Japanese 112 week 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
sea
umi
postal stamp
kitsute
ticket
kippu or chiketto
surfing
safin
homework
shukudai
food
tabemono
birthday
tanjiyobi
test
tesuto
weather
tenki
drink
nomimono
postcard
hagaki
bus
basu
airplane
hikouki
room
heya
I (used for males only)
boku
travel
riyokou
Hot
Atsui
busy (schedule)
isogashii
busy (city)
nigiyaka
large/big
ookii
interesting/funny
omoshiroi
fun/enjoyable
tanoshii
scary/frightening
kowai
cold
samui
small
chiisai
boring
tsumaranai
old (objects only, not people or animals), aged, antiquated
furui
difficult
muzukashii
kind (person) or easy (problem)
yasashii
cheap/inexpensive
yasui
dislike
kirai
pretty, beautiful OR clean
kirei
quiet
shizuka
to hate
daikirai
very fond of (to love)
daisuki
lively/ busy (place)
nigiyaka
not busy/idle/free time
hima
to swim
oyogu
to ask / to listen
kiku
to ride, to board
noru
to do, to perform
yaru
to go out
dekakeru
together
itsushiyoni / issho
and then
sorekara
its okay, no problem, not to worry
daijiyoubu
very
totemo
what kind of
donna
counter for flat objects (to literally count flat objects like paper, tickets, etc…)
mai
to (a place), as far as (a place), until (a time)
made
good-looking (cool)
katsukoii
two types of adjectives
i-adjectives
na-adjectives
new
atarashi
those white shoes over there are my daughter’s
ano shiroi kutsu wa musume no desu
daughter
musume
i watched an interesting movie yesterday
kino omoshiroi eiga o mimashita
kindness
shinsetsu
my friend is a kind person
watashi no tomadachi wa shinsetsuna hito desu
famous, notable, celebrated
yuumei
sunset
yuuhi
i saw a beautiful sunset yesterday
kino kireina yuuhi o mimashita
ooki and chisai pre-nominal option…
ookna ie (large house), chisana ie (small house)
this book is new
kono hon wa atarashii desu
that flower over there is beautiful
ano hana wa kirei desu
I’m glad / thank goodness
Yokatta
I’m glad you are safe
Buji de yokatta
ADJECTIVES (affirmative vs negatives)
It’s new
(the last “i” is dropped with “i” adjectives)
it’s new (affirmative) = atarashii desu.
it’s not new (negative) = atarashi ku arimasen
or
it’s not new = atarashi ku nai desu.
ADJECTIVES (affirmative vs negatives)
It is good
(the last “i” is dropped with “i” adjectives)
It is good affirmative = ii desu
It is not good = yoku arimasen
or
yoku nai desu
ADJECTIVES (affirmative vs negatives)
“na” adjectives add “jya nai desu”
S/he is energetic = genki desu
genki jya arimasen
genki jya nai desu
this watch is expensive
this watch is not expensive
kono tokei wa takai desu
kono tokei wa takaku arimasen
today’s homework is difficult
today’s homework is not difficult
kyou no shukudai wa muzukashii desu
kyou no shukudai wa muzukashiku arimasen
my town is quiet,
my town is not quiet
watashi no machi wa shizuka desu
watashi no machi wa shizuka jya arimasen
Is this book interesting?
Yes, it’s interesting.
No, it’s not interesting.
Kono hon wa omoshiroi desu ka
Hai, omoshiroi desu.
Iie, omoshiroku arimasen.
how is studying in japanese?
nihongo no benkiyou wa dou desu ka?
how is this bookstore?
It’s not very good.
kono honya wa dou desu ka
amari yoku arimasen
how is this meat?
it’s very tasty.
kono niku wa dou desu ka
totemo oishi desu
very
totemo
what kind of place is your country?
anata no kuni wa donna tokoro desu ka?
place
tokoro
it’s a hot place
atsui tokoro desu.
what kind of person is your japanese teacher?
he/she is a kind person
nihongo no sensei wa donna hito desu ka
yasashi hito desu.
How to form a declarative sentence using：
“すき” and “きらい”
Use “が” after the object or thing.
example:
kimiko-san wa ocha ga suki desu.
suki is pronounced “ski”
brooks hates cats
brooks san neko ga kirai desu
does brooks hate cats?
brooks san wa neko ga Kirai desu ka
do you like alcohol?
anata wa sake ga suki desu ka
what are the three statements used to reflect that you neither like or dislike something?
suki demo
kirai demo
nai desu
do you like sports?
supootsu ga suki desu ka
no, i don’t like sports
iie, supootsu ga kirai desu
what kind of music do you like?
donna ongaku ga suki desu ka
i like chinese music
chugoku no ongaku ga suki desu
do you like green tea or coffee?
ochya ga suki desu ka , koohi ga suki desu ka
list of
“na” adjectives
like -suki
famous - yumei
quiet - shizuka
convenient - benri
important - taisetsu
unskillful-heta
necessary - hitsuyou
serious - majime
i love you
daisuki dai yo
weather
tenki
country
kuni
Thank you for your hard work…(said at the end of the work day to coworkers)
Otsukare sama deshita
I love you
Daisuki da yo
The particle “de”
で : a case particle used to refer to a cause or reason of something. In the example, this is used after “shigoto” to indicate what makes “watashi” tired.
Example: kyou watashi wa shigoto de tsukareta
Ikanji
Good vibes
Let’s ride the Shinkansen
Shinkansen ni norimashou
Let’s go out
Dekakemashou
Have a good day
Itterasshai
Pervert
Chikan / hentai
All you can drink
Nomihoudai
Safe / safety
Buji 無事
Old person
Rojin
Roundtrip
Ofuku
One way trip
Katamichi
Problem (question on a test)
Mondai
I like traveling
Watashi ha ryokou ga suki desu
