Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Coffee shop (traditional)
A
kissaten
2
Q
Alcoholic drinks / Japanese sake
A
osake
3
Q
Please be quiet
A
Shizuka ni site kudasai
4
Q
What is your job?
A
O-shigotowa nan desu ka
5
Q
Kim is an engineer
A
Kimu san wa enjinia desu
6
Q
Beer
A
biiru
7
Q
Company employee
A
kaishain
8
Q
my grandmother
A
sobo
9
Q
My number is [your telephone number, remembering the “dash” word between blocks of numbers]
A
dash word is “no”
10
Q
I forgot XXX
A
XXX o wasuremashita
11
Q
someone’s mother
A
okaasan
12
Q
Who is this boy?
A
Kono otokonoko wa dare desuka?
13
Q
Water
A
mizu
14
Q
3, 4, 5… people
A
san-nin
yon-nin
go-nin…
15
Q
Well then,…/see you later
A
Ja mata
16
Q
Yes, I have
A
Hai, arimasu
17
Q
Please listen to me
A
Kiite kudasai
18
Q
My family is my father, my mother and me
A
Kazokuwa chichi to haha to watashi desu
19
Q
Nurse
A
kangoshi
20
Q
1 person
A
hitori
21
Q
5
A
go
22
Q
I understand
A
Wakarimashita
23
Q
Shrimp
A
ebi
24
Q
100
A
hyaku
25
Do you live in Tokyo?
Tokyoo ni sundeimasuka?
26
Japanese person
Nihonjin
27
Sorry, I'll be absent next week
Sumimasen, raishuu yasumimasu
28
Kim is from Scotland
Kimu san wa sukottorando kara desu
29
Have you got any questions?
Shitsumon wa arimasen ka?
30
Spicy/hot/salty
karai
31
What do you eat?
Nani o tabemasu ka
32
Do you like coffee?
Koohii ga suki desu ka?
33
To write/draw
Kakimasu
34
Pork
butaniku / pooku
35
How are you?
O-genki desu ka
(Genki desu ka)
(O-genki)
(Genki)
36
"Go and come back safely" (after Ittekimasu)
Itterasshai
37
Chopsticks
hashi
38
Class (school lessons)
Jugyoo
39
Lunch
hiru-gohan
40
Say this after a meal
Gochisousama deshita
| Gochisosama
41
6, 7, 8... years old
roku-sai
nana-sai
hassai...
42
How old are you? (casual)
Nansai desu ka?
43
someone's elder sister
oneesan
44
Thank you
Arigatou
45
Textbook
Kyookasho
46
Can't you speak XXX?
XXX dekimasenka
47
Well then,.../see you later
Dewa mata
48
To eat XXX
XXX o tabemasu
49
0
juu
50
To drink XXX
XXX o nomimasu
51
May I borrow XXX?
XXX o kashite kudasai
52
my elder sister
ane
53
Please stand up
Tatte kudasai
54
Breakfast
asa-gohan
55
1 year old
issai
56
70
nana-juu
57
Do you often eat meat?
Yoko niku o tabemasu ka?
58
someone's grandfather
ojii-san
59
What foods do you like?
Tabemono wa nani ga suki desu ka?
60
He/she is young, isn't she?
O-wakai desune?
61
Like
suki
62
Do you understand it?
Wakarimasu ka?
63
No, I haven't
Iie, arimasen
64
someone's younger brother
otouto-san
65
Care worker
kaigoshi
66
Friend
tomodachi
67
Please listen
Kiite kudasai
68
I'm sorry for being late
Oskunatte sumimasen
69
to have a conversation
Kaiwa (o) shimasu
70
You're welcome
Doitashimashite
71
To listen
Kikimasu
72
Everyone, this is Kim
Minasan, kochira wa Kimu-san desu
73
Really?
Sou desu ka?
74
Woman
onna
75
Evening meal
ban-gohan
76
I like meat. I also like fish.
Watashi wa niku ga suki desu. Sakana mo suki desu.
77
Please look
Mite kudasai
78
I am 37 years old
san-juu-nana-sai desu
79
No, I don't eat meat often
Iie, niku wa amari tabemasen
80
We'll begin the lesson
Jugyou o hajimemasu
81
Good night
Oyasumi nasai
| Oyasumi
82
Engineer
enjinia
83
Class/lesson
Kurasu
84
Kim, can you speak Japanese?
Kimu-san wa Nihon-go ga dekimasu ka?
85
Do you always eat breakfast?
Itsumo asa-gohan o tabemasu ka
| "itsumo" = "always"
86
Unappetizing
mazui
87
Doctor (medical)
isha
88
Could you speak a little more slowly please?
moo sukoshi yukkuri itte kudasai
89
Quick
hayai
90
Student
Gakusee
91
What is this?
Kore wa nan desu ka?
92
someone's wife
okusan
93
I can speak a little Japanese
Watashi wa Nihongo-ga sukoshi dekimasu
94
9
kyuu / ku
95
Man
otoko
96
I eat ramen
Ramen o tabemasu
97
Beef
gyuuniku / biifu
98
someone's elder brother
oniisan
99
Pencil
Enpitsu
100
To look
Mimasu
101
No, I don't eat it
Iie, tabemasen
102
my younger brother
otouto
103
Please read it together
Issho ni yonde kudasai
104
I'm so sorry
Doumo gomennasai
| Gomennasai
105
Please once more
Mou ichido onegaishimasu
106
Warm
atatakai
107
Egg
tamago
108
my family
kazoku
109
2
ni
110
Kim, are you a teacher?
Kimu-san wa sensei desu ka?
111
To talk/to speak
Hanashimasu
112
Japanese tea
Oocha
113
Mr Shin doesn't drink tea very often
Shin-san wa koocha wa amari nomimasen
| "amari" = "not often" or "not really"
114
Goodbye
Sayonara
115
Butter
bataa
116
Delicious
oishii
117
Teacher
kyooshi
118
2 people
futari
119
Yes, I can (speak) a little
Hai, sukoshi dekimasu
120
She (or girlfriend)
kanojo
121
Say this before a meal
Itadakimasu
122
Pen
Pen
123
1
ichi
124
Hospital
byooin
125
He
kare
126
Expensive
takai
127
my wife
tsuma
128
I'm really sorry
Doumo Sumimasen
129
Yes, I do (live there)
Hai, sundeimasu
130
Please pair up with your neighbour
Tonari no hito to pea o kunde kudasai
131
Excuse me but how old are you? (polite)
Shitsurei desu ga oikutsu desu ka?
132
Hello/good afternoon
Konnichiwa
133
Dislike
kirai
134
Number
Bangoo
135
Could you tell me XXX please?
XXX o oshiete kudasai
136
How do you say XXX in Japanese?
XXX wa Nihon-go de nan to iimasu ka?
137
Please say it together
Issho ni itte kudasai
138
Could you say that again please
moo ichido itte kudasai
139
I'm sorry
Sumimasen
140
my grandfather
sofu
141
I like fruit
Watashi wa kudamono ga suki desu
142
someone's family
go-kazoku
143
This is my book
Korewa watashi no hon desu
| "korewa" = this is; "no" denotes belonging to
144
I'm going to take attendance
Shusseki o torimasu
145
To say
Iimasu
146
We
watashitachi
147
Food
tabemono
148
Sour
suppai
149
Who is this person?
Konohito wa dare desu ka?
| "dare" = "who"
150
No, I can't (speak)
Iie dekimasen
151
My family has five members
Watashi no kazoku wa go-nin desu
152
What do you drink?
Nani o nomimasu ka
153
my mother
haha
154
Fish
sakana
155
Soy sauce
shooyu
156
"I'm back" (coming home)
Tadaima
157
Answer
Kotae
158
She's pretty, isn't she?
Kirei desune?
159
I don't like beer
Biiru wa sukijanai desu
160
Excuse me, but what is your phone number?
or
XXX, what's your phone number?
Shitsurei desu ga, (anata no) denwa-bango wa nan(-ban) desu ka?
or
XXX-san no denwa bango wa nan desu ka?
161
We finish the lesson
Jugyou o owarimasu
162
(e.g. sushi) restaurant
(sushi) ya (san)
163
I don't understand it
Wakarimasen
164
Good morning
Ohayou gozaimasu
165
Bread
pan
166
Everyone
Minasan
| Minna
167
Thank you very much
Arigatou gozaimasu
168
Question
Mondai
169
Japanese language
Nihongo
170
Meat
niku
171
2 years old
ni-sai
172
No, we live in Osaka
Iie, Oosaka ni sundeimasu
173
English tea
Koocha
174
40
yon-juu
175
6
roku
176
He is my sister's husband
Ane no otto desu
177
Please write it down
Kaite kudasai
178
May I go to the toilet?
Toire ni ittemo ii desu ka?
179
Drink (noun)
nomimono
180
Cup
koppu
181
I drink beer. I also drink wine
Biiru o nomimasu. Wain o nomimasu
182
School
gakoo
183
There are four people in my family. My husband, me and our two children
Watashi no kazoku wa yon-nin desu. Otto to watashi to kodomo futari desu
184
Girl
onna-no-ko
185
Who is this person?
Kono hito wa dare desuka?
186
someone's husband
go-shujin
187
Friend
Tomodachi
188
someone's younger sister
imouto-san
189
Rice (uncooked)
kome
190
Coffee
koohii
191
"I'm going" - when leaving home for work etc.
Ittekimasu
192
Teacher
Sensee
193
4
yon / shi
194
He/she's XXX years old
XXX-sai desu
195
Glass
gurasu
196
See you later
Ja mata ne
197
Vegetable
yasai
198
0
zero / rei
199
Fermented soy beans (natto)
nattoo
200
This (person) is Ms Nakamura, the teacher
Kochirawa sensei no Nakamura-san desu
201
Could you show me XXX please?
XXX o misete kudasai
202
I can speak English, French and Japanese
Watashi wa Ei-go to Furansu-go to Nihon-go ga dekimasu
| "to" means and
203
No, I don't like it
Iie, sukijanai desu
204
To be absent
Yasumimasu
205
Sugar
satoo
206
There are two people in my family. My wife and me
Watashi no kazoku wa futari desu. Tsuma to watashi desu
207
To work at/in/for XXX
XXX de hataraite imasu
| "de" is a particle meaning "at"
208
my husband
otto
209
What does XXX mean?
XXX tte doo yuu imi desu ka
210
my elder brother
ani
211
I eat breakfast
(Watashi wa) asa-gohan o tabemasu
212
To read
Yomimasu
213
10 years old
jussai
214
Meal
shokuji
215
Sweet
amai
216
my younger sister
imouto
217
(country) ~ food/cuisine
~ ryoori
218
Restaurant
resutoran
219
Mr Tanaka, do you like fish?
Tanaka-san wa sakana ga suki desu ka?
220
Company/firm
kaisha
221
Where do you live?
Doko ni sunde imasu ka?
222
Not yet
Mada desu
223
Shop/restaurant
mise
224
How many people are in your family?
Kazokuwa nan-nin desu ka?
225
Really/is that so?
Soudesuka
226
Chicken
toriniku / chikin
227
I live in Tokyo
Tokyoo ni sunde imasu
228
Hot
atsui
229
my father
chichi
230
How old is your elder sister
oneesan wa o-ikutsu desu ka?
231
Chair
Isu
232
I am a student
Watashi wa gakusei desu
233
I drink coffee often
Koohii o yoku nomimasu
| "yoku" = "often"
234
Japan
Nippon/Nihon
235
Cold
tsumetai
236
To be late
okuremasu
237
I can't understand
Wakarimasen
238
37 years old
san juu nana-sai
239
I can speak German too
Watashi wa Doitsu-go mo dekimasu
| "mo" means also/too/as well
240
whisky
uisukii
241
Cooked rice
Gohan
242
How do you do/nice to meet you
| My name is XXX
Hajimemashite
| XXX desu
243
I don't drink cofee
Watashi wa koohii wa nomimasen
244
Jose often drinks coffee
Hose-san wa koohii o yoku nomimasu
245
Good evening
Konbanwa
246
Salt
shio
247
I am not a teacher
Watashi wa sensei ja nai desu
248
To practice
Renshuu (o) shimasu
249
Can you speak XXX?
XXX dekimasuka
250
Wine
wain
251
7
nana / shichi
252
British
Igirisu-jin
253
Mobile phone
Keetai-denwa
254
Where does he/she live?
Doko ni sunde imasuka?
| "doko ni" = "where"
255
To explain
Setsumee (o) shimasu
256
3
san
257
Boy
otoko-no-ko
258
Housewife
shufu
259
I'm fine, thank you
Hai, genki desu
| Genki desu
260
Please say it more slowly
Mou sukoshi yukkuri itte kudasai
261
Japanese rice wine
nihonshu
262
Slow
osoi
263
Foreign country
Gaikoko
264
What languages do you speak?
Anatawa nani-goga dekimasuka
265
Cheap
yasui
266
He/she's cool, isn't he?
Kakkoii desune?
267
Juice
juusu
268
Salty
shoppai
269
To ask a question
Shitsumon (o) shimasu
270
She's my elder sister
Watashi no ane desu
271
He/she lives in Tokyo
Toukyou sunde imasu
272
Foreigner
Gaikokujin
273
Please sit down
Suwatte kudasai
274
Notebook
Nooto
275
He/she looks nice, doesn't she?
Suteki desune?
276
Desk
tsukue
277
English (language)
Eego
278
someone's grandmother
obaa-san
279
See you next week
Ja mata raishuu
280
Yes, I do like it
Hai, suki desu
281
This is Kim's pen
Korewa kimu-san no pen desu
282
What is your job?
O-shigotowa nan desuka
283
I can speak XXX
XXX dekimasu
284
Student
Gakusee
285
someone's father
otousan
286
Thank you very much
Doumo arigato gozaimasu
287
Where are you from
O-Kuniwa dochira desu ka
| O = honorific; kuni = country; dochira = which
288
Person next to you
Tonari no hito
289
I speak japanese and English
Watashiwa Nihon-go to Eigoga dekimasu
| "to" is a particle meaning "and"
290
My sister lives in Osaka
Ane wa Oosaka ni sunde imasu
291
Page
Peeji
292
8
hachi
293
Seaweed
nori
294
UK
Igirisu
295
Welcome home
Okaerinasai
| Okaeri
296
He/she's cute, isn't she?
Kawaii desune?
297
Hot water
oyu
