Japanese

Language Booklet

Name:
____________
Japanese Greetings
 Some other useful sayings
English Roomaji Hiragana
How are you? Ogenki desu ka. おげんき　です
か。
Yes, I am well Hai, genki desu はい、げんき　
です。
I’m okay Daijoubu desu.
Excuse me Sumimasen すみません
It’s okay Daijoubu desu. だいじょうぶ　
です。
Hello (on the phone) Moshi moshi もし　もし
Dear ______ _______ e ＿＿＿　へ
From ______ _______ yori ＿＿＿＿より
What would you say in the following
situations?
Your friend gives you an apple. 

You meet a friend in the afternoon. 

You come back from school.

You meet your friend in the morning.

You say goodbye to a friend. 

You meet your friend's parents for the first

time.
You run into a friend in the evening. 

You leave the house to go to school. 

You head for bed. 

You accidentally bump into a friend.

You answer the phone

You end a letter

Someone says thank you

RENSHUU
(Practice)
Meeting New Friends
はじめまして。
Hajimemashite.
How do you do?

わたしはルーシーです。
Watashi wa Ruushii desu.
I am Lucy.

おなまえはなんですか？
Onamae wa nan desu ka?
What is your name?

はじめまして。
Hajimemashite.
How do you do?

わたしはトムです。
Watashi wa Tomu desu.
I am Tom.

どうぞよろしく。
Douzo yoroshiku
onegaishimasu.
Pleased to meet you.
 Substitute your name on the conversation
below and practice with someone.

はじめまして。
Hajimemashite.
How do you do?

わたしは＿＿＿＿＿です。
Watashi wa ＿＿＿＿＿ desu.
I am ＿＿＿＿＿ .

おなまえはなんですか？
Onamae wa nan desu ka?
What is your name?

はじめまして。
Hajimemashite.
How do you do?

わたしは＿＿＿＿＿です。
Watashi wa ＿＿＿＿＿ desu.
I am ＿＿＿＿ .

どうぞよろしく。
Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
どうぞよろしく Pleased to meet you.
Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
Pleased to meet you.
Have a go at answering the following questions
in Japanese. Below is some new vocabulary to
help you.

おかあさん ともだち なまえ

Okaasan tomodachi namae
Mother name

ペット せんせい わたし

petto sensei Watashi
pet I, me

Tomodachi no
namae wa nan desu
ka?
Sensei no namae wa
nan desu ka?

Okaasan no namae
wa nan desu ka?

Onamae wa nan desu

ka?

Petto no namae wa
nan desu ka?
 WAKARIMASU

• Verb (To Understand)

 WAKARIMASEN

• Verb (Do not understand)

 SUKOSHI

• Adverb. A little
 Nan-go

• What language

• Nani + go = Nan-go
 Sentence

• (Language) ga wakarimasu ka.

• Do you understand (Language).

 Sentence

• (Language) ga wakarimasu ka.

• Answer:
• Hai, wakarimasu.
• Iie, wakarimasen.
 What language do you
understand?
Understanding what language someone speaks is the first step
in being able to communicate. Australia is an English
speaking country so we usually assume that others speak
English. If you are in Japan you will assume that others speak
Japanese. Many Japanese people also speak English. Today
we will learn how to ask people what language they speak.
Have a go at this script with a
friend
にほんご　が　わかりますか。
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka.
Do you understand Japanese.

はい、　ちょっと　わかりま
す。
Hai, chotto wakarimasu.
Yes, I understand a little bit.

えいご　が　わかりますか。
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka.
Do you understand English?

いいえ、わかりません。
Iie, wakarimasen.
No, I don’t understand.

なにご　が　わかりますか
。
Nan-go ga wakarimasu ka.
What language do you
understand?

ちゅうごくご　が　わかります
。
Chuugokugo ga wakarimasu.
I understand Chinese.
 Countries and Languages
In Japanese “go” means language. To say the language that is
spoken in that country add “go” to the end of the name of the
country. (English is of course the exception). The following
table will help you.

France Furansu Furansugo フランス

ご

Germany Doitsu Doitsugo ドイツご

Italy Itaria Itariago イタリア

ご
China Chuugoku Chuugokugo ちゅごく
ご

Phlippines Firipin Firipingo

What? Nani Nan-go なにご
 Countries and Languages
In Japanese “go” means language. To say the language that is
spoken in that country add “go” to the end of the name of the
country.

Now you can say these sentences in Japanese! Have a

go...

にほんご　が　わかります。
Nihongo ga wakarimasu.
I understand Japanese.

なにご　が　わかります。
Nan-go ga wakarimasuka.
What language do you
understand?

えいご　が　わかりますか。
Eigo ga wakarimasuka.
Do you understand English?
Japanese Grammar
CHOUKAI

Listerning
I
 Techou

• Notebook.
 Shitsumon:

• 1.)
• 2.)
• 3.)
• 4.)
• 5.)
 “ Let me introduce you.”

• Go shoukai shimasu.

• Go- honorific
• Shoukai- introduction
• Shimasu – do
• Form: noun + shimasu (to do
_____) *verb
 Japanese Introductions

*
Val : Concentrix no kaishain
Phen: Accenture no enjinia
Markus: DPS no gakusei

1 : _______san, Kochira wa ______ san desu.

2 : Hajimemashite. _________ desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
3 : Hajimemashite. _________ desu. Douzo
yoroshiku.
1 : ____________________ wa (*) desu.
 Japanese Introductions

*
Val : Concentrix no kaishain
Phen: Accenture no enjinia
Markus: DPS no gakusei

1 : _______san, Kochira wa ______ san desu.

2 : Hajimemashite. _________ desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
3 : Hajimemashite. _________ desu. Douzo
yoroshiku.
1 : ____________________ wa (*) desu.
 Japanese Introductions

*
Val : Concentrix no kaishain
Phen: Accenture no enjinia
Markus: DPS no gakusei

1 : _______san, Kochira wa ______ san desu.

2 : Hajimemashite. _________ desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
3 : Hajimemashite. _________ desu. Douzo
yoroshiku.
1 : ____________________ wa (*) desu.
• Mira-san wa kaishain desu.
• Guputa-san mo kaishain desu.
ka
Miraa-san wa IMC no kaishain desu.
Have a go at finding some things from
around the room and talking about them.
Use the script to help you.
Dare no ____ _____ desu ka.
Who’s is this _____ _______ ?

Watashi no ____ ___ desu.

It’s my ______ ____

Douzo.
There you go.
Arigatou
Thank you.

Kore wa anata no ____ ___ desu

ka.
Is this your ______ ______?

Hai watashi no ____ ___desu ka.

Yes this is my _____ ______.

Douzo.
There you go. Arigatou
Thank you.
CHOUKAI

Listerning
II
 Shitsumon (Questions):

• 1.)
• 2.)
• 3.)
• 4.)
• 5.)
 Stephen san no namae

namae - name
shigoto - work
juusho - address

keitai bangou – mobile phone

number
denshi meeru/ e-meeru -email

rinku -link

Accenture kaisha no namae – company

name
Stephen san gives a
meishi to Val san.
 Person 1: giver Person
2 : receiver
(INTRODUCTION)

Person 1 : Watashi no meishi desu. Douzo.

Person 2: Doumo arigatou gozaimasu. Kore wa (Person 1 name) no
namae desu ka.
Person 1: Ee., sou desu. (N-A-M-E) desu.
Person 2: Kore wa?
Person 1: Kaisha no namae desu. (N-A-M-E) desu.
Person 1: Kore wa? Choose 1 more.
Person 2: ________ desu. (N-A-M-E) desu.
Person 2: Kore wa Person 1 name no keitai bangou desu ka,
kaisha no bangou desu ka.
Person 1:Watashi no desu. (Say number in Japanese) desu.
Val san gives a meishi to
Markus san.
Person 1: giver Person
2 : receiver
(INTRODUCTION)

Person 1 : Watashi no meishi desu. Douzo.

Person 2: Doumo arigatou gozaimasu. Kore wa (Person 1 name) no
namae desu ka.
Person 1: Ee., sou desu. N-A-M-E desu.
Person 2: Kore wa?
Person 1: Kaisha no namae desu. (N-A-M-E) desu.
Person 1: Kore wa? Choose 1 more.
Person 2: N-A-M-E desu.
Person 2: Kore wa Person 1 name no keitai bangou desu ka,
kaisha no bangou desu ka.
Person 1:Watashi no desu. (Say number in Japanese) desu.
Markus san gives a meishi
to Stephen san.
 Person 1: markus
Person 2 : phen

Person 1 : Watashi no meishi desu. Douzo.

Person 2: Doumo arigatou gozaimasu. Kore wa (Person 1 name) no
namae desu ka.
Person 1: Ee., sou desu. (N-A-M-E) desu.
Person 2: Kore wa?
Person 1: Gakkou no namae desu. (N-A-M-E) desu.
Person 1: Kore wa? Choose 1 more.
Person 2: N-A-M-E desu.
Person 1: Kore wa Person 2 name no keitai bangou desu ka,
gakkou no bangou desu ka.
Person 2:Watashi no desu. (Say number in Japanese) desu.
 itsu

Nanji
Nan-youbi
Nan-gatsu
Nan-nichi
5. When is your
birthday?
Saying a date in Japanese is much like
saying it in English: You just put the day
of the month after the month itself.

Months of the Year

English Roomaji Hiragana
January ichigatsuいちがつ
February nigatsu にがつ
March sangatsuさんがつ
April shigatsu しがつ
May gogatsu ごがつ
June rokugatsuろくがつ
July shichigatsu
しちがつ
August hachigatsuはちがつ
September kugatsu くがつ
October juugatsuじゅうがつ
November juuichigats じゅういちが
u
つ
December juunigatsu じゅうにがつ
Saying the first 10 days of the month can be
a little bit trickier than simply saying the
numbers followed by “nichi” meaning
“day”. The following table shows what to
say for the 1st to the 10th.
Days of the month
English Roomaj Hiraga
i na
1st tsuitachi ついたち
2nd futsuka ふつか
3rd mikka みっか
4th yokka よっか
5th itsuka いつか
6th muika むいか
7th nanoka なのか
8th yokka よっか
9th kokonoka ここのか
10th tooka
 Days of the week
English Roomaji Hiraga Kanji
na
Monday getsuyoubi げつようび 月ようび

Tuesday kayoubi かようび 火ようび

Wednesday suiyoubi すいようび 水ようび

Thursday mokuyoubi もくようび 木ようび

Friday kinyoubi きにようび 金ようび

Saturday doyoubi どようび 土ようび

Sunday nichiyoubi にちようび 日ようび

 How old are you?
“Sai” refers to age. So if you know Japanese numbers you can say
how old you are. Just add “sai” on to the end of the number. The
only exceptions are the numbers that end with “chi”, for example
“ich” and “hachi”. For these numbers just drop the “chi” and add “s”
and “sai” to the end. Use the table below to help you.

Age

English Roomaji Hiragana

1 issai いっさい
2 nisai にさい
3 sansai さんさい
4 yonsai よんさい
5 gosai ごさい
6 rokusai ろくさい
7 nanasai ななさい
8 hassai はっさい
9 kyuusai きゅうさい
10 jusai じゅさい
11 juuissai じゅういっ
さい
12 juunisai じゅうにさ
い
13 juusansai じゅうさん
Have a go at this script with a
friend
Konnichiwa.
Hello. Konnichiwa.
Hello.
Nan sai desu ka.
How old are you?
______sai desu .
I am _____ years
old.

Soo desu ne. Tanjoobi wa itsu desu ka.

Is that so? When is your birthday?

_____ gatsu _______ desu.

____ month ____ day.
Tanjoobi wa itsu desu ka
When it your birthday?

____ gatsu ______ desu.

____month _____day.
Have a go at answering the following questions
in Japanese.

きょう ともだち あした

Kyoo tomodachi ashita
today friend tomorrow

きのう せんせい
Kinoo sensei
Yesterday teacher

Tomodachi no tanjoubi
wa itsu desu ka.

Sensei no tanjoubi wa itsu

desu ka.

Tanjoubi wa itsu desu ka.

Kyoo wa itsu desu ka.

Kinou wa itsu desu ka.

Kara

Made
 Japanese Scripts

There are 3 types of Japanese characters:

わた
Hiragana
The basic Japanese alphabet. There are 46 symbols.
し
There is only one way of pronouncing each Japanese
character or combination of characters, unlike the
English alphabet.

ク
This is another way of writing the Japanese sounds. タ
Katakana
Usually used with foreign words. シ
Kanji (Chinese characters)
These are Chinese characters and each character has
its own specific meaning

Romaji
This is the Japanese language written in English
letters.
Name the types of script used…
こんにちは
ミルク
日本語
Nihongo
バス
Hiragana Chart
Katakana Chart
So how do you say it?
Even though writing in romaji may look
like English letters, the way that you
pronounce the sounds may be different.
But don’t worry! Once you have learnt
how to pronounce the sounds they will
always be the same so you can always say
the words correctly.
Just remember...

a as in art
i as in we
u as in soon
e as in get
o as in hot
 Describing things
Adjectives ending in “i”, can come immediately before the
noun they describe. If an adjective does not end in “i” then
add “no” before the noun. Here is a table of common
things found around the classroom. There are spaces for you
to add some more.

Classroom objects
English Roomaji Hiragana/Katakan
a
ruler jougi じょうぎ
marker maaka マアカ
pencil enpitsu えんぴつ
pencil fudebako ふでばこ
case
rubber keshigomu けしごむ
sharpener enpitsu kezumi えんぴつ　けずみ
scissors hasami はさみ
glue nori のり
pen pen ペン
Here is a table of common adjectives you can use to
describe these classroom items. There are spaces for you to
add some more. Please add の in the space after the
adjective if you need to add it before the noun.

Common Adjectives
English Rooma no
Hiragana/
ji Katakana の
big ookii おおきい
small chiisai ちいさい
cool kakkoii かっこいい
cute kawaii かわいい
expensive takai たかい
cheap yasui やすい
long nagai ながい
short mijikai みじかい
green midori みどり
blue aoi あおい
red akai あかい
black kuroi くろい
pink pinku ピンク