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Week 1 - Introductions and Basic Info Flashcards

1
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Hello

A

Konnichiwa

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2
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Good Morning

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Ohayou (gozaimasu)

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3
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Good Evening

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Konbanwa

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4
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Goodbye

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Sayounara

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5
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See you / Later

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Jyaa, mata(ne)

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6
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Here you go (handing something to someone)

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Douzo

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7
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Thank you

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Arigatou (gozaimasu)

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8
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You’re welcome

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Douitashimashite

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9
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Excuse me / Sorry / Thank you (sorry to bother you)

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Sumimasen

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10
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Sorry (informal)

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Gomen

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11
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Please

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Onegai(shimasu)

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12
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Yes

A

Hai

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13
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No

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Iie

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14
Q

Do you understand?

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Wakarimasuka?

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15
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I do / don’t understand

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Wakarimasu / Wakarimasen

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16
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Once more / say that again

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Mouichido

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17
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Lesson / class

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Jugyou

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18
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Homework

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Shukudai

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19
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Answer

A

Kotae

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20
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Example

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Ree

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21
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Teacher

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Sensei

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22
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Name

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(o)namae

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23
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Student

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Gakusei

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24
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So

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Sou

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25
Q

What is your name?

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[o]namae wa

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26
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{Phrase used when meeting someone for the first time}

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Hajimemashite

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27
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Pleased to meet you

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((Doozo)) yoroshiku (onegaishimasu)

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28
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Pleased to meet you, too

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Kochirakoso yoroshiku (onegaishimasu)

29
Q

I am Asther

A

[[watashi wa]] Asther desu

30
Q

I / you / he / she / they / we / it / this / etc. is __

A

__ desu
Who you are talking about is inferred from context

31
Q

Are you a student?

A

Gakusei desuka?

32
Q

Is / are you/he/that/etc. __

A

__ desuka
What you are talking about is inferred from context

33
Q

Correct / It is so

A

soo desu

34
Q

Incorrect / It is different

A

chigaimasu

35
Q

The place one was born / is from

A

Shusshin

36
Q

Country

A

(o)kuni

37
Q

Here

A

Koko

38
Q

Where

A

Doko (dochira)

39
Q

Person from __ / {suffix indicating nationality}

A

__jin

40
Q

Japanese person

A

nihonjin

41
Q

Father (when referring to your own)

A

chichi

42
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Mother (when referring to your own)

A

Haha

43
Q

Japan

A

nihon

44
Q

UK / Great Britain

A

Igirisu

45
Q

France

A

huransu

46
Q

Italy

A

itaria

47
Q

Germany

A

doitsu

48
Q

USA

A

amerika

49
Q

China

A

chuugoku

50
Q

South Korea

A

kankoku

51
Q

Thailand

A

tai

52
Q

India

A

indo

53
Q

Poland

A

pourando

54
Q

Canterbury

A

kantaberii

55
Q

London

A

rondon

56
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Tokyo

A

toukyou

57
Q

Kyoto

A

kyouto

58
Q

I come from / I’m from __ (when somewhere other than your country / city)

A

__kara kimashita

59
Q

from __

A

__kara

60
Q

That’s a nice place

A

ii tokoro desune

61
Q

My father is from __

A

chichi wa __jin desu

62
Q

My mother is from __

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haha wa __jin desu

63
Q

Canterbury in the UK

A

igirisu no kantaberii
(literally “Canterbury of / belonging to the UK)

64
Q

Where is __?

A

__ wa doko (dochira) desuka
(If __ can be inferred from context, can just be ‘doko (dochira) desuka?’)

65
Q

It’s here

A

koko desu

66
Q

Where are you from? / Where were you born?

A

shusshin wa doko (dochira) desuka

67
Q

Where are you from? (general / recent)

A

dokokara kimashitaka

68
Q

What country are you from? (general / recent)

A

okuniwa doko (dochira) desuka
(Literally means ‘Where is your country?’)

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