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Nihongo Hanasou / Katakana Shiken

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When you want to ask for the name of certain items in Japanese, try to use the following pattern.

Example one		Example two
Ito	Manaita tte, rigo de nante iun desuka. How do you say "Manaita" in English?	Ramly	Sumimasen, " roll of gauze" arimasuka. Excuse me, do you have a roll of gauze?
Ramly	Manaita? Nan desuka, sore?	Shopkeeper	Nan desuka, sore? What's that?
Ito	Daidokoro de sakana ya niku o kiru tokini tsukau... We use in the kitchen when we cut fish and meat ...	Ramly	Ano!! Nihongo de nante iu ka wakaranain desukedo, kega o shiat toki tsukaumono nan desuga... Well, I don't know how to say in Japanese, it is something we use when we're injured...
Ramly	Kitchen knife? A kitchen knife?	Shopkeeper	Haa!! Yes !!
Ito	Sou janakute, konna katachi de, konogurai no okisa de... No, that's not it, It's shaped like thin and it's about this big ...	Ramly	Shirokute nagai nuno de, Konna fuu ni maku... It's a long white piece of cloth that we wrap around like this ...
Ramly	Aa!! cutting board no koto desuka Oh!! you mean a cutting board, don't you?	Shopkeeper	Aa!! Houtai no koto desune. Oh!! you mean "Houtai" don't you

Katakana Shiken

Loanwords are foreign words adopted into the Japanese language. The spelling and the pronounciation may differ from the original but I think you just need a little time and patience and in no time you will be skillful in decoding Katakana. The following quiz will make it fun for the early learners to begin learning Katakana. Match the Katakana to their English equivalent. Use the blank column to decode.

Use the below provided chart to work on the answers.

Answers
Skirt, transformer, curry rice, restaurant, raincoat, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Smith, Muhamad, America