Katakana / Greetings Flashcards
sorry, excuse me
Sumimasen
no problem
iie (ee-et)
I’m going (greeting when you leave the house)
itte kimasu (e-tec-e-mas)
Farewell (when you see people off from your home)
いってらっしゃい
itte rasshai
“I’m home now” (greeting you say when you come home)
ただいま
tadaima
Ill enjoy having this food (greeting before eating)
itadakimasu (e-tah-dak-e-mas)
Thank you for my meal
gochisoosama deshita (Go-chee-so-sama- des-ta)
welcome home
okaeri nasai (oh-ky-e-nee-na-sai)
Nice to meet you
hajimemachite (Ha-ji-me-mach-de)
Pito desu (Pito-des)
Peter (introducing myself)
Nice to meet you/back at you
よろしく
yoroshiku (yo-llo-she-koo)
please (as in “please do something for me”)
onegai shimasu (o-nay-ga-e-shee-mas)
ア
a (katakana)
write “a” in katakana
ア
イ
i (katakana)
write “i” in katakana
イ
ウ
u (katakana)
write “u” in katakana
ウ
エ
write “e” in katakana
write “e” in katakana
エ
オ
“o” (katakana)
write “o” in katakana
オ
カ
“ka” (katakana)
write “ka” (katakana)
カ
キ
“ki” (katakana)
write “ki” (katakana)
キ
ク
“ku” (katakana)
note: the second stroke starts at about the same point as the first stroke
write “ku” (katakana)
ク
ケ
“ke” (katakana)
write “ke” (katakana)
ケ
コ
“ko” (katakana)
“ko” (katakana)
コ
サ
“sa” (katakana)
write: “sa” (katakana)
サ
シ
“shi” (katakana)
write: “shi” (katakana)
シ (shi)
not to be confused with ツ (tsu)
ス
“su” (katakana)
write: “su” (katakana)
ス
セ
“se” (katakana)
looks similar to hiragana “se” せ
write: “se” (katakana)
セ
ソ
“so” (katakana)
“so” (katakana)
ソ (both strokes from the top)
タ
“ta” (katakana)
write: “ta” (katakana)
タ
チ
“chi” (katakana)
write: “chi” (katakana)
チ
note: first stroke is draw right to left
ツ
“tsu” (katakana)
write: “tsu” (katakana)
ツ
テ
“te” (katakana)
write “te” (katakana)
テ
ト
“to” (katakana)
“to” (katakana)
ト
similar:
ヒ is “hi”
ナ
“na” (katakana)
write “na” (katakana)
ナ
note:
horizontal stroke first.
start second stroke perfectly vertically.
ニ
“ni” (katakana / kanji)
write “ni” (katakana)
ニ
ヌ
“nu” (katakana)
similar katakanas:
フ=fu
ワ=wa
ウ=u
“nu” (katakana)
ヌ
ネ
“ne” (katakana)
“ne” (katakana)
ネ
ノ
“no” (katakana)
“no” (katakana)
ノ
ハ
“ha” (katakana)
“ha” (katakana)
ハ
ヒ
“hi” (katakana)
“hi” (katakana)
ヒ
フ
“fu” (katakana)
“fu” (katakana)
フ
ヘ
“he” (hiragana / katakana)
note: katakana “he” is a bit sharper at the top
write “he” in katakana
ヘ
ホ
“ho” (katakana)
“ho” (katakana)
ホ
マ
“ma” (katakana)
“ma” (katakana)
マ
ミ
“mi” (katakana)
“mi” (katakana)
ミ
ム
“mu” (katakana)
“mu” (katakana)
ム
two strokes
メ
“me” (katakana)
“me” (katakana)
メ
note: both strokes are diagonal (as opposed to “na”)
メ “me”
ナ “na”
モ
“mo” (katakana)
“mo” (katakana)
モ
note: second stroke is longer than the first
hiragana is similar: も
ヤ
“ya” (katakana)
“ya” (katakana)
ヤ (first stroke is slightly inclined)
note:
hiragana is similar
や
ユ
“yu” (katakana)
similar:
コ=ko
“yu” (katakana)
ユ
ヨ
“yo” (katakana)
“yo” (katakana)
ヨ
ラ
“ra” (katakana)
“ra” (katakana)
ラ
リ
“ri” (katakana)
similar:
see image for hiragana
“ri” (katakana)
リ
ル
“ru” (katakana)
“ru” (katakana)
ル
レ
“re” (katakana)
“re” (katakana)
レ
ロ
“ro” (katakana)
“kuchi” (kanji)
“ro” (katakana)
ロ
ワ
wa (katakana)
wa (katakana)
ワ (wa)
note: “wa” is wider than “ku”
ワ (wa)
ク (ku)
ヲ
wo (katakana)
wo (katakana)
ヲ
ン
“n” (katakana)
“n” (katakana)
ン
note: both strokes are more horizontal compared to “so”,
ン “n”
ソ “so”
ペン
pen
write: pen
ペン
パン
bread
write: bread
パン
ペンギン
penguin
write: penguin
ペンギン
ゲーム
“ge-mu”
games
games
ゲーム
“ge-mu”
to play games
ge-mu wo suru
ge-mu wo suru
to play games
トランプ
toranpu
deck of cards / card games
deck of cards / card games
トランプ
toranpu
toranpu wo suru
to play cards
to play cards
toranpu wo suru
ポーカー
po-ka-
poker
poker
ポーカー
po-ka-
アルバイト
arubaito
part-time job
colloquially, you can also say “baito” for short
part-time job
アルバイト
arubaito
colloquially, you can also say “baito” for short
バイト
baito
part-time job (short for “arubaito”)
クラス
“kurasu”
class
class
クラス
“kurasu”
スーパー
su-pa-
supermarket
supermarket
スーパー
su-pa-
スポーツ
sports
“supo-tsu”
sports
スポーツ
supo-tsu
レストラン
“resutoran”
restaurant
restaurant
レストラン
“resutoran”
ニュース
news (as in tv news)
news (as in tv news)
ニュース
スケジュール
schedule
schedule
スケジュール
Japanese class
nihongo no kurasu
nihongo no kurasu
Japanese class
テスト
test
test
テスト
kayoubi ni tesuto ga arimasu
there’s a test on Tuesday
there’s a test on Tuesday
kayoubi ni tesuto ga arimasu
konshuu wa tesuto ga arimasen
there are no tests this week
there are no tests this week
konshuu wa tesuto ga arimasen
senshuu wa tesuto ga arimashita
last week, there was a test
last week, there was a test
senshuu wa tesuto ga arimashita
… arimashita
there was …
there was …
… arimashita
senshuu
last week
last week
senshuu
… arimasen deshita
there was no …
there was no …
… arimasen deshita
there was no Japanese class last week
senshuu nihongo no kurasu wa arimasen deshita
senshuu nihongo no kurasu wa arimasen deshita
there was no Japanese class last week
the bank is next to the library
ginkou wa toshokan no tonari desu
ginkou wa toshokan no tonari desu
the bank is next to the library
テーブル
table
table
テーブル
the umbrella is under the table
kasa wa te-buru no shita desu
kasa wa te-buru no shita desu
the umbrella is under the table
the supermarket is in between the library and the restaurant
su-pa- wa toshokan to resutoran no aida desu
su-pa- wa toshokan to resutoran no aida desu
the supermarket is in between the library and the restaurant
まちました
waited (past tense of wait)
waited (past tense of wait)
まちました
I waited in front of the restaurant
watashi wa resutoran no mae de machimashita
watashi wa resutoran no mae de machimashita
I waited in front of the restaurant
あたたかい
“a ta ta kai”
warm
warm
あたたかい
“a ta ta kai”
さむい
“sa mui”
cold (for weather)
cold (for weather)
さむい
“sa mui”
つめたい
“tsu me tai”
cold (for drinks/food)
cold (for drinks/food)
つめたい
“tsu me tai”
ブレンド
bu-ren-do
“blend” (blend of coffee beans)
blend of coffee beans
ブレンド
bu-ren-do
カフェインレス
“ka fe in re su”
decaf
decaf
カフェインレス
“ka fe in re su”
アイスコーヒー
“a i su ko-hi-“
iced coffee
iced coffee
アイスコーヒー
“a i su ko-hi-“
kissaten
a store that sells tea/coffee and lunch items
a store that sells tea/coffee and lunch items
kissaten
モーニングセット
“mo-ningu setto” (comes from English words “morning set”)
a meal that consists of coffee, toast, and a side dish like a salad or egg
note: people will just say “mo-ningu” for short
a meal that consists of coffee, toast, and a side dish like a salad or egg
モーニングセット
“mo-ningu setto” (comes from English words “morning set”)
note: people will just say “mo-ningu” for short
クラブサンド
“ku ra bu san do”
club sandwich
club sandwich
クラブサンド
“ku ra bu san do”
ナポリタン
“na po ri tan”
spaghetti with ketchup sauce and sliced sausage
spaghetti with ketchup sauce and sliced sausage
ナポリタン
“na po ri tan”
sono ko-hi- wa watashi no desu
that coffee is mine
that coffee is mine
sono ko-hi- wa watashi no desu
sore wa watashi no ko-hi- desu
that is my coffee
that is my coffee
sore wa watashi no ko-hi- desu
watashi no desu
(it’s) mine
(it’s) mine
watashi no desu
