Genki Textbook, Japanese Flashcard Conversion

Question 1

火照る

Answer 1

Burning
(ほてる)

ホテル means hotel, however, this also says hoteru, not meaning hotel.

Question 2

前

Answer 2

Before
(まえ)

Question 3

旅人

Answer 3

traveler
(たびびと)

Question 4

はいやく

Answer 4

hurry up

Question 5

人間

Answer 5

Human
(にんげん)

Question 6

人

Answer 6

Person
(ひと)

Question 7

いってらっさい

Answer 7

Come Back

Question 8

ただいま

Answer 8

I’m home

Not to be confused with ただいます, meaning i’ll get it.

Question 9

いったらしゃい

Answer 9

Let’s go

not to be confused with いったらさい, meaning leave bi-

Question 10

よし

Answer 10

Ok!

Question 11

おかえり(なさい)

Answer 11

Welcome Home

Question 12

ごちをうさま(でした )

Answer 12

Thank you for the meal

(after eating)

Question 13

いただきます

Answer 13

Thank you for the meal

(before eating)

Question 14

はい/ええ/ん〜

Answer 14

“Yes”
formal/slightly informal/informal

Question 15

そ～ですか

Answer 15

Is that so?

Question 16

でんわ ばんごうは

Answer 16

Phone Number

は is generally pronounced wa, even though it is denoted as ha.

Question 17

ゼロ/れい

Answer 17

Zero

Question 18

いち
(いっ〜)

Answer 18

いっ〜, pronounced i~tsu, is used when counting, with any denotation of units following

Question 19

に

Answer 19

two

duh

Question 20

さん

Answer 20

when adding units, three will stay the same, however the units might change.

Question 21

よん

Answer 21

Much like three, four changes the units sometimes, but similar to one, four sometimes changes.

Question 22

ご

Answer 22

five

pretty obvious ngl

Question 23

ろく

Answer 23

Pronounced ろっ when telling time, although I’m pretty sure ろくis used normally.

Question 24

なな

Answer 24

Normal until used in 7 o’clock, in which it’s しさじ

Question 25

はち

Answer 25

Much like six and one, はち will become はっ. However this is only applicable when telling time and reciting age.

Question 26

きゅう

Answer 26

Nine, pronounced kyuu, is used as くじ when saying 9 o’clock.

Question 27

じゅう

Answer 27

Ten pronounced jyuu, changes to じゅっ, or じっ when adding units.

Question 28

Phone number rules

Answer 28

when listing phone numbers, の should be used between the middle three digits and the last four digits.

914-237-5331 would be listed as
kyuu ichi yon, ni san nana no, go san san ichi.

Question 29

せんせい

Answer 29

Means teacher, but literally “honorable master”

Use only to refer to teachers, doctors or professors. Never use when describing your family or yourself.

Question 30

きょおし

Answer 30

Teacher, used for oneself, to refer to oneself without sounding incredibly arrogant.

Question 31

あなた

Answer 31

You

practically obsolete, also kinda disrespectful, you’d rather use “name, honorary” format instead.

Question 32

Alternative number names

Answer 32

• し(よ), four
• しち, seven
• く, nine

Question 33

Number formatting

Answer 33

Works like chinese
number じゅう number

• さんじゅういち
• ななじゅうよん
• じゅうしち
  these are all examples, but some can be switched out for their base/alternative forms, for example, なな can become しち, and よん can become し

Question 34

ひゃく

Answer 34

one hundred
(whoa big number)

Question 36

あかるい

Answer 36

Cheerful

Question 37

あかるい

Answer 37

Cheerful

Question 38

おもしろい

Answer 38

Funny