Japanese 115 week 1 vocabulary Flashcards
sentence pattern for comparisons
“A” yori “B” no hou ga “C” (like or dislike/suki ) desu.
example: gyunyu yori jusu no hou ga suki desu.
-I like juice more than milk
canada is bigger than japan
nihon yori canada no hou ga okii desu
i like dogs more than cats
neko yori inu no hou ga suki desu
how is it different when talking about dislikes with verbs versus nouns?
take out the “no” in “no hou ga” when discussing verbs
which is bigger : canada or japan?
canada to nihon to dochira no hou ga okii desu ka?
canada is bigger
canada no hou ga okii desu
having the intention of doing
tsumori
tonight I plan on eating sushi
konban sushi o taberu tsumori desu
tonight I don’t plan on eating sushi
konban sushi o tabenai tsumori desu
Where do you plan on going for spring break?
haru yasumi ni doko ni iku tsumori desu ka?
yes i plan on going to kyoto
kyoto ni iku tsumori desu
no, i don’t plan on going anywhere
iie, doko ni mo ikanai tsumori desu
Anywhere
Doko ni mo
who is the tallest in the class?
kurasu no naka de, dare ga ichiban sega takai desu ka?
what food do you like best among this menu?
kono menu no naka de dono tabemono ga ichiban suki desu ka?
let me see, i like the hamburger best.
sou desu ne, hanbaga ga ichiban suki desu.
among sapporo, tokyo, and okinawa, which place has the warmest climate?
sapporo to, tokyo to, okinawa no naka de, doko ga ichiban atatakai desu ka?
okinawa is the warmest.
okinawa ga ichiban atatakai desu.
I plan to eat sushi tonight.
konban sushi o taberu tsumori desu.
I do not plan on eating sushi tonight.
konban sushi o tabenai tsumori desu.
Do you plan on going anywhere for spring break?
haru yasumi ni doko ka ni iku tsumori desu ka?
yes, i plan on going to kyoto.
hai, kyoto ni iku tsumori desu.
I do stuff like watching soccer and watching baseball on tv.
terebi de sotsuka o mitari, yakyu o mitari shimasu.
in tokyo i want to do stuff like shopping and going to tokyo skytree.
tokyo de, shoppingu o shitari, tokyo sukaitsuri o itari shitai desu.
hiromi will probably come at 3 today.
hiromi san ha ima nichi san ji ni kuru （来る）deshiyou
it will rain, therefore the festival will probably not be lively.
ame desukara omatsuri ha nigiyaka janai deshiyou.
that person over there is probably a teacher.
ano hito ha sensei deshiyou.
verbs to short negatives…
iku- ikanai
taberu - tabenai
nomu - nomanai
iu (says言う) - iuwanai
hanasu (話す) - hanasanai
suru - shinai
kuru (来る) - kunai
i must go to tokyo tomorrow.
ashita tokyo ni ika nakereba ikemasen.
i want to become tall, what do i have to do?
segataka ku naritai desu. Nani o shi nakereba ikemasen?
weekend
shumatsu
last week
senshu
temperature
kion (樹温）
things like studying
benkiyou shitari (べんきょうしたり）
things like drinking
nontari
how to say temperature numbers
25 ど、35 ど、etc…
i once lived in misawa japan.
watashi ha katsute nihon no miswa ni sunde imashita.
place
basho (more specific, while tokoro can be used on a broader sense)
takusan kanji
沢山
sad
kanashii
happy nostalgia (or missing something)
*natsukashi
I miss the onsens in towada:
-towada no onsen ga natsukashi.
to be late
okureru
be late- okurette
past tense - okureta
not late - okurenai / okuremasen
i am dissapointed in myself.
jibun ni gakkari
I won’t play tennis tomorrow because i don’t like tennis.
ashita tenisu o shimasen. Tenisu ga kirai desu kara.
i want to kiss you
kisu shitai
