I'm sorry, I don't really understand. — listening quiz
すみません、よくわかりません
3 listening sections · 12 questions
Section 1聞く3 questions
Each play button covers one or more short scenes. For every prompt listed under that button, pick the option that matches what you hear.
Structure: 5 audio clips, 3 lines to mark. Each shaded block = one Clip n play button. Only the prompts listed in that block go with that sound — do them before moving to the next block.
- a.よくわかりません。Yoku wakarimasen.
- b.もういちど、お願いします。Moo ichido, onegaishimasu.
- c.もう少し、ゆっくり言ってください。Moo sukoshi, yukkuri itte kudasai.
This track → ア
1 prompt on this clip only — answer in order after you listen.
- ア
This track → イ
1 prompt on this clip only — answer in order after you listen.
- イ
This track → ウ
1 prompt on this clip only — answer in order after you listen.
- ウ
Section 2聞く5 questions
Each play button covers one or more short scenes. For every prompt listed under that button, pick the option that matches what you hear.
Structure: 8 audio clips, 5 lines to mark. Each shaded block = one Clip n play button. Only the prompts listed in that block go with that sound — do them before moving to the next block.
- a.日本語、わかりますか？
- b.日本語、できますか？Nihongo, dekimasu ka?Nihongo, wakarimasu ka?
- c.英語、わかりますか？Eego, wakarimasu ka?Chuugokugo, dekimasu ka?
- d.中国語、できますか？
- e.インドネシア語、わかりますか？Indoneshiago, wakarimasu ka?
- f.はい、できます。Hai, dekimasu.
- g.はい、わかります。Hai, wakarimasu.
- h.はい、少しできます。Hai, sukoshi dekimasu.
- i.はい、少し。Hai, sukoshi.
This track → ア
1 prompt on this clip only — answer in order after you listen.
- ア
This track → イ · ウ
2 prompts on this clip only — answer in order after you listen.
- イ
- ウ
This track → エ
1 prompt on this clip only — answer in order after you listen.
- エ
This track → オ
1 prompt on this clip only — answer in order after you listen.
- オ
Section 3聞く4 questions
Use the play buttons, then for each line choose the option (a, b, c … or ア, イ, etc.) that matches what you hear.
- a.これは、日本語で何ですか？
- b.これは、日本語で何と言いますか？Kore wa, nihongo de nan to iimasu ka?
- c.〜は、日本語で何ですか？
- d.〜は、日本語で何と言いますか？
Several clips are in the player row. If no map appears above, use Clip 1, Clip 2, … in order: play each until you know which line(s) it matches, then mark those rows.
- ①
- ②
- ③
- ④
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When you're done
Score every listening block above (Check answers in each) — we’ll show suggested next steps here when you are done.
Listening exercises and answer key from Irodori: Japanese for Life in Japan (Starter A1) © The Japan Foundation, used under CC BY 4.0.