Lesson 19 Flashcards
climb [a mountain]
のぼります[やまに～]
登ります
Imagine saying “no bore” because climbing mountains is exciting!
stay [at a hotel]
とまります[ホテルに～]
泊まります
Think “to marry,” you stay together forever in a hotel on honeymoon.
clean (a room)
そうじします
掃除します
“So gee! my room is messy, I must clean!”
wash (clothes)
せんたくします
洗濯します
“Sent a cool shirt to wash.”
practice
れんしゅうします
練習します
“Ren shoes” - you practice running in new shoes.
become
なります
“Nari (not really) becomes a reality.”
sleepy
ねむい
眠い
“Name me a sleepy animal (like a sloth).”
strong
つよい
強い
“Sue yo!” sounds like someone confidently challenging because they’re strong.
weak
よわい
弱い
“Yo why are you weak?”
be in good condition
ちょうしがいい
調子がいい
“Cho she got it” – she’s in good condition.
be in bad condition
ちょうしがわるい
調子が悪い
“Cho she got worry” because she’s in bad condition.
condition
ちょうし
調子
“Cho she” asks “how’s my condition?”
golf
ゴルフ
Sounds exactly like “golf.”
sumo wrestling
すもう
相撲
“Sumo” wrestler’s name is Moe.
pinball game (～をします: play pachinko)
パチンコ
“Punch in coins” for pinball.
tea ceremony
おちゃ
お茶
“Oh cha,” it’s tea time!
day, date
ひ
日
“He asked the date today.”
once
いちど
一度
“Itchy door” only needs scratching once.
not once, never (used with negatives)
いちども
一度も
“Itchy domo (domo doll) never scratched.”
gradually
だんだん
段々
“Dan dan slowly improves.”
soon
もうすぐ
“Mouse good, soon to find cheese.”
Thank you. (used when expressing gratitude for help received.)
おかげさまで
お蔵様で
“Okay, guess I made it thanks to you.”
Bottoms up./Cheers!
かんぱい
乾杯
“Can pie!” Toasting with pie instead of drinks.
actually, to tell the truth
じつは
実は
“Jeet’s what? Actually, it’s Jitsu wa!”
diet (～をします: go on a diet)
ダイエット
“Die yet? No! Go on a diet.”
many times
なんかいも
何回も
“None can move” after exercising many times.
but, however
しかし
“She can see, however…”
excessive, impossible
むり[な]
無理[な]
“Muri” like “Murphy’s law”: it’s impossible!
good for one’s health
からだにいい
体にいい
“Karate knee is good for health!”
cake
ケーキ
“Cake” sounds the same as “keeki.”
