Getting Started Flashcards
English
Eigo
business card
meishi
business card holder
meishiire
university
daigaku
no thank you
kekkou desu
you’re welcome (i deserve it)
dou itashimashite
you’re welcome (polite, likewise)
kochira koso arigatou gozaimasu
thanks to you / despite everything
okagesama de
i haven’t seen you for a long time (formal)
ohisashiburi desu ne
i haven’t seen you for a long time (informal)
shibaraku desu ne
good bye (formal, like at work)
shitsurei shimasu
good night
oyasumi(nasai)
light
denki
pencil
enpitsu
student
gakusei
book
hon
chair
isu
dictionary
jisho
bag / briefcase
kaban
paper
kami
eraser
keshigomu
chalkboard
kokuban
chalkboard eraser
kokubankeshi
textbook
kyoukasho
classroom
kyoushitsu
window
mado
fountain pen
mannenhitsu
notebook
nooto
mechanical pencil
shaapu penshiru
table
teeburu
desk
tsukue
little (regular, formal)
chotto, sukoshi
question
shitsumon
repeat
kurikae
practice
renshuu
well done (you were able to do well)
yoku dekimashita
see you next time
mata kono tsugi
telephone
denwa
cellphone
keitai
number
bangou
now
ima
early / fast
hayai
late / slow
osoi
A.M.
gozen
P.M.
gogo
morning
asa
noon
hiru
evening
yuugata
night
yoru
noon (time)
hiru no juuniji
midnight (time)
yoru no juuniji
filler
eeto / anou / eeto desu ne / sou desu ne
breakfast
asagohan
lunch
hirugohan, chuushoku
supper
tagohan
dinner
bangohan / yuugohan
late dinner
yorugohan
shopping
kaimono / shoppingu
walk
sanpo
physical exercise
undou
study
benkyou
cooking (style, origin)
ryouri
fruit
kudamono
the little double quote
dakuten
the little circle
handakuten
Look!
hora
plus
tasu
minus
hiku
times
kakeru
divided by
waru
no smoking
kin’en
commemoration
ki’nen
library
toshokan
work
shigoto
home
uchi
house
ie
newspaper
shinbun
magazine
zasshi
from (…beginning at)
kara
until (…ending at)
made
by / before
made ni
letter
tegami
baseball
yakyuu
of course
mochiron
raw fish
osashimi
best / number one
ichiban
especially
toku ni
dislike
kirai
don’t like
suki ja arimasen
what kind of
donna
food (type)
tabemono
drink (type)
nomimono
Japanese folk music
min’you
musical instrument
gakki
tree
ki
permission
kyoka
gold
kin
silver
gin
mirror
kagami
effect
kouka
ticket
kippu
behavior
koui
interest
kyoumi
Another… / Other…
Hoka no…
…other than…
…no hoka wa…
in addition
Hoka ni…
when
itsu
which one (between two)
dochira
okay (It’s okay. / I’m okay. / Are you okay? / That’s fine )
daijoubuna
but
demo
too bad / unfortunate
zannen
with pleasure
yorokonde
Sunday
nichiyoubi
Monday
getsuyoubi
Tuesday
kayoubi
Wednesday
suiyoubi
Thursday
mokuyoubi
Friday
kin’youbi
Saturday
doyoubi
terrible / hard / a lot
hidoi
umbrella
kasa
furniture
kagu
watch / clock
tokei
stationery
bunbougu
very
totemo
dormitory
ryou
100
hyaku
300
sanbyaku
600
roppyaku
800
happyaku
1000
sen
3000
sanzen
8000
hassen
10000
ichiman
100,000,000
ichioku
sold out
urikire
how much
ikura
how about
ikaga
Hmm…
uun
Well…
saa
katakana loanwords
garaigo
period (end of sentence)
maru
comma
ten
quotation marks
kagikakko
midpoint
nakaten
ellipsis points
santen riidaa
I’ll go and come back.
itekkimasu
Please go and come back.
itterasshai
I’m home.
tadaima
Welcome home.
okaeri(nasai)
Thank you for the meal.
(before eating)
itadakimasu
Thank you for the meal.
(after eating)
gochisousama(deshita)