๐ฏ๐ต JAPANESE ยท N5
Lesson 18 โ Basic Shapes
ใใใก ยท Katachi
Listening & Speaking Practice ยท Standard ยท Casual
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๐ Expression Reference โ Basic Shapes
Key phrases across formality levels. Press โถ to hear any expression.
STANDARD โ ใฆใใญใ (TEINEI)
| Expression | Romaji | Typical Response | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
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ใใใฏ ใชใใฎ ใใใกใงใใ๏ผ |
Kore wa nan no katachi desu ka? | ใพใใงใ Maru desu | Asking what shape |
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ใพใใ ใใใฆใใ ใใ |
Maru wo kaite kudasai | ใฏใใใใใใพใใ Hai, wakarimashita | Drawing instruction |
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ใใฎ ใฏใใฏ ใใใใ ใใใกใงใ |
Kono hako wa shikakui katachi desu | โ | Describing a box shape |
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ใใใใใฎ ใใฟใ ใใฃใฆใใ ใใ |
Sankaku no kami wo kitte kudasai | ใฏใ Hai | Cut triangular paper |
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ใปใใฎ ใใใกใซ ใฟใใพใ |
Hoshi no katachi ni miemasu | ใปใใจใใงใใญ Hontou desu ne | It looks like a star |
CASUAL โ ใซใธใฅใขใซ
| Expression | Romaji | Typical Response | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
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ใใใใชใใฎ ใใใก๏ผ |
Kore, nan no katachi? | ใพใใ ใ Maru da yo | Asking shape (casual) |
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ใพใใใฆ ใใใใใญ |
Marukute kawaii ne | ใใ๏ผ Un! | Round and cute |
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ใใใใใฃใฝใใญ |
Sankakuppoi ne | ใใใ ใญ Sou da ne | Looks triangular |
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ใปใใใ ใฟใใ๏ผ |
Hoshigata mitai! | ใปใใจใ ๏ผ Honto da! | Looks like a star! |
๐ฃ Mini Dialogues
Three scenes at different formality levels. Press โถ to hear each line.
A โ STANDARD ยท Craft Class
ใใใใ
ใใใใฏ ใใฟใง ใใใกใ ใคใใใพใใใพใใใพใใ ใใฃใฆใใ ใใใ
Kyou wa kami de katachi wo tsukurimasu. Mazu, maru wo kitte kudasai.
Today we'll make shapes from paper. First, cut out a circle.
ใพใใ
[SHAPE]
ใ ใใฃใฆใใ ใใ
Mazu,
[SHAPE]
wo kitte kudasai
first,
[shape]
[obj] cut please
โ "First, please cut out a [SHAPE]."
ใฟใ
ใใใใใใใใใ ใพใใงใใ๏ผใกใใใ ใพใใงใใ๏ผ
Sensei, ookii maru desu ka? Chiisai maru desu ka?
Teacher, a big circle or a small circle?
ใใใใ
ใใใใ ใพใใ ใฒใจใคใจใใกใใใ ใใใใใ ใฟใฃใค ใใญใใใใพใใ
Ookii maru wo hitotsu to, chiisai sankaku wo mittsu onegai shimasu.
One big circle and three small triangles, please.
[SIZE]
[SHAPE]
ใ
[NUMBER]
ใใญใใใใพใ
[SIZE]
[SHAPE]
wo
[NUMBER]
onegai shimasu
[size]
[shape]
[obj]
[number]
please
โ "[NUMBER] [SIZE] [SHAPE](s), please."
B โ STANDARD ยท Describing Objects
ใฑใใณ
ใใฎ ใฏใใฏ ใฉใใช ใใใกใงใใ๏ผ
Kono hako wa donna katachi desu ka?
What shape is this box?
ใฟใฉใ
ใใใฏ ใใใใ ใฏใใงใใใชใใซ ใพใใ ใใผใซใ ใใใพใใ
Sore wa shikakui hako desu. Naka ni marui booru ga arimasu.
That's a square box. Inside there's a round ball.
ใฑใใณ
ใใฎ ใปใใใใฎ ใใใใฏ ใชใใงใใ๏ผ
Ano hoshigata no shirushi wa nan desu ka?
What is that star-shaped sign?
[SHAPE]
ใใใฎ
[NOUN]
[SHAPE]
-gata no
[NOUN]
[shape]
shaped
[noun]
โ "a [SHAPE]-shaped [NOUN]"
C โ CASUAL ยท Guessing Game
ใใใจ
ใพใใใฆใใใใใฆใใในใใใใใฎใใชใผใใ ๏ผ
Marukute, akakute, taberareru mono, naanda?
Round, red, and you can eat it โ what is it?
ใฏใช
ใใผใใใใใ๏ผใใใ๏ผ
Uun, ringo? Tomato?
Hmm, an apple? A tomato?
ใใใจ
ใใใใ๏ผใใใใ ใใใคใใฏ ใใใใใฎใใฎ๏ผ
Seikai! Ringo da yo. Tsugi wa sankaku no mono!
Correct! It's an apple. Next, something triangular!
ใคใใฏ
[SHAPE]
ใฎใใฎ๏ผ
Tsugi wa
[SHAPE]
no mono!
next [topic]
[shape]
thing!
โ "Next, something [SHAPE]!"
Shape names as adjectives vs nouns
๐ต ใ-ADJECTIVE SHAPES
ใพใใ ใใผใใซ
marui teeburu
"a round table"
ใพใใ (round), ใใใใ (square) โ ใ-adj, attach directly.
๐ฃ NOUN SHAPES
ใใใใใฎ ใใฟ
sankaku no kami
"triangular paper"
ใใใใ (triangle), ใปใ (star) โ noun shapes, use ใฎ to connect.
Asking about shape
STANDARD
ใใใฏ ใชใใฎ ใใใกใงใใ๏ผ
Kore wa nan no katachi desu ka?
โ "What shape is this?"
CASUAL
ใใใใชใใฎ ใใใก๏ผ
Kore, nan no katachi?
โ "What shape is this?"
๏ฝใใ suffix (shape-type)
STANDARD
ใปใใใใฎ ใฏใใญใผใ ใคใใใพใใ
Hoshigata no kukkii wo tsukurimashita
โ "I made star-shaped cookies."
CASUAL
ใใผใใใใใใใใ๏ผ
Haatogata, kawaii!
โ "Heart-shaped, cute!"
Counting objects
STANDARD
ใพใใ ใฟใฃใค ใใญใใใใพใ
Maru wo mittsu onegai shimasu
โ "Three circles, please."
Use ๏ฝใ/๏ฝใค counter: ใฒใจใค (1), ใตใใค (2), ใฟใฃใค (3), ใใฃใค (4), ใใคใค (5)...
A โ Flashcards
Click a card to flip it. Use โถ to hear the Japanese.
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B โ Listen & Choose the Meaning
Press โถ to hear each phrase, then choose the correct English meaning.
C โ Choose the Right Response
Listen to the question, then choose the most natural reply.
D โ Listen & Write in Romaji
Press โถ to hear each phrase, then type what you heard in romaji. Japanese letters are not needed.
๐ก Tip: Long vowels โ double the vowel (ใใ = ou / oo). Double consonants โ write them twice (ใใฃใฆ = kitte).
E โ Shadowing Practice
Press โถ to hear each line, say it aloud, then mark it as practised.
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Shape Names: ใพใใปใใใใใปใใใใปใปใ
Core shape vocabulary. ใพใ = circle, ใใใใ = triangle, ใใใ = square/rectangle, ใปใ = star. These are nouns โ use ใฎ to modify other nouns.
[SHAPE]
ใฎ
[NOUN]
[SHAPE]
no
[NOUN]
โ "[SHAPE] [NOUN]" โ noun shapes connect with ใฎ
ใใใใใฎ ใใซใใใ ใในใพใใใ
Sankaku no onigiri wo tabemashita.
I ate a triangular rice ball.
ใพใใใปใใใใ โ Shape ใ-Adjectives
Some shapes have ใ-adjective forms: ใพใใ (round), ใใใใ (square-shaped). These attach directly to nouns without ใฎ.
[SHAPE-ใ]
[NOUN]
[SHAPE-i]
[NOUN]
โ "[SHAPE-adj] [NOUN]" โ ใ-adjectives attach directly
ใพใใ ใใผใใซใ ใใใงใใ
Marui teeburu ga suki desu.
I like round tables.
๏ฝใใ (Shape-Type Suffix)
Add ใใ to a shape noun to say "[shape]-shaped": ใปใใใ = star-shaped, ใใผใใใ = heart-shaped, ใพใใใ = round-shaped.
[SHAPE]
ใใใฎ
[NOUN]
[SHAPE]
-gata no
[NOUN]
โ "a [SHAPE]-shaped [NOUN]"
ใใผใใใใฎ ใใงใณใฌใผใใ ใใใใพใใใ
Haatogata no chokoreeto wo moraimashita.
I received heart-shaped chocolate.
๏ฝใฟใใ (Looks Like)
Add ใฟใใ after a noun to say "looks like ~" or "seems like ~." Casual expression.
[NOUN]
ใฟใใ
[NOUN]
mitai
โ "looks like [NOUN]" / "seems like [NOUN]"
ใใฎ ใใใฏ ใใใ ใฟใใใ ใญใ
Ano kumo wa usagi mitai da ne.
That cloud looks like a rabbit.
Counters: ๏ฝใค (General Object Counter)
Count objects with ๏ฝใค: ใฒใจใค (1), ใตใใค (2), ใฟใฃใค (3), ใใฃใค (4), ใใคใค (5), ใใฃใค (6), ใชใชใค (7), ใใฃใค (8), ใใใฎใค (9), ใจใ (10).
[NOUN]
ใ
[NUMBER-ใค]
[NOUN]
wo
[NUMBER-tsu]
โ "[NUMBER] [NOUN](s)"
ใพใใ ใฟใฃใค ใใใฆใใ ใใใ
Maru wo mittsu kaite kudasai.
Please draw three circles.
๏ฝใใใใฆใใ ใใ (Draw a ~)
ใใ means "to draw/write." ๏ฝใฆใใ ใใ is the polite request form. Combine: [shape] ใ ใใใฆใใ ใใ = "Please draw a [shape]."
[SHAPE]
ใ ใใใฆใใ ใใ
[SHAPE]
wo kaite kudasai
โ "Please draw a [SHAPE]."
ใใใใ ใปใใ ใใใฆใใ ใใใ
Ookii hoshi wo kaite kudasai.
Please draw a big star.
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ใใใก | katachi | shape / form |
| ใพใ | maru | circle |
| ใพใใ | marui | round / circular |
| ใใใใ | sankaku | triangle |
| ใใใ | shikaku | square / rectangle |
| ใใใใ | shikakui | square-shaped |
| ใปใ | hoshi | star |
| ใใผใ | haato | heart (shape) |
| ๏ฝใใ | -gata | -shaped (suffix) |
| ใชใใ | nagai | long |
| ใฟใใใ | mijikai | short (length) |
| ใพใฃใใ | massugu | straight |
| ใฏใ | hako | box |
| ใใฟ | kami | paper |