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Koko’s first and latest article for ♡Kiki+Koko™ is available now on at https://lovekikikoko.blogspot.com with Kiki’s on the way (likely within the next few days)

Also, in light of the current worldwide situation, we’re going to release an official statement within the next few days as well. But, rest assured, we’ll be here for you though-out this difficult time. We want to make sure we continue to create new content to keep some normalcy amongst these uncertain times.

Stay calm, stay smart, and stay safe, everyone!♡Kiki+Koko

Nᴏᴡ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍᴍɪɴɢ:

皆様, こんにちにゃあぁ！Welcome to Kiki+Koko: Let’s NihonGO!! Online, your home away from home, your safest digital travel destination, and your personal survival kit, stocked with fresh supplies multiple times a week. We’re your hosts, and your suppliers of all things Japanese language and culture. Though learning new things is the name of our game, one important aspect of learning can be having a bit of an educational rerun. But, without these reruns, you’d have to purchase them on-demand, and then by the time you get to your library, you’d find yourself scrolling through page after page, unable to choose what you truly want to see again. But, that’s where we come in! We help you choose what to see again in a cohesive way that fits with your current playlist. But, we digress, because this metaphor is really a stand-in for the necessity of studying. Just looking at a word once won’t necessarily make its way into your long term memory. But, looking at it multiple times is a great start! We’re taking it a step further, presenting you with activities that not only test your skills, but connect them to other concepts in your memory. The more engagement and sort of juggling around you do with words, using them in different scenarios and ways, using more of your senses, you end up getting a much better chance of properly learning the vocabulary and the grammar that goes along with it!

We’re taking ＴＡＰＥ１and ＴＡＰＥ２, flipping them both to ＳＩＤＥＢ, and pressing [▶ＰＬＡＹ], and seeing if you can suss out their meanings! That’s right, we’re going to continue this week’s activities with part two of our veritable QUIZ-fest, QUIZ-ket, or QUIZ-a-palooza of learning and revision!

So, if you’re not quite ready for this, no worries! You can use it as practice. This is not only a great way to test your skills of translation, listening, reading, and more, but it’s also a great way to simply look at things from a different perspective. The multiple randomised options give you the ability to get a bit of spontaneity as well as the opportunity for even more practise! Almost every option is another vocabulary word or phrase that you can translate or use yourself in a sentence to further your studies, or practice the basics. Reading will definitely be a huge part of this, as well, but mainly, we’ll be focusing on vocabulary from 🔊Basic Classroom Vocabulary | Nouns | TAPE 1 – SIDE B || Kiki+Koko: Let’s NihonGO!! Japanese Language Learning Essentials and Basic Classroom Vocabulary | Adjectives | TAPE 2 – SIDE B || Kiki+Koko: Let’s NihonGO!! Japanese Language Learning Essentials. 

Again, there are quite a few vocabulary words in here, and though we were sure to give some time before we tested your knowledge to be sure there was a bit of a chance to get a better idea of what you know, there was still so much material presented between then and now that we understand if you’re not confident in these words, yet. But, again, that’s alright! Take your time and work at your own pace. And, if you ever feel this quiz is becoming too much at any point for beginners, then just take a rest and come back to it. It’s better to continue when you’re in a more receptive state. It makes things much more enjoyable AND more efficient! We’re not really in the whole school of ‘cramming’ as you may have guessed. We’re just here to support you every step of the way whether those steps are quick or careful, constant or intermittent.

But, let’s not postpone this any longer! Let’s dive into the deep end of learning and revision. It’s time to have a look at today’s quiz/practice! If you’ve completed the previous quiz/practice, you’ll hopefully be acquainted with the rules of the games, but if you haven’t or need a reminder, no worries; we will explain how to complete it as well as its use. Let’s NihonGO!!

Listening (or Reading) Practice |日本語の聞き取り（若しくは読み取り）練習

Hello, there！僕、 QUIZBO™くんです！練習しようよ！Let’s NihonGO!!

We’re starting off with some listening or reading practise. If you’re unable to use the audio clips, then you’ll still be able to use this for Japanese reading practice. We’ll keep this simple, though, and stick to hiragana. If you don’t know one of the characters yet, then it’s still alright, because you can at least try to fill in the blanks with the audio or just practical context. We have here with us the portable version of our computer robot friend, QUIZBO™ Mini, who will be here to help read out the audio portions. And, if you’re not using the audio, then he’ll just be here to encourage you. Are you ready!? Let’s NihonGO!!

次の単語のローマ字化をお選びしてください：
Please choose the romanisation of the following word:

次の単語のローマ字化をお選びしてください：
Please choose the romanisation of the following word:

次の単語のローマ字化をお選びしてください：
Please choose the romanisation of the following word:

次の単語のローマ字化をお選びしてください：
Please choose the romanisation of the following word:

We’ll be right back with an Antonym Practise Activity after these messages!

Antonym Practice |反対語練習

If you haven’t started learning hiragana, then what are you waiting for? Jump right into learning to read with us! We’ll tell you why it’s useful and help you every step of the way!

In this section, you’ll practice opposites! Whilst knowing how to make the main word you’re thinking of into a negative adjective, knowing it’s antonym and even the negative version of that adjective can expand your vocabulary. This sort of thinking can create more connections in your mind to the vocabulary words in order to cement them in your memory.

This will be a bit more of a skill practice as you’ll not only need to be able to read, but also know the meaning of the word. But, no worries, you can always practise if you’re not quite ready to quiz yourself. And, we’ll provide the hint of an audio clip from QUIZBO™

「綺麗」の反意語は何ですか。
What is the opposite of 「きれい」？

(Vocabulary also found: in Japanese Word(s) of the Week w/ QUIZBO™ | 【○○】+ BONUS:【○○】(+Quick Quiz with Kiki+Koko))

「難しい」の反意語は何ですか。
What is the opposite of 「むずかしい」？

「書きやすい」の反意語は何ですか。
What is the opposite of 「かきやすい」？

We’ll be right back with a Translation Practice Activity after these messages!

Translation Practice |翻訳練習

Now, you’re going to put together your skills from the previous sections in order to actually translate some sentences! We’ll keep it simple by giving you multiple choice, but we’ll also give you a few where you’ll just need to keep to the honour code and write it down or say it aloud or in your mind before revealing the answer.

Now, we’re going to be using a few vocabulary words and grammatical concepts from previous lessons, but even still, you should be able to get good use out of this as long as you know the main vocabulary words from the lesson, and you’ll end up practising a few others along the way~! It’ll allow you to sort of assess your skills and you can even use these to create your own sentences~!

次の文の　英訳を　お選びしてください。
Please select the English translation of the following sentence

「私に　黒板にチョークで　漢字を　綺麗に　書くのは　難しいです。」
「watashi ni kokuban ni chooku de kanji wo kirei ni kaku no wa muzukashii desu.」

次の文の　和訳を　お選びしてください。
Please select the Japanese translation of the following sentence

「That student’s name is Billy. They’re smart and popular. And, they study their Japanese lessons every day. Let’s be like Billy.」

(Just look for the key vocabulary words to guide you!)

次の文の　英訳を　お選びしてください。
Please select the English translation of the following sentence

「私の　バックパックの中に　定規や　ハサミや　計算機や　地図が　あります。」
「watashi no bakkupakku no naka ni jougi ya hasami ya keisanki ya chizu ga arimasu.」

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次の文の　和訳を　お選びしてください。
Please select the Japanese translation of the following sentence

「What’s in the backpack? It looks empty. It’s difficult to write without even a pencil.」

(Don’t worry about the underlined words we haven’t presented before this lesson.)
(このレッスンの前に見せたことなくて下線部を引いた単語を気にしないでください）

How did you do? Were these activities trickier than last time? Did you find you remembered a lot of the words? Could you read all of the hiragana? Whether or not you had an easy walk through the park or a bit of a careful trek through the woods, we’re proud of you for giving it your best! Remember, the answers are randomised, so you can always refresh and try it again, if you like! Maybe you’d like to try to do a bit more with today’s lesson? Well, the learning doesn’t have to stop here! You can always go through the incorrect answer options and try to translate them to English or from Japanese or vice versa. You can even create your own sentences! You can have a look at our grammar section to see how you can create your very own sentences if you’re not sure of the grammatical pieces of these sentences. (As you may have noticed, the particles and such may change based on the part of speech and the general meaning of the sentence.) We hope this acts as a helpful quick quiz or something that you can spend the evening combing through for even more vocabulary and grammar practice. We hope we’ll be able to create more activities like these in future! They’re quite a bit to code, but we think they’re useful, and something a bit different to the norm. Like a virtual print or a classroom activity.

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Stay safe!!
♡Kiki+Koko

     
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