Japanese months game
Japanese numbers its months rather than naming them: ichigatsu is month one, jūnigatsu is month twelve. Twenty entries in all, with the four seasons and the words for this month, next month and last month.
20 words 5 games Free · no signup
Five games take this set. Pop Quiz is the one to play, because the months are regular enough that the only real work is the three that read irregularly, and a quick game surfaces them fast.
The 20 words you will practise
| Japanese | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| 一月 いちがつichigatsu | January | ee-chee-GAH-tsoo |
| 二月 にがつnigatsu | February | nee-GAH-tsoo |
| 三月 さんがつsangatsu | March | sahn-GAH-tsoo |
| 四月 しがつshigatsu | April | shee-GAH-tsoo |
| 五月 ごがつgogatsu | May | goh-GAH-tsoo |
| 六月 ろくがつrokugatsu | June | roh-koo-GAH-tsoo |
| 七月 しちがつshichigatsu | July | shee-chee-GAH-tsoo |
| 八月 はちがつhachigatsu | August | hah-chee-GAH-tsoo |
| 九月 くがつkugatsu | September | koo-GAH-tsoo |
| 十月 じゅうがつjūgatsu | October | joo-GAH-tsoo |
| 十一月 じゅういちがつjūichigatsu | November | joo-ee-chee-GAH-tsoo |
| 十二月 じゅうにがつjūnigatsu | December | joo-nee-GAH-tsoo |
| 春 はるharu | spring | HAH-roo |
| 夏 なつnatsu | summer | NAH-tsoo |
| 秋 あきaki | autumn | AH-kee |
| 冬 ふゆfuyu | winter | FOO-yoo |
| 今月 こんげつkongetsu | this month | kohn-GEH-tsoo |
| 来月 らいげつraigetsu | next month | rye-GEH-tsoo |
| 先月 せんげつsengetsu | last month | sehn-GEH-tsoo |
| 年 としtoshi | year | TOH-shee |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Japanese months lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
Which months read irregularly?
Three. April is shigatsu rather than yongatsu, July is shichigatsu rather than nanagatsu, and September is kugatsu rather than kyūgatsu. Every other month uses the reading you would expect from the number.
If the months are numbered, do I need to learn twelve words?
Really just the three irregular ones, plus the pattern. Once you know the numbers set and that gatsu means month, the other nine build themselves, which makes this the fastest set in Japanese to finish.
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