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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. 

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

 Japanese Scripts
There are 3 types of Japanese characters:

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.

Name the types of script used…

こんにちは
ミルク
日本語
にほんご
バス
 Hiragana Chart

How many Hiragana do you know?

Record your pretest result here and
compare it with how you go at the end of
the term.
Katakana Chart

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.

はじめまして。 Draw a picture of yourself and your

Hajimemashite. friend next to the speech bubbles.
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.
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.

おかあさん ともだち なまえ

Okaasan Tomodachi namae
Mother friend 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?

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.

France Furansu Furansugo フランス

ご
Germany Doitsu Doitsugo ドイツご

Italy Itaria Itariago イタリア

ご
China Chuugo Chuugokugo ちゅごく
ku ご

England Eikoku Eigo えいご

What? Nani nanigo なにご

Here are some other very useful phrases to
know...
English Roomaji Hiragana
Please say it Mou yukuri もう　ゆくり　
slowly hanashite kudasai はなして　くだ
さい。
Please say it Mou ichidou itte もう　いちどう
again kudasai 　いって　くだ
さい。
Please write it Kaite kudasai かいて　くださ
ぢ。
Spend a few
minutes adding
any new words to
your vocabulary
book.

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

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
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
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.
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.

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
u
じゅういちが
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
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.
 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

Have a go at answering the following questions
in Japanese. Below is some new vocabulary to
help you.

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 tanjyoobi
wa itsu desu ka.

Sensei no tanjoobi wa itsu

desu ka.

Tanjyoobi wa itsu desu ka.

Kyoo wa itsu desu ka.

Kinoo wa itsu desu ka.

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！
 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