Chapter 4 - The First Date Flashcards
Part-time job
アルバイト (arubaito)
Shopping
かいもの (kaimono)
買い物
Class
クラス (kurasu)
You
あなた (anata)
Dog
いぬ (inu)
犬
Souvenir
おみやげ (omiyage)
お土産
Child
こども (kodomo)
子供
Rice / Meal
ごはん (gohan)
ご飯
Picture / Photograph
しゃしん (shashin)
写真
Letter
てがみ (tegami)
手紙
Cat
ねこ (neko)
猫
Bread
パン (pan)
Person
ひと (hito)
人
メール (meeru)
Temple
おてら (otera)
お寺
Park
こうえん (kouen)
公園
Supermarket
スーパー (suupaa)
Department store
デパート (depaato)
Bus stop
バスてい (basutei)
バス停
Hospital
びょういん (byouin)
病院
Hotel
ホテル (hoteru)
Bookstore
ほんや (honya)
本屋
Town / City
まち (machi)
町
Restaurant
レストラン (resutoran)
Yesterday
きのう (kinou)
昨日
Hours
じかん (jikan)
時間
Last week
せんしゅう (senshuu)
先週
When / At the time of
とき (toki)
時
Monday
げつようび (getsuyoubi)
月曜日
Tuesday
かようび (kayoubi)
火曜日
Wednesday
すいようび (suiyoubi)
水曜日
Thursday
もくようび (mokuyoubi)
木曜日
Friday
きんようび (kinyoubi)
金曜日
Saturday
どようび (doyoubi)
土曜日
Sunday
にちようび (nichiyoubi)
日曜日
To meet / To see
あう (au)
会う
(U-verb)
There is
ある (aru)
U-verb
To buy
かう (kau)
買う
(U-verb)
To write
かく (kaku)
書く
(U-verb)
To take (a picture)
とる (toru)
撮る
(U-verb)
To wait
まつ (matsu)
待つ
(U-verb)
To understand
わかる (wakaru)
U-verb
Is in / Stays at
いる (iru)
RU-verb
About (approximate measurement)
ぐらい (gurai)
I’m sorry
ごめんなさい (gomen nasai)
So / Therefore
だから (dakara)
Many / A lot
たくさん (takusan)
Together with
と (to)
Why
どうして (doushite)
Alone
ひとりで (hitoride)
一人で
Right
みぎ (migi)
右
Left
ひだり (hidari)
左
Front
まえ (mae)
前
Back
うしろ (ushiro)
後ろ
Inside
なか (naka)
中
On
うえ (ue)
上
Under
した (shita)
下
Near / Nearby
ちかく (chikaku)
近く
Nearby
そば (soba)
側
Next (neighbouring)
となり (tonari)
隣
Next (sideways direction)
よこ (yoko)
横
Between
あいだ (aida)
間
買い物
Kaimono - Shopping
犬
Inu - Dog
お土産
Omiyage - Souvenir
子供
Kodomo - Child
ご飯
Gohan - Rice / Meal
写真
Shashin - Picture / Photograph
机
Tsukue - Desk
手紙
Tegami - Letter
猫
Neko - Cat
人
Hito - Person
お寺
Otera - Temple
公園
Kouen - Park
バス停
Basutei - Bus stop
病院
Byouin - Hospital
本屋
Honya - Bookstore
町
Machi - Town / City
昨日
Kinou - Yesterday
時間
Jikan - Hours
先週
Senshuu - Last week
時
Toki - When / At the time of
月曜日
Getsuyoubi - Monday
火曜日
Kayoubi - Tuesday
水曜日
Suiyoubi - Wednesday
木曜日
Mokuyoubi - Thursday
金曜日
Kinyoubi - Friday
土曜日
Doyoubi - Saturday
日曜日
Nichiyoubi - Sunday
会う
Au - To meet / To see
U-verb
買う
Kau - To buy
U-verb
書く
Kaku - To write
U-verb
撮る
Toru - To take
U-verb
待つ
Matsu - To wait
U-verb
一人で
Hitoride - Alone
右
Migi - Right
左
Hidari - Left
前
Mae - Front
後ろ
Ushiro - Back
中
Naka - Inside
上
Ue - On
下
Shita - Under
近く
Chikaku - Near / Nearby
1) more commonly used than 側
2) comminly used to ask for something nearby to current location
側
Soba - Nearby
1) something is physically located around something
2) can be ususally used interchangeably with chikaku
隣
Tonari - Next / Neighbouring
1) usually used to explain building A is next to building B and there is no other buildings between themm
2) can only be used to compare 2 objects of the same category
横
Yoko - sideways
1) an object is located on the sideways direction of another object
2) can be used with objects of different type/size/ category as long as the 2 objects are horizontally of each other
3) maybe be something of the same category as A and B between them
間
Aida - Between
What can the verb あります (arimasu) be used to describe?
1) there is something at a certain location
2) you have or you own something
3) an event will take place
What can the verb ります (imasu) be used to describe?
1) presenting a person or other sentient being
2) you have friends, sibling, etc
How does arimasu and imasu differ from desu?
Arimasu and imasu are both used for description of existence and location of a thing or person respectively.
Desu is used for description of an attribute of both a thing and person.
What is the format of a sentence that describes the location of an object relative to another object?
1) For all location words except between:
X - ha - Y - no - “location word” - desu
Ginkoo - ha - gakkou - no - migi - desu
2) For between:
X - ha - Y - to - Z - no aida desu
Ginkoo - ha - gakkou - to - toshokan - no aida desu
Negative present tense of です (desu)
じゃないです (ja nai desu)
Past tense of です (desu)
でした (deshita)
Negative past tense of です (desu)
じゃなかったです (ja nakatta desu)
Present tense of a verb
ます (masu)
Negative present tense of a verb
ません (masen)
Past tense of a verb
ました (mashita)
Negative past tense of a verb
ませんでした (masen deshita)
Uses of も
1) second item shares a common attribute with the first
2) two or more people perform the same activity
3) someone buys, eats, or sees 2 or more thing
4) go to 2 places or do something on 2 occasions
What particles does も replace?
は (ha)、が (ga)、を (wo)
When used with the particle に (ni) and で (de), も comes after に and で
What is the structure of a sentence with 時間 (じかん)?
~時間 comes right before the verb with no particles following, it comes after を if there is を
~時間 can also come at the beginning of a sentence after は
What is the sentence structure for approximate time?
After the particle if there is one - ~時間ぐらい - verb
How to say half hour?
~時間半 (jikan han) - verb
What is the format of using an expression of quantity such as たくさん (takusan)?
1) Before the noun of the direct obeject
“Takusan yasai wo tabemashita”
2) After the particle before the verb
“Yasai wo takusan tabemashita”
What are the 2 functions of the particle と (to)?
1) Connect 2 nouns A and B
2) Together with to describe with whom you do something
A は B と …
When can you use X の 前 (mae)?
- location is across the street from X
- location is opposite of X
When can you use X の 後ろ (ushiro)?
- location is behind X
- location is farther away from a street and cannot be directly seen because of the intervening X
What is another word for across?
X の むかい (mukai)
向かい
What is another word for behind?
X の うら (ura)
裏
えつ (short e)
The incredulous “what?” that you use when you have heard something that is hard to believe
あつ (short a)
The lightbulb “ah”when you suddenly noticed or remembered something
First day of the month
ついたち (tsuitachi)
一日
Second day of the month
ふつか (futsuka)
二日
Third day of the month
みっか (mikka)
三日
Fourth day of the month
よっか (yokka)
四日
Fifth day of the month
いつか (itsuka)
5日
Sixth day of the month
むいか (muika)
6日
Seventh day of the month
なのか (nanoka)
7日
Eighth day of the month
ようか (youka)
8日
Ninth day of the month
ここのか (kokonoka)
9日
Tenth day of the month
とおか (tooka)
10日
Eleventh day of the month
じゅういちにち (juuichi nichi)
11日
Twelfth day of the month
じゅうににち (juuni nichi)
12日
Thirteenth day of the month
じゅうさんいち (juusan nichi)
十三日
Fourteenth day of the month
じゅうよっか (juuyokka)
14日
Fifteenth day of the month
じゅうごにち (juugo nichi)
15日
Sixteenth day of the month
じゅうろくにち (juuroku nichi)
16日
Seventeenth day of the month
じゅうしちにち (juushichi nichi)
17日
Eighteenth day of the month
じゅうはちにち (juuhachi nichi)
18日
Nineteenth day of the month
じゅうくにち (juuku nichi)
19日
Twentieth day of the month
はつか (hatsuka)
20日
Twenty-first day of the month
にじゅういちにち (nijuuichi nichi)
21日
Twenty-second day of the month
にじゅうににち (nijuuni nichi)
22日
Twenty-third day of the month
にじゅうさんにち (nijuusann nichi)
23日
Twenty-fourth day of the month
にじゅうよっか (nijuuyokka)
24日
Twenty-fifth day of the month
にじゅうごにち (nijuugo nichi)
25日
Twenty-sixth day of the month
にじゅうろくにち (nijuuroku nichi)
26日
Twenty-seventh day of the month
にじゅうしちにち (nijuushichi nichi)
27日
Twenty-eighth day of the month
にじゅうはちにち (nijuuhachi nichi)
28日
Twenty-ninth day of the month
にじゅうくにち (nijuuku nichi)
29日
Thirtieth day of the month
さんじゅうにち (sanjuu nichi)
30日
Thirty-first day of the month
さんじゅういちにち (sanjuuichi nichi)
31日
What is the sentence structure using the verb “au” 会う?
person - に - 会う
What is the sentence structure using the verb “aru“ ある?
1) to describe there is something at a location
place - に - thing - が - ある
here note we use に after the place instead of the usual で
2) to describe you own something
thing - が - ある
3) to say that an event will take place
location - で - event - が - ある
What is the sentence structure using the verb “kau“ 買う?
thing - を - 買う
What is the sentence structure using the verb “kaku“ 書く?
person - に - thing - を - 書く
What is the sentence structure using the verb “toru“ 撮る?
thing (picture) - を - 撮る
What is the sentence structure using the verb “matsu“ 待つ?
thing - を - 待つ
What is the sentence structure using the verb “wakaru” わかる?
thing - が - わかる
What is the sentence structure using the verb “iru” いる?
place - に - person - が - いる
January
February
March
May
June
August
October
November
December
いちがつ (ichigatsu) 一月
にがつ (nigatsu) 二月
さんがつ (sangatsu) 三月
ごがつ (gogatsu) 五月
ろくがつ (rokugatsu) 六月
はちがつ (hachigatsu) 八月
じゅうがつ (juugatsu) 十月
じゅういちがつ (juuichigatsu) 十一月
じゅうにがつ (juunigatsu) 十二月
April
しがつ (shigatsu) 四月
July
しちがつ (shichigatsu) 七月
September
くがつ (kugatsu) くがつ
The day before yesterday
おととい (ototoi)
The day after tomorrow
あさって (asatte)
2 weeks ago
にしゅうかんまえ (nishuukanmae)
二週間前
This week
こんしゅう (konshuu)
今週
Next week
らいしゅう (raishuu)
来週
The week after next
さらいしゅう (saraishuu)
再来週
Two months ago
にかげつまえ (nikagetsumae)
二か月前
Last month
せんげつ (sengetsu)
先月
This month
こんげつ (kongetsu)
今月
Next month
らいげつ (raigetsu)
来月
The month after next
さらいげつ (saraigetsu)
再来月
The year before last
おととし (ototoshi)
Last year
きょねん (kyonen)
去年
This year
ことし (kotoshi)
今年
Next year
らいねん (rainen)
来年
The year after next
さらいねん (sarainen)
再来年