<3 Flashcards
Learn basic japanese vocabulary
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hē!
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wow, i didnt know that
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dōmo
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hi; thanks
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sugoi
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incredible
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yabai
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OMG!
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ī
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good
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ī desu ka?
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is it OK?; may I?
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mochiron
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of course
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mochiron, ī desu yo
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of course, that’s fine
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arigatō
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thank you (casual)
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onegai shi-masu
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please
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kekkō desu
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no, thank you
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hajimemashite
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nice to meet you (before introduction)
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o namae wa?
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what’s your name?
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watashi wa … desu
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I am …
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yoroshiku onegaishimasu
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nice to meet you (after introduction)
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anō
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err, hi … (getting attention)
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chotto
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a bit
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sumimasen
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excuse me; I’m sorry
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anō, chotto suimimasen
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hi … excuse me?
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nan desu ka?
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what is it?
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kore wa nan desu ka?
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what is this?
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sō desu
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yes, exactly
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chigai-masu
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no, that’s not the case
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konnichiwa
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hello
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yōkoso
welcome
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ohayō
morning! (casual)
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kombanwa
good evening
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oyasumi
night! (casual)
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hai, dōzo
here you go
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dōitashimashite
you're welcome
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sayōnara
goodbye
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how to sound polite
"o"+object
| "o"+living thing+"san"
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itai!
ouch!
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yame-te kudasai
please stop it
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daijōbu desu ka?
is everything OK?
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daijōbu desu
it's all good
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hontō ni?
really?
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dame desu
it's not good; it's not allowed
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ēgo
English (language)
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nihongo
Japanese (language)
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wakarimasu
I understand; I know
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ēgo wa wakari-masu ka?
do you understand English?
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hai
yes
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īe
no
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chotto dake
only a little bit
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yukkuri onegaishimasu
slowly, please
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mō ichido onegaishimasu
one more time, please
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gomennasai
I'm sorry
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wakarimasen
I don't understand; I don't know
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chotto matte kudasai
please wait a second
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o naka
the tummy
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o naka peko peko
I'm starving
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nodo
the throat
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nodo kara kara
I'm so thirsty
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watashi mo
me too/me neither
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kampai!
cheers!
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itadakimasu
thank you for the food (before meal)
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umai
delicious!; skillfully done! (casual)
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saikō desu!
it's awesome!
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tensai desu ne
you are a genius, you know?
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gochisōsama desu
thank you for the food (after meal)
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ikura desu ka?
how much is it?
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waifai wa ari-masu ka?
do you have Wi-Fi?
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waifai no pasuwādo wa nan desu ka?
what is the Wi-Fi password?
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doko desu ka?
where is it?
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kocchi desu ka?
is it this way?
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socchi
over your way
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acchi
that way
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docchi?
which?; which way?
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gambatte!
hang in there!; good luck!
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zannen!
what a shame!
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yattā!
hurray!
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Forming Sentences
watashi wa ninja desu.
| me + topic marker+ a ninja + am.
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ichi, ni, san, dā!
one, two, three, woo!
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yon; shi
four
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go
five
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roku
six
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shichi; nana
seven
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hachi
eight
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kyū
nine
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jū
ten
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hitotsu
one of them
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futatsu
two of them
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mittsu
three of them
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yottsu
four of them
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itsutsu
five of them
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ī; yoi
good
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koko, ī desu ka?
is this spot available?
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soko
there
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asoko
over there
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yokatta!
I'm glad (to hear that)
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warui
bad; evil
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tenki
weather
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ī tenki desu ne
nice weather, isn't it?
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kyō
today
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samui
cold (weather)
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atsui
hot (weather)
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kyō wa samui desu ne
it's cold today, isn't it?
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kyō mo mushi atsui desu ne
today is another humid day, isn't it?
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sō desu ne
it is, isn't it?
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hajimete
the first time
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nihon wa hajimete desu ka?
is this your first time in Japan?
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hajimete janai desu
it's not my first time
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jitsu wa ...
actually ...
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nikai me desu
it's the second time
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hito
person
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hitori
one person; alone
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o hitori desu ka?
are you on your own?
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hitori tabi desu
I'm travelling alone
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ryokō desu
it's a holiday trip
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tomodachi
a friend
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kazoku
a family
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kuru
to come
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ki-masu
to come ('-masu' form); it will come
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tomodachi to ki-mashita
I came with my friend
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dochira?
where?; which? (respectful)
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dochira kara desu ka?
where did you come from? (respectful)
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ōsaka kara ki-mashita
I travelled here from Osaka
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shusshin
place of birth
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go shusshin wa?
where are you originally from?
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shusshin wa yokohama desu
I'm originally from Yokohama
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donna?
what kind?
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tokoro
a place
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ōsaka tte donna tokoro desu ka?
what's Osaka like?
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omoshiroi
funny; interesting
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tanoshī
fun
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tanoshī tokoro desu yo
it's a fun place
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nigiyaka na
lively; so much going on
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shizuka na
quiet
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totemo
very
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totemo nigiyaka na tokoro desu
it's a very lively place
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chinami ni ...
by the way ...
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shigoto
job
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chinami ni, o shigoto wa?
by the way, what is your job?
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gakusē
a student
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sensē
a teacher
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isha
a doctor
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yakusha desu
I'm an actor; I'm an actress
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yappari!
I knew it!
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e, wakari-masu ka?
what, can you tell?
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oshare na
stylish; fashionable
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kirē na
beautiful; clean
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hansamu na
handsome
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oshare dakara wakari-mashita
I could tell because you were stylish
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sō nan desu ka
is that so?!
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omoshiro sō desu ne
that sounds interesting
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tanoshi sō desu ne
that sounds fun
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jā
in that case (casual)
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yoi tabi o
enjoy your trip!
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matane
see you! (casual)
