Speaking and Listening Practice Introductions

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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This greeting means 'nice to meet you' or 'pleased to meet you'. You should reply with the same. 'Hajimemashite' (note the i at the end often gets omitted to sound more natural) = hajimemashte

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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This greeting is saying hello. You should reply with the same, 'konnichiwa'

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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This question is asking what your name is. You can reply different ways. Such as 'name des', 'watashi wa name des' or 'namae wa name des'. Change the word name to yur name with Japanese pronunciation. (If you have any Ls in your name, they change to R)

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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This question is asking how old you are. Find your age in the image and make a note. You should say your age and then finish with 'des'. For example: 'jyuu ni sai des' =I am 12 years old

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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This question is asking what you like. Reply by changing the word 'nani' to something that you like. For example: 'dog/inu ga ski des' = I like dogs

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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This question is asking what you don't like. Change the word 'nani' to something you don't like. For example: 'spiders/kumo ga ski janai desu' = I don't like spiders

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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This question is asking what you are doing.You can rply by saying a verb such as 'tabemasu'=eating, or 'asobimasu'=playing. Or change the word 'nani' in the question to a noun such as soccer. For example= "sakka o shimas' = I am playing soccer

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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This question asked what you want. Replace the word 'nani' with the word of what you want. For example: 'Chocolate ga hoshi desu' which means = I want chocolate.

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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You should reply with 'sayounara' or 'jyamatta' when you hear this greeting

Record your voice with an appropriate response to the Japanese Greeting or Question

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You should say 'ohayo' or 'ohayo gozaimas' when you hear this greeting