Bukatsu

Grade 8 and 7 // Daily Life at School

Below are some videos about what life is like as a student in Japan. You can also follow this link to learn about a young student’s daily routine and time.

Grade 9 // Talk Time!

Some words that were confusing last class can be cleared up here – and now!

PHOTOGRAPH – shyashin (shiyashin) しゃしん

CLUB ACTIVITY – bukatsu ぶかつ

GRADE – nensei 年生

AGE – sai 才

KINDERGARTEN – youchien ようちえん

PRIMARY SCHOOL – shougakkou 小学校

PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT – shogakusei

MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADE 7-9) chuugakkou 中学校

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT – chugakusei

SENIOR SCHOOL (GRADE 10-12)　koukou 高校

SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENT – koukousei

Grade 8 // Verbs for Routines

TO GO – ikimasu

TO DO – shimasu

TO WATCH – mimasu

TO LISTEN – kikimasu

TO READ – yomimasu

TO LEARN – naraimasu

TO STUDY  – benkyoushimasu

TO GET UP – okimasu

TO EAT – tabemasu

TO DRINK – nomimasu

TO GET IN/ENTER – hairimasu

TO SHOWER – abimasu

TO RETUREN – kaerimasu

TO SLEEP – nemasu

Year 8 // Review Terms for Bookwork

Some key kanji we must remember from last year:

日本 nihon – JAPAN

語 go – LANGUAGE

人 jin – PERSON/PEOPLE

お父さん Otousan – FATHER

お母さん Okaasan – MOTHER

何 nan – WHAT

Daily Dose is the practice these KANJI in review.

Next, you will need to LEARN these new kanji: TELLING TIME

時 ji TIME/HOUR

半 han HALF

分  hun and pun – MINUTE*

学校 gakkou – STUDY AND SCHOOL = SCHOOL

15 minutes is said “fun” – ending in a 5

20 minutes is said “pun” – ending in a 0

London wa ima nan ji desuka?

What time is it in London?

 

London wa ima (ji)(fun/pun) desu.

London is now (hour)(minute).

 

EXTRA VOCAB:

sumimasen – EXCUSE ME

desu – IT IS

ima – NOW

nan ji – WHAT TIME?

aa – OH

ne – HEY

Fast Challenge // Hiragana

How quickly can you say the Hiragana alphabet? Give it a try with this song:

# Numbers #

Tradition Meets Future

Grade 9 // What’s the Haps?

Here’s what is store for you today, gents!

1. Let’s SING!
   1. days of the week NICHI GETSU KA SUI MOKU KIN DO (YOUBI)
   2. a ka sa ta na ha ma ya ra wa n
2. Pass Back Hiragana Quiz and correct the empty/incorrect Kana letters.
3. Daily Dose: ya ra wa/n や　ら　わ　ん
4. BRAIN BREAK: Throwing Dice (number review)
5. Sentence Structure Video and notes

DAYS OF THE WEEK:

nichi にち

日曜日

getsu　げつ

月曜日

ka　か

火曜日

sui　すい

水曜日

moku　もく

木曜日

kin　きん

金曜日

do　ど

土曜日

HIRAGANA TOP ROW REIVEW:

あ　か　さ　た　な　　は　ま　や　ら　わ　　ん

DAILY DOSE:

NUMBERS REVIEW:

Grade 7 // Daily Dose Reminder

Just a reminder, use your correct stroke order when writing your Hiragana. It is helpful to practice EVERY DAY in order to know your basic alphabet – and truth is, you can’t learn Japanese if you don’t know your alphabet!

Let’s try it out!