Lesson 1 Vocab Flashcards
Ohayou
Good morning
Ohayou gozaimasu
Good morning
polite
Konnichiwa
こんにちは
Good afternoon / Hello
Konbanwa
こんばんは
Good evening
Oyasumi(nasai)
Casual / Formal
Goodnight
Sayoonara
Goodbye
Arigatou
Thank you.
Arigatou gozaimasu
Polite
Thank you.
Sumimasen
Excuse me / I’m sorry
iie
No / Not at all
Ittekimasu
I’ll go and come back.
Itterasshai
Please go and come back.
Tadaima
I’m home.
Okaeri(nasai)
Casual / Formal
Welcome home
Itadakimasu
Thank you for the meal.
BEFORE eating
Gochisoosama (deshita)
Thank you for the meal.
AFTER eating
Hajimemashite
How do you do?
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu
Nice to meet you.
meishi
business cards
ano…
um…
ima
now
eigo
English (language)
ee
yes
gakusei
student
…..go
…..ご
….. language
ex: nihonGO - Japanese lanuage
gogo
p.m.
koukou
high school
gozen
a.m.
….sai
…. years old
….san
Mr. / Mrs.
….ji
o’clock
…. jin
…..people
ex: nihonJIN - Japanese people
senkoo
major
soo desu
That’s right.
sensei
teacher/professor
when referring to someone else
soo desu ka
I see. / Is that so?
daigaku
college/university
denwa
telephone
tomodachi
friend
namae
name
nan / nani
what
Nihon
Japan
….nensei
….year student
ex: ichinensei - first year student
hai
yes
han
half
ex: niji han - half past two
bangou
number
ryuugakusei
international student
watashi
わたし
I
Amerika
America
Igirisu
Britain
Oosutoraria
Australia
Kankoku
Korea
Suweeden
Sweden
Chuugoku
China
kagaku
science
ajia kenkyuu
Asian studies
keizai
economics
kokusaikankei
international relations
konpyuutaa
computer
jinruigaku
anthropology
seiji
politics
bijinesu
business
bungaku
literature
rekishi
history
shigoto
job / work / occupation
isha
doctor
kaishain
office worker
koukousei
high school student
daigakusei
college student
shufu
housewife
daigakuinsei
graduate student
bengoshi
lawyer
okaasan
mother
otoosan
father
oneesan
older sister
oniisan
older brother
imooto
younger sister
otooto
younger brother
kyooshi
きょうし
teacher
when referring to yourself