Japanese 115 week 4 vocabulary Flashcards
continuously, the whole time
zutto
to gaze at, to look at
miiru (見入る)
only
shika (mostly used with a negative)
i have one / there is just one
hitotsu shika arimasen
i just have 4 more tests
tesuto ha yotsu shika nai desu
i have only eaten once today
kiyou ha ikkai shi ka tabete nai desu
one time
ikkai
there are only old books
furui hon shi ka nai desu
i thought there were also cats, but there was only dogs
neko mo iru to omotta kedo inu shi ka inakatta
to not exist
inai
because my car is broken, i can only walk.
kuruma ga kowarete iru kara aruku shi ka nai desu
I have to tell my parents
riyoushin ni oshiete shi ka nai desu
indicates contrast and elimination (if?)
nara
i drank tea but not coffee
ochiya nara nomimasu kara kohii ha nomimasen deshita
i play tennis but not golf
tennisu nara shimasu ga, gorofu o shimasen
if it is written in hiragana, yes
hiragana nara, yomi masu
how to describe frequency
period…に…frequency
once a week
shu ni ikkai
twice a week
Shu ni nikai
three times a week
Shu ni sankai
how many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
shu ni nankai (何回) kami o araimasu ka?
to wash
arau
washing = araimasu
i shampoo my hair 5 times a week
shu ni gokai kami o araimasu
how many times a year does your older sister go to new york?
ane ha nen ni nankai niuyoku ni ikimasu ka
how many meals does miho eat a day?
miho san ha nichi ni nankai gohan o tabemasu ka
miho eats only two meals a day
miho san ha nichi ni nikkai gohan o tabemasu ka
counters
small items: ko
books: satsu
cars, computers, machinery: dai
people: tachi
small animals: hiki
long cylindrical objects: hon
lets see, i study about 3 hours a day
sou desu ne, watashi ha nichi ni san jikan gurai benkiyoushimasu
let me see, i spend about sixty thousand yen a month
sou desu ne, kagetsu ni roku man o tsukaimasu
to spend money
tsukaimasu
how many hot dogs can you eat within 10 minutes?
jyuu bun kan ni hottodoggu nanko o tabemasu ka
let me see, i could eat about 5 of them within ten minutes
jyuu bun kan ni go ko hottodogu o tabemasu
i slept for 14 hours today
kiyou ju yon jikan mo nemashita
i only have one dollar right now
ima watashi ha ichi doru shika motte imasen
there are only three computers in this school.
kono gakko ni konpyuta ga san dai shika
tanaka san bought 10 more manga
tanaka san manga o ju satsu mo kaimashita
kimura san only bought one manga
kimura san ha manga o ichi satsu shika kaimasen deshita
tangerine
mikan
to have/carry/to bring with/to have on one’s person
motte
I have 100 dollars
watashi ha hyaku doru motteimasu
I have AS MUCH as 100 dollars
watashi ha hyaku doru mo motteimasu
I have ONLY 100 dollars
watashi ha hyaku doru shika motteimasu
I ate as many as 10 tangerines today
ima nichi watashi ha ju mikan mo tabemashita.
i have as many as 6 siblings
watashi ha kiyoudai ga roku hito mo imasu.
I drank tea but not coffee.
ochiya nara nomimashita ga, kohii ha nomimasendeshita.
what indicates contrast and limitation?
nara
i play tennis but not golf
tennisu nara shimasu ga gorufu ha shimasen.
-can you read japanese?
-I can only read hiragana.
-nihongo o yomumasu ka?
-hiragana nara yomemasu.
-do you often watch sports on tv?
-if it’s sumo, yes.
-terebi de supotsu o yoku mimasu ka?
-sumo nara mimasu
7 shirts
nana mai t-shiyatsu
5 cars
go dai no kuruma
i’ll take 3 shirts
shatsu o san mai kudasai
i’ll take 3 telephones
denwa o san dai kudasai
generic counter
tsu (つ)
Hiruka plays the piano
Hiruka San ha piano o hikimasu
Makato wants to play the guitar
Makato San ha gita o hikita gaitteimasu
Verbs for playing instruments
Hiku - stringed instruments such as pianos or guitars
Fuku - for wind instruments such as trumpets and saxophones, etc…
Tataku- percussion instruments such as drums
Ensousuru- for any instrument
Mona plays the trumpet
Mona San ha turanpetsuto o fukimasu
Mahina might be able to play the flute
Mahina San ha furuto o fukeru kamo shiremasen
Minami plays the drums
Minami San ha doramu o tatakimasu
Mukuto loves to play the drums
Mukuto San ha doramu o tataku no ga suki desu
Yoshiki plays the piano and the drums
Yoshiki San ha piano to doramu o ensoushimasu
The person who will play the saxophone tonight is Kyoto
Konya satsukusu o fukeru no ha kyoko san
Various ways to say “you”
Anata, omae, kimi
I’m looking forward to it
Tanoshimi desu / Tanoshimi ni shiteimasu
You are pathetic
Omae ha aware