Quietしずかに ／ shizuka ni
しーっ
shii
Shh.
A whole room shush. Works at any grade.
しずかにしようね
shizuka ni shiyou ne
Let's be quiet, ok?
General chatter, lower grades. Sounds like you're on their side.
しずかにしてください
shizuka ni shite kudasai
Please be quiet.
The everyday one. Safe with any class.
しずかにしなさい
shizuka ni shinasai
Be quiet. Now.
They have ignored you once already.
CarefulReal teacher authority. Fine from a homeroom teacher, a bit heavier coming from an ALT.
よくきいてね
yoku kiite ne
Listen carefully, ok?
Before you explain something.
おともだちのはなしをきいてね
otomodachi no hanashi o kiite ne
Listen to your friend, ok?
When another student is presenting, not you.
はなしをききましょう
hanashi o kikimashou
Let's listen.
Standard. The 〜ましょう form includes you, so it lands softer than an order.
はなしをききなさい
hanashi o kikinasai
Listen to me. Now.
Someone is talking over you.
めはこっち
me wa kotchi
Eyes over here.
Short and rhythmic. Lower grades respond to it well.
こっちみてね
kotchi mite ne
Look over here, ok?
せんせいをみてください
sensei o mite kudasai
Please look at the teacher.
Teachers say 先生 about themselves. You can too.
こっちをみなさい
kotchi o minasai
Look at me. Now.
すわってね
suwatte ne
Sit down, ok?
せきについてください
seki ni tsuite kudasai
Please go to your seat.
Start of class, kids still wandering.
ちゃくせき
chakuseki
Be seated.
The drill word, from 起立・礼・着席. Said flat, like a command word, not a sentence.
せきにつきなさい
seki ni tsukinasai
Get in your seat. Now.
もうすこしちいさいこえでね
mou sukoshi chiisai koe de ne
A bit quieter, ok?
Group work that got loud but is still on task.
こえのボリュームをさげましょう
koe no boryuumu o sagemashou
Let's turn the volume down.
Many classrooms have a volume-level poster on the wall. Point at it.
こえをちいさくしなさい
koe o chiisaku shinasai
Keep your voice down. Now.
おしゃべりストップ
oshaberi sutoppu
Chatting, stop!
Light, almost playful. Good for lower grades.
おしゃべりをやめましょう
oshaberi o yamemashou
Let's stop talking.
おしゃべりをやめなさい
oshaberi o yamenasai
Stop talking. Now.
じゅんばんね
junban ne
Take turns.
Three kids answering at once.
ひとりずつはなしてください
hitori zutsu hanashite kudasai
One at a time, please.
てをあげてからはなしなさい
te o agete kara hanashinasai
Hand up before you speak.
Shouting out has become the habit.
まえをむいてね
mae o muite ne
Face the front, ok?
まえをむいてください
mae o muite kudasai
Please face the front.
Half the room is turned around chatting backwards.
まえをむきなさい
mae o mukinasai
Face the front. Now.
いっかいしまってね
ikkai shimatte ne
Put that away for now.
Just for now, they get it back later.
Soundsいっかい has a small っ: a beat of silence, ik-kai.
つくえのなかにしまってください
tsukue no naka ni shimatte kudasai
Please put it in your desk.
Desks in Japanese classrooms have an open tray, so this is where things go.
しまいなさい
shimainasai
Put it away. Now.
しゅうちゅうしようね
shuuchuu shiyou ne
Let's focus.
SoundsBoth halves are long: shuu-chuu, not shu-chu.
しゅうちゅうしてください
shuuchuu shite kudasai
Please concentrate.
しゅうちゅうしなさい
shuuchuu shinasai
Concentrate. Now.
てをとめてね
te o tomete ne
Hands still, ok?
They are picking at a textbook or pencil case while you talk. The everyday one.
いっかいおいて
ikkai oite
Put it down a second.
Put it down for a second. Very natural, very common.
さわらないでね
sawaranai de ne
Please don't touch that.
さわるのをやめなさい
sawaru no o yamenasai
Stop touching it. Now.
Movementいどう ／ idou
ならんでね
narande ne
Line up, ok?
いちれつにならびましょう
ichiretsu ni narabimashou
Let's make one line.
One line. Say 二列 (niretsu) for two.
ならびなさい
narabinasai
Line up. Now.
たってね
tatte ne
Stand up, ok?
たちましょう
tachimashou
Let's stand up.
きりつ
kiritsu
All stand.
The drill word that opens and closes every lesson: 起立・礼・着席 (stand, bow, sit). Said flat.
たちなさい
tachinasai
Stand up. Now.
こっちおいで
kotchi oide
Come over here.
Warm, and what you want with one student. Lower grades especially.
こっちにきてください
kotchi ni kite kudasai
Please come here.
こっちにきなさい
kotchi ni kinasai
Come here. Now.
CarefulThis one reads as being in trouble. Use 来てください unless you mean that.
せきにもどってね
seki ni modotte ne
Back to your seat, ok?
せきにもどりましょう
seki ni modorimashou
Let's go back to our seats.
After an activity where everyone was moving around.
せきにもどりなさい
seki ni modorinasai
Back to your seat. Now.
よにんのグループをつくりましょう
yonin no guruupu o tsukurimashou
Let's make groups of four.
はんになりましょう
han ni narimashou
Let's get into your usual groups.
Classes already sit in fixed 班 (han) groups. Saying this is faster than counting them off, and they know exactly what to do.
まるくなりましょう
maruku narimashou
Let's make a circle.
てをつないでまるくなりましょう
te o tsunaide maruku narimashou
Let's hold hands and make a circle.
Holding hands. Fine in lower elementary, not above that.
つくえくっつけてね
tsukue kuttsukete ne
Push your desks together.
Push them together for group work.
つくえをうごかしてください
tsukue o ugokashite kudasai
Please move your desks.
つくえをうしろにさげましょう
tsukue o ushiro ni sagemashou
Let's push the desks to the back.
Clearing floor space for an activity.
つぎのひとへ
tsugi no hito e
On to the next person.
Rotating through an interview activity. Short enough to call over noise.
あいてをかえてね
aite o kaete ne
Change partners, ok?
ペアをこうたいしましょう
pea o koutai shimashou
Let's change pairs.
ついてきてね
tsuite kite ne
Follow me, ok?
こっちだよ
kotchi da yo
This way.
Just pointing the way.
ついてきてください
tsuite kite kudasai
Please follow me.
Instructionsやること ／ yaru koto
きょうかしょひらいてね
kyoukasho hiraite ne
Open your textbook, ok?
きょうかしょをひらきましょう
kyoukasho o hirakimashou
Let's open our textbooks.
にじゅっページをひらいてください
nijuppeeji o hiraite kudasai
Please open to page 20.
Swap the number. Page 20 here.
Sounds20ページ is nijuppeeji, not nijuu-peeji.
きょうかしょとじてね
kyoukasho tojite ne
Close your textbook, ok?
きょうかしょをとじましょう
kyoukasho o tojimashou
Let's close our textbooks.
きょうかしょをしまいなさい
kyoukasho o shimainasai
Put your textbook away. Now.
Put it away, not just close it.
えんぴつだしてね
enpitsu dashite ne
Get your pencil out, ok?
えんぴつをだしましょう
enpitsu o dashimashou
Let's take out our pencils.
ふでばこをだしてください
fudebako o dashite kudasai
Please take out your pencil case.
The whole pencil case.
なまえかいてね
namae kaite ne
Write your name, ok?
なまえをかきましょう
namae o kakimashou
Let's write our names.
ここになまえをかいてください
koko ni namae o kaite kudasai
Please write your name here.
Pointing at the line on the worksheet.
まねしていってね
mane shite itte ne
Copy me, ok?
Lower grades. Clearer to them than the word リピート.
わたしのあとにつづけていってください
watashi no ato ni tsuzukete itte kudasai
Please say it after me.
リピートしてください
ripiito shite kudasai
Please repeat.
They hear this constantly in English class, so it reads as normal Japanese.
もうすこしおおきいこえでね
mou sukoshi ookii koe de ne
A bit louder, ok?
A shy student. Keep it warm.
きこえないよ
kikoenai yo
I can't hear you.
Playful when you cup your ear with it.
おおきいこえでいいましょう
ookii koe de iimashou
Let's say it in a big voice.
こくばんみてね
kokuban mite ne
Look at the board, ok?
こくばんをみてください
kokuban o mite kudasai
Please look at the board.
がめんをみてください
gamen o mite kudasai
Please look at the screen.
The TV or projector screen instead.
だしてね
dashite ne
Hand it in, ok?
まえにまわしてください
mae ni mawashite kudasai
Please pass it forward.
Pass it forward down the row. This is how papers actually get collected.
せんせいにだしてください
sensei ni dashite kudasai
Please bring it to the teacher.
Bring it up to you.
ペアになってね
pea ni natte ne
Get into pairs, ok?
ペアでやりましょう
pea de yarimashou
Let's do it in pairs.
となりのひととやりましょう
tonari no hito to yarimashou
Let's do it with the person next to you.
With the person next to you. No moving required, so it is the fastest option.
てをあげてね
te o agete ne
Put your hand up, ok?
わかるひと
wakaru hito?
Who knows?
Gets hands up faster than asking for hands.
てをあげてください
te o agete kudasai
Please put your hand up.
Praiseほめる ／ homeru
いいね
ii ne
Nice.
The everyday one. Use it constantly.
よくできました
yoku dekimashita
Well done.
The standard classroom praise, and what the stamp on their worksheet says.
すごい
sugoi
Amazing!
がんばったね
ganbatta ne
You worked hard.
They tried and missed. This praises the trying, which is the point.
よくちょうせんしたね
yoku chousen shita ne
Good for giving it a go.
てをあげたのがえらい
te o ageta no ga erai
Putting your hand up was brave.
For the shy one who volunteered at all.
もうすこし
mou sukoshi
Nearly.
いいせんいってる
ii sen itteru
You're on the right track.
おしい
oshii
So close!
Said brightly, it keeps the energy up.
せいかい
seikai
Correct.
Flat and factual.
かんぺき
kanpeki
Perfect!
すばらしい
subarashii
Wonderful!
そうだね
sou da ne
That's right.
そのとおり
sono toori
Exactly.
Soundsとおり holds the long o: to-o-ri.
だいせいかい
daiseikai
Absolutely right!
The 大 makes it a celebration.
ちょっとちがうかな
chotto chigau kana
Hmm, not quite.
The かな softens it into thinking out loud rather than marking them wrong.
もういっかいかんがえてみよう
mou ikkai kangaete miyou
Let's think about it again.
Keeps them in the game.
ちかいけど、ちがうんだな
chikai kedo, chigau n da na
Close, but not it.
CarefulA flat 違います lands hard on a child in front of the class. Reach for one of these instead.
みんなはくしゅ
minna hakushu
Everyone clap.
はくしゅ
hakushu
Clap!
One word, and the room claps. They are trained on this from year one.
おおきなはくしゅ
ookina hakushu
A big round of applause!
じょうずになったね
jouzu ni natta ne
You've got better at that.
Names the progress, which lands harder than plain praise.
まえよりじょうず
mae yori jouzu
Better than last time!
すごくせいちょうしたね
sugoku seichou shita ne
You've grown so much.
End of term, looking back at the whole year.
だいじょうぶだよ
daijoubu da yo
It's ok.
The one you will use most. Works for tears, nerves, and mistakes alike.
きにしないで
ki ni shinai de
Don't worry about it.
まちがえてもだいじょうぶ
machigaete mo daijoubu
It's fine to make mistakes.
Mistakes are fine. Worth saying to the whole class before they speak English.
Timeじかん ／ jikan
はじめましょう
hajimemashou
Let's begin.
じゅぎょうをはじめます
jugyou o hajimemasu
We'll start the lesson.
More formal, matches how the lesson is officially opened.
よういはいい
youi wa ii?
Ready?
Gets a げんき response back.
あとごふん
ato gofun
Five more minutes.
Swap the number: あと三分 (ato sanpun), あと十分 (ato juppun).
Sounds五分 is gofun; 三分 becomes sanpun and 十分 juppun, so the sound shifts with the number.
あとごふんでおしまい
ato gofun de oshimai
Five minutes and we're done.
Five minutes and we stop. Clearer warning.
そこまで
soko made
Stop there.
Short, carries across a noisy room, and the one teachers actually use.
はい、おわり
hai, owari
Ok, finished.
じかんです
jikan desu
Time's up.
いそいで
isoide
Hurry.
はやくね
hayaku ne
Quickly, ok?
いそぎましょう
isogimashou
Let's hurry.
To the whole class rather than one straggler.
ちょっとまってね
chotto matte ne
Wait a second, ok?
すこしまってください
sukoshi matte kudasai
Please wait a moment.
まだだよ
mada da yo
Not yet.
For the ones who start before you finish explaining.
おわった
owatta?
Done?
Walking the rows during work time.
できましたか
dekimashita ka
Have you finished?
おわったひと
owatta hito?
Who's finished?
Hands go up and you can see where the class is.
ゆっくりでいいよ
yukkuri de ii yo
Take your time.
To a student stuck mid-sentence in English. Buys them room to finish.
あわてなくていいよ
awatenakute ii yo
No rush.
かたづけましょう
katazukemashou
Let's tidy up.
かたづけて
katazukete
Tidy up.
もとにもどしてください
moto ni modoshite kudasai
Please put it back how it was.
Desks, cards, chairs.
きょうはここまで
kyou wa koko made
That's it for today.
きょうはこれでおわりです
kyou wa kore de owari desu
That's the end of today's lesson.
きょうもよくがんばりました
kyou mo yoku ganbarimashita
You all worked hard again today.
You all worked hard today. A good note to close on.
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Gentle
しーっ
shii
Shh.
A whole room shush. Works at any grade.
Gentle
しずかにしようね
shizuka ni shiyou ne
Let's be quiet, ok?
General chatter, lower grades. Sounds like you're on their side.
Normal
しずかにしてください
shizuka ni shite kudasai
Please be quiet.
The everyday one. Safe with any class.
Firm
しずかにしなさい
shizuka ni shinasai
Be quiet. Now.
They have ignored you once already.
Careful: Real teacher authority. Fine from a homeroom teacher, a bit heavier coming from an ALT.
Gentle
よくきいてね
yoku kiite ne
Listen carefully, ok?
Before you explain something.
Gentle
おともだちのはなしをきいてね
otomodachi no hanashi o kiite ne
Listen to your friend, ok?
When another student is presenting, not you.
Normal
はなしをききましょう
hanashi o kikimashou
Let's listen.
Standard. The 〜ましょう form includes you, so it lands softer than an order.
Firm
はなしをききなさい
hanashi o kikinasai
Listen to me. Now.
Someone is talking over you.
Gentle
めはこっち
me wa kotchi
Eyes over here.
Short and rhythmic. Lower grades respond to it well.
Gentle
こっちみてね
kotchi mite ne
Look over here, ok?
Normal
せんせいをみてください
sensei o mite kudasai
Please look at the teacher.
Teachers say 先生 about themselves. You can too.
Firm
こっちをみなさい
kotchi o minasai
Look at me. Now.
Gentle
すわってね
suwatte ne
Sit down, ok?
Normal
せきについてください
seki ni tsuite kudasai
Please go to your seat.
Start of class, kids still wandering.
Normal
ちゃくせき
chakuseki
Be seated.
The drill word, from 起立・礼・着席. Said flat, like a command word, not a sentence.
Firm
せきにつきなさい
seki ni tsukinasai
Get in your seat. Now.
Gentle
もうすこしちいさいこえでね
mou sukoshi chiisai koe de ne
A bit quieter, ok?
Group work that got loud but is still on task.
Normal
こえのボリュームをさげましょう
koe no boryuumu o sagemashou
Let's turn the volume down.
Many classrooms have a volume-level poster on the wall. Point at it.
Firm
こえをちいさくしなさい
koe o chiisaku shinasai
Keep your voice down. Now.
Gentle
おしゃべりストップ
oshaberi sutoppu
Chatting, stop!
Light, almost playful. Good for lower grades.
Normal
おしゃべりをやめましょう
oshaberi o yamemashou
Let's stop talking.
Firm
おしゃべりをやめなさい
oshaberi o yamenasai
Stop talking. Now.
Gentle
じゅんばんね
junban ne
Take turns.
Three kids answering at once.
Normal
ひとりずつはなしてください
hitori zutsu hanashite kudasai
One at a time, please.
Firm
てをあげてからはなしなさい
te o agete kara hanashinasai
Hand up before you speak.
Shouting out has become the habit.
Gentle
まえをむいてね
mae o muite ne
Face the front, ok?
Normal
まえをむいてください
mae o muite kudasai
Please face the front.
Half the room is turned around chatting backwards.
Firm
まえをむきなさい
mae o mukinasai
Face the front. Now.
Gentle
いっかいしまってね
ikkai shimatte ne
Put that away for now.
Just for now, they get it back later.
Sounds: いっかい has a small っ: a beat of silence, ik-kai.
Normal
つくえのなかにしまってください
tsukue no naka ni shimatte kudasai
Please put it in your desk.
Desks in Japanese classrooms have an open tray, so this is where things go.
Firm
しまいなさい
shimainasai
Put it away. Now.
Gentle
しゅうちゅうしようね
shuuchuu shiyou ne
Let's focus.
Sounds: Both halves are long: shuu-chuu, not shu-chu.
Normal
しゅうちゅうしてください
shuuchuu shite kudasai
Please concentrate.
Firm
しゅうちゅうしなさい
shuuchuu shinasai
Concentrate. Now.
Gentle
てをとめてね
te o tomete ne
Hands still, ok?
They are picking at a textbook or pencil case while you talk. The everyday one.
Gentle
いっかいおいて
ikkai oite
Put it down a second.
Put it down for a second. Very natural, very common.
Normal
さわらないでね
sawaranai de ne
Please don't touch that.
Firm
さわるのをやめなさい
sawaru no o yamenasai
Stop touching it. Now.
Gentle
ならんでね
narande ne
Line up, ok?
Normal
いちれつにならびましょう
ichiretsu ni narabimashou
Let's make one line.
One line. Say 二列 (niretsu) for two.
Firm
ならびなさい
narabinasai
Line up. Now.
Gentle
たってね
tatte ne
Stand up, ok?
Normal
たちましょう
tachimashou
Let's stand up.
Normal
きりつ
kiritsu
All stand.
The drill word that opens and closes every lesson: 起立・礼・着席 (stand, bow, sit). Said flat.
Firm
たちなさい
tachinasai
Stand up. Now.
Gentle
こっちおいで
kotchi oide
Come over here.
Warm, and what you want with one student. Lower grades especially.
Normal
こっちにきてください
kotchi ni kite kudasai
Please come here.
Firm
こっちにきなさい
kotchi ni kinasai
Come here. Now.
Careful: This one reads as being in trouble. Use 来てください unless you mean that.
Gentle
せきにもどってね
seki ni modotte ne
Back to your seat, ok?
Normal
せきにもどりましょう
seki ni modorimashou
Let's go back to our seats.
After an activity where everyone was moving around.
Firm
せきにもどりなさい
seki ni modorinasai
Back to your seat. Now.
Normal
よにんのグループをつくりましょう
yonin no guruupu o tsukurimashou
Let's make groups of four.
Normal
はんになりましょう
han ni narimashou
Let's get into your usual groups.
Classes already sit in fixed 班 (han) groups. Saying this is faster than counting them off, and they know exactly what to do.
Normal
まるくなりましょう
maruku narimashou
Let's make a circle.
Normal
てをつないでまるくなりましょう
te o tsunaide maruku narimashou
Let's hold hands and make a circle.
Holding hands. Fine in lower elementary, not above that.
Gentle
つくえくっつけてね
tsukue kuttsukete ne
Push your desks together.
Push them together for group work.
Normal
つくえをうごかしてください
tsukue o ugokashite kudasai
Please move your desks.
Normal
つくえをうしろにさげましょう
tsukue o ushiro ni sagemashou
Let's push the desks to the back.
Clearing floor space for an activity.
Gentle
つぎのひとへ
tsugi no hito e
On to the next person.
Rotating through an interview activity. Short enough to call over noise.
Gentle
あいてをかえてね
aite o kaete ne
Change partners, ok?
Normal
ペアをこうたいしましょう
pea o koutai shimashou
Let's change pairs.
Gentle
ついてきてね
tsuite kite ne
Follow me, ok?
Gentle
こっちだよ
kotchi da yo
This way.
Just pointing the way.
Normal
ついてきてください
tsuite kite kudasai
Please follow me.
Gentle
きょうかしょひらいてね
kyoukasho hiraite ne
Open your textbook, ok?
Normal
きょうかしょをひらきましょう
kyoukasho o hirakimashou
Let's open our textbooks.
Normal
にじゅっページをひらいてください
nijuppeeji o hiraite kudasai
Please open to page 20.
Swap the number. Page 20 here.
Sounds: 20ページ is nijuppeeji, not nijuu-peeji.
Gentle
きょうかしょとじてね
kyoukasho tojite ne
Close your textbook, ok?
Normal
きょうかしょをとじましょう
kyoukasho o tojimashou
Let's close our textbooks.
Firm
きょうかしょをしまいなさい
kyoukasho o shimainasai
Put your textbook away. Now.
Put it away, not just close it.
Gentle
えんぴつだしてね
enpitsu dashite ne
Get your pencil out, ok?
Normal
えんぴつをだしましょう
enpitsu o dashimashou
Let's take out our pencils.
Normal
ふでばこをだしてください
fudebako o dashite kudasai
Please take out your pencil case.
The whole pencil case.
Gentle
なまえかいてね
namae kaite ne
Write your name, ok?
Normal
なまえをかきましょう
namae o kakimashou
Let's write our names.
Normal
ここになまえをかいてください
koko ni namae o kaite kudasai
Please write your name here.
Pointing at the line on the worksheet.
Gentle
まねしていってね
mane shite itte ne
Copy me, ok?
Lower grades. Clearer to them than the word リピート.
Normal
わたしのあとにつづけていってください
watashi no ato ni tsuzukete itte kudasai
Please say it after me.
Normal
リピートしてください
ripiito shite kudasai
Please repeat.
They hear this constantly in English class, so it reads as normal Japanese.
Gentle
もうすこしおおきいこえでね
mou sukoshi ookii koe de ne
A bit louder, ok?
A shy student. Keep it warm.
Gentle
きこえないよ
kikoenai yo
I can't hear you.
Playful when you cup your ear with it.
Normal
おおきいこえでいいましょう
ookii koe de iimashou
Let's say it in a big voice.
Gentle
こくばんみてね
kokuban mite ne
Look at the board, ok?
Normal
こくばんをみてください
kokuban o mite kudasai
Please look at the board.
Normal
がめんをみてください
gamen o mite kudasai
Please look at the screen.
The TV or projector screen instead.
Gentle
だしてね
dashite ne
Hand it in, ok?
Normal
まえにまわしてください
mae ni mawashite kudasai
Please pass it forward.
Pass it forward down the row. This is how papers actually get collected.
Normal
せんせいにだしてください
sensei ni dashite kudasai
Please bring it to the teacher.
Bring it up to you.
Gentle
ペアになってね
pea ni natte ne
Get into pairs, ok?
Normal
ペアでやりましょう
pea de yarimashou
Let's do it in pairs.
Normal
となりのひととやりましょう
tonari no hito to yarimashou
Let's do it with the person next to you.
With the person next to you. No moving required, so it is the fastest option.
Gentle
てをあげてね
te o agete ne
Put your hand up, ok?
Gentle
わかるひと
wakaru hito?
Who knows?
Gets hands up faster than asking for hands.
Normal
てをあげてください
te o agete kudasai
Please put your hand up.
Normal
いいね
ii ne
Nice.
The everyday one. Use it constantly.
Warm
よくできました
yoku dekimashita
Well done.
The standard classroom praise, and what the stamp on their worksheet says.
Big
すごい
sugoi
Amazing!
Normal
がんばったね
ganbatta ne
You worked hard.
They tried and missed. This praises the trying, which is the point.
Warm
よくちょうせんしたね
yoku chousen shita ne
Good for giving it a go.
Warm
てをあげたのがえらい
te o ageta no ga erai
Putting your hand up was brave.
For the shy one who volunteered at all.
Normal
もうすこし
mou sukoshi
Nearly.
Normal
いいせんいってる
ii sen itteru
You're on the right track.
Warm
おしい
oshii
So close!
Said brightly, it keeps the energy up.
Normal
せいかい
seikai
Correct.
Flat and factual.
Warm
かんぺき
kanpeki
Perfect!
Big
すばらしい
subarashii
Wonderful!
Normal
そうだね
sou da ne
That's right.
Warm
そのとおり
sono toori
Exactly.
Sounds: とおり holds the long o: to-o-ri.
Big
だいせいかい
daiseikai
Absolutely right!
The 大 makes it a celebration.
Normal
ちょっとちがうかな
chotto chigau kana
Hmm, not quite.
The かな softens it into thinking out loud rather than marking them wrong.
Normal
もういっかいかんがえてみよう
mou ikkai kangaete miyou
Let's think about it again.
Keeps them in the game.
Warm
ちかいけど、ちがうんだな
chikai kedo, chigau n da na
Close, but not it.
Careful: A flat 違います lands hard on a child in front of the class. Reach for one of these instead.
Normal
みんなはくしゅ
minna hakushu
Everyone clap.
Warm
はくしゅ
hakushu
Clap!
One word, and the room claps. They are trained on this from year one.
Big
おおきなはくしゅ
ookina hakushu
A big round of applause!
Normal
じょうずになったね
jouzu ni natta ne
You've got better at that.
Names the progress, which lands harder than plain praise.
Warm
まえよりじょうず
mae yori jouzu
Better than last time!
Big
すごくせいちょうしたね
sugoku seichou shita ne
You've grown so much.
End of term, looking back at the whole year.
Normal
だいじょうぶだよ
daijoubu da yo
It's ok.
The one you will use most. Works for tears, nerves, and mistakes alike.
Normal
きにしないで
ki ni shinai de
Don't worry about it.
Warm
まちがえてもだいじょうぶ
machigaete mo daijoubu
It's fine to make mistakes.
Mistakes are fine. Worth saying to the whole class before they speak English.
はじめましょう
hajimemashou
Let's begin.
じゅぎょうをはじめます
jugyou o hajimemasu
We'll start the lesson.
More formal, matches how the lesson is officially opened.
よういはいい
youi wa ii?
Ready?
Gets a げんき response back.
あとごふん
ato gofun
Five more minutes.
Swap the number: あと三分 (ato sanpun), あと十分 (ato juppun).
Sounds: 五分 is gofun; 三分 becomes sanpun and 十分 juppun, so the sound shifts with the number.
あとごふんでおしまい
ato gofun de oshimai
Five minutes and we're done.
Five minutes and we stop. Clearer warning.
そこまで
soko made
Stop there.
Short, carries across a noisy room, and the one teachers actually use.
はい、おわり
hai, owari
Ok, finished.
じかんです
jikan desu
Time's up.
いそいで
isoide
Hurry.
はやくね
hayaku ne
Quickly, ok?
いそぎましょう
isogimashou
Let's hurry.
To the whole class rather than one straggler.
ちょっとまってね
chotto matte ne
Wait a second, ok?
すこしまってください
sukoshi matte kudasai
Please wait a moment.
まだだよ
mada da yo
Not yet.
For the ones who start before you finish explaining.
おわった
owatta?
Done?
Walking the rows during work time.
できましたか
dekimashita ka
Have you finished?
おわったひと
owatta hito?
Who's finished?
Hands go up and you can see where the class is.
ゆっくりでいいよ
yukkuri de ii yo
Take your time.
To a student stuck mid-sentence in English. Buys them room to finish.
あわてなくていいよ
awatenakute ii yo
No rush.
かたづけましょう
katazukemashou
Let's tidy up.
かたづけて
katazukete
Tidy up.
もとにもどしてください
moto ni modoshite kudasai
Please put it back how it was.
Desks, cards, chairs.
きょうはここまで
kyou wa koko made
That's it for today.
きょうはこれでおわりです
kyou wa kore de owari desu
That's the end of today's lesson.
きょうもよくがんばりました
kyou mo yoku ganbarimashita
You all worked hard again today.
You all worked hard today. A good note to close on.
Japanese voice kindly provided by Yasuyo Ichihashi from Takko town ／ 音声：田子町の Yasuyo Ichihashi さん
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