Pimsleur Flashcards
Good morning (friends and family)
Ohaiyo
Good morning (formal)
Ohaiyo gozaimas
Good/ nice
ii
Weather
Otenki
Are/ am/ is
Des
It’s nice weather
ii otenki des
It’s nice weather, isn’t it?
ii otenki desu ne
Isn’t it? Aren’t you?
Desune
That’s right/ that’s so (agree with a statement)
So desu ne
See you
Ja mata
You understand japanese, don’t you?
Nihongo ga wakarimas ne?
A little
Skoshi
Thanks
Arigatou
Thank you (polite)
Arigatou gozaimas
Very good/ skilled
Jozu
You are very good/ skilled
Jozu des
I’m not very good
Jozu ja arimasen
But
Demo
Yet
Mada
Well
Yoku
Bad/ unpleasant (in terms of weather)
Yana
Indeed/ very much
Domo
Thank you very much
Domo arigatou gozaimas
Japanese person
Nihonjin
And you?
Anata wa
Excuse me
Sumimasen
English
Eigo
English (as used in a sentence)
Eigo ga
I understand
Wakarimas
Do you understand?
Wakarimas ka?
Do you understand english?
Eigo ga wakarimas ka?
No
iie
I understand english
Eigo ga wakarimas
I don’t understand
Wakarimasen
I don’t understand english
Eigo ga wakarimasen
Japanese
Nihongo
Japanese (as used in a sentence)
Nihongo ga
I understand japanese
Nihongo ga wakarimas
I don’t understand japanese
Nihongo ga wakarimasen
I understand a little
Skoshi wakarimas
I understand japanese a little
Nihongo ga skoshi wakarimas
American
Amerikajin
You
Anata wa
Are you american?
Anata wa amerikajin des ka?
You are american
anata wa amerikajin
I
watashi wa
I am american
Watashi wa amerikajin des
good weather
ii otenki
You understand, don’t you?
Wakarimas ne?
(I) understand japanese
watashi wa nihongo ga wakarimas
(I) understand japanese a little
watashi wa nihongo ga skoshi wakarimas
You’re skilled, aren’t you?
Jozu desu ne?
You’re skilled in japanese, aren’t you?
Nihongo ga jozu desu ne?
You’re skilled in english, aren’t you?
Eigo ga jozu desu ne?
(I/You) Speak
Hanashimas
I speak a little
Skoshi Hanashimas
You speak well
Jozu ni Hanashimas
You’re skilled
Jozu des
You understand well
Yoku Wakarimas
I am not Japanese
Watashi wa nihonjin jarimasen
Hueno/ Shinjuku
2 major train stations
Station
Eki
Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Eki
Where
Doko
Where is/ are?
Doko desu ka?
Where is Hueno Station
Hueno eki wa doko desu ka?
Here
Koko
It’s here
Koko des
Park
Koen
Is it here?
Koko desu ka?
It’s not here.
Koko jarimasen
There
(a)soka
Hueno station is here.
Hueno eki wa koko des
And Hueno park?
Hueno koen wa?
It’s over there.
(a)soko des
but I only understand a little japanese
demo ni hongo ga skoshi wakarimas
I’m not good yet
mada jozu jarimasen
I don’t understand well
yoku wakarimasen
Skilled (when referring to speech)
Jozu ni
You’re skilled
jozu des
I’m not very good
Jozu jarimasen
You understand well
Yoku wakarimas
Can you speak Japanese?
Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka
Can you speak english?
eigo ga hanasemasu ka
Not at all
Zenzen
I am studying japanese.
Nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu
Tabemas
I’m going to eat
I’m going to eat
Tabemas
Tabemasen
I’m not going to eat
I’m not going to eat
Tabemasen
nani ka
something
something
nani ka
nani ka tabemas
I’m going to eat something
I’m going to eat something
nani ka tabemas
tabemasen ka
won’t you eat?
won’t you eat?
tabemasen ka
nanika tabemasen ka
won’t you eat something?
won’t you eat something?
nanika tabemasen ka
nanika tabemas
I’m going to eat something
I’m going to eat something
nanika tabemas
nomimas
I’m going to drink
I’m going to drink
nomimas
nomimasen
I’m not going to drink
I’m not going to drink
nomimasen
nomimaska
are you going to drink?
are you going to drink?
nomimaska
nani ka nomimaska
are you going to drink something?
are you going to drink something?
nani ka nomimaska
won’t you have a drink?
nomimasen ka
nomimasen ka
won’t you have a drink?
iie keko des
no thank you
no thank you
iie keko des