greetings

Question 1

What is the informal greeting for ‘Good morning’ in Japanese?

Answer 1

おはよう (ohayou)

Used in casual settings.

Question 2

What is the formal greeting for ‘Good morning’ in Japanese?

Answer 2

おはようございます (ohayou gozaimasu)

Used in formal settings.

Question 3

Translate ‘Good afternoon / hello’ into Japanese.

Answer 3

こんにちは (konnichi wa)

Question 4

What is the Japanese phrase for ‘Good evening’?

Answer 4

こんばんは (konban wa)

Question 5

How do you say ‘Good night’ in Japanese?

Answer 5

おやすみ (oyasumi)

Casual; formal version is おやすみなさい (oyasumi nasai).

Question 6

What is the Japanese term for ‘Goodbye’?

Answer 6

さようなら (Sayounara)

Question 7

What does ‘じゃ、また’ (jya mata) mean?

Answer 7

See you

Question 8

Translate ‘Thank you’ into Japanese (casual).

Answer 8

どうも (doumo)

Question 9

What is the plain form of ‘Thank you’ in Japanese?

Answer 9

ありがとう (arigatou)

Question 10

What is the formal way to say ‘Thank you’ in Japanese?

Answer 10

ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu)

Question 11

How do you say ‘Sorry’ in Japanese?

Answer 11

ごめんなさい (gomen nasai)

Question 12

Translate ‘Excuse me’ into Japanese.

Answer 12

すみません (sumimasen)

Question 13

What is the Japanese word for ‘No’?

Answer 13

いいえ (iie)

Question 14

What is the Japanese word for ‘Yes’?

Answer 14

はい (hai)

Question 15

How do you say ‘How do you do?’ in Japanese?

Answer 15

はじめまして (hajimemashite)

Question 16

What is the phrase for ‘Nice to meet you’ in Japanese?

Answer 16

どうぞよろしく (douzo yoroshiku)

Often used with よろしくおねがいします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu).

Question 17

What does ‘きりつ’ (kiritsu) mean?

Answer 17

Stand up

Question 18

What is the Japanese term for ‘bow’?

Answer 18

れい (rei)

Question 19

Translate ‘Take your seats’ into Japanese.

Answer 19

ちゃくせき (chakuseki)

Question 20

What does ‘せんせい’ (sensei) mean?

Answer 20

Teacher

Question 21

Fill in the blank: ‘Good night’ in Japanese is _______.

Answer 21

おやすみ (oyasumi)

Question 22

Fill in the blank: ‘Goodbye’ in Japanese is _______.

Answer 22

さようなら (Sayounara)

Question 23

Fill in the blank: ‘Excuse me’ in Japanese is _______.

Answer 23

すみません (sumimasen)

Question 24

What are the next two rows of hiragana to be studied?

Answer 24

さ, し, す, せ, そ, た, ち, つ, て, と

Question 25

What should students do for the next lesson regarding the hiragana booklet?

Answer 25

Do hiragana booklet pages for these ten hiragana

Question 26

What is the spelling quiz topic for the next lesson?

Answer 26

Four lines (a - to)

Question 27

What is the Japanese syllabary that consists of 46 basic characters?

Answer 27

Hiragana ## Footnote Hiragana is used for native Japanese words and grammatical elements.

Question 28

How do you say 'Nice to meet you' in Japanese?

Answer 28

Douzo yoroshiku (どうぞ　よろしく) ## Footnote This phrase is often used when introducing oneself.

Question 29

What is the polite form of 'name' in Japanese?

Answer 29

Onamae ## Footnote Used when referring to someone else's name.

Question 30

How do you say 'Good evening' in Japanese?

Answer 30

Konban wa (こんばんは) ## Footnote A standard greeting in the evening.

Question 31

Fill in the blank: 'Hajimemashite, watashi wa ______ desu.'

Answer 31

[your name] ## Footnote This is how you introduce yourself in Japanese.

Question 32

What is the Japanese word for 'Goodbye'?

Answer 32

Sayounara (さようなら) ## Footnote A common farewell expression.

Question 33

How do you say 'See you' in Japanese?

Answer 33

Jya mata (じゃ、また) ## Footnote Informal way to say see you later.

Question 34

What is the Japanese phrase for 'Thank you' in a casual context?

Answer 34

Doumo (どうも) ## Footnote This is a casual way to express gratitude.

Question 35

How do you say 'Good night' in Japanese?

Answer 35

Oyasumi (おやすみ) ## Footnote A casual way to say good night.

Question 36

What is the formal way to say 'Good morning' in Japanese?

Answer 36

Ohayou gozaimasu (おはようございます) ## Footnote Used in formal situations.

Question 37

How do you say 'Sorry' in Japanese?

Answer 37

Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい) ## Footnote A phrase used to apologize.

Question 38

What is the Japanese term for 'friend'?

Answer 38

Tomodachi ## Footnote Used to refer to a friend.

Question 39

Fill in the blank: 'Tomodachi no ______ san desu.'

Answer 39

[friend's name] ## Footnote This structure is used to introduce a friend.

Question 40

How do you say 'Good afternoon / Hello' in Japanese?

Answer 40

Konnichi wa (こんにちは) ## Footnote A common greeting during the day.

Question 41

What does 'Hai' mean in Japanese?

Answer 41

Yes (はい) ## Footnote Used to affirmatively respond.

Question 42

How do you say 'Excuse me' in Japanese?

Answer 42

Sumimasen (すみません) ## Footnote Used to get someone's attention or to apologize.

Question 43

What is the phrase for 'How do you do?' in Japanese?

Answer 43

Hajimemashite (はじめまして) ## Footnote Used when meeting someone for the first time.

Question 44

Fill in the blank: 'Onamae wa ______?'

Answer 44

[someone's name] ## Footnote This is a question asking for someone's name.

Question 45

What is the phrase used to say 'Nice to meet you' after an introduction?

Answer 45

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu (よろしく　おねがいします) ## Footnote This is another way to express the same sentiment.

Question 46

How do you say 'Goodbye' in a more casual way?

Answer 46

Jya ne (じゃね) ## Footnote Informal farewell among friends.