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Lesson 1 Flashcards

1
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How do you say ‘excuse me’ in Japanese?

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Sumimasen

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2
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How do you say ‘English’?

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Eigo

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3
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Say ‘English’ as you would in a sentence.

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Eigo ga

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4
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Say ‘excuse me’.

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Sumimasen

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5
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Say ‘English’ when it is not in a sentence.

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Eigo

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6
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Understand

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Wakarimasu

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7
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Excuse me

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Sumimasen

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8
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English

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Eigo

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9
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Say ‘understand’

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Wakarimasu

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10
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Any statement can be made into a question by adding … at the end of the sentence.

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Ka

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11
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Do you understand?

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Wakarimasu ka?

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12
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Ask her if she understands.

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Wakarimasu ka?

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13
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Do you remember how to say ‘English’ as you would in a sentence?

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Eigo ga

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14
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Do you understand English?

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Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

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15
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‘Ka’ is like a spoken question mark. True or false?

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True

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16
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No

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Iie

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17
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How do you say ‘no’?

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Iie

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18
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How do you ask someone if she understands?

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Wakarimasu ka?

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19
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Ask the woman, ‘do you understand English?’

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Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

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20
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How does she answer ‘no’?

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Iie

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21
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She asks in turn ‘do you understand English?’

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Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

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22
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Tell her, ‘I understand’. I is understood.

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Wakarimasu

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23
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I understand English.

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Eigo ga wakarimasu.

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24
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Ask again, ‘do you understand?’

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Wakarimasu ka?

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25
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Ask the woman, ‘do you understand English?’

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Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

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26
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How does she answer ‘no’?

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Iie

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27
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I don’t understand.

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Wakarimasen

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28
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What makes a sentence negative?

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‘-masen’ at the end.

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29
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Say, ‘I don’t understand’.

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Wakarimasen

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30
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Understand, don’t understand.

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Wakarimasu, wakarimasen

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31
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I don’t understand English.

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Eigo ga wakarimasen.

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32
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Do you understand?

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Wakarimasu ka?

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33
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Ask someone if he understands English.

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Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

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34
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I don’t understand.

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Wakarimasen.

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35
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No, I don’t understand.

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Iie, wakarimasen.

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36
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I don’t understand English.

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Eigo ga wakarimasen.

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37
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Ask again, ‘do you understand?’

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Wakarimasu ka?

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38
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Answer, ‘no, I don’t understand’.

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Iie, wakarimasen.

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39
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I don’t understand English.

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Eigo ga wakarimasen.

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40
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Japanese

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Nihongo

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41
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How do you say ‘English’, when it is used in a sentence?

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Eigo ga

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42
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What would the word be for ‘Japanese’ in a sentence?

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Nihongo ga

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43
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I understand.

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Wakarimasu.

44
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I understand Japanese.

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Nihongo ga wakarimasu.

45
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Say again that you understand Japanese.

A

Nihongo ga wakarimasu.

46
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Now say that you don’t understand Japanese.

A

Nihongo ga wakarimasen.

47
Q

I understand Japanese.

A

Nihongo ga wakarimasu.

48
Q

Say ‘excuse me’.

A

Sumimasen

49
Q

Ask someone if he understands Japanese.

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Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

50
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A little

A

Sukoshi

51
Q

How do you say, ‘a little’?

A

Sukoshi

52
Q

I understand Japanese a little.

A

Sukoshi wakarimasu. / Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.

53
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Say, ‘I understand Japanese’.

A

Nihongo ga wakarimasu.

54
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A little

A

Sukoshi

55
Q

I understand Japanese a little

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Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu. / Sukoshi wakarimasu.

56
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Do you understand?

A

Wakarimasu ka?

57
Q

Ask the woman if she understands English.

A

Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

58
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No, I don’t understand.

A

Iie, wakarimasen.

59
Q

Tell her that you understand Japanese a little.

A

Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.

60
Q

The woman says, ‘I don’t understand English’.

A

Eigo ga wakarimasen.

61
Q

How does she ask, ‘do you understand Japanese?’?

A

Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

62
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Say, ‘no I don’t understand’.

A

Iie, wakarimasen.

63
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Now say that you understand Japanese.

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Nihongo ga wakarimasu.

64
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Say, ‘I understand Japanese a little’.

A

Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.

65
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American (politely)

A

Amerika no kata

66
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The polite word for ‘person’.

A

Kata

67
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Are

A

Desu

68
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Are you American (politely)?

A

Amerika no kata desu ka?

69
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American (when referring to yourself)

A

Amerika jin.

70
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Speaking of yourself, say ‘American’.

A

Amerika jin.

71
Q

Now say ‘American’, first referring to someone else, and then referring to yourself.

A

Amerika no kata, Amerika jin

72
Q

In Japanese, ‘are’ and ‘am’ are the same. True or false.

A

True

73
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Am

A

Desu

74
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I’m American.

A

Amerika jin desu.

75
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Yes

A

Hai

76
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Yes, I’m American.

A

Hai, Amerika jin desu.

77
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Although ‘I’ is usually understood and often omitted in Japanese, you’ll use it when you empathize or want to compare ‘I’ to ‘you’. True or false?

A

True

78
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As for me.

A

Watashi wa

79
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As for me, I’m American.

A

Watashi wa Amerika jin desu.

80
Q

How would you say, ‘yes, as for me, I’m American’.

A

Hai, watashi wa amerika jin desu.

81
Q

The woman asks you, are you American?

A

Amerika no kata desu ka?

82
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Yes, as for me, I’m American.

A

Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.

83
Q

She asks again, are you American?

A

Amerika no kata desu ka?

84
Q

Tell her, yes, as for me, I’m American.

A

Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.

85
Q

How does she say, excuse me?

A

Sumimasen

86
Q

How does she ask if you’re American?

A

Amerika no kata desu ka?

87
Q

She asks, do you understand Japanese?

A

Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

88
Q

Ask her, do you understand English?

A

Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

89
Q

She says, ‘yes’.

A

Hai

90
Q

How does she ask you if you understand Japanese?

A

Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

91
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Yes, a little.

A

Hai, sukoshi.

92
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Yes, I understand Japanese a little.

A

Hai, Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.

93
Q

She asks you, are you American?

A

Amerika no kata desu ka?

94
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Yes, as for me, I’m American.

A

Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.

95
Q

You want to begin a conversation, what do you say?

A

Sumimasen

96
Q

She doesn’t answer, try asking her if she understands.

A

Wakarimasu ka?

97
Q

Still no answer. Now ask her if she understands English.

A

Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

98
Q

How does she tell you that she doesn’t understand?

A

Wakarimasen

99
Q

How does she ask you if you understand Japanese?

A

Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

100
Q

Answer that you understand a little.

A

Sukoshi wakarimasu.

101
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Answer, I understand Japanese a little.

A

Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.

102
Q

How does she ask you if you’re American?

A

Amerika no kata desu ka?

103
Q

Answer, ‘yes, as for me, I’m American’.

A

Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.

104
Q

Now she will ask you a question, answer truthfully. ‘Eigo ga wakarimasu ka’.

A

Hai, wakarimasu.

105
Q

Now she will ask you another question. Answer with using the phrase, ‘a little’. ‘Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka’

A

Sukushi wakarimasu. / Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.

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