Lesson 16 Flashcards
ride, get on [a train]
のります［でんしゃに～］
乗ります [電車に〜]
“No worries, I’m getting on!”
Imagine a relaxed person stepping onto a train saying, “No worries!”
get off [a train]
おります［でんしゃを～］
降ります[電車を〜]
“Oh! I must get off!”
Picture someone panicking and jumping off a train at the last second.
change (trains, etc.)
のりかえます
乗り換えます
“No, Rick, I must change!”
Imagine telling your friend Rick that you need to change trains.
take [a shower]
あびます［シャワーを～］
浴びます［シャワーを～］
“A bee must shower!”
Imagine a dirty bee buzzing under a tiny showerhead.
put in, insert
いれます
入れます
“I’ll put it in!”
Imagine a vending machine that only works if you shout, “I’ll put it in!”
take out, withdraw
- To take something out
- To submit (homework, report, application)
- To send (mail, letter, parcel)
- To produce (voice, sound, fever, effort)
だします
出します
“Dash and take out!”
Picture someone dashing away after withdrawing cash.
enter [university]
はいります［だいがくに～］
入ります [大学に〜]
“Hi! I’m in!”
Imagine announcing your arrival loudly when entering a room.
graduate from [university]
でます［だいがくを～］
出ます [大学を〜]
“Damn, I’m leaving!”
Picture a student throwing their graduation cap, saying, “Damn, I’m out!”
quit or retire from [a company], stop, give up
やめます [かいしゃを〜]
辞めます [会社を〜]
“Yummy retirement!”
Imagine someone eating cake on their last day of work, saying, “Yummy! I quit!”
press, push
おします
押します
“Oh, push it!”
Imagine pushing a giant red button labeled “OH!”
young
わかい
若い
“What a kid!”
Picture someone pointing at a young child saying, “What a kid!”
long
ながい
長い
“No guy has hair this long!”
Imagine the longest hair ever seen.
short
みじかい
短い
“Me? Short guy?”
Imagine a short person defending their height: “Me?! Short?!”
bright, light
あかるい
明るい
“A car with lights!”
Imagine a car with super bright lights shining everywhere.
dark (depressed)
くらい
暗い
“Cool, right? (in the dark)”
Imagine showing off glow-in-the-dark shoes in a dark room.
tall (referring to person)
せがたかい
背が高い
“Say, got height?”
Imagine someone tall being asked, “Say, got height?”
clever, smart
あたまがいい
頭がいい
“A tama (head) is good!”
Imagine a smart head floating around giving answers.
body
からだ
体
“Car body!”
Imagine your body as a car with arms as doors.
head
あたま
頭
“A top!”
Imagine a head being the top of the body.
hair
かみ
髪
“Come here, hair!”
Picture someone combing their hair shouting “Come here, hair!”
face
かお
顔
“Cow face!”
Imagine a cow’s face with sunglasses.
eye
め
目
“Me eye!”
Pointing to your eye, saying, “Me eye!”
ear
みみ
耳
“Me-me hear you!”
Imagine someone cupping their ears, saying, “Me-me hear you!”
mouth
くち
口
“Coochie-coo with your mouth!”
Imagine a baby laughing from being tickled near the mouth.
tooth
は
歯
“Ha-ha! Clean teeth!”
Imagine a tooth laughing after brushing.
stomach
おなか
お腹
“Oh no! My stomach!”
Imagine someone grabbing their stomach after eating too much.
leg, foot
あし
足
“A shoe on my foot!”
Imagine shoes appearing when you say ashi.
service
サービス
→ Loanword from English.
jogging ( ～をします: jog)
ジョギング
Loanword from English.
shower
シャワー
Loanword from English.
green, greenery
みどり
緑
“Me door is green!”
Imagine opening a green door.
Buddhist temple
[お]てら
[お]寺
“Oh, a temple!”
Imagine someone seeing a temple and saying, “Oh!”
Shinto shrine
じんじゃ
神社
“Ginger shrine!”
Imagine a shrine made of gingerbread.
foreign student
りゅうがくせい
留学生
“Ryu got to study!”
Imagine a foreign student named Ryu studying abroad.
number ~
~ばん
~番
“Ban number 1!”
Imagine a big #1 being banned.
in what way, how
どうやって
“Do yet? How?”
Imagine a confused person asking, “Do yet? How?”
which ~ (used for three or more)
どの~
“Don’t know which!”
Imagine picking from three objects and saying, “Don’t know which!”
[No,] I still have a long way to go.
[いいえ、]まだまだです。
“Mad at my skills, I’m not good yet!”
Imagine struggling to learn Japanese and saying this humbly.
Are you making a withdrawal?
おひきだしですか。
お引き出しですか。
“Oh, he’s dashing for money!”
Imagine someone rushing to withdraw cash.
first of all
まず
“Must do first!”
Imagine an order that must be done first.
cash dispensing card
キャッシュカード
Loanword from English
personal identification number, PIN
あんしょうばんごう
暗証番号
“Ann shows the PIN!”
Imagine someone named Ann typing their PIN.
next, as a next step
つぎに
次に
“See? Next!”
Imagine a teacher calling “Next!”
amount of money
きんがく
金額
“King’s cash!”
Imagine a king counting money.
confirmation ( ～します: confirm)
かくにん
確認
“Can you confirm?”
Imagine confirming an important message.
button
ボタン
Loanword from English.
Japan Railway
JR
Asia
アジア
Vietnam
ベトナム
Unload, withdraw
- To lower something from a higher place
- To unload (people or things) from a vehicle
- To withdraw money from a bank
おろします
下ろします
