๐ฏ๐ต JAPANESE ยท N5
Lesson 26 โ Sports & Exercise
ในใใผใ ใจ ใใใฉใ ยท Supootsu to Undou
Listening & Speaking Practice ยท Standard ยท Casual
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๐ Expression Reference โ Sports & Exercise
Key phrases across formality levels. Press โถ to hear any expression.
STANDARD โ ใฆใใญใ (TEINEI)
| Expression | Romaji | Typical Response | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
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ใตใใซใผใ ใใพใใ |
Sakkaa o shimasu. | ใใใงใใญ๏ผ Ii desu ne! | Saying you play a sport (polite) |
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ใใใใใ ใจใใใงใใ |
Suiei ga tokui desu. | ใใใใงใใญ๏ผ Sugoi desu ne! | Saying you're good at something |
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ใใฃใใใซ ใใในใ ใใพใใใ๏ผ |
Issho ni tenisu o shimasen ka? | ใฏใใใใพใใใ๏ผ Hai, shimashoo! | Inviting someone to play together |
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ใพใใใ ใธใงใฎใณใฐใ ใใพใใ |
Maiasa jogingu o shimasu. | ใใใใใฆใใงใใญใ Kenkooteki desu ne. | Talking about exercise routine |
CASUAL โ ใใ ใใ (KUDAKETA)
| Expression | Romaji | Typical Response | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
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ใตใใซใผ ใใใใ๏ผ |
Sakkaa yaroo yo! | ใใใ๏ผ Ii yo! | "Let's play soccer!" โ casual invitation |
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ใใใฉใ ใซใใฆใชใใ ใ |
Undou nigate nanda. | ใใใชใใ ใ Sou nanda. | "I'm not good at exercise" โ casual confession |
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ใใ
ใใพใค ใชใซใใ๏ผ |
Shuumatsu nani suru? | ใในใฑ ใใชใ๏ผ Basuke shinai? | Asking about weekend plans โ sports context |
๐ฃ Mini Dialogues
Three scenes at different formality levels. Press โถ to hear each line.
A โ STANDARD ยท Gym Reception
ใจใ
ใใฟใพใใใใจใฌใฎ ใฏใฉในใฏ ใชใใใใณใงใใ๏ผ
Sumimasen, yoga no kurasu wa nan-youbi desu ka?
Excuse me, what day is the yoga class?
[SPORT]
ใฎ ใฏใฉในใฏ ใชใใใใณใงใใ๏ผ
[sport]
no kurasu wa nan-youbi desu ka?
[sport]
's class โ what day is it?
โ "What day is the [sport] class?"
ในใฟใใ
ใใใใใณใจ ใใใใใณใงใใใใใใใ
ใใใซ ใฏใใพใใพใใ
Suiyoubi to kin'youbi desu. Gozen juuji ni hajimarimasu.
Wednesday and Friday. It starts at 10 AM.
ใจใ
ใใใใพใใใใใใใใณใซ ใใใใใพใใ
Wakarimashita. Kin'youbi ni sanka shimasu.
I see. I'll attend on Friday.
B โ STANDARD ยท Classmates Discussing PE
ใฟใ
ใใใใใฎ ใใ
ใใใใง ใชใซใ ใใพใใใ๏ผ
Taiiku no jugyou de nani o shimashita ka?
What did you do in PE class?
ใใ
ใในใฑใใใใผใซใ ใใพใใใใใใใฏ ใในใฑใ ใจใใใงใใ
Basukettbooru o shimashita. Watashi wa basuke ga tokui desu.
We played basketball. I'm good at basketball.
ใใใใฏ
[SPORT]
ใ ใจใใใงใใ
watashi wa
[sport]
ga tokui desu.
I (topic)
[sport]
good-at is.
โ "I'm good at [sport]."
ใฟใ
ใใใงใใญใใใใใฏ ใใใใใ ใซใใฆใงใใ
Ii desu ne. Watashi wa suiei ga nigate desu.
That's nice. I'm not good at swimming.
C โ CASUAL ยท Friends Planning the Weekend
ใใใจ
ใใ
ใใพใคใใใฃใใใซ ใตใใซใผ ใใชใ๏ผ
Shuumatsu, issho ni sakkaa shinai?
Wanna play soccer together this weekend?
ใใฃใใใซ
[SPORT]
ใใชใ๏ผ
issho ni
[sport]
shinai?
together
[sport]
won't do?
โ "Wanna play [sport] together?" โ casual invitation
ใฏใช
ใใใ๏ผใชใใใซ ใใคใพใ๏ผ
Ii yo! Nanji ni atsumaru?
Sure! What time do we meet up?
ใใใจ
ใใ
ใใใซ ใใใใใง ใใใใ๏ผ
Juuji ni kouen de yaroo yo!
Let's play at the park at ten!
Doing / Playing a sport โ ๏ฝใ ใใพใ
STANDARD
[SPORT]
ใ ใใพใใ
[sport]
o shimasu.
โ "I play/do [sport]." (polite)
CASUAL
[SPORT]
๏ผใ๏ผใใใ/ ใใใ
[sport]
(o) suru. / yaru.
โ "I play/do [sport]." โ ใ is often dropped; ใใ is more colloquial.
Good at / Not good at โ ใจใใ vs ใซใใฆ
๐ข ใจใใ
ใในใฑใ ใจใใใงใใ
Basuke ga tokui desu.
I'm good at basketball.
Use ใ (not ใ) before ใจใใ. Describes personal strength, not objective skill level.
๐ด ใซใใฆ
ใใใใใ ใซใใฆใงใใ
Suiei ga nigate desu.
I'm not good at swimming.
Softer than "bad at" โ implies discomfort or weakness, not total inability.
Inviting someone โ ๏ฝใใพใใใ vs ๏ฝใใชใ๏ผ
๐ข STANDARD
ใใฃใใใซ ใใในใ ใใพใใใ๏ผ
Issho ni tenisu o shimasen ka?
Shall we play tennis together?
๏ฝใใพใใใ is a polite invitation. Literally "won't you do ~?"
๐ก CASUAL
ใใฃใใใซ ใตใใซใผ ใใชใ๏ผ
Issho ni sakkaa shinai?
Wanna play soccer together?
ใใชใ๏ผ = casual negative question invitation. Very common among friends.
Frequency โ ใใ
ใใซ ๏ฝใใ
STANDARD
ใใ
ใใซ
[NUMBER]
ใใ
[SPORT]
ใ ใใพใใ
shuu ni
[number]
kai
[sport]
o shimasu.
โ "I play [sport] [number] times a week."
A โ Flashcards
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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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๏ฝใ ใใพใ โ doing/playing a sport
In Japanese, most sports use ใ ใใพใ (o shimasu) โ literally "do [sport]". Unlike English, which uses "play" for ball sports and "do" for others, Japanese uses ใใพใ for all sports.
โข ใตใใซใผใ ใใพใ = I play soccer
โข ใจใฌใ ใใพใ = I do yoga
โข ใธใงใฎใณใฐใ ใใพใ = I jog
โข ใตใใซใผใ ใใพใ = I play soccer
โข ใจใฌใ ใใพใ = I do yoga
โข ใธใงใฎใณใฐใ ใใพใ = I jog
[SPORT]
ใ ใใพใใ
[sport]
o shimasu.
โ "I play / do [sport]."
ใพใใใ
ใ ใใในใ ใใพใใ
Maishuu tenisu o shimasu.
I play tennis every week.
ใจใใ / ใซใใฆ + ใงใ โ good at / not good at
ใจใใ (tokui) means "skilled / good at" and ใซใใฆ (nigate) means "not good at / weak point". Both are ใช-adjectives and take ใ (not ใ) for the subject.
โข ใจใใ โ personal strength, something you can do well
โข ใซใใฆ โ weakness; softer than "bad at", implies discomfort
โ ๏ธ Use ใ before ใจใใ/ใซใใฆ: ใในใฑใใจใใ โ / ใในใฑใใจใใ โ
โข ใจใใ โ personal strength, something you can do well
โข ใซใใฆ โ weakness; softer than "bad at", implies discomfort
โ ๏ธ Use ใ before ใจใใ/ใซใใฆ: ใในใฑใใจใใ โ / ใในใฑใใจใใ โ
[SPORT]
ใ ใจใใใงใใ/ ใซใใฆใงใใ
[sport]
ga tokui desu. / nigate desu.
โ "I'm good at / not good at [sport]."
ใใใใฏ ใใใใใ ใซใใฆใงใใ
Watashi wa suiei ga nigate desu.
I'm not good at swimming.
๏ฝใใพใใใ โ polite invitation
๏ฝใใพใใใ (shimasen ka) is a negative question used as a polite invitation โ "Won't you do ~?" This is the standard way to invite someone to do something together in polite Japanese.
โข ใใฃใใใซ ใใในใ ใใพใใใ๏ผ = Shall we play tennis together?
โข Casual equivalent: ๏ฝใใชใ๏ผ (shinai?)
โข ใใฃใใใซ ใใในใ ใใพใใใ๏ผ = Shall we play tennis together?
โข Casual equivalent: ๏ฝใใชใ๏ผ (shinai?)
ใใฃใใใซ
[SPORT]
ใ ใใพใใใ๏ผ
issho ni
[sport]
o shimasen ka?
โ "Shall we [sport] together?"
ใใฃใใใซ ใธใงใฎใณใฐใ ใใพใใใ๏ผ
Issho ni jogingu o shimasen ka?
Shall we go jogging together?
๏ฝใพใใใ / ๏ฝใใ โ "let's"
๏ฝใพใใใ (mashoo) is the polite volitional form โ "let's do ~". The casual equivalent is ๏ฝใใ (yoo) or ๏ฝใใใ (yaroo yo for ใใ).
โข ใใพใใใ = let's do (polite)
โข ใใใ / ใใใ = let's do (casual)
โข ใ at the end adds enthusiasm: ใใใใ๏ผ = "Let's do it!"
โข ใใพใใใ = let's do (polite)
โข ใใใ / ใใใ = let's do (casual)
โข ใ at the end adds enthusiasm: ใใใใ๏ผ = "Let's do it!"
[PLACE]
ใง
[SPORT]
ใ ใใพใใใใ
[place]
de
[sport]
o shimashoo.
โ "Let's play [sport] at [place]."
ใใใใใง ใตใใซใผใ ใใใใ๏ผ
Kouen de sakkaa o yaroo yo!
Let's play soccer at the park!
Frequency + Sport โ ใพใใใ / ใใ ใใซ ๏ฝใใ
Frequency words go at the start of the sentence, before the sport.
โข ใพใใใ (maiasa) = every morning
โข ใพใใใ ใ (maishuu) = every week
โข ใใ ใใซ ใใใใ (shuu ni san kai) = three times a week
ใใ (kai) is the counter for "times". ใใ ใใซ (shuu ni) = "per week".
โข ใพใใใ (maiasa) = every morning
โข ใพใใใ ใ (maishuu) = every week
โข ใใ ใใซ ใใใใ (shuu ni san kai) = three times a week
ใใ (kai) is the counter for "times". ใใ ใใซ (shuu ni) = "per week".
ใใ
ใใซ
[NUMBER]
ใใ
[SPORT]
ใ ใใพใใ
shuu ni
[number]
kai
[sport]
o shimasu.
โ "I do [sport] [number] times a week."
ใใ
ใใซ ใซใใ ใธใงใฎใณใฐใ ใใพใใ
Shuu ni ni kai jogingu o shimasu.
I jog twice a week.
๏ฝใซ ใใใใใพใ โ to participate/attend
ใใใใใพใ (sanka shimasu) means "to participate / attend". Use ใซ to mark the event you are joining.
โข ใฏใฉในใซ ใใใใใพใ = I'll attend the class
โข ใใใใซ ใใใใใพใ = I'll participate in the match
โข ใฏใฉในใซ ใใใใใพใ = I'll attend the class
โข ใใใใซ ใใใใใพใ = I'll participate in the match
[EVENT]
ใซ ใใใใใพใใ
[event]
ni sanka shimasu.
โ "I'll participate in / attend [event]."
ใใใใใณใซ ใจใฌใฎ ใฏใฉในใซ ใใใใใพใใ
Kin'youbi ni yoga no kurasu ni sanka shimasu.
I'll attend the yoga class on Friday.
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ในใใผใ | supootsu | sport(s) |
| ใใใฉใ | undou | exercise / physical activity |
| ใตใใซใผ | sakkaa | soccer / football |
| ใใใน | tenisu | tennis |
| ใในใฑใใใใผใซ | basukettbooru | basketball |
| ใใใใ | suiei | swimming |
| ใจใฌ | yoga | yoga |
| ใธใงใฎใณใฐ | jogingu | jogging |
| ใใใใ | taiiku | physical education / PE |
| ใใใ | shiai | match / game |
| ใจใใ | tokui | good at / strong point |
| ใซใใฆ | nigate | not good at / weak point |
| ใใใใ | kouen | park |
| ใใใใใ | sanka suru | to participate / attend |
| ใใคใพใ | atsumaru | to gather / meet up |