Basics Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
Good morning
A
Ohayou gozaimasu
2
Q
Hello
A
Konnichiwa
3
Q
I’m home
A
Tadaima
4
Q
Good evening/afternoon
A
Konbanwa (kohn-bahn-wah)
5
Q
Excuse me
A
Sumimasen
6
Q
I’m sorry
A
Gomen nasai
7
Q
Thank you
A
Arigato
8
Q
Don’t worry
A
Ki ni shinai de (kee-nee-shie nai de)
9
Q
It’s okay
A
Li desu yo
10
Q
Good night
A
Oyasuminasai
11
Q
Nice to meet you
A
Hajimemashite
12
Q
How are you?
A
O-genki desu ka.
13
Q
Yes
A
Hai
14
Q
No
A
iie
15
Q
Thank you
A
Arigato
16
Q
I’m Suriya
A
Watashi wa Suriya desu
17
Q
Goodbye
A
Sayonara
18
Q
The weather is bad
A
Tenki ga warui
19
Q
Good
A
ii
20
Q
Pretty (or beautiful or tidy)
A
Kirei (kiree)
21
Q
Ugly
A
Minikui
22
Q
Easy
A
Kantan
23
Q
Difficult
A
Muzukashii
24
Q
Lies or no way (your lying right)
A
Uso (uso deshou)
25
It’s the best (being overwhelmed by something being so amazing)
Saikou
26
Tiny
Chicchai (chit- chai)
27
I’m busy or occupied
Isogashii
28
I’m starving + formal way
Harahetta
+ formal = onaka suita
29
Huge or gigantic
Dekai
30
Big
Ookii
31
Delicious or really tasty
Umai (_oishii_ is more formal ➞ but more just because it’s polite)
32
I’m sleepy
Nemui
33
Lonely
Samishii
34
Hot
Atsui (_atsu_ is shortened for ‘ouch’)
35
Seriously ? / for real? (Not polite)
Majide
36
Really? (Polite)
Hontouni
37
Cool (for appearance or physical things)
Kakkoii
38
Noisy / annoying (your annoying me)
Urusai
39
Incredible
Sugei ➞ masculine and informal
Sugoi ➞ hear it more often
40
Disgusting / awful
Mazui
41
It’s difficult /or another word for ‘no’ (common way if ‘not possible’)
Muzukashii
