Japanese Beginners · Term 1 Week 4B · practice on your own

How old are you? What is this?

Draft for the class teacher to check.

By the end of this week you can

Kana to review

Tap ▶ to hear a row, then say each kana after it.

さsa
しshi
すsu
せse
そso
たta
ちchi
つtsu
てte
とto

Practise

1What sound is it?

Choose the sound for each kana, then check.

2Find the kana

Some of these look alike. Look closely.

Which one is to?
Which one is chi?
Which one is so?
Which one is ta?
Which one is tsu?
Which one is te?

3Type the sound

Type the sound in English letters (for example ka), then check.

し

す

た

て

そ

さ

と

せ

4Read the words

Read each word, tap ▶ to check how it sounds, then choose the meaning.

5Listen and choose

Tap ▶, listen, and choose the word you hear.

Say it

Tap ▶, say the Japanese, then open the meaning. Help with reading is under each one.

なんさい ですか。 nansai desu ka

How old are you?

じゅうご さい です。 jūgo sai desu

I am 15.

じゅうろく さい です。 jūroku sai desu

I am 16.

じゅうなな さい です。 jūnana sai desu

I am 17.

これは なん ですか。 kore wa nan desu ka

What is this?

これは つくえ です。 kore wa tsukue desu

This is a desk.

これは とけい です。 kore wa tokei desu

This is a clock.

6What do you say?

You want to know your partner's age.
You are 16.
You point at something and ask what it is.
You point at a desk and say what it is.

7Say it with a partner

Take turns. One person reads a line, the other answers. Swap after each one.

  1. なんさい ですか。
  2. じゅうご さい です。
  3. じゅうろく さい です。
  4. じゅうなな さい です。
  5. これは なん ですか。
  6. これは つくえ です。
  7. これは とけい です。