日本財団図書館（電子図書館）　Handbook for Raising Children in Multiple Languages English Version

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(1) Japanese Language Classes in Toyota

Downtown Toyota

Name	TIA Japanese Class	Alpha	Nihongo Salon

Organizer	Toyota City	TIA Volunteer Group Alpha	TIA Volunteer Group Nihongo Salon
Contact	Toyota International Association (TIA) (0565)33-5931	TIA (0565)33-5931	TIA (0565)33-5931
Contents	Specialized teachers teach in a classroom setting	Teaching by volunteers on a semi-private basis	Teaching by volunteers in a small group setting
When	Saturdays 9:30～12:00 (6 months) April to September / October to March	Sundays 10:30～12:30 (3 months) May to October / September to December / January to April	Wednesdays 10:00～12:00 (6 months) April to September / October to March
Place	TIA	TIA	TIA
Eligibility	Adult	Adults and Children	Adults (a childcare service is provided)
Fee	\15,000 / 6 months	\15,00+ \2,500 (textbooks) / 3 months	\1,000 / 6 months
Entry	April and September (No acceptance in mid-course)	Opening day	April and September (accepted anytime)

Other Area

Name	Homigaoka Japanese Class	Kamigo Japanese Class Iroha	Japanese Class Tomodachi

Organizer	Homigaoka International Center	Iroha	Tomodach
Contact	Homigaoka International Center (0565)43-1114	Maeda 090-8156-6772	Motoda (0565)88-5176
Contents	Teaching by volunteers on a semi-private basis	Teaching by volunteers on a semi-private basis	Teaching by volunteers on a semi-private basis
When	Sundays 10:00～12:00 (4months) April to July August to November December to March	Sundays 10:00～12:00	Saturdays 18:30～20:00 Closed on public school holidays
Place	Meeting room 1^st f, No.142 building Homidanchi	Kamigo Community Center	1^st and 4^th Saturdays Hatsubuki Community Hall 2^nd and 3^rd Saturdays Takahashi Community Center
Eligibility	Adults / Children	Adults	Adults
Fee	\500 / month or Center membership fee \3,000 / year	\300 / 3months	\100 (only for Hatsubuki Community Hall)
Entry	Anytime	Anytime	Anytime

(2) Kids Supplies

Child Seats

When you have a child under 6 years old riding in a vehicle, the law requires the installation of a child seat. Choose one of an appropriate style and size for both your child and your car.

Secondhand

Call Toyota Customer Center (Toyota Shouhisya Center) or check 'Koho Toyota' if you are looking for secondhand baby supplies.

Toyota Customer Center (Toyota Shouhisya Center)
TEL: 33-2447(everyday　10:00～18:00)

Rentals

There is a list of shops for rental of babies' supplies in the town page, a phone book. Look under Kashi Baby Yohin (rental supplies for babies) section.

(3) Useful Japanese

For Daily Life

greeting

ohay gozaimasu	good morning
kon'nichiwa	good afternoon
saynara	good bye
arigat gozaimasu	thank you very much
dzo	please
～san	Mr. Mrs Miss Ms
hai	yes
iie	no

time

～nen	year
～gatsu	month
～nichi	day
～ji	hour
～pun	minute
asa	morning
hiru	afternoon
yoru	night
kin	yesterday
ky	today
ashita	tomorrow

number

0 zero/rei	11 j-ichi
1 ichi	12 j-ni
2 ni	20 ni-j
3 san	30 san-j
4 yon/shi	100 hyaku
5 go	200 ni-hyaku
6 roku	1000 sen
7 shichi/nana	2000 ni-sen
8 hachi	10000 ichi-man
9 ky/ku	20000 ni-man
10 j	100000 j-man

basic vocabulary

namae	name
jsho	address
denwa bang	phone number
kuni	country
otoko	man
on'na	woman
watashi	I
otto	husband
tsuma	wife
otsan	father
oksan	mother
kodomo	child
akachan	baby
musuko	son
musume	daughter
otona	adult
tanjbi	birth day
nenrei	age
～sai	～years old
～kaghetsu	～years months
hoikuen	nursery school
ychien	kindergarten
shgakk	elementary school
shiyakusho	city hall
ghink	bank
ybinkyoku	zip code
nani	what
doko	where
itsu	when
ikura	how much
dshite	why

useful term

watashi wa・・・desu	I am ～.
kuni wa・・・desu	I am from ～.
dzo yoroshiku	Nice to meet you.
kore wa nan desu ka	What is it?
ikura desu ka	How much is it?
toire wa doko desu ka	Where is the bathroom?
nanji kara desu ka	What time does it start?
nanji made desu ka	What time does it finish?
chotto matte kudasai	Waite a minute, please.
sumimasen, ・・・	Excuse me,
takushii onegai shimasu	I would like to take a taxi.
koko ni kaite kudasai	Write it here, please.

For Birth, Childcare and Illness

medical term

byki	be sick
ghenki	be in good health
byin	hospital
isha	doctor
kangoshi	nurse
kusuri	medicine
kaze	cold
netsu	fever
seki	cough
hanamizu	runny nose
shisshin	eczema
itai	ache
kayui	itchy
oshikko	pee
unchi	poop (excrement)
katai unchi	hard poop
yawarakai unchi	soft poop
gheri	diarrhea
benpi	constipation
hikitsuke	convulsion
haku	vomit
mukumi	dropsy
seiri	menstruation
ninshin	pregnancy
shussan	childbirth
ryzan	miscarriage
shukketsu	bleeding
chzetsu	abortion
tsuwari	morning sickness
yoteibi	expected day
hinin	borth control
yob chsha	vaccination
kenk shinsa	physical checkup
arerughii	allergy
naku	cry
warau	laugh/smile
ketsuatsu	blood pressure
nyin	hospitalization

medical department

nai ka	internal medicine
ghe ka	surgery
shni ka	pediatrics department
sanfujin ka	obstetrics and gynecology
jibiink ka	otolaryngology
gan ka	ophthalmology
hifu ka	dermatology
shi ka	dentistry

body parts

atama	head
kao	face
me	eye
mimi	ear
hana	nose
kuchi	mouth
ha	tooth
nodo	throat
kubi	neck
te	hand
senaka	back
onaka	stomach
oshiri	buttocks
ashi	leg/foot/thigh
shiky	womb
ochinchin	penis
shinz	heart

childcare term

omutsu	diapers
oppai / bony	breast/mother's milk
honybin	nursing bottle
rinyshoku	baby food
dakko	hold a baby in one's arms
onbu	have a baby on one's back
suwaru	sit
haihai suru	crawl
tatsu	stand
aruku	walk

useful term

kykysha onegai shimasu	Call an ambulance car for me, please.
onaka ga itai desu	I have a stomach ache.
atama ga itai desu	I have a head ache.
netsu ga arimasu	I have a fever.
seki ga demasu	I have a cough.
kaze o hikimashita	I caught a cold.
gheri o shiteimasu	I have a diarrhea.
kibun ga warui desu	I feel sick.
zutto naite imasu	She/He is crying steady. (He /She won't stop crying.)
ofuro ni haittemo iidesu ka	Can I take a bath?
nani o tabetara iidesu ka	What can I eat?
daijbu desu	I am all right. No problem.