ごい/語彙 (Edin. Elementary) Flashcards
Writer
作家
さっか
The olden days, a long time ago,
A long time ago I lived in Korea.
昔
むかし
昔、私は韓国に住んでいました。
Mukashi, watashi wa Kankoku ni sunde imashita.
Various
There are various things in his backpack.
いろいろな / いろんな (second is less formal)
かれのカバンにはいろんなものがはいっている。
Last year
去年
Kyonen
Teach me the way to make pasta, please.
パスタの作り方を教えてください。
almost; roughly; approximately
I turn on the lights almost every day.
だいたい (daitai), ほぼ (hobo)
私はほぼ毎日電気をつけます。
It’s pretty much the same size.
ほぼ同じサイズです。
Turn on
I turned on the light.
つける (Iru/Eru verb)
ライトをつけました。
another / a different…
他・ほか
別・べつ
What is the negative ‘te’ verb form of the verb のむ
E.g. Don’t drink / Without drinking
のまないで
or
のまなくて
のまなくてis commonly used in casual speech. Both forms are acceptable. Choose the one you find more comfortable for the context.
Vocabulary
ごい/語彙
Grammar
文法 / Bunpo
Sentence
文 / Bun
To win
(I) won!
勝つ / Katsu
勝った。! (Katta)
Word
言葉 / Kotoba
Reservation
予約 / Yoyaku
Near
近く (chikaku)
To lose
I lost
負ける (Makeru)
負けました (Makemashita)
負けた (Maketa)
Soft
柔らかい / やわらかい / yawarakai
I envy you!
羨ましい / うらやましい / urayamashii
Earlier
Please go ahead (of me)
先 / さき / saki
先に 行ってください
Interest
I have an interest / that is interesting
きょうみ
きょうみがある
Not interesting
きょうみない
きょうみ が ありません
Travel
旅行 / りょこう / ryokou
One more time
Mōichido / Mo ikkai
great’ or ‘amazing’ to praise something
えらい!
Smell / odor (n)
におい
That smells good.
それは いい におい が します
It smells bad
におい が わるい
Complicated / complex
複雑です。
fukuzatsu desu.
It is used to describe situations, problems, mechanisms, or systems that are not simple and involve many parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or deal with. It can apply to a wide range of contexts, from personal relationships to technical issues, indicating that something has many layers or components that make it challenging to comprehend fully or handle.
slowly / gradually / step by step
だんだん (dan dan)
ゆっくり (yukkuri)
While ‘ゆっくり’ focuses on the speed of an action being slow, ‘だんだん’ focuses on the gradual progression or change in state or intensity of something. They can sometimes be used in similar contexts, but their core meanings differ.
rapidly, continuously, or progressively
Please eat more and more.’ or ‘Please eat quickly.’
どんどん
どんどん食べてください
Bookstore
fishmonger
Shoe store
Flower shop
Clothing store
Butcher shop
Pharmacy
本屋 (ほんや / hon’ya) - Bookstore
魚屋 (さかなや / sakanaya) - Fish market or fishmonger
靴屋 (くつや / kutsuya) - Shoe store
花屋 (はなや / hanaya) - Flower shop
服屋 (ふくや / fukuya) - Clothing store
肉屋 (にくや / nikuya) - Butcher shop
薬屋 (くすりや / kusuriya)
Sufficient/enough
enough time
it is sufficient
十分な時間
Jūbun’na jikan
(それ は) 十分です
jūbundesu
十分 directly modifies verbs or adjectives without ‘na’, like ‘jyuubun nemutta’ (slept enough) or ‘jyuubun oishii’ (sufficiently delicious).
Sometime / this time / next time (ambiguous, depending on context)
What shall we do now/next?
今度（こんど）
今度は何をしようか。
now; this time
This time is different
今回 (こんかい)
こんかいはちがいます。
This morning
今朝 (けさ)
Splendid / Excellent
立派 【りっぱ】(rippa).
beginning; outset; first;
最初 【さいしょ】 (Noun, Adverbial Noun) N4
まず mazu (adv)
end; conclusion
last; final;
最後 【さいご】 (saigo) N4
about (a topic)
Please tell me more about your country.
について (ni tsuite) N3
あなたの国についていろいろと教えてください
くに おし
coworker
同僚 どうりょう dōryō
At the beginning
初（はじ）め
In the middle
中ごろ (なかごろ)
At the end
終（お）わり
At the beginning of January
一月の初（はじ）め
Ta-form (past tense form)
た形 (た けい)
Dictionary form
辞書形 (jisho けい)
Te- form
て形 (て けい)
Mas-form
ます形 (ます けい)
might / may
かも(しれません)
probably/likely
だろう・でしょう
“darou” (だろう) and “deshou” (でしょう) are forms of the verb “desu” (です) in Japanese. They are used to express speculation, probability, or uncertainty about something.
“Darou” (だろう) is the informal, plain form of “deshou” (でしょう).
“Deshou” (でしょう) is the polite, formal form of “darou” (だろう).
