Katakana Words カタカナのことば（カタカナの言葉）In this unit you are learning more Katakana words that are related to fashion and clothing. As you know, Katakana is used to write all the foreign words that have been adopted for use in the Japanese language. These are called がいらいご （外来語) which means “words coming from foreign languages” and they are often referred to as “loan words”. While the majority of these words come from English, words are also borrowed from Portuguese, Dutch, German, and French (especially from the fields of music and food) as well. Loan words are often heavily Japanized in various ways, and sometimes they appear and sound quite different from the original pronunciation. It is important to study how they are pronounced and spelled in the Japanese versions in Katakana, so keep that in mind as you practice reading, writing, speaking and listening to them.
- サイズ size
- スーツ suit or suits
- ショートパンツ shorts (short pants)
- Ｔシャツ T-shirt
- セーター sweater
- オーバー overcoat
- コート coat
- バッグ bag
- スカーフ scarf
- ブラウス blouse
- ズボン pants (trousers)
- スカート skirt
- ハイヒール high heels (high heel shoes)
- エレガントな elegant (adjective)
- ファショナブルな fashionable
- ゴージャスな gorgeous (adjective)
- リッチ rich
Writing Practice
In the assignment that includes this writing practice, you will use some counters that may be new to you. Look at the following list of things being counted and the types of counters used to describe them.
Click each link to see if you have the correct counter type for each, and use these counters in the writing assignment for this part of Section 2.
Vocabulary Practice
All of the sentences on the left side of the chart have errors (indicated by underlined words). Modify each sentence so that it is correct by changing the indicated word. Click each word in bold to see what the changes should have been to make these correct.
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 2 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section2, Part A.
