Japanese Language and Culture Quiz

Greetings

• Japanese: Konnichiwa (こんにちは)
• Korean: Annyeonghaseyo (안녕하세요)
• Spanish: Hola

Countries

• The text includes information on Japan, Korea, and Mexico

Languages

• The text covers Japanese, Korean, German, English, and Spanish.

School

• The text includes the Japanese words for school: gakkou (学校) and daigaku (大学).

Family Terms

• The text includes family terms in both English and Japanese.
• The text highlights differences between referring to one's own family members and other people's family members.

Occupations

• The text includes a list of common occupations with English and Japanese translations.

Body

• The text provides a comprehensive list of body parts in English and Japanese.

Body Adjectives

• The text includes a list of adjectives describing physical characteristics in English and Japanese.

Location

• The text includes prepositions of place and directional words in Japanese and English.

Hobbies & Sports

• The text includes common hobbies, activities, and sports in both English and Japanese.

Food and Beverages

• The text lists common food and beverages in both English and Japanese.
• The text also includes adjectives commonly used to describe food based on taste.

Academic Subjects

• The text lists common academic subjects in Japan and English, including:
  • Accounting
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Finance
  • Foreign Language
  • History
  • International Business
  • International Relations
  • Japanese
  • Japanese Culture
  • Law
  • Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Psychology

Home

• The text lists common rooms and appliances found in a Japanese home.

Pronunciation

• The text includes the pronunciation of Japanese words, provided in romanized Japanese using katakana.

Basic Japanese Vocabulary

• Cold is tsumetai, samui or hiyashi
• Hot is atsui
• Lukewarm is nurui
• Sour is suppai
• Delicious/Tasty is oishii
• Not tasty is mazui
• Sweet is amai
• Spicy/Hot/Salty is karai
• Soft is yawarakai
• New/Fresh is atarashii or shinsenna
• Old is furui
• Warm is atatakai

Time Expressions

• Monday is getsuyoobi
• Tuesday is kayoobi
• Wednesday is suiyoobi
• Thursday is mokuyoobi
• Friday is kinyoobi
• Saturday is doyoobi
• Sunday is nichiyoobi
• This week is konshuu
• Next week is raishu
• Last week is senshu
• This month is kongetu
• Next month is raigetu
• Last Month is sengetsu
• This year is kotoshi
• Next year is rainen
• Last year is kyonen
• Today is kyoo
• Tomorrow is ashita
• Yesterday is kinoo
• The day before yesterday is ototoi
• The day after tomorrow is asatte
• Morning is asa
• Morning (in the morning)* is gozen
• Morning (this morning)* is kesa
• Afternoon/Daytime/Noon is hiru/hirunma
• Evening is yuu/ban
• Night is yoru/ban
• What day of the week is nan'yoobi

Frequency Expressions

• All the time/Always is itsumo
• Often/Frequently/A lot is yoku
• Usually is taitei
• Sometimes is tokidoki
• Once in a while is tamani
• Hardly/Almost never is hotondo
• Not very often is amari (with negative)
• Not at all is zenzen (with negative)
• Every morning is maiasa
• Every night is maiban
• Every day is mainichi
• Every week is maishuu
• Every month is maitsuki
• Every year is maitoshi/mainen
• Every time/Every time is maikai/maido
• ~Times (counter for occurance) is ~kai/~do

Adverbs to Express Extent

• Very (modifies adj and adv, not verb) is totemo
• To some extent is kanari
• So-so is maamaa
• A Little is sukoshi
• Not so much (with negative) is amari
• Not at all (with negative) is zenzen

Clothing and Colors

• Blouse is *burausu
• Bra is b(r)a or chi

Weather, Seasons, and Climates

• Airplane is hikooki

Transportation

• Airplane is hikooki

Japanese Clothing

• Brassiere: ブラジャー (burajaa)
• Casual Wear: ふだんぎ (hudangi)
• Glasses: めがね (megane)
• Hat/Cap: ぼうし (booshi)
• High Heel: ハイヒール (haihiiru)
• Jacket: ジャケット (jaketto)
• Japanese-style Clothes: きもの (kimono)
• Jeans: ジーンズ／ジーパン (jiinzu/jiipann)
• Men's Suit: せびろ (sebiro)
• Necktie: ネクタイ (nekutai)
• One Piece: ワンピース (wanpiisu)
• Overcoat: オーバー／コート (oobaa/kooto)
• Pajamas: パジャマ (pajama)
• Panty / Panties: パンティ (panti)
• Pants / Briefs: パンツ (pantsu)
• Sandal: サンダル (sandaru)
• Shirt: シャツ (shatsu)
• Shoes: くつ (kutsu)
• Skirt: スカート (sukaato)
• Sneakers: スニーカー (suniikaa)
• Socks: くつした／ソックス (kutsushita/sokkusu)
• Stockings: ストッキング (sutokkingu)
• Suit: スーツ (suutsu)
• Sweater: セーター (seetaa)
• Trousers / Dress Pants: ズボン (zubon)
• T-shirt: ティーシャツ (tii shatsu)
• Underwear: したぎ (shitagi)
• Watch: とけい (tokei)
• Western-style Clothes: ふく／ようふく (fuku/yoofuku)

Japanese Weather

• Clear Weather: はれ (hare)
• Cloudy Weather: くもり (kumori)
• Cold (Weather): さむい (samui)
• Cool: すずしい (suzushii)
• Fall: あき (aki)
• Good: いい (ii)
• Hot: あつい (atsui)
• Hot and Humid: むしあつい (mushi atsui)
• Humidity: しつど (shitsudo)
• Low: ひくい (hikui)
• Mild: おだやかな (odayakana)
• Rain: あめ (ame)
• Rainy Season: つゆ (tsuyu)
• Season: きせつ (kisetsu)
• Snow: ゆき (yuki)
• Spring: はる (haru)
• Storm: あらし (arashi)
• Summer: なつ (natsu)
• Temperature: きおん (kion)
• Thunder: かみなり (kaminari)
• Typhoon: たいふう (taifuu)
• Unpleasant: いやな (iyana)
• Warm: あたたかい (atatakai)
• Weather: てんき (tenki)
• Weather Forecast: てんきよほう (tenki yohoo)
• Wind: かぜ (kaze)
• Winter: ふゆ (fuyu)

Japanese Transportation

• Automatic Ticket: けんばいき (kenbaiki)
• Bicycle: じてんしゃ (jitensha)
• Boarding Place: のりば (noriba)
• Bullet Train: しんかんせん (shinkansen)
• Bus: バス (basu)
• Car: くるま (kuruma)
• Destination: いきさき (ikisaki)
• Direct Flight: ちょっこうびん (chokkoobin)
• Express: きゅうこう (kyuu koo)
• Information Desk: あんないしょ (annai sho)
• Limited Express: とっきゅう (tokkyuu)
• Local: かくえきていしゃ (kakuekiteisha)
• Motor Bike: バイク (baiku)
• No.__ Car: 〜ごうしゃ (~goosha)
• Package Tour: ツアー (tsuaa)
• Platform No.__: ~ばんせん (~ban sen)
• Round Trip: おうふく (oohuku)
• Ship/Boat: ふね (hune)
• Sightseeing Bus: かんこうバス (kankoo basu)
• Sleeping Car: しんだいしゃ (shindaisha)
• Subway: ちかてつ (chikatetsu)
• Taxi: タクシー (takushii)
• Ticket: きっぷ／じょうしゃけん (kippu/jooshaken)
• Ticketing Window: きっぷうりば (kippu uriba)
• Time Schedule: じこくひょう (jikokuhyoo)
• Train: でんしゃ (densha)
• Transfer: のりかえ (norikae)
• Transportation: 〜いき (~iki)
• Vending Machine: 自動販売機 (jidou hanbai ki)

Japanese Four Seasons

• Four Seasons: しき (shiki)