人 です?

Answer 6

Ms. Suzuki is a nice person.

Question 7

What is the function of the verb です in the sentence すずき さん は いい 人 です?

Answer 7

It is the polite form of the verb “to be” (is, am, are).

Question 8

What does the sentence あした わたし は 一人 で えいが を みます mean?

Answer 8

I’m going to watch a movie by myself tomorrow.

Question 9

What is the difference between ひと (人) and ひとり (一人)?

Answer 9

ひと (人) means “person,” while ひとり (一人) means “one person” or “alone.”

Question 10

What does the addition of で after ひとり change the meaning to?

Answer 10

It changes the meaning to “alone,” “by myself,” or “on my own.”

Question 11

What is the meaning of the kanji 一?

Answer 11

One

Question 12

What are the three common readings of the kanji 一?

Answer 12

いち, ひとつ, ついたち (一日)

Question 13

What does the sentence いちがつ は とても さむい です mean?

Answer 13

January is very cold.

Question 14

What does ひとつ mean in Japanese?

Answer 14

One (thing)

Question 15

What does the sentence おちゃ を 一つ ください mean?

Answer 15

One green tea, please.

Question 16

What does ついたち (一日) mean in Japanese?

Answer 16

The first day of the month

Question 17

What does the sentence わたし の たんじょうび は 一日 です mean?

Answer 17

My birthday is on the first (of the month).

Question 18

What is the function of the particle の in わたし の たんじょうび?

Answer 18

It indicates possession, meaning “my birthday.”

Question 19

What is the reading of 一 when referring to the “first day of the month”?

Answer 19

ついたち (一日)

Question 20

What is the meaning of the kanji 大?

Answer 20

Big

Question 21

What are the two common readings of the kanji 大?

Answer 21

だい, おおきい

Question 22

What is the mnemonic for remembering the meaning of the kanji 大?

Answer 22

The one (-) man (A) is big.

Question 23

What does the sentence 大がくせい です か mean?

Answer 23

Are you a university student?

Question 24

What does おおきい mean in Japanese?

Answer 24

Big

Question 25

What does the sentence やまだ さん の あし は 大きい です mean?

Answer 25

Mr. Yamada’s feet are big.

Question 26

What is the function of the particle か in 大がくせい です か?

Answer 26

It turns the sentence into a question, like a question mark in English.

Question 27

How is the sound for おおきい (おお) pronounced in Japanese?

Answer 27

The “o” sound is lengthened, similar to the “o” in ‘boat.’

Question 28

What is the reading of 大 when referring to “big” in the phrase 大きい?

Answer 28

おおきい

Question 29

What is the function of the particle の in やまだ さん の あし?

Answer 29

It shows possession, meaning “Yamada’s feet.”

Question 30

What is the meaning of the kanji 日?

Answer 30

Sun; Day

Question 31

What are the five common readings of the kanji 日?

Answer 31

にち, び, ついたち (一日), か, にほん, にっぽん (日本)

Question 32

What does the sentence まい日 ほん を よみます mean?

Answer 32

I read a book every day.

Question 33

Why is the subject ‘I’ omitted in the sentence まい日 ほん を よみます?

Answer 33

The subject is often omitted when it can be inferred from the context.

Question 34

: What does the sentence 日ようび に こうえん に いきます mean?

Answer 34

I’m going to the park on Sunday.

Question 35

What is the function of the particle に in the sentence 日ようび に こうえん に いきます?

Answer 35

It indicates the day or time something happens, in this case, Sunday.

Question 36

What does the particle に do in the phrase こうえん に いきます?

Answer 36

It indicates the destination, meaning “to the park.”

Question 37

What does the sentence たんじょう日 は いつ です か mean?

Answer 37

When is your birthday?

Question 38

What does the sentence どよう日 は わたし の たんじょう日 です mean?

Answer 38

Saturday is my birthday.

Question 39

What is the meaning of ついたち (一日)?

Answer 39

The first day of the month.

Question 40

What does the sentence わたし の たんじょう日 は 一日 です mean?

Answer 40

My birthday is on the first.

Question 41

What does the sentence あした は 一がつ みっ日 です mean?

Answer 41

Tomorrow is January 3rd.

Question 42

What is the reading and meaning of 日本?

Answer 42

にほん, にっぽん, Japan

Question 43

What does the sentence げつよう日 に 日ほん に いきます mean?

Answer 43

I’m going to Japan on Monday.

Question 44

What is the meaning of the kanji 年?

Answer 44

Year

Question 45

What are the two common readings of the kanji 年?

Answer 45

ねん, とし

Question 46

What does the sentence らい年 日ほん に いきましょう mean?

Answer 46

Let’s go to Japan next year.

Question 47

What does らい年 (ねん) mean in the sentence らい年 日ほん に いきましょう?

Answer 47

It means “next year.”

Question 48

What does the volitional form of a verb do in the sentence いきましょう?

Answer 48

It is used to make a suggestion or show willingness, meaning “let’s go.”

Question 49

How do you identify the verb stem in the sentence いきましょう?

Answer 49

The verb stem is いき, which is the base form of the verb 行く (to go).

Question 50

What does the sentence まい年 わたし は 日ほん に いきます mean?

Answer 50

I go to Japan every year.

Question 51

What is the function of the particle は in the sentence まい年 わたし は 日ほん に いきます?

Answer 51

The particle は is a topic marker, indicating that the topic of the sentence is “I.”