how do you do (something) how do you make ramen?

douyatte ～どうやって ramen wa douyatte tsukurimasu ka

which + (noun) which city do you want to visit first?

dono どの dono toshi o mazu otozuretai desu ka

Henry's Adverbs Flashcards by Henry Chen

adverb

slowly; slower
at a leisurely pace

Please walk slowly

yukuri ～

yukuri aruite kudasai.

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adverb

quickly; faster

please walk a bit faster

hayaku ～

はやく

chotto hayaku aruite kudasai.

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adverb

a little bit; a bit

I understand a little Japanese.

chotto
sukoshi

Nihongo o chotto wakarimasu.

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adverb

a lot; many
plenty

2 answers

There is a lot of people in Shibuya.

takusan ～
ooku ～

takusan is more colloquial than ooku

Shibuya ni hito ga takusan desu.

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more (in quantity or intensity)

I need to study more.

motto ～

もっと

motto benkyoushinakya ikemasen.

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adverb

already

I already ate dinner.

mou + V past tense

mou + V mashita

bangohan mou tabemashita

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adverb

another

as in additional

I want to eat another pizza

mou hitotsu + N

mou piza o tabetai desu.

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adverb

won’t ～ anymore

I won’t go to Osaka anymore.

mou + V neg

mou + V masen

Osaka ni mou ikimasen

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adverb

～ still

I’m still working

mada + V te iru.

mada shigoto shite imasu

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adverb

～ yet.

I haven’t eaten yet

mada + V te inai.

mada tabete imasen

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adverb

again

I want to go to Japan again.

mata ～

Nihon ni mata ikitai desu.

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adverb

very

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totemo
sugoku
mecha (slang)

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not so (adj)
not that (adj)

carrying nuance of pleasant surpise

oh, it’s not that expensive

sonna ni

そんあに + neg adjective

sonna ni takakunai

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probably

tabun

たぶん

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adverb

absolutely; definitely

agreement to opinion statements

Tokyo is definitely more fun than Osaka.

zettai ni

ぜったい

Tokyo wa Osaka yori zettai tanoshii desu.

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of course; certainly

mochiron

もちろん

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always

itsumo

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generally; for the most part

daitai

だいたい

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normally; typically；usually

futsuu

ふつう

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often
well (skillfully)

yoku

よく

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not often; not much
not very; not really

I don’t speak Japanese very much in America

amari

あまり + negative verb or adjective

amerika de nihongo o amari hanashimasen

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adverb

not at all
absolutely not

zenzen + neg adj/verb

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lately
these days

saikin

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adverb

sometimes

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tokidoki
tamani

tamani is less frequent than tokodoki

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together

isshoni | いっしょに

* from now on * from this moment forward

imakara

moving forward ## Footnote moving forward I will study everyday.

korekara | これから

after that

sono ato

exactly

choudo

* seriously? * really?

maji | まじ

* how * how is/was... ## Footnote how was your tip?

dou | どう

how do you do (something) ## Footnote how do you make ramen?

douyatte ～ | どうやって ## Footnote ramen wa douyatte tsukurimasu ka

which + (noun) ## Footnote which city do you want to visit first?

dono | どの ## Footnote dono toshi o mazu otozuretai desu ka

* how much * how long * how (adjective) * how many

donokurai | どのくらい

how many ## Footnote How many shoes did you buy?

ikutsu ## Footnote kutsu wa ikutsu kaimashita ka

* more than expected * more than I thought

omottayori

* quite (+ adj) * pretty (+ adj) ## Footnote it's quite tasty

kanari | かなり ## Footnote kanari oishii desu yo

* full; to the brim * a lot; packed

ippai | いっぱい

1. in front of 2. before 3. ～ ago

mae | まえ

1. later 2. after ## Footnote I will study later.

ato de | あとで

most

ichiban

what kind/type of ## Footnote what kind of alcohol is that?

don'na ## Footnote sore wa don'na sake desu ka

* which (polite) * where (polite)

dochira | どちら ## Footnote politerversion of dore (which) and doko (where)

# adverb which | 2 answers ## Footnote which one is better?

1. docchi ga(2 options) 2. dore ga (3+ options)

* some more * a little more

mou sukoshi/chotto | もうすこし・もうちょっと

very soon

mou sugu | もうすぐ

# adverb almost ## Footnote Dinner is almost done.

hotondo | ほとんど ## Footnote bangohan o hotondo dekimashita

* actually * in fact

jitsu (wa) | じつ

* as much as possible * as much as it can be

dekiru dake

both | polite

dochira mo | どちらも

both (casual) ## Footnote I will buy both.

docchimo | どっちも

either; any ## Footnote Either is fine.

dochidemo | どちでも

however

shikashi | しかし

for example

tatoeba

* as always * as usual * per usual ## Footnote as usual/always, this bar is the best!

aikawarazu | あいかわらず

* even still * even so * nevertheless

soredemo

it's a far (verb) | it's a far walk

tooku | tooku ni arukimasu yo

# adverb it's a close/short (verb) | it's a short walk

chikaku | chikaku ni arukimasu yo

* once more * again

mouichido

* for now * first of all

toriaezu

usually

taitei | たいてい

# particle * therefore * because of that * so

* sore de * kara

and then

soshite

* and also * in addition | add additional information or emphasize an extra point ## Footnote Japan is fun. And also, the food is delicious!

sore ni | それに ## Footnote nihon wa tanoshii desu. sore ni, tabemono wa oishii desu!

# adverb straight ## Footnote Go straight from here.

massugu | massugu + verb

# noun * on the side of * directly next to

(no) tonari | となり

left

hidari

right

migi | みぎ

hey; so; you know...

anosa

# demonstrative adj (goes before N, Adj, V) 1. (things) like that / such (things) ～ 2. it's "that" ～ 3. that much/many 4. no way! ; really!? | such a thing is expensive

1. sonna + N 2. sonna ni + adj 3. sonna ni + verb 4. sonna! | sonna mono wa takai desu

1. I knew it; just as I thought 2. as expected 3. still; as before

yappari | やっぱり

* shortly * in a moment * soon

mamonaku

That much ～ | 2 answers ## Footnote Did you drink that much coffee today?

1. sorehodo 2. sonna ni ## Footnote kyou wa sorehodo/sonna ni kohi o nomimashita ka

1. not really/particularly ～ 2. anything/whatever/wherever/whenever/don't care | carries negative tone or indifference ## Footnote I don't paricularly like Osaka

1. betsu ni + neg ending 2. betsu ni. | べつに ## Footnote Osaka ga betsu ni suki ja nai desu.

# Adverb * Indeed * certainly ## Footnote Indeed, Japan will be very fun!

tashikani ～ | たしかに

# adverb 1. by all means (inviter) 2. definitely (invitee) | expressing an eagerness/enthusiasm to join ## Footnote "by all means" let's grab a drink this weekend. "defnitely."

zehi ～ | ぜひ

correctly; properly; thouroughly | used with actions ## Footnote please clean thouroughly

chanto + verb phrase ## Footnote chanto souji shite kudasai

# 3 ways to say it's not that ～

1. sonna ni + neg adj 2. amari + neg adj 3. betsu ni + neg adj ## Footnote amari is most common for general statements

# Demonstrative Adjective such ～ / that kind of ～ ## Footnote things like that/such things are expensive.

souiu (+ N) | そういう

* in the near future * soon | 2 answers ## Footnote I will visit tokyo again, in the near future/soon.

* chikai uchi ni ～ * mou sugu ～ ## Footnote chikai uchi ni tokyo ni mata otozuremasu

# interrogative how come; why ## Footnote howcome/why are you learning Japanese?

doushite | どうして

# interrogative why

nande | なんで

# adverb * separate * separately | 2 answers ## Footnote we're going to Japan separately

* betsu betsu no * betsu betsu ni ## Footnote nihon ni betsu betsu ni ikimasu

* definitely * without a doubt ## Footnote Tokyo is definitely more fun than Osaka.

machigainaku | まちがいなく

# conjunction and then after that ## Footnote We're having dinner. And then after that we're watching a movie

sorekara | それから ## Footnote Bangohan tabemasu. Sorekara eiga o mimasu.

Henry's Adverbs Flashcards

modifiers that go before words & adverbs (85 cards)