Japanese Week 1 Flashcards
どちら
dochira
DOH-chir-rah
which, where (polite form)
ともだち
tomodachi
toh-mOH-dachi
friend, companion
りゅうがくせい
ryuugakusei
ryUU-GAHK(u)-sei
international/exchange student
いいえ
iie
eeee-eh
no/no problem
すみません
sumimasen
su-MI-mah-sehhhn
excuse me/I’m sorry
おやすみなさい
oyasuminasai
oh-YAH-su-mi-nah-SAI
good night
なまえ
namae
nah-MY-eh
name
だいがく
daigaku
DAI-EE-gah-ku
college; university
(お)しごと
(o) shigoto
(o) -shi-GOH-TOH
job, work
てんいん
ten’in
TEH(n)-een (roughly)
store clerk employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson
かんこく
Kankoku
KAN-ko-ku
Korea
うち
uchi
uchi
home, house
せんせい
sensei
teacher, instructor, master
ちゅうごく
Chuugoku
chuu-GOH-ku
China
ゆっくり
yukkuri
you-KOO(h)-ri (roughly)
Slowly
だれ
dare
who (emphatic or inquisitive)
にほんご
Nihongo
Ni-HON-goh
Japanese (language)
くに (o)kuni
country/hometown
にほん Nihon ni-HONE
Japan
けいざい
keizai
KAY-EE-zai
economy, economics
ぎんこう
ginkou
GIN-koh(u)
bank
ありがとう
arigatoo/arigatou
ah-RI-gah-to(u)
Thank you (casual)
おおきい [ko de]
Ookii koe de
Loudly
むずかしい
kudasai
please
いっしょに
issho
eee(s)-SHO
together
がっこう
gakkou
GAK-ko(u)
school
がくせい
gakusei
GAHK(u)-sei
Student
かいしゃいん
kaisha in
KAI-sha-in
company worker
ありがとうございます
arigatougozaimasu
Thank you (polite)
れきし
rekishi
REH-KI-SHI (little longer on the shi)
history
もういちど
mouichido
Moo ichido
again
にほんじん
Nihonjin
Ni-HONE-jin
Japanese (person)
わたし
watashi
wah-tash-i (almost equal stresses, little harder on the I)
I, me
どなた
donata
DOHN-ah-tah
who (polite version)
かいしゃ
kaisha
KAI-sha
company
こちら
kochira
koh-chi-rah (little lower on the koh)
this person
せんこう
senkou
senkoo
major subject, focus of study
どこ
doko
DOH-ko
where
じゃ、またね
Ja mata
See you
ぶんがく
Bungaku
BUUN-gah-ku
literature
