Misc Flashcards
Thank you
Arigato gozaumasu
Domo
Not much (in reference to an activity, like watching tv)
Amari —-masen
Clearance sale
Bagen seru
A little bit
Chotto
Chinese language
Chugoku-go
No parking
Chusha-kinshi
But
Demo
Phone number
Denwa-bango
Well then/in any case
Dewa
Is/are not
Dewa arimasen
Was/were not
Dewa arimasendeshita
You’re welcome
Doitashashite
Germany
Doitsu
German language
Doitsu-go
German person
Doitsu-Jin
Movie
Eiga
English
Eigo
Sales department
Eigyo-bu
Station
Eki
Fair
Fea
Surface mail
Funabin
Front desk
Furonto
Another persons address
Go/jusho
About
Goro
About (approximately)
Gurai
Sales/marketing
Hambai
Fireworks
Hanabi
Fireworks display
Hanabi-taikai
Alone
Hitori de
Main office
Honsha
Honto
True
Honto ni
Really
United Kingdom
Igirisu
From the UK
Igirisu-Jin
That’s nice, that sounds good
Ii desu ne
No
Iie
No thank you, I’m fine
Iie, mo kekko desu
Flower arranging
Ikebana
I want to go
Ikitai desu
Now
Ima いま
今
May I help you, welcome
Irasshaimase
Together
Issho ni
Said before eating
Itadakimasu
Goodbye have a nice trip
Itterasshai
Well then
Ja
The alternative of
~no hoga
Example
Rei
Lesson
Ressun
Project
Purojukuto
In various ways
Iroiro
Geared toward or for (suffix)
~muke
Development
Kaihatsu
A person from a place (suffix)
~jin
Class
Jugyo
Meeting or conference
Kaigi
Company/the office
Kaisha
Korean language
Kankoku go
Jazz
Jazu
Don’t do it (it’s bad behavior)
Dame desu
だめです
What do you add to a verb to say you want to do that (ie- want to go)
~tai.
Ikitai (drop the masu, add the tai)
Watashi wa ikitai desu
“-i” adjective conjugation, present/past positive/negative
-also used for ~tai form of nouns (stating desire to do something)
~i desu. Present positive
~kunai desu. Present negative
~katta desu. Past positive
~kunakatta desu. Past negative
Marriage
Kekkon
けっこn
Wedding anniversary
Kekkon kinembi
けっこnきえmび
Kendo (a martial art)
Kendo
けんど
No smoking/non smoking
Kin’en
きねn
Worry/be bothered by
Ki ni shimasu
きにします
Concert
Konsato
コンサート
Please (give me)
Kudasai
ください
Kilograms
Kiro
きろ
Class
Kurasu
クラス
Christmas
Kurisumasu
クリスマス
Not yet
Mada
まだ
Again
Mata
また
Meru
メル
Email address
Meru adoresu
メルーアドレス
Hello (when answering the phone)
Moshi moshi
もしもし
A little more
Mo sukoshi
もすこし
Musical
Myujikaru
ミュジカル
Name
Namae
なまえ
Nothing
Nani mo…~masen
何も—-ませn
Right? Isn’t it?
Ne
ね
Fever
Netsu
ねつ
Japanese language
Nihon-go
日本ご
After
No ato de
の後で
Before
No Mae ni
のまえに
Money
O-kane
おかね
Festival
O-matsuri
お-まつり
Name/another persons name
Namae/o-namae
なまえ/お-なまえ
Please
Onegaishimasu
おねがいします
Music
Ongaku
おんがく
Party
Pati (long a, long i)
Poketto
ポケット
Present (gift, western translation)
Purezento
プレゼント
History
Rekishi
れきし
Report
Repoto
レポと
Room service
Rumu-sabisu
ルムサビス
Trip/travel
Ryoko
りょこ
Travel agency
Ryoko-gaisha
りょこ-がいしゃ
Cooking/cuisine
Ryori
りょり
Receipt
Ryoshusho
りょしゅしょ
Pattern to invite someone to do something specific
Verb-masen ka
Pattern so say “let’s” do whatever you are being invited to do
Verb-masho
Pattern to invite someone to decide the time, place for something/offer to do something for them
Verb-masho ka
List the variations:
Let’s do
What should we do
Will you do this with me (all “do” verb)
Shimasho しましょ
Shimasho ka しましょか
Shimasen ka しませnか
What do you say when you are asking someone to do something woth you and another person
Mo Issho ni
もいっしょに
Soccer
Sakka
サッカー
Sample
Sampuru
サmプル
Suffix following the train line number
-sen
Game/match
Shiai
しあい
work/job
Shigoto
しごと
Data/information/material/documents/literature
Shiryo
しりょ
Branch office
Shisha
ししゃ
Very polite goodbye (as when leaving the office)
Shitsureishimasu
しつれいします
Show (as in Broadway)
Sho
ショ
Product/merchandise
Shohin
しょひn
Business trip
Shutcho
しゅtちょ
That (used before a noun)
Sono
その
That one
Sore
それ
Also, in addition
Sorekara
それから
“And” to connect sentences.
Soshite
そしいぇ
Sports
Supotsu
しぽつ
Very much, extremely
Taihen
つぃへn
Large gathering
Taikai
たいかい
Birthday
Tanjobi
たんじょび
Courier service
Takuhaibin
たくはいびn
Weather
Tenki
てんき
And, together with, with
To
と
Sometimes
Tokidoki
ときどき
Very
Totemo
とても
Reception desk/receptionist
Uketsuke
うけつけ
And (when there are other things, but you are just listing a few)
Ya
や
Baseball
Yakyu
やきゅ
Break or rest
Yasumi
やすみ
Often
Yoku
よく
Good, all right
Yoroshii desu
よろしいですかです
Reservation
Yoyaku
よやく
Snow
Yuki
ゆき
By all means, certainly
Zehi
ぜひ
Not at all (when using a verb to say you don’t do something at all)
Zenzen….~masen
More
Motto
もっと
Fast
Hayai
はやい
Service (like in customer service)
sabisu
サビス
One size
Wansaizu
ワンサイズ
Fitting room
Shichakushitsu
しちゃくしつ
Never mind
ii desu
いいです
Same
Onaji
おなじ
Sold out
Urikire
うりきれ
Display
Disupurei
デッスプレイ
Payment
(O)shiharai
(お)しはらい
Cash
Genkin
げんきn
Credit card
Kurejitto kado
クレジット角
the four seasons
shiki
しき
suffix that means “that presents” something, for example…
nihon ryori_______ no DVD wa (DVDnthat presents Japanese cuisine)
~shokai
しょかい
rental shop
rentaru shoppu
レンタルショップ
Some, a number of, several
Ikutska
Come and get
Tori ni ikimasu
Thing left behind
Wasunemono
a little (polite form)
shosho
please wait (polite form)
omachikudasai
mark (like a monogram or “marked with”
maku
really? (not honto ni)
e
hmmm…uh…
eeto
i know!
wakata
something or other
nantoka
that is right
soso
at last/finally
yato
about/concerning
nitsuite
Department
Bu
Mat (like a yoga mat)
Matto
Preparation
Junbi
Teleconference
Tarebikaigi
Guidance
Annai
Almost
Hontondo
Shower
Shawa
Song
Uta
News
Nyuzu
Bath
Ofuru
Overtime/ do overtime work
Zangyo
Zangyo o suru
Differ
Chigai
Mountain climbing
Yamanobori
Tea ceremony
Sado
Mountain
Yama
Draw/paint
Kaku
Play an instrument
Hiku
Play drums
Wadaiko o tataku