Lesson 3 Flashcards
who?
だれ
dare
I, me (male or female)
わたし
watashi
I, me (males only)
ぼく
boku
you
あなた
anata
her, she, girlfriend
かのじよ
kanojo
him, he, boyfriend
かれ
kare
name
なまえ
namae
(namyA)
friend
とまだち
tomodachi
maybe
たぶん
tabun
(taboon)
school
がつこう
gakkou
(gak*ko)
bird
とり
tori
teacher
せんせい
sensei
Japanese teacher
にほんごのせんせい
nihongo no sensei
Who is it?
Dare desu ka
Who are you?
Anata wa dare desu ka
I am …
Watashi wa … desu
Who is he?
Kare wa dare desu ka
He is a friend
Kare wa tomodachi desu
Who is the teacher?
Sensei wa dare desu ka
Who is … san?
… san wa dare desu ka
(She’s/He’s) a Japanese teacher
Nihongo no sensei desu
Which one is the car?
begin with question
Dore ga kuruma desu ka
Who is …?
begin with question
Dare ga … san desu ka
That’s a car
follows with question
Sore ga kuruma desu
… is a friend
follows with question
… san ga tomodachi desu
mine
watashi no
mine (male)
boku no
yours
anata no
hers
kanojo no
his
kare no
whose
dare no
It’s mine
Watashi no desu
It’s yours
anata no desu
It’s … san
… san no desu
It’s hers
kanojo no desu
It’s grandmother’s
obaasan no desu
It’s his
kare no desu
It’s mother’s
okaasan no desu
my dog
watashi no inu
your mother
anata no okaasan
her cat
kanojo no neko
his dog
kare no inu
father’s pen
otousan no pen
your girlfriend’s name
anata no kanojo no namae
(namyA)
mother’s cat’s name
okaasan no neko no namae
(namyA)
What is your girlfriend’s name?
Anata no kanojo no namae wa nan desu ka
How old is … san’s mother?
… san no okaasan wa nansai desu ka
Who is … san’s father?
… san no otousan wa dare desu ka
Who is it?
Dare desu ka
It’s me
Watashi desu
It’s Hideko
Hideko desu
It’s Mom
Okaasan desu
Whose car is it?
Dare no kuruma desu ka
It’s my car
Watashi no kuruma desu
It’s mine
Watashi no desu
It’s Mr. Takada’s car
Takada san no kuruma desu
Which one is your rabbit?
2 items
Docchi ga anata no usagi desu ka
That one over there is my rabbit
2 items
Acchi ga watashi no usagi desu
It’s that one (two items)
Socchi desu
Is this your car?
Kore wa anata no kuruma desu ka
Yes, it is
hai, sou desu
No, it’s my friend’s car
iie, tomodachi no kuruma desu
No, it’s her car
iie, kanojo no kuruma desu
No, it’s hers
iie, kanojo no desu
Which one is your bird?
anata no tori wa dore desu ka
My bird is that one
Boku (Watashi) no tori wa sore desu
Which one is your cat?
anata no neko wa dore desu ka
My cat is that one.
Watashi no neko wa sore desu
My cat is that one over there
Watashi no neko wa are desu
(a*ray)
What is your mother’s name?
Okaasan no name wa nan desu ka
It’s Maria
Maria desu
It’s Yoshiko
Yoshiko desu
Is that her towel?
Sore wa kanojo no taoru desu ka
No, it’s his towel.
iie, kare no taoru desu
No, it’s Mamiko’s towel.
iie, Mamiko san no taoru desu
What is your firends’s dog’s name?
Anata no tomodachi no inu no name wa nan desu ka
The dog’s name is Pochi
inu no namae wa Pochi desu
My name is Honda
Watashi no namae wa Honda desu
I am 35 years old
San juu go sai desu
My girlfriend’s name is Terada
Watasih no kanojo no namae wa Terada desu
She is 29 years old
Kanojo wa ni juu kyuu sai desu
purple
murasaki
white
shiro
monkey
saru
sweat
ase
a*se
elephant
zou
zo
to point
sasu
graduation
sotsugyou
sotsunyo
time
jikan
safety
anzen
anzen
currently
genzai
deer
しか
shika
sushi
すし
sushi
cool
すずしい
suzushii
(suzushi*e)
slow/late
おそい
osoi
(o*soy)
legs/feet
あし
ashi
chair
いす
isu
like
すき
suki
number
すうじ
suuji
watermelon
すいか
suika
numbers
かず
kazu
pants
zubon
newspaper
shinbun
desk
tsukue
sku*A
cold
samui
samue
planet
wakusei
wakusay
Who is this?
Dare desu ka
This is Yoshida
Yoshida desu
Is this Jenny?
Jenny san desu ka
No, it’s Monica
iie, Monica san desu
Whose birds are these?
Dare no tori desu ka
They are Takako’s birds
Takako san no troi desu
Whose mother is this?
Dare no okaasan desu ka
It is Makoto’s mother
Makoto (kun) no okaasan desu
What is your name?
Anata no namae wa nan desu ka
What is your grandmother’s name?
Obaasan no namae wa nan desu ka
What is your mother’s car?
Okaasan no kuruma wa nan desu ka
How old is your grandpa?
Ojiisan wa nan sai desu ka
How old is your father?
Otousan wa nan sai desu ka
Are you Mr. Tanaka?
Tanaka san desu ka
No, I am Yamada. Who is Mr. Tanaka?
iie, Yamada desu. Tanaka san wa dare desu ka
Mr. Tanaka is Ms. Kobayashi’s friend
(Tanaka san wa) Kobayashi san no tomodachi desu
Is Honda’s girlfriend’s name Tanaka?
Honda san no kanojo no name wa Tanaka san desu ka
Who is Terada?
Terada san wa dare desu ka
Is Terada Yamada’s girlfriend?
Terada san wa Yamada san no kanojo desu ka
How old is Terada?
Terada san wa nan sai desu ka
It’s been a long time/long time no see
ohisashi buri desu
ohesa*shi
Is ___ doing healthy/doing fine? (are you fine?)
___ wa genki desu ka
They’re fine/I’m fine(well)
genki desu
camera
kamera
hobby
shumi
That’s great/ That’s awesome
sugoi desu ne
sugoe
golf
gorufu
dog
いぬ
inu
cat
ねこ
neko
elephant
ぞう
zou
horse
うま
uma
rabbit
うさぎ
usagi
panda
パンダ
panda
mouse
ねずみ
nezumi
lion
ライオン
raion
(raeon)
giraffe
きりん
kirin
cow
うし
ushi
sheep
ひつじ
hitsuji
fox
きつね
kitsune
(kisunay)
bear
くま
kuma
