Colour my work!

We've been learning colours.

This game challenges you to listen to a native speaker and then identify the colour or colours that they've said.
You think it is easy, but listen carefully.


http://www.digitaldialects.com/Japanese/Colour.htm

Extention Vocabulary

Jump to the head of the class!

Try this challenging, but fun game to build your Japanese vocabulary.

It's a great website so have a look at some of the other things on it.

http://www.digitaldialects.com/Japanese/Vocwords1.htm

How much is that?

In preparation for our end of term assessment we are learning to say "How much is it?" and reply.

This in combination with our knowledge of fruit and numbers are going to be vital components of this assessment.

When asking "how much it is?" you say Ikura desu ka?

The response is ______ en desu

To listen to this go to the following website.

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/quickjapanese/quickjapanese15.html

Origami - Hina Dolls

Origami is Japanese for the art of paper folding.
It is an amazing art form that includes some very complex creations.
As this was the introduction for our class, we began with a more simple creation, a hina doll.

The design of these dolls depicts an emperor and emperess with their arms crossed and their hands hidden in their kimono.

Included below are both the instructions and a photo of our finished product.

Counting

Counting in Japanese in many ways is easier than counting in English.
The first thing as in any language is to count from one to ten.

One of the easiest ways to learn to count is using the old song from childhood, London Bridge is Burning Down. The one important thing to know before using this song is that there are two ways to say seven in Japanese. There are multiple ways to say other numbers too, but for this song seven is the important one to know. Seven can also be nana.

So now to the song. To the tune of London Bridge sing

Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, San Shi, San Shi, Go, rocko, Nana, Hachi, Kyu, Ju.

After getting the pronounciation sorted have a go at writing in kanji. Refer to the attached image.

Now that one to ten is sorted, the next parts easy.

11 is simply 10 + 1, ju ichi
12 is 10 + 2, ju ni

This follows a predictable pattern through to 19. Then it changes from + to x
Twenty is two x ten = Ni ju
Thirty is three x ten = San ju

Follow the pattern and you can't go wrong.

Happy counting!

Greetings

Greetings in Japanese, like in English are different for different situations.
It is important that we learn the appropriate greeting for the appropriate time.

Ohayoo, this is an informal greeting, often made between friends. It can be made to be more formal by adding to it. Ohayoo Gozaimasu is the more formal and respectful greeting.

Perhaps the greeting in Japanese we are most familiar with is Kon'nichiwa. This is hello, or good afternoon.

As day turns to night, the greeting changes again. The way we say good evening is Konbanwa.

Have greeted one another, it is also important to know how to farewell others.
Some of the ways of saying goodbye are simple such as bye bye, while others are more difficult such as Sayoonara. If you are farewelling someone who you will see the next day then you can say, Mata ashita, as it literally means see you tomorrow.

Finally it is not a greeting or farewell, but we all recognise the value of saying thank you. In Japanese the word you need to know is Arigatoo.

Hopefully that helps you to remember how to greet and farewell one another.

Sayoonara and arigatoo!

Kudamono - Fruit

This week we are learning about the names of fruit. This is as we build towards our final assessment for the term where each student will role play buying fruit from a fruit store.
Soon I will post the proposed conversation which will have to take place between the buyer and the shop owner.
But for now, here is the names of various fruit.