Month: January 2023

Register For the Online Japanese Event Let’s speak in Japanese about food and your favorite recipe! Describe your favorite Recipe! This might take some preparation but it’s a chance to learn ingredient names, cooking methods, and giving directions in Japanese. Suggestion: Even if you don’t cook much you can describe how you make a sandwich for example, what ingredients you put inside. 一番好きなレシピを紹介してください。- Ichiban suki na reshipi o shoukai shite kudasai. – Please share your favorite recipe Feel free to also share a photo via screen share of any kind of food you made yourself, or that you like! Let’s talk about food! 普段料理をしますか？- Fudan ryouri o shimasuka? – Do you usually cook? 好き嫌いはありますか？ – Suki kirai wa arimasuka? – Are you picky about food? 人生で一番美味しかった食べ物は何ですか？ – Jinsei de ichiban oishikatta tabemono wa nandesuka? – What was the best food you’ve ever eaten in your life? 毎日三食食べますか？ –  Mainichi san shoku tabemasuka? – Do you eat three meals a day? 食べられない食べ物はありますか？- Taberarenai tabemono wa arimasuka? – Do you have any foods you can’t eat? 一番嫌いな食べ物は何ですか？- Ichiban kirai na tabemono wa nandesuka? – What’s your least favorite food? 一番好きな食べ物は何ですか？ – Ichiban suki na tabemono wa nandesuka? – What’s your favorite food? 料理上手ですか？ – Ryouri jouzu desuka? – Are you good at cooking? 今日は何を食べましたか？ – Kyou wa nani o tabemashita ka? – What did you eat today? 普段どんな食べ物を食べますか？- Fudan donna tabemono o tabemasuka? – What kinds of food do you usually eat? 近くに良いレストランはありますか？-  Chikaku...

Register For the Online Japanese Event First, introduce your pet, or if you don’t have a pet, share your favorite animal, or talk about a pet you’ve had in the past. Always try and ask for more details during the event! You can use this phrase to ask why? なぜですか？(naze desu ka?) why is that? This may take some preparation but try to be as detailed as possible. Share a picture or join the event with your pet if you’d like. How old are they, when did you adopt the pet, quirks they have, what foods they like to eat. If you don’t have a pet, talk about your favorite animal and why that animal is your favorite. For those with pets: ペットを紹介してください。- Petto o shoukai shite kudasai. – Please introduce your pet. For those without pets: 一番好きな動物は何ですか? –  Ichiban suki na doubutsu wa nandesuka? – What is your favorite animal? Other Discussion questions : This list may look like a lot but just use it as a cheat sheet when you don’t know what questions to ask! Otherwise it’s encouraged to just have natural conversations. 動物は好きですか？- Doubutsu wa suki desuka? – Do you like animals? 嫌いな動物は何ですか？- Kirai na doubutsu wa nandesuka? – Which animal do you dislike? 子供の頃ペットを飼っていましたか？ – Kodomo no koro petto o katte imashitaka? – Did you have pets when you were a child? (if so what were they) 爬虫類は好きですか？ – Hachuurui...