Nakama 1 - L1-1, Introduction

How many vowels does Japanese have?

• 5
• ０
• 46
• 10

How do you start introducing yourself?

• "sushi !"

• "arigatoo !"

• "sayonara !"

• "hajimemashite !"

How many Japanese writing systems are there?

• 5
• 3
• ０
• 46

What is the phonetic alphabet spelling used to show the pronounciation of Japanese words?

• hiragana
• English
• romaji (roma-ji)
• katakana

Where is the main verb in a Japanese sentence?

• At the end
• At the beginning
• Right before the subject
• In the middle

Where did kanji come from?

• Singapore
• Originated in Japan
• China
• America

What does kanji convey that is different from hiragana/katakana?

• nouns
• picture
• sound
• meaning (sometimes a word)

What is katakana mainly used for?

• loaned words (foreign words)
• particles
• adding a meaning
• showing that the speaker is a robot

What is "I" in Japanese?

• anata
• watashi
• desu
• konbanwa

Japanese names do NOT have.....

• first name
• last name (family name)
• middle name
• baby name