Vocabulary Flashcards
Coffee shop (traditional)
kissaten
Alcoholic drinks / Japanese sake
osake
Please be quiet
Shizuka ni site kudasai
What is your job?
O-shigotowa nan desu ka
Kim is an engineer
Kimu san wa enjinia desu
Beer
biiru
Company employee
kaishain
my grandmother
sobo
My number is [your telephone number, remembering the “dash” word between blocks of numbers]
dash word is “no”
I forgot XXX
XXX o wasuremashita
someone’s mother
okaasan
Who is this boy?
Kono otokonoko wa dare desuka?
Water
mizu
3, 4, 5… people
san-nin
yon-nin
go-nin…
Well then,…/see you later
Ja mata
Yes, I have
Hai, arimasu
Please listen to me
Kiite kudasai
My family is my father, my mother and me
Kazokuwa chichi to haha to watashi desu
Nurse
kangoshi
1 person
hitori
5
go
I understand
Wakarimashita
Shrimp
ebi
100
hyaku
Do you live in Tokyo?
Tokyoo ni sundeimasuka?
Japanese person
Nihonjin
Sorry, I’ll be absent next week
Sumimasen, raishuu yasumimasu
Kim is from Scotland
Kimu san wa sukottorando kara desu
Have you got any questions?
Shitsumon wa arimasen ka?
Spicy/hot/salty
karai
What do you eat?
Nani o tabemasu ka
Do you like coffee?
Koohii ga suki desu ka?
To write/draw
Kakimasu
Pork
butaniku / pooku
How are you?
O-genki desu ka
(Genki desu ka)
(O-genki)
(Genki)
“Go and come back safely” (after Ittekimasu)
Itterasshai
Chopsticks
hashi
Class (school lessons)
Jugyoo
Lunch
hiru-gohan
Say this after a meal
Gochisousama deshita
Gochisosama
6, 7, 8… years old
roku-sai
nana-sai
hassai…
How old are you? (casual)
Nansai desu ka?
someone’s elder sister
oneesan
Thank you
Arigatou
Textbook
Kyookasho
Can’t you speak XXX?
XXX dekimasenka
Well then,…/see you later
Dewa mata
To eat XXX
XXX o tabemasu
0
juu
To drink XXX
XXX o nomimasu
May I borrow XXX?
XXX o kashite kudasai
my elder sister
ane
Please stand up
Tatte kudasai
Breakfast
asa-gohan
1 year old
issai
70
nana-juu
Do you often eat meat?
Yoko niku o tabemasu ka?
someone’s grandfather
ojii-san
What foods do you like?
Tabemono wa nani ga suki desu ka?
He/she is young, isn’t she?
O-wakai desune?
Like
suki
Do you understand it?
Wakarimasu ka?
No, I haven’t
Iie, arimasen
someone’s younger brother
otouto-san
Care worker
kaigoshi
Friend
tomodachi
Please listen
Kiite kudasai
I’m sorry for being late
Oskunatte sumimasen
to have a conversation
Kaiwa (o) shimasu
You’re welcome
Doitashimashite
To listen
Kikimasu
Everyone, this is Kim
Minasan, kochira wa Kimu-san desu
Really?
Sou desu ka?
Woman
onna
Evening meal
ban-gohan
I like meat. I also like fish.
Watashi wa niku ga suki desu. Sakana mo suki desu.
Please look
Mite kudasai
I am 37 years old
san-juu-nana-sai desu
No, I don’t eat meat often
Iie, niku wa amari tabemasen
We’ll begin the lesson
Jugyou o hajimemasu
Good night
Oyasumi nasai
Oyasumi
Engineer
enjinia
Class/lesson
Kurasu
Kim, can you speak Japanese?
Kimu-san wa Nihon-go ga dekimasu ka?
Do you always eat breakfast?
Itsumo asa-gohan o tabemasu ka
“itsumo” = “always”
Unappetizing
mazui
Doctor (medical)
isha
Could you speak a little more slowly please?
moo sukoshi yukkuri itte kudasai
Quick
hayai
Student
Gakusee
What is this?
Kore wa nan desu ka?
someone’s wife
okusan
I can speak a little Japanese
Watashi wa Nihongo-ga sukoshi dekimasu
9
kyuu / ku
Man
otoko
I eat ramen
Ramen o tabemasu
Beef
gyuuniku / biifu
someone’s elder brother
oniisan
Pencil
Enpitsu
To look
Mimasu
No, I don’t eat it
Iie, tabemasen
my younger brother
otouto
Please read it together
Issho ni yonde kudasai
I’m so sorry
Doumo gomennasai
Gomennasai
Please once more
Mou ichido onegaishimasu
Warm
atatakai
Egg
tamago
my family
kazoku
2
ni
Kim, are you a teacher?
Kimu-san wa sensei desu ka?
To talk/to speak
Hanashimasu
Japanese tea
Oocha
Mr Shin doesn’t drink tea very often
Shin-san wa koocha wa amari nomimasen
“amari” = “not often” or “not really”
Goodbye
Sayonara
Butter
bataa
Delicious
oishii
Teacher
kyooshi
2 people
futari