General Vocab Flashcards
I speak to/with Tom.
トムと話します
Building
たてもの
Castle
Shiro・Jo
Have been to..
itta koto ga arimas/arimaska?
Nurse
かんごし
Travel
Ryoko
Song / To Sing
Uta / 歌う(utau)
Singer
歌手 (かしゅ) (think of Cashew)
Delicious thing
美味しいもの
School
学校
Gakkō
Student
学生
Gakusei
Take a photo
写真を撮ります。
Shashin o torimasu.
At that time
当時 その時間
Tōji sono toki
Have/own/hold
I have/hold a pen.
I have/hold a pineapple.
motte-i-mas
ペンを持っています。
パイナップルを持っています。
Crowded
Konde-imas
clean (v)
I clean the room.
sōji shimasu.
部屋を掃除します。
Heya o sōji shimasu.
get on/take
乗る(noru)
のります/ のって
godan
get off
降りる(Oriru)
おります/おりて
Ichidan
go out / leave
でる
でます/ でて
Ichidan
arrive (2 forms)
着く(tsuku)
つきます/ ついて
到着します。/ suru / shite / shita
Tōchaku shimasu.
At shibuya (I) get off the train
location toward which an action such as going, coming, entering or boarding is directed.
Shibuyaで でんしゃ に おります
place で transportation に おります
で Indicates the location where an action takes place
に indicates a point of location toward which an action such as going, coming, entering or boarding is directed.
BUT Google says ‘o’ is also ok:
ロンドンで電車を降ります。
London de densha o orimasu.
At Shinjuku (I) get on the subway
starting point of journey
Shinjukuで ちかてつ を のります
place で transportation を のります
で Indicates the location where an action takes place
を marks the starting point or place when used with verbs like でます,おります.
Teacher
kyōshi
Staff member (shop, restaurant etc)
店員 (ten-in / ten-in san)
Essential / required
It’s essential/required
必須, ひっす
ひっすです (hissu des)
It’s important
Daiji-des
There are a lot of Starbucks.
There are two Starbucks.
Starbucks ga takusan arimas
Starbucks ga futatsu arimas
The time when I was a student
Gagusei no toki
Daughter
Musume
And
sore-kara (check this)
Directly
Chokusetsu
Become strong
Became strong
tsuyoku narimas
tsuyoku narimashta
Meet family
kazoku ni aimas
I support Arsenal
Arsenal o Owen Shimas
Education
Kyo-iku
Teacher
Kyoshi
When I lived in Japan
Nihon ni sunde ita toki…
After that
その後 (Sono ato)
If you or If this happens
場合は (Baai wa)
For example
例えば (Tatoeba)
Then
それから (Sorekara)
However
しかし (Shikashi) / demo
Near / close
The park is close.
Nearby park
近い (Chikai)
公園は近くにあります。
Kōen wa chikaku ni arimasu.
近くの公園
Chikaku no kōen
To use
使う (Tsukau)
To make
I made a cake.
作る (Tsukuru/tsukurimas
Keki o tsukurimashta.
To be able to do” or “can do”
出来る (Dekiru)
“To become”
なる (Naru/Narimas)
Place
As noun
As a relative pronoun (kind of)
That place is fun
The place where the butter is
The place where Hikari is
所 / 場所 (Tokoro / Basho)
Basho
Tokoro
Sono basho wa tanoshii des.
Butter no Tokoro
Hikari no Tokoro
Kumi says ‘toko’ for short
After taking a photo…
Shashin o totta ato de (past tense of take)
Before going to the university, I sent an email
Daigaku ni iku mae ni mēru o okurimashita. (plain/dictionary of go)
Before taking a photo I ate cheese.
Shashin o toru mae ni chīzu o tabemashita (plain/dictionary of take)
Before drinking water, I sat on a chair.
Mizuwonomu mae ni, watashi wa isu ni suwatta
Adjective form of katakana adjectives
modern na machi des
cool na
cute na
nice na
It was no problem/there was no problem
Mondai nakkata des.
getting ready
junbi o shitte-imas
because
node/nano de/kara/naze nara (needs review!)
at first
saisho wa
The first time
初めて
Hajimete
It takes 10 minutes by bus.
バスで10分かかります。
Basu de 10-bu kakarimasu.
Free of charge
無料
Muryō
Make food/do cooking
Ryori o shimas
The next day
次の日
Tsugi no hi
In Dundee I stayed overnight in a hotel.
Dundee de hotelに tomarimashta. (stayed overnight)
Lake
湖
Mizūmi
