General Conversation Flashcards
I’m not a medical doctor
watashi wa isha ja arimasen
That is a beautiful building.
a•re wa ki•rē na ta•te•mo•no des
It was rainy yesterday
Kinō wa ame deshta
The person I met last night was not Mr. Reid
Yū•be at•ta hi•to wa ta•ka•gi•san ja a•ri•mas•sen desh•ta
Thee are four dogs in the garden.
Ni•wa ni i•nu ga yon•hi•ki i•mas
My friend
Wa•ta•shi no to•mo•da•chi
It’s hers
Ko•re wa ka•no•jo no des
Takashi’s hotel
Ta•ka•shi no ho•te•ru
I have money
Wa•ta•shi wa o•ka•ne o mot•te i•mas
I have a car
Wa•ta•shi wa ji•dō•sha ga a•ri•mas
I smoke
Ta•ba•ko o su•i•mas
I don’t smoke
Ta•ba•ko o su•i•ma•sen
I came by train
Den•sha de ki•mash•ta
I did not come by train
Den•sha de ki•ma•sen desh•ta
New
A•ta•ra•shī
Old
Fu•ru•i
Negative form of ‘new’
A•ta•ra•shi•ku a•ri•ma•sen
Easy
Kan•tan•na
Negative form of ‘easy’
Kan•tan ja a•ri•ma•sen
Box/boxes
Ha•ko
Person/people
Hi•to
Ticket/tickets
Kip•pu
Subject particle. Indicates the subject of the sentence.
Ga
This is my address
Ko•re ga wa•ta•shi no jū•sho des
Topic particle. Marks the topic or focal point of the sentence. Used to stress a particular point
Wa
I’m a teacher.
Wa•ta•shi wa kyō•shi des
Marks the object of the sentence.
O
It was rainy yesterday
Kinō wa ame deshta
The person I met last night was not Mr. Reid
Yū•be at•ta hi•to wa ta•ka•gi•san ja a•ri•mas•sen desh•ta
Thee are four dogs in the garden.
Ni•wa ni i•nu ga yon•hi•ki i•mas
My friend
Wa•ta•shi no to•mo•da•chi
It’s hers
Ko•re wa ka•no•jo no des