Set 2 Flashcards
ね
end-of-sentence particle - right?, isn’t it?, don’t you think?
よ
end-of-sentence particle - you know?
よね
end-of-sentence particle - isn’t that right?
ラーメン
the ramen, the Chinese-style noodles
田中
Tanaka (last name)
とても
very, awfully (very), exceedingly, not at all, by no means
若い (わかい) (i-adjective)
young, youthful, immature, green (immature), low (of a number), small (of a number)
(お)いくつですか。
How old are you?
秘密 (ひみつ)
(a/the) secret, (a/the) secrecy, (the) confidentiality, (the) privacy, (a/the) mystery, (the) esoteric teachings (in Buddhism)
いい (i-adjective)
good, excellent, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable, beneficial, okay, alright
かっこいい (i-adjective)
attractive, good-looking, stylish, cool, smooth, neat, groovy (all are of a person)
楽しい (たのしい) (i-adjective)
enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
静か (しずか) (na-adjective)
quiet, silent, slow, unhurried, calm, peaceful
きれい (na-adjective)
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair (pretty), clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat, completely, entirely
嫌い (きらい) (na-adjective)
distasteful, disliked, hated, disagreeable
幸い (さいわい) (na-adjective, fukushi adverb)
luckily, fortunately
時 (とき)
when (in relative clauses), (the) time, (a/the) hour, (a/the) moment, (a/the) occasion, (a/the) chance, (a/the) opportunity, (a/the) season, the times, the age (current times), the day (current times), (a/the) (grammatical) tense, (a/the) autumn
ゲーム, 競技 (きょうぎ), 試合 (しあい), 一番 (いちばん), 勝負 (しょうぶ)
(a/the) game
物 (もの)
(a/the) thing, (a/the) object, (a/the) article (thing), (the) stuff, (a/the) substance, (the) possessions, (the) property, (the) belongings, (the) things, something, anything, everything, nothing, (the) quality, (a/the) reason, the way of things
いい人
(a/the) good person
元気な人
(a/the) lively person, (a/the) healthy person
きれいな人
(a/the) pretty person
忙しい時
when busy
楽しいゲーム
(a/the) fun game
好きな物
(a/the) likable thing
山本 (やまもと)
Yamamoto (last name)
とても
very, awfully, exceedingly, not at all, by no means
まあまあ
so-so; passable; now, now (when calming someone down); my, my (expression of wonder/surprise)
ありがとうございます
thank you (polite)
あっ
ah, oh, hey! (to get someone’s attention)
declarative だ
particle attached to nouns and na-adjectives to give them a more declarative, explicit, and masculine tone (though females may use it as well); for males in particular it is important to use it BEFORE ね or よ to avoid sounding too feminine; never used with negatives
feminine vs. masculine: You’re good at Japanese, aren’t you?
Feminine: 日本語は、上手ね。
Masculine: 日本語は、上手だね。
おはよう
good morning (casual)
眠い (ねむい) (i-adjective)
sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
もう
now, soon, shortly, before long, presently, already, yet, by now, further, more, again, another, the other, tsk, dammit, jeez, come on, what the hell
昼 (ひる), 午 (ひる)
noon, midday, daytime, lunch, daylight
じゃ, それでは
then (1st is abbreviation of 2nd)
こんにちは
hello, good day, good afternoon
お休み (おやすみ), おやすみ
goodnight (used when going to bed), (the) sleep, (the) rest, (the) holiday, (the) day off, (the) absence
こんにちは
hello, good day, good afternoon
宿題 (しゅくだい)
(the) homework, (a/the) assignment, (a/the) pending issue, (a/the) unresolved problem, (a/the) open question
難しい (むずかしい) (i-adjective)
difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (of a disease/problem/etc), impossible, unfeasible, fussy (of a person), particular (of a person), hard to please (of a person), gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (of a look)
簡単 (かんたん) (na-adjective)
simple, easy, uncomplicated, brief, quick, light (quick/easy)
うーん, ううん, ウーン
um, er, well
多分 (たぶん) (fukushi adverb)
perhaps, probably
どっち
which way, which direction, where, which one, who
下の名前
(a/the) first name, (a/the) given name
なんで
why, what for, how, by what means
え
eh, what, oh, yes, that’s correct
which particle can replace a noun understood by context?
の
どれ
which (of 3 or more), well, now, c’mon
格好 (かっこう)
(the) shape, (the) figure, (the) form, (the) posture, (the) pose, (the) appearance, (the) state (appearance), (the) appearance
良い (よい) (i-adjective)
good, excellent, fine, nice, agreeable, pleasant, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable, beneficial, ok, all right, fine, no problem
negative for nouns and na-adjectives
add じゃない to the end
negative for i-adjectives
drop い from the end and add くない
EXCEPTIONS:
- いい becomes よくない
- かっこいい becomes かっこよくない
あまり
not very, not much, too much, excessive, overly
面白い (おもしろい) (i-adjective)
interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling, amusing, funny, comical, enjoyable, fun, entertaining, pleasant, agreeable, good, satisfactory, favorable, desirable, encouraging
今年 (ことし)
this year
授業 (じゅぎょう)
(a/the) lesson, (the) classwork, (the) teaching, (the) instruction
こと
(a/the) thing, (a/the) matter, (a/the) incident, (a/the) occurrence, (a/the) event, something serious, (the) trouble, (a/the) crisis, (the) circumstances, (a/the) situation, (the) state of affairs, (the) work, (the) business, (the) affair
