Checkpoint
1. Vocabulary List
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ็ใซใ ใ๏ผใใ ใใซใ ใ๏ผ | gyuunyuu | Milk |
| ไนใ๏ผใฎใ๏ผ | noru | To ride |
| ่ถฃๅณ๏ผใใ ใฟ๏ผ | shumi | Hobby |
| ้ๅ๏ผใใใฉใ๏ผ | undoo | Exercise / Sports |
| ใใ ใ้๏ผใใ ใใฉใ๏ผ | juudoo | Judo |
| ๅงใใ๏ผใฏใใใ๏ผ | hajimeru | To start |
| ้ใใ๏ผใใคใใ๏ผ | atsumeru | To collect |
| ็บๆใใ๏ผใฏใคใใใใ๏ผ | hatsumei suru | To invent |
| ๅปบ็ฉ๏ผใใฆใใฎ๏ผ | tatemono | Building |
| ใณใใ ใคใใ | bijutsukan | Art museum |
| ใพใใ | manga | Manga |
| ๆธใ๏ผใใ๏ผ | kaku | To write |
| ๅคฉใทใ๏ผใฆใใทใ๏ผ | tenpura | Tempura |
| ้ฃใน็ฉ๏ผใในใใฎ๏ผ | tabemono | Food |
| ่๏ผใซใ๏ผ | niku | Meat |
| ใฏใใใใใ | hazukashisoo | Looks embarrassed |
| ใใณใใใ | sabishisoo | Looks lonely |
| ่ฉฑใ๏ผใฏใชใ๏ผ | hanasu | To talk / To speak |
| ็ฟ๏ผใใ๏ผ | sara | Plate |
| ๅคงใใ | ookisa | Size |
2. Checkpoint Quiz โ Key Sentences
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| ็ใซใ ใใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใ | I'll drink some milk. |
| ใฉใฎๅคงใใใฎใใใ่ฒทใ๏ผ | What size plate do I buy? |
| ๆฅๆฌใงใฏใฉใชใใฎใ็บๆใใใ๏ผ | What kind of things were invented in Japan? |
| ใใฎๅฎถใฏใ็ถใใใ็ใพใใๅใซๅปบใฆใใใ๏ผใใใใญใ | Was this house built before my father was born? It's great, isn't it? |
| ้ฆฌใซไนใใพใใ | I'll ride a horse. |
| ใใ ใฟใฏ้ๅใงใใ๏ผ๏ผใใใฎใจใใใใ ใ้ใใฏใใใพใใใ | My hobby is sports. I started judo when I was 10 years old. |
| ใณใใ ใคใใใซใใ่กใใพใใใใคใใใปใใใใฎใใกใณใงใใ | I often go to art museums. I am a fan of Hokusai Katsushika. |
| ไธ็ชๅคใใพใใใฏ1200ๅนดใใใใซๆธใใใพใใใ | The oldest manga was written around 1200. |
| ๅคฉใทใใฏใใๆฅๆฌใง้ฃในใใใฆใใพใใใใใซใใฌใซใใใใพใใใ | Tempura is often eaten in Japan, but it came from Portugal. |
| ่ใๅฅฝใใงใใ | I like meat. |
| ่ถฃๅณใฏๆฌใ่ชญใใใจใงใใ | My hobby is reading books. |
| ๆฅๆฌ่ชใง่ฉฑใใฆใใ ใใใ | Please talk in Japanese. |
| ใซใกใฉใคใใฎใใใใ้ป่ฉฑใฏๆฅๆฌใง็บๆใใใพใใใ | Mobile phones with cameras were invented in Japan. |
| ใใใจใใใซ่ฉฑใใจใใใฏใใใใใใ | When you talk to Akito, you look embarrassed. |
| ๅใ ใกใใใชใใฆใใณใใใใงใใ | He doesn't have friends and he looks lonely. |
3. Grammar & Sentences
Passive form ใใใใพใใ / ใใใใ โ Was done (by someone/something):
- Structure:
Verb (passive)+ใพใใ / ใ - Example: ไธ็ชๅคใใพใใใฏ1200ๅนดใใใใซๆธใใใพใใใ(Ichiban furui manga wa 1200-nen kurai ni kakaremashita.) โ "The oldest manga was written around 1200."
- Example: ใซใกใฉใคใใฎใใใใ้ป่ฉฑใฏๆฅๆฌใง็บๆใใใพใใใ(Kamera-tsuki no keitai denwa wa Nihon de hatsumei saremashita.) โ "Mobile phones with cameras were invented in Japan."
- Example: ใใฎๅฎถใฏใ็ถใใใ็ใพใใๅใซๅปบใฆใใใใ(Kono ie wa otลsan ga umareru mae ni taterareta.) โ "This house was built before my father was born."
ใใใใงใ โ Looks like / Seems (impressions):
When sharing impressions of something we observe, attach ใใใงใ to an adjective stem.
- Structure:
i-adjective stem+ใใใงใ - Example: ๅใ ใกใใใชใใฆใใณใใใใงใใ(Tomodachi ga inakute sabishisoo desu.) โ "He doesn't have friends and he looks lonely."
- Example: ใใใจใใใซ่ฉฑใใจใใใฏใใใใใใ(Akito-kun ni hanasu toki, hazukashisoo.) โ "When you talk to Akito, you look embarrassed."
ใใใจใงใ โ Nominalisation (hobby / what something is):
- Structure:
Verb (dictionary form)+ใใจใงใ - Example: ่ถฃๅณใฏๆฌใ่ชญใใใจใงใใ(Shumi wa hon wo yomu koto desu.) โ "My hobby is reading books."
ใใฆใใ ใใ โ Please do ~:
- Structure:
Verb (ใฆ form)+ใใ ใใ - Example: ๆฅๆฌ่ชใง่ฉฑใใฆใใ ใใใ(Nihongo de hanashite kudasai.) โ "Please talk in Japanese."
4. Kanji Spotlight
| Kanji | Reading | Meaning | Memory Hint |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๅปบ | ใใฆใ / ใใ | To build / Building | 5 horizontal lines (floors) on the right side |
| ไน | ใฎใ | To ride | |
| ้ | ใใคใใ | To collect | |
| ๅง | ใฏใใใ | To start | |
| ็บๆ | ใฏใคใใ | Invention |
5. Learning Context
- Lesson: Checkpoint โ Chapter 4: Profiles
- Type: Quiz (4 min, score 80% or above to pass)
- Key facts tested:
- Passive form sentences about Japanese inventions and history
- ใใใงใ for expressing impressions of appearance
- Kanji readings: ้ใใ (ใใคใใ), ๅงใใ (ใฏใใใ), ็บๆใใ (ใฏใคใใใใ)
- Cultural fact: Tempura came from Portugal, not Japan
- Cultural fact: The oldest manga was written around 1200
- Cultural fact: Camera phones were invented in Japan
- Completion message: ใใใฐใใพใใ๏ผYou can mention objects in the passive form now. You can also create your online profile!
6. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current Level | Intermediate B1 |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 4 โ Profiles |
| Section | 12 / 12 |
| Completion | Complete |
| Latest Performance | 100% โ +10 stars |