Vocab and phrases Flashcards

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1
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Good morning

A

Ohayou gozaimasu

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2
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Good afternoon

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Konnichiwa

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3
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Good evening

A

Konbanwa

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4
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Good night

A

Oyasuminasai

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5
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Thank you

A

Arigatou

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6
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I’ll be back

A

itte kimasu

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7
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See you / Take care

A

itterasshai

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8
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I’m home

A

Tadaima

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9
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Welcome back home

A

Okaerinasai

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10
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mouth

A

kuchi

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11
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eye

A

me

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12
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ear

A

mimi

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13
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nose

A

hana

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14
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face

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kao

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15
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hand

A

te

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16
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foot;leg

A

ashi

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17
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finger

A

yubi

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18
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head

A

atama

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19
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tooth;teeth

A

ha

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20
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pillow

A

makura

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21
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bed

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beddo

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22
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blanket

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moufu

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23
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towel

A

taoru

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24
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bath

A

ofuro

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25
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soap

A

sekken

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26
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toothbrush

A

haburashi

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27
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mirror

A

kagami

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28
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window

A

mado

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29
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Do you understand?

A

Wakarimasu ka.

30
Q

Yes I understand.

A

Hai, wakarimasu.

31
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No, I don’t understand.

A

iie, wakarimasen.

32
Q

I don’t understand.

A

Wakarimasen.

33
Q

Please say it once again.

A

Mou ichido itte kudasai.

34
Q

Please speak more slowly.

A

Motto yukkuri itte kudasai.

35
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It is a pillow.

A

Makura desu.

36
Q

I am Jeff.

A

Jeff desu.

37
Q

She is Masako.

A

Masako san desu.

38
Q

It is soap.

A

Sekken desu.

39
Q

Is it soap?

A

Sekken desu ka.

40
Q

What is it?

A

Nan desu ka.

41
Q

How old are you?

A

Nansai desu ka.

42
Q

What color is it?

A

Nani iro desu ka.

43
Q

What do you like?

A

Nani ga suki desu ka.

44
Q

Hiragana history…

A

Created by a Buddhist monk over 1200 years ago for women as they were not allowed to learn kanji. There are 47 unique characters that can represent the entire Japanese language.

45
Q

Katakana history…

A

Katakana was created by using portions of kanji unlike hiragana which is a very simplified version of kanji. Children in Japan learn Hiragana first, then katakana, and finally kanji.

46
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Kanji history…

A

Kanji consists of over 10,000 characters. In 1981 the Japanese minister of education announced 1,945 commonly use kanji called joyou kanji. By the 6th grade, the average Japanese student knows half of these.

47
Q

Yes, it is a mirror.

A

Hai, kagami desu.

48
Q

I do not know.

A

Wakarimasen.

49
Q

Mother

A

Okaasan

50
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Father

A

Otousan

51
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Younger sister

A

Imouto

52
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Older sister

A

Oneesan

53
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Chair

A

Isu

54
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House

A

ie

55
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Red

A

Akai

56
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Pencil

A

Enpitsu

57
Q

Interesting

A

Omoshiroi

58
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To wake up

A

Okiru

59
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Rabbit

A

Usagi

60
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Love

A

Ai

61
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A ray fish

A

Ei

62
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Many

A

Ooi

63
Q

To meet

A

Au

64
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Up

A

Ue

65
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To say

A

iu

66
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House

A

ie

67
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Blue

A

Ao

68
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Baby

A

Akachan

69
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Cow

A

Ushi

70
Q

To get mad

A

Okoru

71
Q

Frog

A

Kaeru