Year 10: Quiz Time!

  1. Translate these days of the week into English:
    1. 金曜日、月曜日、水曜日
  2. Write the Kanji and Hiragana for TIME.
  3. How do you write 3:30 in Japanese.
  4. What is the Kanji used to write MINUTE for numbers ending in 5?
  5. Complete these sentences:
    1. みず を ______。
    2. アイスクリーム を _______。

Year 10 // Ch. 5: Pg.72-75

Namja Town and Ice Cream City

In Chapter 5, you explore Namja Town and Ice Cream City while learning new vocabulary and Tokyo entertainment/tourism.

The theme for these pages are “spending time with your family and friends”?

LEARN ABOUT::

  • leisure activities enjoyed by families and young people in Japan
  • popular places families and teenagers go
  • new kanji
  • time words (now, later, tomorrow etc.)
  • invite people to hang out
  • arrange an outing
  • use the plain form of verbs

TICKET IN: Grade 10

  1. Translate this sentence from Japanese to English:
    1. ホットケーキをたべます。
  2. Write your favorite word in your best Japanese.
  3. TRUE OR FALSE: the kanji for たべます is 飲.
  4. BONUS: Draw your best Japanese cartoon animal. Here’s some inspiration:

Welcome to Japanese, 2019

This term is all about organization and tiny goals each week.

You can expect to:

  • learn or review the alphabet, HIRAGANA and ROMAJI.
  • speak and comprehend basic greetings, example, SENSEI, ARIGATO, etc.
  • write Hiragana legibly
  • participate in weekly quizzes about Hiragana and vocabulary
  • study outside of class
  • prepare for term finals in Japanese and English

Big takeaway:

Japanese is a language that requires you to STUDY small chunks at a time. You must be able to WRITE and READ the basic alphabet in order to pass this subject.

Your mantra:

REPEAT TO REMEMBER – REMEMBER TO REPEAT

What you need in class:

  • blue Hiragana chart
  • Japanese notebook
  • blue/black and red pen
  • diary

Why Japanese?

Make an effort in Japanese so you can travel and speak the language even on a small scale. Even if you know just the basics, it can take you places and make you feel pretty awesome. Plus, it is cool to speak another language. It also makes your brain age slower. If you don’t believe me, just read this article that backs up what I’m telling y’all!

Japan Tour – Sumo Match!