Japanese From Zero 1 Flashcards
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いち
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に
3
さん
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し (or yoん)
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ご
6
Roく
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しち (or なな)
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はち
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きゆう (or く)
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Juう
Nice to meet you/how do you do
はじmemaして
I am mazie
Mazie ともうします
Best regards / I look forward to working with you (let’s be nice to each other)
よろしくおねがいします
How old are you
なんさいですか
I am 16 years old
Juうroくさいです
How old do i look?
なんさいにmiえmaすか
You look ___ years old
___ さいにmiえmaす
Good morning
おはyoうございmaす / おはyoう
Good afternoon
こんにちwa
Good evening
こんばんwa
Goodnight
おyaすmiなさい / おyaすmi
Thank you
あriがとうございmaす / あriがとう
I will go and come back / I’ll be back
いってきmaす
Have a good day/ take care/ see you
いってrasshaい
I’m home/ I’m back
ただいma
Welcome back (home)
おかえri (なさい)
Mouth
くち
Eye
Me
Ear
Mimi
Nose
はな
Face
かお
Hand
て
Foot; leg
あし
Finger
ゆび
Head
あたま
Tooth; teeth
は
Pillow
まくra
Bed
べddo
Futon
ふとん
Blanket
もうふ
Towel
Taoru
Bath
おふro
Soap
せっけん
Toothbrush
はburashi
Mirror
かがみ
Window
まど
What
なに or なん
Yes
はい
No
いいえ
Dog
いぬ
Cat
ねこ
Mr; Ms; Mrs; miss
さん
?
か
Do you understand?
Waかrimaすか
Yes, I understand
はい、waかrimaす
No, I don’t understand
いいえ、waかrimaせん
I don’t understand / I don’t know
Waかrimaせん
Please say it once again
もういちどいってください
Mouichido itte kudasai
Please speak more slowly
もっとゆっくriいってください
Mottoyukkuri itte kudasai
It is, this is, they are, these are, I am, you are, he is, she is, we are
です
It’s a toothbrush or these are toothbrushes
Haburashi です
I am mazie
Mazie です
She is or he is ms. Or mr. Reed
Reed さんです
Is it a toothbrush?
Haburashi ですか
Are you ms. Reed?
Reed さんですか
What is it？
なんですか
Yes it is a toothbrush
はい、Haburashi です
No, its a mirror
いいえ、かがみです
Can you speak Japanese?
にほんごがはなせますか
Can you speak English
えいごがはなせmaすか
A little
すこし
No at all
ぜんぜん
I’m studying Japanese
にほんごoべんkyoうしています
は (wa)
Topic marker
どre
Which one (three or more)
こre
This one (the object is closer or held by the speaker)
そre
That one (the object is closer or held by the listener)
あれ
That one over there (the object is far from the speaker and listener)
どっち
Which one (two items)
こっち
This one
そっち
That one
あっち
That one over there
Retasu
Lettuce
Banana
Banana
Abokado
Avocado
Yaさい
Vegetable
Furu-tsu
Fruit
くだMoの
Fruit
すし
Sushi
Pen
Pen
くruma
Car
Konpyu-ta-
Computer
ほん
Book
ざっし
Magazine
こreはなんですか
What is this?
そreはなんですか
What is that?
あれはなんですか
What is that over there
そreは[かがmi]です
That is a [mirror] (how to answer)
あreは banana です
That over there is a banana
こreはyaさいですか
Is this a vegetable?
いいえ、それはfuru-tsuです
No, that’s a fruit
Retasuはfuru-tsuですか
Is lettuce a fruit?
いいえ、Retasuはyaさいです
No, lettuce is a vegetable
くrumaはどreですか
Which one is a car?
くrumaはこreです
The car is this one (I think I messed up on this one.)
Bananaはなんですか
What is a banana?
Bananaはfuru-tsuです
A banana is a fruit
かがmiはどreですか
Which one is a mirror?
かがmiはそreです
The mirror is that one
まどはどっちですか
Which one is a window?
まどはあっちです
The window is that one over there
えんぴつはなんですか
What is “enpitsu”?
えんぴつはpencilです
“Enpitsu” is a pencil
どreですか
Which one is it? (More than three items is どre)
こreです
It is this one
そreです
It is that one
あreです
It is that one over there.
こreはmaくraです
This is a pillow
もうふです
It’s a blanket
Yaさいはどっちですか
Which one is a vegetable (two items is ~っち)
こっちです
This one is
そっちです
That one is
Goodbye; farewell
さyoうなra
Mother
おかあさん
Father
おとうさん
Grandfather
おじいさん
Grandmother
おばあさん
Baby
あかchaん
Who?
だre
Who? (Polite)
どなた
Name
なまえ
Friend
ともだち
Maybe
たぶん
School
がっこう
Bird
とり
Teacher;doctor
せんせい
Japanese teacher
にほんごのせんせい
(we add no because it’s modifying)
I;me (male or female)
Waたし
I;me (males only) (casual)
ぼく
You
あなた
Her; she; girlfriend
かのJo
Him; he; boyfriend
かre
そうです
That’s right. (Or “your right” “it’s is” or “yes”)
ちがいます
That’s wrong (or “is that so?” .Or “I see” in a flat or down tone)
そうですか
Is that so? (In a higher tone) or “I see” (in a flat or down tone)
ぼくはなんですか
How old are you little boy?
(because Boku is casual)
あたし
Me or I (SUPER CUTE)
かreはReedさんですか
Is he, Mr. Reed?
はい、かれです
Yes, he is
いいえ、かれはcrossさんです
No, he is Mr. Cross
かのJoですか
Is (this) her?
はい、かのJoです
Yes, it is her
いいえ、かのJoはともだちです
No, she’s a friend
だreですか
Who is it?
どなたですか
Who are you (polite)
かれです
It’s my (boyfriend) or (he’s my bf I think)
かのJoです
It’s my (girlfriend) (or mb she’s my gf)
Reedせんせい
Mr./Mrs. Reed/ dr. Reed
いsha
Doctor (the occupation)
まきこです
(She) is makiko
かのJoですか
Is (she) your girlfriend
いいえ、ともだちです
No, (she’s) a friend
なんさいですか
How old is (she) (he) (I put it in here twice because it doesn’t just mean how old are YOU)
みさきです
(I) am misaki
(for statements without unknown topic, Assume the pronoun is I)
みさきさんですか
Are (YOU) misaki?
For questions without unknown topic, assume the pronoun is you
かreはだreですか
Who is he?
かのJoはどなたですか
Who is she? (Polite)
かreはともだちです
Hes a friend
にほんごのせんせいです
She (or he)s a Japanese teacher
だreですか
Who is (she, he,) who are (you, they)
どreががっこうですか
WHICH ONE is the school? (We add ga after which one because we won more emphasis on that question word)
だreがたなかさんですか
WHO is Tanaka-San? (we added ga after who because we want more emphasis on that question word)
どreがさしみですか
WHICH ONE is sashimi (we add ga instead of wa because we can only do one or another and in this case we want emphasis on which one the question word)
それがさしみです
That one is sashimi (we added ga in this one because when they asked they used ga so we must as well)
Waたしの
Mine (の acts like the possessive ‘S in English when it follows a name and other words)
ぼくの
Mine (masculine?)
あなたの
Yours
かのJoの
Hers
かreの
His
だれの
Whose
あきこの
Akiko’s
おかあさんの
Mother’s
Waたしのです
Thats mine
たなかさん
の
くruま
です
Tanaka
Is
Car
It is
Waたしのいぬ
My dog
あなたのおかあさん
Your mother
かのJoのねこ
Her cat
かれのいぬ
His dog
おとうさんのpen
Father’s pen
あなたのかのJoのなまい
Your girlfriend’s name
(We used two no Because it’s not limited to linking only two items it can be used to further clarify the object or item being discussed)
ぼくのがっこうのkonpyu-ta-
My school’s computer
あなたのかのJoのなまいはなんですか
What IS you girlfriend’S name?
おかあさんのともだちのなまえははruなです
My mother’S friend’S name is haruna
(We don’t need watashi in front of mother Because it’s assumed)
わたしのともだちのあきこさんはにJuうごさいです
MY FRIEND akiko IS 25 years old (the no after tomodachi is required because it’s modifying akiko)
だreですか
Who is it?
わたしです
It’s me
おかあさんです
It’s mom
だreのくruまでずか
WHOSE car is it?
Waたしのくruまです
It’s MY car
Waたしのです
It’s MINE
たなかさんのくruまです
It’s Mr. Tanaka’S car (just another reminder we didn’t use wa we used no because the person who asked the question used it. Just follow the same pattern.)
これはあなたのくるまですか
Is this YOUR car?
はい、そうです
Yes it is
いいえ、ともだちのくるまです
No it’s my friend’S car
いいえ、かのJoのくるまです
No it’s HER car
いいえ、かのJoのです
No it’s HERS
あなたのとりはどれですか
Which one is YOUR bird
ぼくのとriはそreです
MY bird is that one
あreです
It’s that one over there
そreはかのJoのtaoruですか
Is that YOUR towel?
いいえ、かreのtaoruです
No it’s HIS towel
いいえ、まみこさんのtaoruです
No it’s mamiko’S towel
あなたのともだちのいぬのなまえはなんですか
What IS YOUR friend’S dog’S name. (This is a perfect sentence to show the central structure and how no and especially wa is used)
いぬのなまえはpochiです
The dogS name is pochi
