Japanese Vocab 2 Flashcards by S A

___: this one (closer to me)

kore

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___: that one (closer to you)

sore

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___: that one (far from both of us)

are

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___: which one

dore

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___: this…(item) closer to me

kono

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___: that…(item) closer to you

sono

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___: that…(item) far from both of us

ano

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dono

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___: here

koko

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___: there

soko

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___: over there

asoko

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___: where

doko

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___: who

dare

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___: delicious

oishii

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___: fish

sakana

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___: pork cutlet

tonkatsu

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___: meat

niku

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___: menu (katakana)

menyuu

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___: vegetable

yasai

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___: pencil

enpitsu

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___: umbrella

kasa

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___: bag

kaban

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___: shoes

kutsu

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___: wallet

saifu

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___: jeans

jiinzu

___: dictionary

jisho

___: bicycle

jitensha

___: newspaper

shinbun

___: T-shirt (katakana)

tiishatsu

___: watch/clock

tokei

___: notebook (katakana)

nooto

___: pen

pen

___: hat/cap

boushi

___: book

hon

___: cafe

kissaten

___: bank

ginkou

___: toilet/restroom (katakana)

toire

___: library

toshokan

___: post office

yuubinkyoku

___: america (katakana)

amerika

___: china

chuugoku

___: britain (katakana)

igirisu

___: korea (katakana)

kankoku

___: economics

keizai

___: computer (katakana)

konpyuutaa

___: business (katakana)

bijinesu

___: history

rekishi

___: mother

okaasan

___: father

otousan

___: how much

ikura

___: yen

___: expensive/high

takai

___: welcome (to our store)

irasshaimase

___: please (give me an item) (ordering food at a restaurant, more upscale) (abstract items - repairs, explanations, understanding)

onegaishimasu

___: please give me (concrete object)

kudasai

___: then/if that's the case

jaa

___: please/here it is (when an offer is made with respect to an item) (waitress giving a menu, when someone is waiting for you to come with an item, telephone operator asking for your name)

douzo

___: thank you

doumo

___: 100

hyaku

___: 200

nihyaku

___: 300

sanbyaku

___: 400

yonhyaku

___: 500

gohyaku

___: 600

roppyaku

___: 700

nanahyaku

___: 800

happyaku

___: 900

kyuuhyaku

___: 1000

sen

___: 2000

nisen

___: 3000

sanzen

___: 4000

yonsen

___: 5000

gosen

___: 6000

rokusen

___: 7000

nanasen

___: 8000

hassen

___: 9000

kyuusen

___: 10,000

ichiman

___: 11,000

ichimansen

___: 12,000

ichimannisen

___: 13,000

ichimansanzen

___: 14,000

ichimanyonsen

___: 15,000

ichimangosen

___: 16,000

ichimanrokusen

___: 17,000

ichimannanasen

___: 18,000

ichimanhassen

___: 19,000

ichimankyuusen

___: 20,000

niman

___: 30,000

sanman

___: 40,000

yonman

___: 50,000

goman

___: 60,000

rokuman

___: 70,000

nanaman

___: 80,000

hachiman

___: 90,000

kyuuman

___: 100,000

juuman

___ __ ___ ___ __: how much is this?

kore wa ikura desu ka

___ __ ___ __ ___: that is 3000 yen

sore wa sanzen en desu

___ ___ __: that's expensive isn't it?

takai desu ne

___, ___ ___ __ ___ ___ __: well then, how much is that watch over there?

jaa ano tokei wa ikura desu ka

___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: who's wallet is this?

kore wa dare no saifu desu ka

___ __ ___: my wallet

watashi no saifu

___ __ ___: here's the menu

menyuu o douzo

___, ___ __ ___ ___. ___ ___: no, thats not fish. its meat.

iie sakana ja nai desu niku desu

___ ___: its over there

asoko desu

___ __ ___ ___ __: where's the toilet?

toire wa doko desu ka

___ ___ __: which one is it?

dore desu ka

___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: which one is your pen?

dore ga anata no pen desu ka

___ ___ __ ___ ___ __: how much is this watch?

kono tokei wa ikura desu ka

___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: that watch is 3000 yen

sono tokei wa sanzen en desu

___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: that watch over there is 3000 yen

ano tokei wa sanzen en desu

___ ___ __ ___ __ ___ __: which watch is 3000 yen?

dono tokei ga 3000 en desu ka

___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: whose bag is this?

kore wa dare no kaban desu ka

___ __ ___-___ __ ___ ___: that is sue's bag

sore wa suu san no kaban desu

___-___ __ ___ ___: takeshi is a japanese person

takeshi san wa nihonjin desu

___-___ __ ___ ___: Michiko is a japanese person, TOO

michiko san mo nihonjin desu

___-___ __ ___ __ ___ ___: mr. yamada is not a student

yamada san wa gakusei ja nai desu

__ ___: it is not (formal)

ja arimasen

___-___ __ ___ __ ___: mr. yamada is not a student (formal)

yamada san wa gakusei ja arimasen

___-___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: takeshi, your major is literature, right?

takeshi san no senkou wa bungaku desu ne

___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: this isnt meat is it?

kore wa niku ja nai desu ne

__: I tell you - assure listener of what's being said, authoritative decree, telling someone something they dont know

___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: let me assure you, "tonkatsu" is not fish

tonkatsu wa sakana ja nai desu yo

___-___ __ ___ ___ __: is takeshi chinese?

takeshi san wa chuugokujin desu ka

___-___ __ ___ __ ___ ___. ___ ___.: takeshi isnt chinese. hes japanese.

takeshi san wa chuugokujin ja nai desu. nihonjin desu

___-___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: is takeshi's major economics?

takeshi san no senkou wa keizai desu ka

___, ___-___ __ ___ __ ___ __ ___ ___. ___ ___.: no, takeshi's major is not economics. it's business.

iie takeshi san no senkou wa keizai ja nai desu bijinesu desu

___-___ __ ___ ___ __: is takeshi a 2nd year?

takeshi san wa ninensei desu ka

___, ___-___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ ___ ___: no, takeshi is not a 2nd year. he's a 4th year.

iie takeshi san wa ninensei ja nai desu yonensei desu

___ ___ ___ ___ ___: 234, 567

nijuusanman yonsen gohyaku rokujuu nana

___ __ ___ ___: dictionaries are also books

jisho mo hon desu

___ ___ __ ___ ___ __: how much does this newspaper cost?

kono shinbun wa ikura desu ka

___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: whose umbrella is this?

kore wa dare no kasa desu ka

___ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __: which one is my pencil?

dore ga watashi no enpitsu desu ka

___ ___ __ 5600 __ ___ __: which cap is 5600 yen?

dono boushi ga en desu ka

put these in order from least formal to most formal: jaarimasen, janai, dewaarimasen, janaidesu.

janai janaidesu jaarimasen dewaarimasen

__: isn't it?/right?/is it? (not always a question, sometimes rhetorical. his major is lit, right? oh yeah, his major is lit isnt it?)

___ __ ___ ___ __: where is the post office?

yuubinkyoku wa doko desu ka

___ ___ __ ___ ___ __: this pork cutlet is delicious, isn't it?

kono tonkatsu wa oishii desu ne

___ __ ___ ___ __: is sushi expensive?

sushi wa takai desu ka

___ ___ __ ___ __ ___ __: i'm telling you, those shoes are 56,000 yen

sono kutsu wa gomanrokusen en desu yo

___ __ ___ ___ __: where is the bank?

ginkou wa doko desu ka

___ __ ___ ___: the post office is over there

yuubinkyoku wa asoko desu

___: 一 kanji

ichi

___: 二 kanji

___: 三 kanji

san

___: 四 kanji

yon

___: 五 kanji

___: 六 kanji

roku

___: 七 kanji

nana

___: 八 kanji

hachi

___: 九 kanji

kyuu

___: 十 kanji

juu

___: 百 kanji

hyaku

___: 千 kanji

sen

___: 万 kanji

man

___: 円 kanji

___: 時 kanji

___: designating direct objects, (I drink coffee - watashi wa koohii __ nomimasu)

___-___ __ ___ __ ___: Sue watches TV

suu san wa terebi o mimasu

___ ___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: I read books in the library

watashi wa toshokan de hon o yomimasu

___ __ ___ __ ___ __ ___: I drink coffee at the cafe

watashi wa kissaten de koohii o nomimasu

__: direction of where youre going and time (i will not go to school today, I will return home, I will go to bed at 11 pm, I will go to bed at about 11pm) (days of the week, numerical time like Sunday/12pm/September) (NOT used with morning/night) I WILL GO, I WILL BE GOING, I WONT BE GOING, I WILL NOT GO

__: replaces ni only in goal of movement (NOT used for time) (I will return home)

___ yes/no: is ni particle used for morning/night (asa/yoru)?

___: added to make something an invitation

masenka

___ __ ___: why don't we have lunch?

hirugohan o tabemasenka

___ ___ __: let me see...

sou desu ne

___ ___ __ ___ ___: usually study at home

taitei uchi de benkyoushimasu

___ ___ __ ___: sometimes watch movies

tokidoki eiga o mimasu

___ ___: conjugate tabe: (affirmative/negative)

tabemasu tabemasen

___ ___: conjugate neru: (affirmative/negative)

nemasu nemasen

___ ___: conjugate okiru: (affirmative/negative)

okimasu okimasen

___ ___: conjugate miru: (affirmative/negative)

mimasu mimasen

___ ___: conjugate yomu: (affirmative/negative)

yomimasu yomimasen

___ ___: conjugate hanasu: (affirmative/negative)

hanashimasu hanashimasen

___ ___: conjugate kiku: (affirmative/negative)

kikimasu kikimasen

___ ___: conjugate iku: (affirmative/negative)

ikimasu ikimasen

___ ___: conjugate kaeru: (affirmative/negative)

kaerimasu kaerimasen

___ ___: conjugate suru: (affirmative/negative)

shimasu shimasen

___ ___: conjugate kuru: (affirmative/negative)

kimasu kimasen

___ __ ___ ___ __ ___: I often watch TV

watashi wa yoku terebi o mimasu

__: where an event described by a verb takes place (i will read books in the library, i will watch TV at home) (I WILL BE DOING ST, I WILL SWIM/EAT/VERB/ETC)

__: if youre saying "i will eat soup today" do you use ni or de?

__: if youre saying "i will go to sleep at 11" do you use ni or de?

___: at about... (at about 11 ill sleep)

goro

___ __ ___: i will go on sunday

nichiyoubi ni ikimasu

___ ___: conjugate benkyousuru: (affirmative/negative)

benkyoushimasu benkyoushimasen

___: movie

eiga

___: music

ongaku

___: magazine

zasshi

___: sports (katakana_

supootsu

___: romantic date (katakana)

deeto

___: tennis (katakana)

tenisu

___: TV (katakana)

terebi

___: ice cream (katakana(

aisukuriimu

___: breakfast

asagohan

___: alcohol

osake

___: green tea

ocha

___: coffee

koohii

___: dinner

bangohan

___: hamburger (katakana)

hanbaagaa

___: lunch

hirugohan

___: water

mizu

___: house/home

___: my place/house/home

uchi

___: school

gakkou

___: morning

asa

___: tomorrow

ashita

___: when

itsu

___: today

kyou

___: tonight

konban

___: weekend

juumatsu

___: saturday

doyoubi

___: sunday

nichiyoubi

___: every day

mainichi

___: every night

maiban

___: to go (use ni/e)

iku

___: to go back/return (use ni/e)

kaeru

___: to listen/hear (use o)

kiku

___: to drink (use o)

nomu

___: to speak/talk (use o/de)

hanasu

___: to read (use o)

yomu

___: to get up

okiru

___: to eat

taberu

___: to sleep/go to sleep

neru

___: to see/look at/watch (use o)

miru

___: to come (use ni/e)

kuru

___: to do (use o)

suru

___: to study (use o)

benkyousuru

___: good

___: early

hayai

___: not much

amari

___: never/not at all

zenzen

___: usually

taitei

___: a little/that's a little...(inconvenient)

chotto

___: sometimes

tokidoki

___: often/much

yoku

___: but...

demo

___ ___ __: how about...? how is...?

dou desu ka

___ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: i will drink coffee tomorrow at the coffee shop at about 3pm

watashi wa ashita gogo sanji goro kissaten de koohii o nomimasu

___ __ ___ ___ ___ __ ___: i wake up every day at 8 am

watashi wa mainichi gozen hachiji ni okimasu

___-___ __ ___ __ ___ __ ___: robert will not go to the post office on saturday

robert san wa doyoubi ni yuubinkyoku ni ikimasen

___-___ __ ___ ___ __ ___: Mary does not listen to music every night

mary san wa maiban ongaku o kikimasen

___-___ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: Takeshi reads magazines at the library every day at about 6pm

takeshi san wa mainichi gogo rokuji goro toshokan de zasshi o yomimasu

___: afternoon

hiru

___: night

yoru

___ __ ___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: I will go to the library at 3 pm

watashi wa gogo sanji ni toshokan ni ikimasu

___ ___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: I will come to school at 8:30 am

watashi wa gozen hachiji han ni gakkou ni kimasu

___ __ ___ __ ___: i will come to the cafe on sunday

nichiyoubi ni kissaten ni kimasu

___ __ ___ __ ___ __ ___: at school i read the newspaper

watashi wa gakkou de shinbun o yomimasu

___ __ ___ __ ___: drink water at the cafe

kissaten de mizu o nomimasu

___ __ ___ ___ __ ___: I speak Japanese every day

watashi wa mainichi nihongo o hanashimasu

___ __ ___ ___ __ ___: I will not watch TV tonight

watashi wa konban terebi o mimasen

___-___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: mary doesnt come to school on saturday

mary san wa doyoubi ni gakkou ni kimasen

___ ___ __ ___: would you like to see a movie tonight?

konban eiga o mimasenka

___ __ ___...: tonight is not a very good time...

konban wa chotto

___ __ ___ ___ __: how about tomorrow?

ashita wa dou desu ka

__ ___ __: sounds great

ii desu ne

___-___ __ ___ ___ __ ___: yumi often comes to my house

yumi san wa yoku uchi ni kimasu

___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___ __ ___: professor yamashita usually goes to sleep at eleven pm

yamashita sensei wa taitei gogo juuichiji ni nemasu

___ __ ___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: i sometimes read japanese newspapers

watashi wa tokidoki nihon no shinbun o yomimasu

___-___ __ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ __ ___: takeshi sometimes drinks coffee at that cafe

takeshi san wa tokidoki sono kissaten de koohii o nomimasu

___-___ __ ___ ___: mary does not eat much

mary san wa amari tabemasen