Day 1 - University and Daily Conversation

Visual exercise: Daily N5 - Day 1

What this practice will help you express

This practice focuses on introducing yourself and other people, identifying occupations and student roles, asking simple questions, and giving affirmative or negative answers. You also work on talking about past status, saying that another person shares the same role, and describing basic actions involving objects and destinations.

The grammar supports statements such as saying who someone is or is not, asking whether someone is a student or teacher, saying that a friend is also a student, and referring to a previous situation with でした. The object marker を and direction marker へ also support simple statements about actions such as drinking coffee or going to school or class.

The vocabulary centers on names, friends, university and school life, classrooms, teachers, students, and professions such as engineer, company employee, and doctor. The page applies these ideas to first-day conversations, introductions, questions about other people, classroom surroundings, and plans involving coffee during a break. After completing this practice, you should be better able to introduce yourself, ask about someone’s name or role, confirm or deny basic information, say what you or a friend are or were, and describe simple school-related actions and destinations.

Shadowing Exercise

Summary: Tanaka and his friends talk about their jobs, school, and friends while preparing to go to class and drink coffee during break time.

This exercise complements the shadowing training in the YomiNihongo app.

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How to use this exercise

First, practice the dialogue in the app by listening and repeating the lines.
Then, observe the images below and try to reconstruct what was said.

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Open This Text in the App

Practice the dialogue in the app before starting the visual exercise.

1. Look at the images.

2. Try to reconstruct the dialogue in the app

Now open the app and go to the Dynamic Text feature.

The dialogue does not need to be exact.
Look carefully at each scene and try to remember what the characters said.
Try to reconstruct the conversation in your own words while keeping the general meaning of the dialogue.
You do not need to use the exact same vocabulary, grammar, or sentence order as the original text.

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Write

Write the Japanese sentences you remember.

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Analyze

Check each word and its translation.

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Ask AI

Use the AI Assistant to review your sentences.

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Compare

Compare your version with the original text.

In the app: Menu → Texts → + New Text Dynamic

3. Grammar & Vocabulary Output Practice

Answer the questions below out loud or write your answers in Dynamic Text in the app before checking the example answer. You can answer about your real life or make up a simple answer for practice.

Q1: あなたの名前は何ですか。

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私の名前はマリアです。

Q2: あなたの学校は大きいですか。

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1. はい、私の学校は大きいです。

2. いいえ、私の学校は小さいです。

3. いいえ、私は今、学生ではありません。

Q3: あなたは先生ですか。

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1. いいえ、私は先生では(じゃ)ありません。

2. はい、私は先生です。

Q4: Task: Write a question in Japanese to ask a friend’s name.

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あなたの名前は何ですか。

Q5: Task: Write a question in Japanese to ask if someone is a student.

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あなたは学生ですか。

Q6: あなたは学生です。あなたの友達も学生ですか。

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1. はい、友達も学生です。

2. いいえ、友達は学生ではありません。

Q7: あなたは学生でしたか。

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1. はい、私は学生でした。

1. いいえ、私は学生ではありませんでした。

4. Visual Writing Exercise (Optional Challenge)

If you finished the Text Recreation Exercise, try this additional Visual Writing Exercise. The picture shows the actions and situation only. There is no dialogue in the image. Use the scenes to imagine what the characters are saying.

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How to use this exercise

Look carefully at the picture panels below.
Then, write your own short Japanese text or dialogue describing the situation.
Try to use the vocabulary and grammar from this lesson, but you may also use other words and grammar you know.

Theme: First day of school

Situation: You are a university student. Today is the first day of class, and you talk to other students about names, school, professors, books in the classroom, and break time.

Try to use some of these words in your text or dialogue.

私 大学 学生 友達 あなた 先生 教室 コーヒー 名前 今 今日は 学校 大きい 本 たくさん 休み時間 飲む 美味しい

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A：はじめまして、私は田中・諭介です。よろしくお願いします。
B：こちらこそ、私は山本・ヒナタです。よろしく。
B：あの人は誰ですか。先生ですか。
A：はい、先生です。先生の名前も山本です。山本先生です。
B：ほんとですか。
A：みて、この教室にはたくさん大きい本がありますね。
B：はい。ところで、今日の休み時間に美味しいコーヒーを一緒に飲みましょうか。

⭐ Continue your practice

The shadowing lesson helps you understand Japanese through listening and repetition. The complementary exercises help you use the grammar actively.

Practice the lesson first, then challenge yourself with:
👉 Grammar Practice: Daily N5 - Day 1

5. Grammars used

Grammar	Link
は → topic marker	Explanation
N を V → direct object	Explanation
では（じゃ）ありません → to not be	Explanation
か → question marker	Explanation
N1 の N2 → of	Explanation
も → also / too	Explanation
P へ V → direction	Explanation
でした → past tense	Explanation

* Some links lead to external websites with additional explanations and examples.

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Final tip

For better practice, follow this cycle: listen → repeat → remember → write → analyze → compare → listen again
Go back to the app, listen again, and keep improving your Japanese.

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AI-generated content

The dialogue, images, audio, and exercises on this page were generated with the help of artificial intelligence for Japanese study practice. All content has been reviewed, adapted, and organized.