Day 1 - Basic chit-chat Flashcards
1
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pronunciation of ‘a’
A
like ‘ah’ as in father
2
Q
pronunciation of ‘i’
A
like ‘ee’ as in see
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pronunciation of ‘u’
A
like ‘oo’ as in zoo
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pronunciation of ‘e’
A
like ‘eh’ as in men
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Q
pronunciation of ‘o’
A
like ‘oh’ as in boat
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Q
hai
A
yes
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Q
iie
A
no
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Q
(o)namae
A
name
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Q
(o)kuni
A
country
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Q
(o)shigoto
A
job
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shumi
A
hobby
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nan / nani
A
what
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Q
doko
A
where
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Q
desu
A
is, are, am, etc.
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Q
wa
A
topic marker / “as for ___”
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Q
ka
A
question marker
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Q
kore
A
this (one)
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sore
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that (one)
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Q
are
A
that (one) (over there)
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Q
dore
A
which one?
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Q
watashi
A
I
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Q
anata
A
you
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- san
A
Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc. (honorific – can attach to first name too)
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Q
tomu
A
Tom
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tanaka
Tanaka (last name)
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rin
Lin (last name)
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amerika-jin
American (person)
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nihon-jin
Japanese (person)
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chuugoku-jin
Chinese (person)
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nani-jin
what nationality (person)?
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ei-go
English (language)
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nihon-go
Japanese (language)
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chuugoku-go
Chinese (language)
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nani-go
what language (person)?
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kaisha-in
company employee
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koumu-in
government employee
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gakusei
student
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sensei / kyoushi
teacher
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tenisu
tennis
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(o)mizu
water
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ocha
(green) tea
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koーhi
coffee
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sakana
fish
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(o)niku
meat
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yasai
vegetable(s)
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suki (pronounced 'ski')
like, fond of
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arigatou (gozaimasu)
thank you
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sumimasen
I'm sorry / excuse me / thank you
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sayounara
goodbye / farewell
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ohayou (gozaimasu)
good morning
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konnichiwa
hello / good day
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konbanwa
good evening
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oyasumi (nasai)
good night
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hajimemashite
nice to meet you
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[your name] desu
I'm _____.
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yoroshiku onegai shimasu
thanks in advance for your support
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sou desu
(yes) that's right
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chigaimasu
(no) that's wrong / different
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[language] ga hanasemasu
(I) can speak _____.
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[language] ga hanasemasen
(I) can't speak _____.
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[noun] wa [noun] desu.
_____ is _____.
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watashi wa tomu desu.
I am Tom.
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watashi wa amerika-jin desu.
I am an American.
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kore wa mizu desu.
This is water.
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sore wa ocha desu.
That is (green) tea.
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[noun] wa [noun] desu ka?
Is _____ _____?
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anata wa tanaka-san desu ka?
Are you Mr./Ms. Tanaka?
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hai, watashi wa tanaka desu.
Yes, I'm Tanaka. (don't use -san on your own name)
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anata wa nihon-jin desu ka?
Are you Japanese?
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hai, sou desu.
Yes, that's right.
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kore wa koーhi desu ka?
Is this coffee?
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iie, chigaimasu.
No, it's different (No, it's not).
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[noun] wa [noun] janai desu.
_____ is not _____.
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anata wa tomu-san desu ka?
Are you Tom?
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iie, watashi wa tomu janai desu.
No, I'm not Tom.
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kore wa niku desu ka?
Is this meat?
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iie, sore wa niku janai desu.
No, that is not meat.
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[noun] wa [question word] desu ka?
[question word] is _____?
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(o)namae wa nan desu ka?
What is your name?
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tomu desu.
It is Tom / I am Tom.
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(o)kuni wa doko desu ka?
Where is (your) country? (What country are you from?)
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amerika desu.
(It's) America. (I'm from America.)
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(o)shigoto wa nan desu ka?
What is (your) job/occupation?
84
kyoushi desu.
(It) is teacher. (I'm a teacher).
85
shumi wa nan desu ka?
What is (your) hobby?
86
tenisu desu.
(It) is tennis.
87
rin-san wa nani-jin desu ka?
What is Mr./Ms. Lin's nationality?
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chuugoku-jin desu.
(It) is Chinese.
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kore wa nan desu ka?
What is this?
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sore wa sakana desu.
That is fish.
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yasai wa dore desu ka?
Which one is (a/the) vegetable?
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yasai wa kore desu.
This one is (the) vegetable.
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[noun] wa [noun] ga suki desu.
_____ like(s) _____.
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watashi wa yasai ga suki desu.
I like vegetables.
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inu wa niku ga suki desu.
Dogs like meat.
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[noun] wa [noun] ga suki janai desu.
_____ doesn't/don't like _____.
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watashi wa sakana ga suki janai desu.
I don't like fish.
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Tomu-san wa ocha ga suki desu ka?
Does Tom like (green) tea? / Do (you) like (green) tea, Tom?
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Iie, watashi wa suki janai desu.
No, I don't like (it).
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Watashi wa koohi ga suki desu.
I like coffee.
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[person] wa [language] ga hanasemasu.
[person] can speak _____.
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watashi wa ei-go ga hanasemasu.
I can speak English.
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Tomu-san wa chuugoku-go ga hanasemasu ka?
Can Tom speak Chinese? / Can (you) speak Chinese, Tom?
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Iie, watashi wa hanasemasen.
No, I can't speak (it).
