Lesson 9 - Vocabulary

Question 1

わかります

Answer 1

Understand

Question 2

あります

Answer 2

Have

Question 3

好き［な］

Answer 3

Like
Reading: すき［な］

Question 4

嫌い［な］

Answer 4

Dislike
Reading: きらい［な］

Question 5

上手［な］

Answer 5

Good at
Reading: じょうず［な］

Question 6

下手［な］

Answer 6

Poor at
Reading: へた

Question 7

料理

Answer 7

Dish (cooked food)/cooking
Reading: りょうり

Question 8

飲み物

Answer 8

Drinks
Reading: のみもの

Question 9

スポーツ

Answer 9

Sports

Question 10

野球

Answer 10

Baseball
Reading: やきゅう

Question 11

ダンス

Answer 11

Dance

Question 12

歌

Answer 12

Song
Reading: うた

Question 13

クラシック

Answer 13

Classical music

Question 14

ジャズ

Answer 14

Jazz

Question 15

コンサート

Answer 15

Concert

Question 16

カラオケ

Answer 16

Karaoke

Question 17

歌舞伎

Answer 17

Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama)
Reading: かぶき

Question 18

絵

Answer 18

Picture/drawing
Reading: え

Question 19

字

Answer 19

Letter/script
Reading: じ

Question 20

漢字

Answer 20

Chinese letters
Reading: かんじ

Question 21

ひらがな

Answer 21

Hiragana script

Question 22

かたかな

Answer 22

Katakana script

Question 23

ローマ字

Answer 23

The roman alphabet
Reading: ローマじ

Question 24

細かいお金

Answer 24

Small change (in money)
Reading: こもかいおかね

Question 25

チケット

Answer 25

Ticket

Question 26

時間

Answer 26

Time
Reading: じかん

Question 27

用事

Answer 27

Something to do/errand
Reading: ようじ

Question 28

約束

Answer 28

Appointment/promise
Reading: やくそく

Question 29

ご主人

Answer 29

(Someone else’s) husband
Reading: ごしゅじん

Question 30

夫/主人

Answer 30

(My) husband
Reading: おっと/しゅじん

Question 31

妻さん

Answer 31

(Someone else’s) wife
Reading: おくさん

Question 32

妻/家内

Answer 32

(My) wife
Reading: つま/かない

Question 33

こども

Answer 33

Child

Question 34

よく

Answer 34

Well/much

Question 35

だいたい

Answer 35

Mostly/roughly

Question 36

たくさん

Answer 36

Many/much

Question 37

少し

Answer 37

A little/a few
Reading: すこし

Question 38

全然

Answer 38

Not at all (used with negatives)
Reading: ぜんぜん

Question 39

早く/速く

Answer 39

Early/quickly/fast
Reading: はやく (for both)

Question 40

〜から

Answer 40

Because 〜

Question 41

どうして

Answer 41

Why

Question 42

残念です［ね］。

Answer 42

I’m sorry (to hear that)./That’s a pity.
Reading: ざんねんです［ね］。

Question 43

すみません。

Answer 43

I’m sorry./Excuse me.

Question 44

もしもし

Answer 44

Hello (used on the phone)

Question 45

ああ

Answer 45

Oh

Question 46

いっしょにいがかですか。

Answer 46

Won’t you join me (us)?

Question 47

［〜は］ちょっと・・・・・・。

Answer 47

［〜］is a bit difficult. (an euphemism used when declining an invitation)

Question 48

だめですか。

Answer 48

So you cannot (come)?

Question 49

まだ今度お願いします。

Answer 49

Please ask me again some other time. (used when refusing an invitation indirectly, considering someone’s feelings)
Reading: まだこんどおねがいします。