JLPT N5 - December - Revision!

Its that time again!

The JLPT exams are in 4 days. December 6th.

I have a lot of revision to do. I decided to post up the revision tools I will be using. Hope you all have something similar!

Basics!

 It is always good to keep refreshing on your hiragana and katakana. You use it a lot more than you realise! After studying, I realised I need to brush up on my katakana. If you feel its not sticking, write them out again.

 Go through the minna no nihongo lessons we went through. Which were the vocabulary and grammar explanation!

 Recently I wrote up the grammar points in the Japanese from Zero books. It has helped a lot. I will post these up seperately so you can read through them!

 Kanji! Kanji kanji kanji! You will be tested on this! You need to know it both ways. What hiragana makes up a kanji. It will ask you to chose the kanji, and then to chose the correct spelling of a kanji. make sure you are familiar with these!

Last but not least, the JLPT mock exam. It is best practise to give them a try, its the same format at the actual exam, so you wont get any nasty surprises. You can find them on the JLPT website. Free to download. Even if you just read through it, at least you won't be caught off guard and have an idea of what you are walking into.

I plan on revising for the rest of the week. I hope to pass this time. I wish everyone good luck in their exam - whatever the level! You can do it!

JLPT N5 Kanji 81-103

Hi there!

Another and final installment of the JLPT N5 kanji!

You will find the previous kanji in the following links! 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80

Kanji			English
話	はな・す、はなし	フ	tale, talk
気	いき	き、ケ	spirit, mind
万	よろず	マン、バン	ten thousand
十	とう、と	ジュウ	ten
生	い・きる、い・かす、い・ける	セイ、ショウ	life, genuine, birth
学	まな・ぶ	ガク	study, learning, science
安	やす・い、やす・まる	アン	relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
月	つき	ゲツ、ガツ	month, moon
今	いま	コン、キン	now
口	くし	コウ、ク	mouth
六	む、む・つ	ロク、リク	six
四	よ、よ・つ	シ	four
男	おとこ、お	ダン、ナン	male
車	くるま	シャ	car
会	あ・う、あ・わせる	カイ、エ	meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
聞	き・く、き・こえる	ブン、モン	hear, ask, listen
入	い・る、-い・る	ニュウ、ジュ	enter, insert
先	さき、ま・ず	セン	before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
父	ちち	フ	father
右	みぎ	ウ、ユウ	right
分	わ・ける、わ・け	ブン、フン、ブ	part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%
耳	みみ	ジ	ear
円	まる・い、まる、まど	エン	circle, yen, round

This should be every kanji you need to learn for the JLPT N5 exam, this is what I knew and I seemed to be quite confident in recognising things.

Remember that writing them down may help you to memorise them!

This is it for the N5 Kanji.

Next I will be alternating between vocab and grammar.

Stay tuned and happy studying!

JLPT N5 Kanji 61-80

Hi there!

Another installment of the JLPT N5 kanji! This one is for 61-80!

You will find the kanji 1-20, 21-40, 41-60 here :)

Kanji			English
西	にし	セイ、サイ、ス	west, Spain
空	そら、あ・く	クウ	empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
後	のち、うし・る	ゴ、コウ	behind, back, later
電	-	デン	electricity
七	なな、なな・つ	シチ	seven
一	ひと、ひと・つ	イチ、イツ	one
食	く・う、た・べる	ショク、ジキ	eat, food
火	ひ、－び、ほ-	カ	fire
高	たか・い、たか	コウ	tall, high, expensive
手	て、て-、-て、た-	ショ、ズ	hand
足	あし、た・りる	ソク	leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
山	やま	サン、セン	mountain
語	かた・る、かた・らう	ゴ	word, speech, language
母	はは、も	ボ	mama, mother
立	た・つ、タ・ち-	リツ	stand up
八	や、や・つ、よう	ハチ	eight
木	き、こ-	ボク、モク	tree, wood
魚	うお、さかな、-ざかな	ギョ	fish
言	い・う、こと	グン、ゴン	say
千	ち	セン	thousand

Remember that you may find that writing them down may help you memorise them!

JLPT N5 Kanji 41-60

Hi there!

Another installment of the JLPT N5 Kanji! This time it is 41-60.

You will find the Kanji 1-20 and 21-40 here :)

Kanji			English
二	ふた、ふた・つ	二、ジ	two
日	ひ、－び、－か	ニチ、ジツ	day, sun, Japan
前	まえ、－まえ	ゼン	in front, before
名	な、－な	メイ、ミョう	name, noted, distinguished, reputation
飲	の・む、－の・み	イン、オン	drink, smoke, take
人	ひと、－り、－と	ジン、ニン	person
出	で・る、－で、だ・す	シュツ、スイ	exit, leave
天	あまつ、あめ、　あまー	テン	heavens, sky, imperial
書	か・く、－が・き、－がき	ショ	write
間	あいだ、ま、あい	カン、ケン	interval, space
上	うえ、うわ、かみ	ジョウ、シャン	above, up
休	やす・む、やす・まる	キュウ	rest, day off, retire, sleep
子	こ、－こ、ね	シ、ス、ツ	child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
白	しろ、しら-、しろ・い	ハク、ビャク	white
社	やしろ	シャ	company, firm, office, association, shrine
本	もと	ホン	book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
来	く・る、きた・る	ライ、タイ	come, due, next, cause, become
少	すく・ない、すこ・し	ショウ	few, little
行	い・く、ゆ・く	コウ、ギョウ、アン	going, journey
九	ここの、ここの・つ	キュウ、ク	nine

Remember that writing them down may help you memorise them easier!

JLPT N5 Kanji 21-40

Hi there!

Here you will find another installment of the JLPT N5 kanji. This is numbers 21-40. You can find the kanji 1-20 in the link below:

JLPT Kanji N5 1-20

Remember that writing them out yourself may help you remember them. Even if its making your own flashcards. Making your hand do the strokes helps so much

Kanji			English
女	おんな、め	ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ	woman, female
時	とき、－どき	ジ	time, hour
年	とし	ネン	year
目	め、－め	モク、ボク	eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
国	くに	コク	country
毎	ごと、－ごと・に	マイ	every
雨	あめ、あまー、－さめ	ウ	rain
友	とも	ユウ	friend
午	うま	ゴ	noon, sign of the horse, 11am-1pm, seventh sign o the Chinese Zodiac
下	した、しも、もと	カ、グ	below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
週	-	シュウ	week
左	ひだり	サ、シャ	left
半	なか・ば	ハン	half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
北	きた	ホク	north
川	かわ	セン	river
新	あたら・しい	シン	new
五	いつ、いつ・つ	ゴ	five
古	ふる・い	コ	old
見	み・る、み・える	ケン	see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
大	おお、おお・きい	ダイ、タイ	large, big

Hope this helps! I will be linking the previous blog posts in each update so they are easier to find for reference!

JLPT Kanji N5 - 1-20

Hi there!

I have receivedmy results and they weren't what I would have liked, however I wasn't that far off a pass! I will be re-taking. It was an experience for me, I had no idea what I was getting into and I now know what I need to work on!

So, I have decided to go through the Kanji and vocab as much as I can to help myself, and you, to memorise and become familiar with it. I will be posting up a few other things too, but I shall be starting off with the kanji. I am splitting it up into groups of 20 as there are 103 for the N5!

Kanji			English
中	なか	チュウ	in, inside, middle, mean, center
土	つち	ド、ト	soil, earth, ground, Turkey
外	そと、ほか	ガイ、ゲ	outside
駅	-	エキ	Station
南	みなみ	ナン、ナ	south
水	みず	スイ	water
東	ひがし	トウ	east
三	み	サン、ゾウ	three
道	みち	ドウ、トウ	road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
小	こ、ちいさい	ジョウ	little, small
店	みせ、たな	ラン	store, shop
金	かね、かな	キン、コン、ゴン	gold
百	もも	ジャク、ピャク	hundred
校	-	コウ、キョウ	exam, school, printing, proof, correction
何	なに、なん	カ	what
長	おさ	チョウ	long, leader
読	よ・む	ドク、トク、トウ	read
買	か・う	バイ	buy
花	はな	カ、ケ	flower
多	おお・い	タ	many, frequent, much

These are the first 20. I will be posting the others up soon!

JLPT N5 - Update & Experience

Hey there!

I am so sorry for the lack of activity lately. I have been under so much I have been stressed out and unable to focus on my blogging.

However I do have an update.

I did the JLPT N5 today. It was absolutely nerve wracking when I got there. I felt ill, I wanted to go home and curl up in a corner. But I stayed and I went through it. I met some lovely people, shame I didn't get their contacts! We had a good laugh and kept in good spirits through the whole afternoon. I think it helped, being able to have a laugh and a chat in between exams to keep the nerves and stress level down.

How did I do?

I honestly have no idea if I passed or not. Looking at the grading method, I might have scraped by. Maybe I passed fine, maybe I failed. If I didn't pass, at least I can take the one in December - online registration is August. We should get the results in September? I think they get posted online earlier than that. I shall keep you posted!

About the exam:

Paper 1: Paper 1 was Kanji and vocabulary. This paper was quite easy to go through. It is only 25 mins long. Which is plenty of time. It isn't as scary as it sounds. There was roughly 32 questions on this paper. First part of the paper is Kanji recognition. So it was a sentence and you had to chose which the correct kanji or vice versa of a certain word was.
Second part of the paper was sentence construction. You had to complete the sentences with the words given. Fill in the blank!


Paper 2: Paper 2 was Grammar and Reading Comprehension. The first part was to correctly insert the right particle into the paragraph. It was all one written paragraph and had numbered squares in places. Each one numbered with the question number, you had to fill in the box with the particle. 
Second part of the paper was another sentence construction. So you had the start of a sentence then you had to fill in the blanks with the words or particles given, and you are marked on the star ★. The final part of the second paper was reading comprehension. You had huge paragraphs that you had to read through, then answer questions based on that paragraph. 
        For example: it could be about someone's shopping day. What did they buy? Where did they buy it? It is all written in the paragraph.

Paper 3: Paper 3 was Listening. This paper you sit at your desk and a series of conversations are played out loud into the room, each one ending with a question. First series of questions were pictured on the exam paper. To give an indication of what the conversation was. The next part was just words on the paper, the last part had nothing on the paper and it was just concentration on the conversation itself and you picked from the choices spoken out-loud what the answer was.
      For example: the CD will say a phrase, the answers will be a response. you have to choose which is the correct response for the initial phrase.


Paper 1: I think I did quite well on this one. My Kanji recognition is quite good. My katakana not so much but I think I did well on that one.

Paper 2: I did terribly on this. I thought my reading was up to scratch, but apparently not. I ended up looking at the answer choices then finding the similar thing in the paragraph.

Luckily, paper 1 and 2 are marked as 1 paper. So hopefully, one out-weighs the other!

Paper 3: I think I did rather well, even though I changed a few answers...then realised I should have kept the initial answer. We shall see how much I messed up. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, a lot easier than I imagined.

Hope I did well, if not, I can always re-sit in December! All in all, it was a very good experience. Met some nice people and learned a lot!

I will keep you updated!

Japanese From Zero Book 3 and other update

Greetings!

I apologise for my lack of posting. I haven't been studying much due to personal reasons.

I am hoping to get back on track. I have been accepted as a candidate for the JLPT N5 exam in July this year so I need to get back to studying!!

This is so exciting for me.

I decided to buy the next book

 

The reason I have jumped books is because I am quite familiar with Hiragana and Katakana now and I really need to focus on the Kanji. This book helps learn the Kanji and how it is used differently and so on. Which is the main thing I need to learn now.

 

Going through the old books wasn't helping me, I felt like I was going round and round in circles and wasn't getting anywhere. Quite bored to be honest. So I have jumped up to the next level.

 

I will keep trying to post when I can.

Kanji Table 5!

Hello again!

It is time for another kanji table!

We really do not have many left! Exciting!

Japanese from Zero - Activity 3 Answers

Time for the answers!

Reading comprehension:

1: じゅんこさん は にじゅうごさい です。
Junko is 25 years old.
2: かのじょ の おとうさん は ごじゅうにさい です。
Her dad is 52 years old
3: おとうさん の なまえ は よしひろ です。
Her dad's name is Yoshihiro
4: おとうさん と じゅんこさん の くるま は ほんだ です。
Junko's car and her dad's care are Hondas.
5: おとうさん の くるま は むらさき です。
Dad's car is purple.
6: じゅんこさん の くるま は ピンク と あお です。
Junko's car is pink and blue.

Japanese Translation:
Translate this conversation between Takada-san and Kadota-san into English, also state if it is polite, informal or mixed.

たかださん:   くるま は なにいろ ですか。
Takada-san:   What colour is your car?
かどたさん:   わたし の くるま ですか。
Kadota-san:   My car?
たかださん:   はい。
Takada-san:   Yes.
かどたさん:   むらさき です。 あなた は のくるま は・・・？
Kadota-san:   It's purple. How about your car?
たかださん:   わたし の くるま は ぎんいろ と きんいろ のくるま です。
Takada-san:   My car is a silver and gold car.

Reading Comprehension Questions:
Answer the following questions about the reading comprehension at the top of the page.

1: じゅんこさん の くるま は なにいろ ですか。
    ピンク と あお です。
2: だれ の くるま が ほんだ ですか。
    じゅんこさん と じゅんこさん の おとうさん のくるまです。
3: だれ の くるま が むらさき ですか。
    おとうさん くるま です。
4: じゅんこさん わ なんさい ですか。
    にじゅうさい です。
5: だれ が ごじゅにさい ですか。
    じゅんこさん のおとうさん です。

What would you say?
What would you say in the following situations? Write the answer in Japanese. It is best practice to write in hiragana and katakana.

1: After you stepped on someone's foot by mistake
    ごめんあさい
2: when you want to know the colour of someone's dog.
    ____さん の いぬ わ なにいろ ですか。
3: when someone asks if you are Mr Tanaka
    いいえ、ちがいます。 (はい、 そうです。)
4: when you want to know how to say something in Japanese.
     ______は、 にほんご で なん ですか。

That concludes this activity!

Kanji Table 4!

It is that time again!

This is the 4th Kanji table I have written up.

This is a perfect way of making them stick in your head. This, with some sticky study/flash cards - you will learn Kanji in no time!

Good news is we don't have many more to go! ^__^

Japanese from Zero! Activity 3

Hello there!

Remember this book is listed on the tools page.

Time for some activites! Remember it is good practice to answer in Kana rather thabn Romaji. If you aren't sure, just write what you do know in Kana. Do your best!

Reading comprehension:

1: じゅんこさん は にじゅうごさい です。
2: かのじょ の おとうさん は ごじゅうにさい です。
3: おとうさん の なまえ は よしひろ です。
4: おとうさん と じゅんこさん の くるま は ほんだ です。
5: おとうさん の くるま は むらさき です。
6: じゅんこさん の くるま は ピンク と あお です。


Japanese Translation:
Translate this conversation between Takada-san and Kadota-san into English, also state if it is polite, informal or mixed.

たかださん:   くるま は なにいろ ですか。
かどたさん:   わたし の くるま ですか。
たかださん:   はい。
かどたさん:   むらさき です。 あなた は のくるま は・・・？
たかださん:   わたし の くるま は ぎんいろ と きんいろ のくるま です。

Reading Comprehension Questions:
Answer the following questions about the reading comprehension at the top of the page.

1: じゅんこさん の くるま は なにいろ ですか。
2: だれ の くるま が ほんだ ですか。
3: だれ の くるま が むらさき ですか。
4: じゅんこさん わ なんさい ですか。
5: だれ が ごじゅにさい ですか。

What would you say?
What would you say in the following situations? Write the answer in Japanese. It is best practice to write in hiragana and katakana.

1: After you stepped on someone's foot by mistake

2: when you want to know the colour of someone's dog.

3: when someone asks if you are Mr Tanaka

4: when you want to know how to say something in Japanese.



That is it for today! I will be posting more regularly in the near future! I hope.

Kanji Table 3

Hello!

I have been taking a break from studying lately for personal reasons.

But I will post up the new kanji table I drew up!

I am hoping to get back to studying this week.

If you have any questions or need me to draw out any kanji that look complicated a bit bigger, maybe draw out the kanji stroke order. ^__^

Kanji Table 2

Hello!

Here we have the 2nd Kanji table that I have written up.

Remember it is good to write them out, make little stories up to try and remember them.

Have fun!

Minna no Nihongo - Lesson 4 Grammar

Good Afternoon!

It is time for the grammar for this lesson. The vocabulary is in the previous post.

1: 今(いま) ー 時(じ) ー 分（ふん) です
     To express time, the counter suffixes 時(じ) (o'Clock) and 分（ふん) (minutes) are used. The numbers are put before them. 分（ふん) is read ふん after 2, 5, 7 or 9 and ぷん after 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 10. 1, 6, 8 and 10 are read いっ, ろっ, はっ, じゅっ(じっ) before ぷん.
     The interrogative なん is used with a counter suffix to ask questions concerning number or amounts. Therefore, the word なんじ (or sometimes なんぷん) is used to ask the time.

       e.g    今(いま) 何(なん) 時(じ) ですか。        What time is it now?
                 ・・・ 7 時(じ) 10分(ぷん) です。         ・・・It's seven ten.

  [Note] は marks the topic of a sentence, which you leaned in Lesson 1. A geographical location can also be used as the topic as can be seen in the below example.

      e.g.     ニューヨーク は 今(いま) 何(なん) 時(じ) ですか。     In New York what time is it now?
                ・・・午(ご) 前(ぜん)     4時(じ)です。                            ・・・It's 4 a.m.


2:  V ます
      1) A verb with ます works as a predicate.
      2) ます makes a sentence polite.
       
          e.g わたし は 毎(まい)日(にち) 勉(べん)強(きょう) します。      I study every day.

3:  Vます ／ Vません ／ Vました ／ Vませんでした
      1) ます is used when a sentence expresses a habitual thing or a truth. It is also used when a sentence expressed a thing that will occur in the future. The negative forms and the past tense are shown in the table below

	Non-past (future/present)	Past
Affirmative	(おき) ます	(おき) ました
Negative	(おき) ません	(おき) ませんした

      e.g 毎(まい)朝(あさ) 6時(じ) に 起(お)き ます。            I get up at six every morning.
            あした  6時(じ) に 起(お)き ます。                     I'll get up at six tomorrow morning.
            けさ 6時(じ) に 起(お)き ました。                       I got up at six this morning.

     2) Question forms of verb sentences are made in the same way as those of noun sentences; e.g the word order remains the same and the か is added to the end of the sentence.
          In answering such questions, the verbs in the questions are repeated. 
          そうです or そうじゃ ありません cannot be used.

         e.g. きのう  勉(べん)強(きょう) しましたか。                       Did you study yesterday?
                ・・・はい、 勉(べん)強(きょう) しました。                     ・・・Yes, I did.
                ・・・いいえ、 勉(べん)強(きょう)しませんでした。       ・・・No, I didn't.
                毎(まい)朝(あさ) 何(なん)時(じ) 起(お)き ますか。           What time do you get up every morning?
                ・・・6時(じ) に 起(お)き ます。                                  ・・・I get up at six.

4: N(time) に  V
    When a verb denotes a momentary action or movement, the time when it occurs is marked with the particle に. に is added when the noun before it uses a numeral. It can also be added to the days of the week, though it is not essential. When the noun does not use a numeral, に is not used.

       e.g  6時(じ)半(ばん) に 起(お)きます。                                  I get up at six thirty.
              7月(がつ) 2日(ふつか) に 日本へ 来(き)ました。             I came to Japan on July 2nd. (L.5)
              日(にち)曜(よう)日(び) 「に」 奈(な)良(ら)へ 行(い)きます。 I'm going to Nara on Sunday. (L.5)
               きのう 勉(べん)強(きょう） しました。                             I studied yesterday.

5: N1 から  N2 まで
    1) から indicates the starting time or place, and まで indicates the finishing time or place.

       e.g 9時(じ)から 5時(じ)まで 働(はたら)き ます。     I work from nine to five.
             大(おお)阪(さか) から 東京(とうきょう)まで 3時(じ)間(かん) かかり ます。      It takes three hours from Osaka to Tokyo. (L.11)

    2) から and まで are not always used together.
 
         e.g 9時(じ)から 働(はたら)きます。              I work from nine.

    3) ~から, ~まで or ~から ~まで is sometimes used with です added directly after either.

         e.g  銀(ぎん)行(こう)は  9時(じ)から  3時(じ)まで です。     The bank is open from nine to three.
                昼(ひる)休(やす)み は 12時(じ)から です。       Lunchtime starts at twelve.

6: N1 と N2
    The particle と connects two nouns in coordinate relation.

    e.g. 銀(ぎん)行(こう)の 休(やす)みは 土(ど)曜(よう)日(び) と 日(にち)曜(よう)日(び) です。   The bank is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

7: S ね
    ね is attached to the end of a sentence to add feeling to what the speaker says. It shows the speaker's sympathy or the speaker's expectation that the listener will agree. In the latter usage, it is often used to confirm something.

    e.g. 毎(まい)日(にち)  10時(じ)ごろまで 勉(べん)強(きょう) します。   I study till about ten everyday.
           ・・・大(たい)変(へん) ですね。                                              ・・・That must be hard.
          
           山(やま)田(だ)さん の 電(でん)話(わ)番(ばん)号(ごう)は 871の 6813です。
           ・・・ 871の 6813 ですね。
           Mr. Yamada's telephone number is 871-6813.
           ・・・ 871-6813, right?


That is it for this lesson! It confused me in some places, but I think I have got the hang of it now.

I shall be updating during the week with more kanji!

Minna no Nihongo - Lesson 4

Good Evening!

Time for lesson 4 from Minna no Nihongo! Remember to check out the tools page.

Remember that writing them out might help you learn and memorise the kanji.

I will post the grammar explanation in a new post as there is quite a bit on this particular lesson. ^__^

Japanese from Zero - Activities 2 Answers

Hello there!

Remember this book is listed on the tools page.

Time for the answers!

Reading Comprehension:

1: わたし の なまえ は ほんだ です。
    My name is Honda.
2: さんじゅうごさいです。
    I am 35 years old.
3: わたしの かのじょ のなまえ は てらだです。
    My girlfriend's name is Terada.
4: かのじょ は にじゅうきゅうさい です。
    She is 29 years old.

Japanese Translation:
Translate this conversation between Tanaka-san and Kobayashi-san into English, also state if it is polite, informal or mixed.

こばやしさん：        これは だれ の ほん ですか。
Kobayashi san:      Whose book is this?

なかやさん：           わかりません、 たぶん ロバート さん の ほん です。
Nakaya-san:            I don't know, maybe it is Robert's book?

English Translation:
Translate this conversation into Japanese, also state if it is polite, informal or mixed. It is best practice to write it in hiragana and katakana.

Mike San:            Are you Mr. Tanaka?
                              たなかさん ですか。
Yamada San:       No, I am Yamada. Who is Mr. Tanaka?
                              いいえ、 やまだ です。 たなかさん は だれ ですか。
Mike San:            Mr. Tanaka is Ms. Lee's friend
                              たなかさん は りいさん の ともだち です。

Reading Comprehension Questions:
Answer the following questions about the reading comprehension at the top of the page.

1: ほださん の かのじょ のなまえ は たなかさん ですか。
    いいえ、 てらだ です。
2: てらださん は だれ ですか。
    ほんださん の かのじょです。
3: てらださん は やまだ の かのじょ ですか。
    いいえ、 ほんださん のkあのじょです。 ／ いいえ、 ちがいます。
4: てらださん は なんさい ですか。
    にじゅうきゅう さい です。

What would you say?
What would you say in the following situations? Write the answer in Japanese. It is best practice to write in hiragana and katakana.

1: When you are leaving home
     さようなら (Later we will learn いって きます。)

2: When you greet someone in the morning
     おはようございます。

3: When you don't know the answer to a question
     わかりません。

4: When you want to show your gratitude to someone.
     ありがとうございます。
 
Hope you all did well!

I will be posting more activities up next week.

Happy Studying!

Kanji Table 1

Hello

I have been drawing up a Kanji table. There are so many for N5, but it is helping me learn them. I always find that writing them down helps. I also use an app called "Sticky Study" on iOS I have found it very helpful.

So these tables are split into Kanji, Kunyomi, Onyomi and English.

I will be honest- I am not entirely sure what Kunyomi and Onyomi are - all I know is that Kunyomi is the Japanese reading, and will usually be a stand-alone kanji or will have hiragana after it and Onyomi is the Chinese reading which is "sound reading" There are lots of websites which help understand how they work. I am not very good at explaining. This is one in particular. Kunyomi vs Onyomi

We are starting off with numbers! Nice and easy. :)

Japanese from Zero Activites 2!

Hello there!

Remember this book is listed on the tools page.

Time for some activites! Remember it is good practice to answer in Kana rather thabn Romaji. If you aren't sure, just write what you do know in Kana. Do your best!

Reading Comprehension:

1: わたし の なまえ は ホンダ です。
2: さんじゅうごさいです。
3: わたしの かのじょ のなまえ は てらだです。
4: かのじょ は にじゅうきゅうさい です。

Japanese Translation:
Translate this conversation between Tanaka-san and Kobayashi-san into English, also state if it is polite, informal or mixed.

こばやしさん：        これは だれ の ほん ですか。
なかやさん：           わかりません、 たぶん ロバート さん の ほん です。

English Translation:
Translate this conversation into Japanese, also state if it is polite, informal or mixed. It is best practice to write it in hiragana and katakana.

Mike San:            Are you Mr. Tanaka?
Yamada San:       No, I am Yamada. Who is Mr. Tanaka?
Mike San:            Mr. Tanaka is Ms. Lee's friend

Reading Comprehension Questions:
Answer the following questions about the reading comprehension at the top of the page.

1: ほださん の かのじょ のなまえ は たなかさん ですか。

2: てらださん は だれ ですか。

3: てらださん は やまだ の かのじょ ですか。

4: てらださん は なんさい ですか。

What would you say?
What would you say in the following situations? Write the answer in Japanese. It is best practice to write in hiragana and katakana.

1: When you are leaving home

2: When you greet someone in the morning

3: When you don't know the answer to a question

4: When you want to show your gratitude to someone.


That is all for today!

I will be posting the answers next Sunday!

Good luck and have fun!