Table tennis basics: serves, rallies and the score
Lots of people in Japan played at school, and a friendly game is easy to find. This lesson covers the bat, the shots, whose serve it is and how to say the score, so you can join in and keep count. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 table tennis words
Each card shows a word and a line you'd hear across the table. Six reuse words from Everyday Japanese 1–5.
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How the score works
A game is to 11 points, and you serve two points each. The words on the left are what players say.
| Japanese | Means | Note |
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- Saying the score. Put between the two numbers, server's score first: . With friends, 0 is ゼロ.
- Points are too. Players count points and serves with : is "one more point".
- Say sorry for luck. If you win a point off the net or the edge, raise a hand and say すみません. Everyone does.
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.