Required Vocabulary:
- gakkoo- school
- de- at
- gakkoo de- at school
- nani- what?
- o- This is called an “object marker.” It often comes after the “object” in a Japanese sentence. We do not have this in English. (See the “Grammar” section.)
- shimasu- (I) do OR (I) will do
- Nani o shimasu ka- What do (you) do?
aisatsu- a greeting aisatsu o shimasu- (I) greet sooji- cleaning, a clean-up sooji o shimasu- (I) clean geemu- games geemu o shimasu- (I) play games nawatobi- jumprope nawatobi o shimasu- (I) play jumprope sakkaa- soccer sakkaa o shimasu- (I) play soccer basukettobooru- basketball basukettobooru o shimasu- (I) play basketball yakyuu- baseball yakyuu o shimasu- (I) play baseball suiei- swimming suiei o shimasu- (I) swim ensoku- an outing ensoku o shimasu- (I) take class trips benkyoo- studies benkyoo o shimasu- (I) study taiiku- gym, physical education taiiku o shimasu- (I) take gym naraimasu- (I) learn OR (I) will learn nihongo- Japanese language nihongo o naraimasu- (I) learn Japanese (U.S.) kokugo- my country's language kokugo o naraimasu- (I) learn Japanese (Japan) eigo- English language eigo o naraimasu- (I) learn English kakikata- the way to write kakikata o naraimasu- (I) learn how to write sansuu- arithmetic sansuu o naraimasu- (I) learn arithmetic tokei- clock yomikata- the way to read tokei no yomikata o naraimasu- (I) learn to tell time shakai- social studies, society shakai o naraimasu- (I) learn social studies rika- science rika o naraimasu- (I) learn science ongaku- music ongaku o naraimasu- (I) learn music zukoo- art, arts and crafts zukoo o naraimasu- (I) learn art dootoku- moral education dootoku o naraimasu- (I) learn moral education
Additional Vocabulary:
- tooban- Student of The Day, person “on duty”
- kiritsu- stand
- rei- bow
- chakuseki- be seated
- seikatsuka- life studies (In Japanese schools, science and social studies are combined and called “life studies” up through the 2nd grade.)
- seikatsuka o naraimasu- (I) learn life studies
Grammar:
When a person does something, the thing he does it to is called the “object.”
In Japanese sentences:
1) The person is often not mentioned if it can be understood from the situation.
2) The “doing word” comes at the end of the sentence.
3) The “object” is often followed by “o”.Example #1:
“I read books” in Japanese grammar becomes: "I books (+o ) read."
- I=watashi
- books=hon
- read=yomimasu
So, "I books (+o) read" becomes: Watashi hon o yomimasu. OR Hon o yomimasu.
Example #2:“I eat pizza” in Japanese grammar becomes: "I pizza (+o ) eat."
- I=watashi
- pizza= piiza
- eat=tabemasu
So, "I pizza (+o) eat" becomes: Watashi piiza o tabemasu. OR Piiza o tabemasu.
Conversations:
(polite-style) Gakkoo de nani o shimasu ka. What do you do in school? Hon o yomimasu. I read books. (polite-style) Gakkoo de sooji o shimasu ka. Do you do clean-up in school? Iie, shimasen. No, I don't. Hai, shimasu. Yes, I do Song and Additional Vocabulary:
GAKKOO DE NANI O SHIMASU KA
(What Do You Do In School?)Gakkoo de nani o shimasu ka. Gakkoo de nani o shimasu ka.
Aisatsu o shimasu. (Aisatsu o shimasu.)
Kutsu o kaemasu. (Kutsu o kaemasu.)
Ruuru o mamorimasu. (Ruuru o mamorimasu.)
Sansuu o naraimasu. (Sansuu o naraimasu.)
Hon o yomimasu. (Hon o yomimasu.)
Hirugohan o tabemasu. (Hirugohan o tabemasu.)
E o kakimasu. (E o kakimasu.)
Uta o utaimasu. (Uta o utaimasu.)
Tesuto o ukemasu. (Tesuto o ukemasu)
Sooji o shimasu. (Sooji o shimasu.)Mainichi gakkoo de. (Mainichi gakkoo de.)
- kutsu- shoes
- kaemasu- change
- kutsu o kaemasu- (I) change my shoes (into school shoes)
- ruuru- rules
- mamorimasu- obey
- ruuru o mamorimasu- (I) obey the rules
- hirugohan- lunch
- tabemasu- eat
- hirugohan o tabemasu- (I) eat lunch
- e- picture
- kakimasu- write OR draw
- e o kakimasu- (I) draw pictures
- uta- song
- utaimasu- sing
- uta o utaimasu- (I) sing songs
- tesuto- a test
- tesuto o ukemasu- (I) take tests
- mainichi- every day
- mainichi gakkoo de- everyday at school
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