Learn Japanese Flashcards
Nice to meet you! I’m Taylor
Hajimemashite. Teirā desu. はじめまして。テイラーです。
Pleased to meet you
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. よろしくおねがいします。
“Nice to meet you! I’m Yuki. Pleased to meet you.”
Hajimemashite, Yūki desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. はじめまして、ゆうきです。よろしくおねがいします。
“You’re welcome.”
Dō itashimashite. どういたしまして。
“Can I get the check?”
O-kaikei onegai shimasu.
[item/service that you want] + onegai shimasu
“Masato! It’s been awhile!”
Masato-san! O-hisashiburi desu!
“I’m Jennifer.”
Watashi (“I”) wa Jenifā desu.
[A] wa [B] desu/”[A] is [B]”
In this pattern,
A = the item being talked about ("me," "you," "he," "the dog," "an apple," etc.)
B = what you are identifying it as ("Jennifer," "Raul," "a souvenir," "water," etc.)
“This is a souvenir.”
Kore (“this”) wa omiyage (“souvenir”) desu.
Kore wa [B] desu./”This is [B].”
Using this pattern, we can make sentences telling others what something is.
“Is this fish”
Kore wa sakana desu ka?
これはさかなですか？
“my house”
Watashi (“I”) no ie (“house”)
“This is my car.”
Kore wa boku no kuruma desu
★ Sentence Pattern:
[owner] + no + [item], meaning “[item] that belongs to [owner]”
■ Watashi + no = “my”
■ Boku + no = “my”
■ Teirā + no = “Taylor’s”
“Excuse me, (but) what is this? “
Sumimasen, kore wa nan desu ka?
★ Sentence Pattern:
[A] wa nan desu ka? “What is [A]?”
In this pattern, A = the item you want to know about.
“Is alcohol okay?”
Osake
(“Alcohol”) wa daijōbu desu ka?
★ Sentence Pattern:
[A] WA DAIJŌBU DESU KA? “IS [A] OKAY?”/”ARE YOU OKAY WITH [A]?”
“Where is the bathroom/loo?”
Toire wa doko desu ka?
★ Sentence Pattern:
[A] WA DOKO DESU KA? “WHERE IS [A]?”
“Sushi is delicious.”
Sushi wa oishii desu.
Sentence pattern: [A] wa [adjective] desu
A = the item being talked about (a party, the dog, Japan, sushi, etc.)
B = what you are describing it as (hot, cold, small, fun, interesting, etc.)
Used when thinking or express that something is interesting
etto えっと, anoあの…, hēへー
“I like cake.”
Keki ga suki desu.
[A] ga [suki] desu / “I like [A]”
To say that you LOVE something, you can use the word daisuki instead of suki.
“I hate tomatoes.”
Tomato ga daikirai desu
To say that you HATE something, you can use the word daikirai instead of kirai.
[A] ga daikirai desu / “I hate [A]”
“Sarah doesn’t like men. (laughs)”
Sara wa otoko no hito ga kirai desu.
サラはおとこのひとがきらいです。
otoko no hito = Man
“There’s a supermarket.”
Sūpā ga arimasu
スーパー が あります
[item, place] ga arimasu “There is [A]”/”[A] exists”
“Taylor has money.”
Taylor wa okane ga arimasu
テイラー は お金 が あります
When it is obvious who we are talking to, we can use the above phrase [thing] ga arimasu. But when we want to also mention the person who has something, our pattern becomes:
★ Sentence Pattern:
[person] wa [thing] ga arimasu “[Person] has [thing].”
Okane = Money
“Taylor is here.”
Teirā ga imasu
テイラーが います
[animate object] ga imasu
we also use imasu to express the meanings “to be,” “to exist,” “to be located,” or “to have.” The difference is that we use imasu to talk about animate objects, such as people and animals. When talking about people, it often means that that person is currently around or on the premises. We often use it when talking about family members, as in “I have a brother” or “I have a sister.”
“I don’t have any siblings.”
- Kyōdai ga imasen.
■ Note: To make imasu negative and say that an animate object doesn’t exist, use imasen instead.
“Taylor eats sushi.”
Teirā wa sushi o tabemasu.
[subject/person] wa [object/thing] o [verb]
おみず (o-mizu) + を (o) + のみます (nomimasu) = “[someone] drinks water”
