1 Flashcards
ohayoo
good morning
good morning
ohayoo
ohayoo gozaimasu
good morning (polite)
good morning (polite)
ohayoo gozaimasu
konnichiwa
hello/ good afternoon
hello/ good afternoon
konnichiwa
konbanwa
good evening
good evening
konbanwa
good bye
sayoonara
good bye
sayoonara
oyasuminasai
good night
good night
oyasuminasai
arigato
thank you
thank you
arigato
arigato gozaimasu
thank you (polite)
thank you (polite)
arigato gozaimasu
あ
a
“a”
あ
い
i
う
u
え
e
お
o
“i”
い
“u”
う
“e”
え
“o”
お
か
ka
ka
か
き
ki
ki
き
く
ku
ku
く
け
ke
ke
け
こ
ko
ko
こ
さ
sa
write “sa”
し
shi
shi
し
す
su
su
す
せ
se
se
せ
そ
so
so
そ
た
ta
write “ta”
た
ち
chi
write “chi”
ち
つ
tsu
write “tsu”
つ
て
te
write “te”
て
と
to
write “to”
と
な
na
write “na”
な
に
ni
write “ni”
に
ぬ
nu
write “nu”
ぬ (two strokes)
note: め=me
ね
ne
write “ne”
ね
other similar characters:
れ = re
わ = wa
ぬ = nu
の
no
write “no”
の
こうこう
“kou kou”
high school
write “high school”
こうこう
“kou kou”
は
“ha”
write “ha”
は
ひ
“hi”
write “hi”
ひ
ふ
“fu”
write “fu”
ふ
へ
“he”
write the character “he”
へ
ほ
“ho”
write the character “ho”
ほ
ひと
“hito”
person
write in kanji: person
人
“hito”
いくらですか
how much? (price)
how much? (price)
いくらですか
nooto
notebook
ノート
notebook
nooto
しんぶん
newspaper
newspaper
しんぶん
とけい
pronunced “tokee” instead of “tokei”
watch / clock
watch / clock
とけい
pronunced “tokee” instead of “tokei”
かばん
“kaban”
purse
purse
かばん
ふくろ
“fukuro”
plastic bag / paper bag
plastic bag / paper bag
ふくろ
“fukuro”
さいふ
“saifu”
wallet
wallet
さいふ
“saifu”
hassen
eight thousand
eight thousand
hassen
happyaku
eight hundred
eight hundred
happyaku
jiinzu
jeans
ジーンズ
jeans
jiinzu
kyuusen
9000
9000
kyuusen
kuji
9 o’clock
(ninety is “kyuu jyuu”)
9 o’clock
kuji
shichiji
7 o’clock
7 o’clock
shichiji
7000
nanasen
nanasen
7000
じてんしゃ
“jitensha”
bicycle
bicycle
じてんしゃ
“jitensha”
25000
ni man go sen
man = 10000
ni man go sen
25000
note:
man = 10000
sen = 1000
250000
nijuu go man
note:
nijuu go = 25
man = 10000
nijuu goman
250000
ぼうし
pronunced “booshi” instead of “boushi”
hat
hat
ぼうし
pronunced “booshi” instead of “boushi”
kare
he (pronoun)
he (pronoun)
kare
kanojo
she (pronoun)
she (pronoun)
kanojo
karera
they (pronounn)
note:
emphasis on “ka” when pronouncing.
kare means he, karera is plural
they (pronoun)
karera
dare
who (pronoun)
who (pronoun)
dare
dare no boushi desuka
whose hat is this?
whose hat is this?
dare no boushi desuka
としょかん
pronounced “toshokan” (accent on “sho”)
library
library
としょかん
pronounced “toshokan”
ぎんこう
“ginkoo”
bank
note: ぎん=silver
bank
“ginkoo”
ぎんこう
ゆうびん
yuubin
mail / package
mail / package
yuubin
ゆうびんきょく
yuubin kyoku
post office
post office
ゆうびんきょく
konbini
convenience store
convenience store
konbini
konpyuutaa
computer
computer
konpyuutaa
じゃあ
Then …(ji ya a)
note: You could also say this to mean “see you later”
Then …
じゃあ
じゃあ、そのかさをください
then give me that umbrella
then give me that umbrella
じゃあ、そのかさをください
けっこうです
kekkou desu
I’m fine / I don’t want it
I’m fine / I don’t want it
けっこうです
kekkou desu
どういたしまして
dou itashi mashite
you’re welcome (polite)
you’re welcome (polite)
どういたしまして
dou itashi mashite
chokore-to
chocolate
chocolate
chokore-to
ko-ra
coke
coke
ko-ra
gamu
gum
gum
gamu
kiku
to listen
to listen
kiku
renshuu
practice
practice
renshuu
uhmm…
e-to,
ano-
jaa
and then… / then…
and then… / then…
jaa
kudasai
please give me
please give me
kudasai
kore kudasai
give me this thing
give me this thing
kore kudasai
do-mo
thank you (short for “do-mo arigato”)
つくえ
tsukue
desk
desk
つくえ
tsukue
ほん
book
book
ほん
でんき
denki
electricity
electricity
でんき
denki
えんぴつ
enpitsu
pencil
pencil
えんぴつ
enpitsu
curtain
ka-ten
ka-ten
curtain
door
doa
doa
door
kesu
to erase
to erase
kesu
keshigomu
eraser
eraser
keshigomu
いす
isu
chair
chair
いす
isu
まど
mado
window
window
まど
mado
say the “t’s” row
ta chi tsu te to
た ち つ て と
say the “t’s” row with dots
da ji zu de do
だ ぢ づ で ど
say the “s’s” row
sa shi su se so
さ し す せ そ
say the “s’s” row with dots
za ji zu ze zo
ざ じ ず ぜ ぞ
say the “k’s” with dots
ga gi gu ge go
(“gi” is pronounced as in “giga-bite”)
がぎぐげご
ma
ま
ま
ma
み
mi
mi
み
mu
む
む
mu
め
me
me
め
も
mo
mo
も
France
furansu
furansu
France
French person
furansu jin
furansu jin
French person
nihon kara kimashita
I came from Japan
I came from Japan
nihon kara kimashita
machi
town/city
town/city
machi
iku
to go
to go
iku
sky
そら
そら
sky
私
watashi
watashi
私
日本
Japan
Japan (write in Kanji)
日本
Nihon / nippon
たかい
expensive
expensive
たかい
やすい
cheap (price)
cheap (price)
やすい
re-su-to-ran
restaurant
restaurant
re-su-to-ran
すきやき
beef & veggie hotpot
beef & veggie hotpot
すきやき
kono re-su-to-ran no tempura wa oishii desu yo
this restaurant’s tempura is tasty, really
this restaurant’s tempura is tasty, really
kono re-su-to-ran no tempura wa oishii desu yo
sen ni hyaku en desu ne
1200 yen, right?
1200 yen, right?
sen ni hyaku en desu ne
sukiyaki wa nandesuka
what is sukiyaki?
what is sukiyaki?
sukiyaki wa nandesuka
udon wa roppyaku en desu
udon is 600 yen
udon is 600 yen
udon wa roppyaku en desu
watashi mo
me too
me too
watashi mo
これをください
kore o kudasai
please give me this one
please give me this one (say it two ways)
Kore o kudasai
Kore o onegai shimasu
coffee
koo hii
これはだれのさいふですか
Kore wa dare no saifu desuka
whose wallet is this
whose wallet is this
Kore wa dare no saifu desuka
これをおねがいします
this one, please
たかい
takai
expensive / high
expensive / high
takai
やすい
yasui
cheap
cheap
yasui
や
ya
“ya”
や
ゆ
yu
“yu”
ゆ
よ
yo
“yo”
よ
ら
ra
“ra”
ら
り
ri
“ri”
り
る
ru
“ru”
る
れ
re
“re”
れ
ろ
ro
“ro”
ろ
わ
wa
“wa”
わ
を
wo
“wo”
を
ん
“n” / “ng”
“n” / “ng”
ん
たべる・たべます・たべません
(dictionary / positive / negative)
to eat
positive / negative form of a verb is used for
- habitual actions
- future actions
to eat (dictionary form)
たべる
to eat (positive / negative)
たべます・たべません
ねる・ねます・ねません
neru / nemasu / nemasen
to sleep
to sleep (dictionary / positive / negative)
ねる・ねます・ねません
おきる・おきます・おきません
to wake up
to wake up (dictionary / positive / negative)
おきる・おきます・おきません
みる・みます・みません
to watch / to see
nomu / nomimasu / nomimasen
to drink
のむ・のみます・のみません
to drink
to drink (dictionary / positive / negative)
のむ・のみます・のみません
よむ・よみます・よみません
to read
to read (dictionary / positive / negative)
よむ・よみます・よみません
hanasu / hanashimasu / hanashimasen
to speak / to talk
はなす・はなします・はなしません
to speak / to talk
to speak / to talk (dictionary / positive / negative)
はなす・はなします・はなしません
kiku / kikimasu / kikimasen
to listen / to hear
きく・ききます・ききません
to listen / to hear
to listen / to hear (dictionary / positive / negative)
きく・ききます・ききません
いく・いきます・いきません
to go
to go (dictionary / positive / negative)
いく・いきます・いきません
する・します・しません
to do
note: this is an irregular verb
to do (dictionary / positive / negative)
する・します・しません
note: this is an irregular verb
べんきょう
benkyou
act of studying
act of studying
べんきょう
benkyou
べんきょうする
to study (dictionary form)
べんきょうします
to study (positive form)
べんきょうしません
to not study
くる・きます・きません
to come
note: this is an irregular verb
to come (dictionary / positive / negative)
くる・きます・きません
note: this is an irregular verb
particle を
“wo” is a direct object, connect things that are directly referred to by the verb
for example
terebi wo mimasu
terebi o mimasu
(I) watch TV
(I) watch TV
terebi o mimasu
おんがくをききます
(I) listen to music
(I) listen to music
おんがくをききます
ko-hi- o nomimasu
(I) drink coffee
(I) drink coffee
ko-hi- o nomimasu
よく
often (goes in front of the verb)
often
よく (goes in front of the verb)
watashi wa yoku terebi wo mimasu
I often watch TV
I often watch TV
watashi wa yoku terebi wo mimasu
Mary sometimes doesn’t eat breakfast
meari-san wa tokidoki asagohan wo tabemasen
meari-san wa tokidoki asagohan wo tabemasen
Mary sometimes doesn’t eat breakfast
あした
tomorrow
tomorrow
あした
I will go to Kyoto tomorrow
わたしは あした きょうと に いきます
わたしは あした きょうと に いきます
I will go to Kyoto tomorrow
きょう
kyou
today
today
kyou
きょう
うち
home
home
うち
Mary is not returning home today
meri-san wa kyou uchi ni kaerimasen
particle に
- the goal toward which things move
- the time an event takes place
what’s this particle?
1. the goal toward which things move
2. the time an event takes place
に
vegetable
やさい
やさい
vegetable
なんのやさいをたべますか
what vegetable do you eat?
what vegetable do you eat?
なんのやさいをたべますか
burokkori-
broccoli
broccoli
burokkori-
mushrooms
きのこ
きのこ
mushrooms
ほうれんそう
hourenso-
spinach
spinach
ほうれんそう
hourenso-