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Introductions Booklet2
Introductions Booklet2
Kelab Bahasa
Jepun STAND2
KALI KE 6
KHAMIS
25 OGOS 2022
Japanese
Language Booklet
Name:
____________
1. 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 Maa maa desu. まあまあ です。
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
What would you say in the following
situations?
Your friend gives you an apple.
Hiragana
わ た
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.
Katakana
This is another way of writing the Japanese sounds.
ク
Usually used with foreign words.
タ
Kanji (Chinese characters) シ
These are Chinese characters and each character has
its own specific meaning
Roomaji
This is the Japanese language written in English
letters.
Highlight the
katakana you
already recognise.
So how do you say it?
Even though writing in roomaji 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
List 2 new things you have learnt from
today’s lesson
Spend a few
minutes adding
any new words to
your vocabulary
book.
よくできまし
た!
2. 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.
Pleased to meet you.
Substitute your name on the conversation below
and practise with your friend.
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.
どうぞよろしく。 Pleased to meet you.
Douzo yoroshiku.
Pleased to meet you.
Have a go at answering the following questions
in Japanese. Below is some new vocabulary to
help you.
Tomodachi no
namae wa nan desu
ka?
Sensei no namae wa
nan desu ka?
Okaasan no namae
wa nan desu ka?
Petto no namae wa
nan desu ka?
Things you may have noticed from today’s
lesson
What did you notice about the
full stop on the end of the
Japanese sentence?
Look again at the list of
questions, what is there
instead of a question mark?
If “namae” means “name”,
why do we say “onamae”
when asking a person’s name?
Spend a few
minutes adding
any new words to
your vocabulary
book.
よくできまし
た!
3. 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。
Nanigo 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.
よくできまし
た!
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
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
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 _____ _______ ?
Douzo.
There you go.
Arigatou
Thank you.
Douzo.
There you go. Arigatou
Thank you.
List 2 new things you have learnt from
today’s lesson
Spend a few
minutes adding
any new words to
your vocabulary
book.
よくできまし
た!
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.
きのう せんせい
Kinoo sensei
Yesterday teacher
Tomodachi no tanjyoobi
wa itsu desu ka.
Spend a few
minutes adding
any new words to
your vocabulary
book.
よくできまし
た!
Happy Birthday to
you!
おたんじょうび おめでと
otanjyoubi omedoto
Happy Birthday to you
おたんじょうび おめでと
otanjyoubi omedeto
Happy Birthday to you
おたんじょうび おめでと ___
さん
otanjyoubi omedeto (name) san
Happy Birthday dear _____
おたんじょうび おめでと
otanjyoubi omedeto!
Happy birthday to you!
Heads Shoulders Knees and
Toes
atama kata
head shoulder
hiza ashi hiza ashi
knee leg knee leg
atama kata
head shoulder
hiza ashi hiza ashi
knee leg knee leg
me to mimi to
eye and ear and
kuchi to hana.
mouth and nose
atama kata
head shoulder
hiza ashi
knee leg