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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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That’s ____(person).

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Sono hito wa ___-san desu.

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Who is this person?

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Kono hito wa dare desu ka.

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Is he/she your classmate at university?

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Daigaku no kurasumeeto desu ka.

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No, that’s not right. He/she is ___.

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Iie, chigaimasu. ____-san desu.

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classmate

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kurasumeeto

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friend

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tomodachi

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college student

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daigakusee

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Japan

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nihon

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U.S.

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amerika

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England

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igirisu

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Italy

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itaria

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Canada

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kanada

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South Korea

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kankoku

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Singapore

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shingapooru

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Spain

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supein

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U.S.

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Amerika

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England

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Igirisu

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Italy

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It aria

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Canada

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Kanada

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South Korea

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Kankoku

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Singapore

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Shingapooru

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Spain

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Supein

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Taiwan

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Taiwan

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China

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Chuugoku

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Germany

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Doitsu

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Brazil

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Burajiru

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France

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Huransu

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Hong Kong

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Honkon

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Mexico

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Mekishiko

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Russia

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Roshia

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Japanese

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nihonjin

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American

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Amerikajin

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English

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Igirisujin

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Italian

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Itariajin

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Canadian

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Kanadajin

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South Korean

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Kankokujin

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Singaporean

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Shingapoorujin

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Taiwanese

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Taiwanjin

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Chinese

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Chuugokujin

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Brasilian

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Burajirujin

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French

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Huransujin

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Person of Hong Kong

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Honkonjin

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Mexican

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Mekishikojin

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Russian

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Roshiajin

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Japanese language

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Nihongo

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English language

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eigo

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Italian language

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Itariago

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South Korean language

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Kankokugo

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Singaporean language

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eigo/chuugokugo

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Spain language

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supeingo

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Taiwan language

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Chuugokugo

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Chinese language

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Chuugokugo

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German language

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Doitsugo

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Brasilian language

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Porutogarugo

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French language

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Huransugo

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Hong Kong language

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chuugokugo

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Mexico language

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Supeingo

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Russian language

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Roshiago

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58
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What country are you from?

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O-kuni wa dochira desu ka.

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I am from ____.

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___ desu.

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60
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What language do you speak?

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Nanigo o hanashimasu ka?

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I speak ___.

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____ o hanashimasu.

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This is Ms. Mei-Lin Chin.

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Kono hito wa Chin Meirin-San desu.

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Is Ms. Chin Chinese?

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Chin-san wa Chuugoku-jin desu ka.

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Yes, that’s right. She speaks Chinese.

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Hai, soo desu. Chuugoku-go o hanashimasu.

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65
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Excuse me. What is that?

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Sumimasen. Are wa nan desu ka?

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66
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That’s sukiyaki.

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Are wa sukiyaki desu.

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67
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Then please give me that.

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Ja, are o o-negai shimasu.

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68
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Isn’t that person Mr. Hayashi?

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Ano hito wa Hayashi-San de wa arimasen ka?

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69
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Which person?

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Dono hito desu ka.

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70
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Over there. (I mean) that person.

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Hora, ano hito desu.

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No, that’s not Mr. Hayashi.

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Iie, Hayashi-San ja arimasen yo.

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72
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This is a pen.

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Kore wa pen desu.

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73
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I am Brown.

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Watashi wa Buraun desu.

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74
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Sukiyaki is a Japanese dish.

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Sukiyaki wa Nihon ryoori desu.

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Ms. Machida is a student.

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Machida-San wa gakusee desu.

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76
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The reception desk is over there.

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Uketsuke wa asoko desu.

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77
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X wa Y means what?

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X is equivalent to Y
X is a member of group Y
X is described (or modified) by Y

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Wa indicates that

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The preceding noun is the topic of the sentence.

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79
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Negative form of desu

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Formal: de wa arimasen
Informal: ja arimasen

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X isn’t Y (formal).

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X wa Y de wa arimasen.

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81
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X isn’t Y (informal).

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X wa Y ja arimasen.

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82
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This is not a pen.

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Kore wa pen de wa arimasen.

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83
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I am not Brown.

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Watashi wa Buraun de wa arimasen.

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84
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Sukiyaki is not a Chinese dish.

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Sukiyaki wa Chuugoku ryoori de wa arimasen.

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Ms. Machida is not a teacher.

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Machida-San wa sensee de wa arimasen.

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The reception desk is not here.

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Uketsuke wa koko de wa arimasen.

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That person is Mr./Ms. _____.

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Ano hito wa ____-San desu.

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Is that person Mr./Ms. _____?

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Ano hito wa ____-san desu ka.

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That person is not Mr./Ms. _____.

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Ano hito wa ____-san de wa arimasen.

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Isn’t that person Mr./Ms. ____?

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Ano hito wa ____-san de wa arimasen ka.

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Yes, it’s Mr./Ms. _____.

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Hai, ____-san desu.

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92
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Yes, that’s right.

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Hai, soo desu.

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93
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No, it’s not Mr./Ms. ____.

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Iie, ___-san de wa arimasen.

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No, that’s not right.

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Iie, soo de wa arimasen.

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No, that’s wrong.

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Iie, chigaimasu.

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96
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I’m sorry, but I don’t know.

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Sumimasen, wakarimasen.

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97
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Negative formal forms

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  • de wa arimasen

- de wa nai

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98
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Negative informal forms

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  • ja arimasen

- ja nai

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99
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Is that A or B

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Are wa A desu ka, B desu ka.

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100
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Is this A or B

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Kore wa A desu ka, B desu ka.

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101
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X mo Y desu means

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X is a member of Y, too

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102
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What is his/her nationality?

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Nani-jin desu ka.

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103
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What language does he speak?

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Nani-go o hanashimasu ka.

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104
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living

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iru

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105
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inanimate

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aru

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106
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Mr./Ms. ____ is a teacher.

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___-san wa sensee desu.

107
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X の Y meanings

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  • Y of X
  • Y belongs to X
  • Y is a part of X
  • Y is possessed by X
  • Y has a characteristic of X
108
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my book

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Watashi no hon

109
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the university library

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Daigaku no toshokan

110
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Ms. Machida’s fountain pen

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Machida-san no mannenhitsu

111
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a state in America

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Amerika no shuu

112
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cotton jeans

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kotton no jiinzu

113
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my friend’s university

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Watashi no tomodachi no daigaku

114
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the house of Mr. mimura’s girlfriend

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Mimura-san no gaaruharendo no ie

115
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Whose sweater is this?

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Kore wa dare no seetaa desu ka.

116
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It’s Ms. Brown’s.

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Buraun-san no desu.

117
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Is that also Ms. brown’s sweater?

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Are mo Buraun-san no seetaa desu ka.

118
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No, it’s Machida’s.

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Iie, Machida-san no desu.

119
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My friend’s name is…

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Tomodachi no namae wa….

120
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name

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namae

121
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origin; hometown

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shusshin

122
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major

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senkoo

123
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(academic) department

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gakubu

124
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year in school; school year

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Bakunin

125
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freshman

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ichinensee

126
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sophomore

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ninensee

127
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junior

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sannensee

128
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senior

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yonensee

129
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graduate student

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daigakuinsee

130
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origin/from

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shusshin

131
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Japanese asking a foreigner “What country are you from?”

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  • Dochira no o-kuni no kata desu ka.

- O-kuni wa dochira desu ka.

132
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anthropology

A

jinruigaku

133
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art

A

bijutsu

134
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biology

A

seebutsugaku

135
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chemistry

A

kagaku

136
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Computer science

A

Konpyuuta-saiensu

137
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Economics

A

Keezaigaku

138
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Education

A

Kyooikugaku

139
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Engineering

A

Koogaku

140
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Foreign languages major

A

Gaikokugo

141
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History major

A

Rekishigaku

142
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Law major

A

Hoogaku

143
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Linguistics major

A

Gengogaku

144
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Literature major

A

Bungaku

145
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Mathematics major

A

Suugaku

146
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Music major

A

Ongaku

147
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Philosophy major

A

Tetsugaku

148
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Physics major

A

Butsurigaku

149
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Political science major

A

Seejigaku

150
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Sociology major

A

Shakaigaku

151
Q

Students who fail college entrance exam one year wait a year and retake the exam the following year, studying at a cram school or on their own in the meantime. These students are called _____.

A

roonin (masterless samurai)

浪人

152
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general education subjects

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kyooyokamoku

153
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specialised subjects

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senmonkamoku

154
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study of ____

A

___gaku

___学

155
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economy

A

keizai

経済

156
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academic department/faculty

A

___gakubu

___学部

157
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Department of Economics

A

Keizaigakubu

158
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fine arts

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美術

bijuutsu

159
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I am a student in the department of ____.

A

Watashi wa ___gakubu no gakusee desu.

160
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Mr. Kawamura is a junior in the Engineering Department.

A

Kawamura-san wa koogakubu no sannensee desu.

161
Q

Where are you from, Mr./Ms. ____?

A

___-san no go-shusshin wa doko desu ka.

162
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I’m from ___.

A

____ no shusshin desu.

163
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What year student are you?

A

Nannensee desu ka.

164
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I’m a junior.

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Sannensee desu.

165
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What is your major?

A

Senkoo wa nan desu ka.

166
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My major is history. (I am of the history major)

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Watashi no senkoo wa rekishigaku desu.

167
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Where are you from?

A

Go-shusshin wa doko desu ka.

168
Q

(What is) your name?

A

O-namae wa (nan desu ka).

169
Q

Where are you from?

A

Go-shusshin wa (dochira desu ka).

170
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What country are you from?

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O-kuni wa (dochira desu ka).

171
Q

Where do you live?

A

O-sumai wa (dochira desu ka).

172
Q

How old are you?

A

O-toshi wa (o-ikutsu desu ka).

173
Q

What is your telephone number?

A

O-denwa bangoo wa (nan-ban desu ka).

174
Q

My name is ____.

A

Namae wa ____ desu.

175
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 1 year old

A

is-sai

176
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Sino-Japanese system: 2 years old

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ni-sai

177
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Sino-Japanese system: 3 years old

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san-sai

178
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Sino-Japanese system: 4 years old

A

yon-sai

179
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Sino-Japanese system: 5 years old

A

go-sai

180
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 6 years old

A

roku-sai

181
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 7 years old

A

nana-sai

182
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 8 years old

A

has-sai

183
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 9 years old

A

kyuu-sai

184
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 10 years old

A

jus-sai

jis-sai

185
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 11 years old

A

juu-is-sai

186
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 12 years old

A

juu-ni-sai

187
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 20 years old

A

ni-jus-sai

ni-jis-sai

188
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 25 years old

A

ni-juu-go-sai

189
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 46 years old

A

yon-juu-roku-sai

190
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 99 years old

A

kyuu-juu-kyuu-sai

191
Q

Sino-Japanese system: 100 years old

A

hyaku-sai

192
Q

Japanese system: 1 year old

A

hitotsu

193
Q

Japanese system: 2 years old

A

hutatsu

194
Q

Japanese system: 3 years old

A

mittsu

195
Q

Japanese system: 4 years old

A

yottsu

196
Q

Japanese system: 5 years old

A

itsutsu

197
Q

Japanese system: 6 years old

A

muttsu

198
Q

Japanese system: 7 years old

A

nanatsu

199
Q

Japanese system: 8 years old

A

yattsu

200
Q

Japanese system: 9 years old

A

kokonotsu

201
Q

Japanese system: 10 years old

A

too

202
Q

Japanese system: 20 years old

A

hatachi

203
Q

~months old

A

kagetsu

204
Q

January

A

ichi-gateau

205
Q

February

A

ni-gatsu

206
Q

What month is this month?

A

Kongetsu wa nan-gatsu desu ka.

207
Q

What month were you born in, ____?

A

___-san wa nan-gatsu umare desu ka.

208
Q

I was born in ____(month).

A

___gatsu umare desu.

209
Q

Excuse me, would you say that slowly?

A

Sumimasen. Yukkuri o-negai shimasu.

210
Q

o-negai shimasu means

A

Please (do me a favour)

211
Q

May I have your name?

A

O-namae wa

212
Q

academic year

A

gakunen

213
Q

college student

A

daigakusee

214
Q

first year student

A

ichinensee

215
Q

sophomore

A

ninensee

216
Q

juniour

A

sannensee

217
Q

senior

A

yonensee

218
Q

graduate student

A

daigakuinsee

219
Q

academic department

A

gakubu

220
Q

nationality

A

kokuseki

221
Q

hometown/origin

A

shusshin

222
Q

academic major

A

senkoo

223
Q

telephone number

A

denwa bangoo

224
Q

name

A

namae

225
Q

friend

A

tomodachi

226
Q

professor’s office

A

kenkyuushitsu

227
Q

administration office

A

jimushitsu

228
Q

gym

A

taiikukan

229
Q

laboratory

A

jikkenshitsu

230
Q

building

A

biru

231
Q

dormitory

A

ryoo

232
Q

January

A

ichigatsu

233
Q

April

A

shigatsu

234
Q

July

A

shichigatsu

235
Q

August

A

hachigatsu

236
Q

September

A

kugatsu

237
Q

what month

A

nangatsu

238
Q

who

A

dare

239
Q

where

A

doko

240
Q

where (polite)

A

dochira

241
Q

who (polite)

A

donata

242
Q

what language

A

nanigo

243
Q

what nationality

A

nanijin

244
Q

what month

A

nangatsu

245
Q

how old

A

nensee

246
Q

What year (in school)

A

nannensee

247
Q

What day of the week

A

nanyoobi

248
Q

that place over there

A

asoko

249
Q

that place over there (polite)

A

achira

250
Q

that…over there

A

ano

251
Q

that thing over there

A

are

252
Q

subject marker

A

ga

253
Q

this place; here

A

koko

254
Q

this place; here (polite)

A

kochira

255
Q

this…

A

kono

256
Q

this thing

A

kore

257
Q

negative of desu (informal)

A

ja arimasen

258
Q

that place; there

A

soko

259
Q

that place; there (polite)

A

sochira

260
Q

that…

A

sono

261
Q

that thing

A

sore

262
Q

negative of desu

A

de wa arimasen

263
Q

where

A

doko

264
Q

where (polite); which (of two)

A

dochira

265
Q

which… (Of more than two)

A

dono

266
Q

which thing (of more than two)

A

dore

Elementary Japanese I (20 decks)

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