20 Basic Verbs

Question 1

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to eat’?

Answer 1

食べる (taberu)

Question 2

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to drink’?

Answer 2

飲む (nomu)

Question 3

True or False: The verb ‘見る’ (miru) means ‘to see’.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The verb ‘____’ (kiku) means ‘to listen’ or ‘to ask’.

Answer 4

聞く

Question 5

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to go’?

Answer 5

行く (iku)

Question 6

Which of the following verbs means ‘to sleep’? a) 起きる (okiru) b) 寝る (neru) c) 走る (hashiru)

Answer 6

b) 寝る (neru)

Question 7

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to write’?

Answer 7

書く (kaku)

Question 8

Fill in the blank: The verb ‘____’ (aruku) means ‘to walk’.

Answer 8

歩く

Question 9

True or False: The verb ‘遊ぶ’ (asobu) means ‘to play’.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to read’?

Answer 10

読む (yomu)

Question 11

Which of the following verbs means ‘to come’? a) 行く (iku) b) 来る (kuru) c) 飲む (nomu)

Answer 11

b) 来る (kuru)

Question 12

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to buy’?

Answer 12

買う (kau)

Question 13

Fill in the blank: The verb ‘____’ (hashiru) means ‘to run’.

Answer 13

走る

Question 14

True or False: The verb ‘話す’ (hanasu) means ‘to talk’.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to play an instrument’?

Answer 15

弾く (hiku)

Question 16

Which of the following verbs means ‘to meet’? a) 会う (au) b) 見る (miru) c) 聞く (kiku)

Answer 16

a) 会う (au)

Question 17

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to take (a picture)’?

Answer 17

撮る (toru)

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The verb ‘____’ (suru) means ‘to do’.

Answer 18

する

Question 19

True or False: The verb ‘教える’ (oshieru) means ‘to teach’.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What is the Japanese verb for ‘to open’?

Answer 20

開ける (akeru)