Songs

We’ve been studying parts of the face and body. Here’s the Japanese version of “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” to help your child remember the words. あたま /　a-ta-ma  /  head かた   /  ka-ta /  shoulders ひざ  /  hi-za /  knees あし  /  as-hi /  feet, legs め   / Read More

  Q: きょうの　ちょうしは？　Kyou no choushi wa？　How are you doing?  (lit., How’s your condition?) A: げんき　です。Genki desu.   I’m fine. / I’m in good spirit.   Q: きょうの　ちょうしは？　Kyou no choushi wa？　How are you doing?  (lit., How’s your condition?) A: Read More

We’ll be heading to the park on Feb. 1 to celebrate Setsubun, an annual Japanese tradition to ward off evil spirits in the new year. In Japan, children celebrate by throwing beans at people wearing an oni (demon) mask and saying, “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!” Read More

Here are the words included in this song: 1. ki-ri = fog 2. yu-ki = snow 3. ka-mi-na-ri = thunder 4. ka-ze = wind 5. a-ra-shi = storm 6. a-ta-ta-ka-i = warm 7. su-zu-shi-i = cool   Read More

This is the Song of the Week. It includes the following science vocabulary: かめれおん　ka-me-re-o-n (chameleon) ふくろう     fu-ku-ro-u (owl) いぐあな     i-gu-a-na (iguana) きつね     ki-tsu-ne  (fox) へび      he-bi (snake) とら      to-ra  (tiger) Note: This is not the spelling list. See this Read More

Whenever your child has free time, have them listen to the Calendar dates songs below. In Japanese, we have a particular way of saying the dates 1 through 31. A song for 1 through 10: 1st = ついたち (tsuitachi) 2nd = ふつか (futsuka) 3rd= みっか (mikka) 4th= よっか (yokka) 5th= いつか(itsuka) Read More

Enjoy this Japanese song web site! http://www3.u-toyama.ac.jp/niho/song/song_jplevel.html And the English version of the site: http://www3.u-toyama.ac.jp/niho/song/song_jplevel_e.html     Read More