Chapter 9 and beyond Flashcards
present (n)
ぷれせんと
always
d
present
ぷれせんと
always
いつも
together
いしょ
now
いま
snack
かし
when (like when I eat…)
とき
what time
なんじ
when?
いつ
favorite food
すきな たべもの
thick (like a book)
あつい
thin
うすい
clean (verb for hands/dishes)
あらいます
unskilled
(opposite of じょず) へた
fat
ふとい
thin
うすい
disliked (opposite of すき)
きらい (a -na adjective)
dark
くらい
light
かるい
crowded
おおい
not crowded
すくない
strong
すよい
weak
よあい
summer
なつ
cool (inside)
すずし
short
みぎかい
sad
かなし
happy
うれし
far
どおい
close
ちかい
“the most [adj]” like “hottest” or “darkest”
たいへん or とても [verb]
“the most [verb]”
よく [verb]
isn’t good
よくない です (special form of いい)
wasn’t good
よくなかた です (special form of いい)
How to combine -na adjectives?
add “で” to the first adjective
How to combine -i adjectives?
drop the -i ending and add くて to the first adjective
How to combine any adjectives saying “but”
[1st adjective] が [2nd adjective]
town/city
まち
work
しごと
how to say that you, yourself are じょず at something
[thing]が とくい です
how to say something “takes time/money”
じかん / おかね が かかります
another way to negate adjectives besides saying “じゃありません”
。。。 でわ
height
せ
how to say somebody’s height is high (they are tall)
せ が たかい
densely populated
ひとが おおい
sparsely populated
ひとが すくない
here, there
ここ そこ あそこ
cell phone
けえたい
how to connect nouns with “and” vs. sentences
と and for sentences: そして
[noun] is liked
[noun] が すきです
[noun] is disliked
[noun] が すきじゃありません
Cuisine / Japanese Cuisine
りょり にほんりおり
which sports (question)
どな すぽつ
strawberry
いちご
song (n)
うた
sing
うたいます
my wife / somebody else’s wife
つま / おくさん
husband (somebody else’s)
ごしゅじん
play (like piano)
ひきます
dictionary form of play (like piano)
ひく
I like playing (like piano)
ひくのが すき です
How to construct “I like [verbing]”
[dictionary form of verb] + の + が + すきです
How to make a verb into a gerund
[dictionary form of verb] + の + が
I understand well
よく わかります
I understand pretty well
だいたい わかります
I understand a little
すこし/ちょっと わかります
I don’t understand
わかりません
I barely understand
あまり わかりません
I don’t understand anything
ぜんぜん わかりません
a promise / commitment
やくそく
errands
ようじ
why?
どして
Writing / letters (noun)
じ
Errand
ようじ
Store
みせ
Baseball
やきゅ
Early
はやく
what kind / what type
どんな
1 (counter for beers and most things)
ひとつ
2 (counter for beers and most things)
ふたつ
3 (counter for beers and most things)
みつ
4 (counter for beers and most things)
よつ
5 (counter for beers and most things)
いつつ
1 (counter for flat things)
いちまい
2 (counter for flat things)
にまい
3 (counter for flat things)
さんまい
4 (counter for flat things)
よんまい
5 (counter for flat things)
ごまい
1 (counter for stick-like things)
いぽん
2 (counter for stick-like things)
にほん
3 (counter for stick-like things)
さんぼん
4 (counter for stick-like things)
よんほん
5 (counter for stick-like things)
ごほん
100
ひゃく
200
にひゃく
300
さんびゃく
400
よんひゃく
500
ごひゃく
600
ろぴゃく
700
ななひゃく
800
はぴゃく
900
きゅひゃく
2000
にせん
3000
さんぜん
5000
ごせん
7000
しちせん
8000
はせん
1 (counter for people)
ひとり
2 (counter for people)
ふたり
3 (counter for people)
さにん
4 (counter for people)
よにん
5 (counter for people)
ごにん
I have a lot
たくさん あります
I have a little
すこし あります
I don’t have any
ぜんぜん ありません
really/very
とても
greetings (noun, like how to greet somebody)
あいさつ
hobby
しゅみ
housewife
しゅふ
Where in America?
あめrきあの どこですか
What day is it closed (what day does it take a rest)?
やすみは なにょうび ですか
weather
てんき
nice weather today, eh?
いいてんき ですね
whose is it
だれの ですか
I’ll take that one (like I’ll buy it)
それ*を* ください。
I’ll leave (thanks anyway, but no)
じゃ また
how many (universal counter)
いくつ
how many (for flat things)
なんまい
how many (for stick things)
なんぼん
yellow
きいろい
which one
どれ ですか
2 of those (flat things), please
それを にまい ください
100000000
おく
only
だけ
change (money back)
おつり
how much ($) for all of these?
ぜんぶ*で* いくら ですか
drawer
ひきだし
box
はこ
that place has a postbox
あそこに ぽすとが あります
Rules for arimasu
[place]に [object]が あります /OR/ [object]は [place] に あります。 Also use います if it’s something with a heartbeat.
next vs. beside
next: となり beside: よく (for closer things)
bird
とり
closer (more close)
もっと ちかい
How to use prepositions with あります。
[place]の [preposition]に あります/います。