Vocab and phrases Flashcards
Learn the words and phrases I read in Japanese from Zero
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Q
Good morning
A
Ohayou gozaimasu
2
Q
Good afternoon
A
Konnichiwa
3
Q
Good evening
A
Konbanwa
4
Q
Good night
A
Oyasuminasai
5
Q
Thank you
A
Arigatou
6
Q
I’ll be back
A
itte kimasu
7
Q
See you / Take care
A
itterasshai
8
Q
I’m home
A
Tadaima
9
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Welcome back home
A
Okaerinasai
10
Q
mouth
A
kuchi
11
Q
eye
A
me
12
Q
ear
A
mimi
13
Q
nose
A
hana
14
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face
A
kao
15
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hand
A
te
16
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foot;leg
A
ashi
17
Q
finger
A
yubi
18
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head
A
atama
19
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tooth;teeth
A
ha
20
Q
pillow
A
makura
21
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bed
A
beddo
22
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blanket
A
moufu
23
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towel
A
taoru
24
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bath
A
ofuro
25
soap
sekken
26
toothbrush
haburashi
27
mirror
kagami
28
window
mado
29
Do you understand?
Wakarimasu ka.
30
Yes I understand.
Hai, wakarimasu.
31
No, I don't understand.
iie, wakarimasen.
32
I don't understand.
Wakarimasen.
33
Please say it once again.
Mou ichido itte kudasai.
34
Please speak more slowly.
Motto yukkuri itte kudasai.
35
It is a pillow.
Makura desu.
36
I am Jeff.
Jeff desu.
37
She is Masako.
Masako san desu.
38
It is soap.
Sekken desu.
39
Is it soap?
Sekken desu ka.
40
What is it?
Nan desu ka.
41
How old are you?
Nansai desu ka.
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What color is it?
Nani iro desu ka.
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What do you like?
Nani ga suki desu ka.
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Hiragana history...
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.
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Katakana history...
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.
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Kanji history...
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.
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Yes, it is a mirror.
Hai, kagami desu.
48
I do not know.
Wakarimasen.
49
Mother
Okaasan
50
Father
Otousan
51
Younger sister
Imouto
52
Older sister
Oneesan
53
Chair
Isu
54
House
ie
55
Red
Akai
56
Pencil
Enpitsu
57
Interesting
Omoshiroi
58
To wake up
Okiru
59
Rabbit
Usagi
60
Love
Ai
61
A ray fish
Ei
62
Many
Ooi
63
To meet
Au
64
Up
Ue
65
To say
iu
66
House
ie
67
Blue
Ao
68
Baby
Akachan
69
Cow
Ushi
70
To get mad
Okoru
71
Frog
Kaeru