Japanese 112 week 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
(110 cards)
1
Q
sea
A
umi
2
Q
postal stamp
A
kitsute
3
Q
ticket
A
kippu or chiketto
4
Q
surfing
A
safin
5
Q
homework
A
shukudai
6
Q
food
A
tabemono
7
Q
birthday
A
tanjiyobi
8
Q
test
A
tesuto
9
Q
weather
A
tenki
10
Q
drink
A
nomimono
11
Q
postcard
A
hagaki
12
Q
bus
A
basu
13
Q
airplane
A
hikouki
14
Q
room
A
heya
15
Q
I (used for males only)
A
boku
16
Q
travel
A
riyokou
17
Q
Hot
A
Atsui
18
Q
busy (schedule)
A
isogashii
19
Q
busy (city)
A
nigiyaka
20
Q
large/big
A
ookii
21
Q
interesting/funny
A
omoshiroi
22
Q
fun/enjoyable
A
tanoshii
23
Q
scary/frightening
A
kowai
24
Q
cold
A
samui
25
small
chiisai
26
boring
tsumaranai
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old (objects only, not people or animals), aged, antiquated
furui
28
difficult
muzukashii
29
kind (person) or easy (problem)
yasashii
30
cheap/inexpensive
yasui
31
dislike
kirai
32
pretty, beautiful OR clean
kirei
33
quiet
shizuka
34
to hate
daikirai
35
very fond of (to love)
daisuki
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lively/ busy (place)
nigiyaka
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not busy/idle/free time
hima
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to swim
oyogu
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to ask / to listen
kiku
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to ride, to board
noru
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to do, to perform
yaru
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to go out
dekakeru
43
together
itsushiyoni / issho
44
and then
sorekara
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its okay, no problem, not to worry
daijiyoubu
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very
totemo
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what kind of
donna
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counter for flat objects (to literally count flat objects like paper, tickets, etc...)
mai
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to (a place), as far as (a place), until (a time)
made
50
good-looking (cool)
katsukoii
51
two types of adjectives
i-adjectives
na-adjectives
52
new
atarashi
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those white shoes over there are my daughter's
ano shiroi kutsu wa musume no desu
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daughter
musume
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i watched an interesting movie yesterday
kino omoshiroi eiga o mimashita
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kindness
shinsetsu
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my friend is a kind person
watashi no tomadachi wa shinsetsuna hito desu
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famous, notable, celebrated
yuumei
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sunset
yuuhi
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i saw a beautiful sunset yesterday
kino kireina yuuhi o mimashita
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ooki and chisai pre-nominal option...
ookna ie (large house), chisana ie (small house)
60
this book is new
kono hon wa atarashii desu
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that flower over there is beautiful
ano hana wa kirei desu
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I’m glad / thank goodness
Yokatta
63
I’m glad you are safe
Buji de yokatta
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ADJECTIVES (affirmative vs negatives)
It's new
(the last "i" is dropped with "i" adjectives)
it's new (affirmative) = atarashii desu.
it's not new (negative) = atarashi ku arimasen
or
it's not new = atarashi ku nai desu.
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ADJECTIVES (affirmative vs negatives)
It is good
(the last "i" is dropped with "i" adjectives)
It is good affirmative = ii desu
It is not good = yoku arimasen
or
yoku nai desu
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ADJECTIVES (affirmative vs negatives)
"na" adjectives add "jya nai desu"
S/he is energetic = genki desu
genki jya arimasen
genki jya nai desu
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this watch is expensive
this watch is not expensive
kono tokei wa takai desu
kono tokei wa takaku arimasen
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today's homework is difficult
today's homework is not difficult
kyou no shukudai wa muzukashii desu
kyou no shukudai wa muzukashiku arimasen
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my town is quiet,
my town is not quiet
watashi no machi wa shizuka desu
watashi no machi wa shizuka jya arimasen
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Is this book interesting?
Yes, it's interesting.
No, it's not interesting.
Kono hon wa omoshiroi desu ka
Hai, omoshiroi desu.
Iie, omoshiroku arimasen.
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how is studying in japanese?
nihongo no benkiyou wa dou desu ka?
72
how is this bookstore?
It's not very good.
kono honya wa dou desu ka
amari yoku arimasen
73
how is this meat?
it's very tasty.
kono niku wa dou desu ka
totemo oishi desu
74
very
totemo
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what kind of place is your country?
anata no kuni wa donna tokoro desu ka?
76
place
tokoro
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it's a hot place
atsui tokoro desu.
78
what kind of person is your japanese teacher?
he/she is a kind person
nihongo no sensei wa donna hito desu ka
yasashi hito desu.
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How to form a declarative sentence using:
"すき” and "きらい"
Use "が” after the object or thing.
example:
kimiko-san wa ocha ga suki desu.
suki is pronounced "ski"
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brooks hates cats
brooks san neko ga kirai desu
81
does brooks hate cats?
brooks san wa neko ga Kirai desu ka
82
do you like alcohol?
anata wa sake ga suki desu ka
82
what are the three statements used to reflect that you neither like or dislike something?
suki demo
kirai demo
nai desu
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do you like sports?
supootsu ga suki desu ka
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no, i don't like sports
iie, supootsu ga kirai desu
85
what kind of music do you like?
donna ongaku ga suki desu ka
86
i like chinese music
chugoku no ongaku ga suki desu
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do you like green tea or coffee?
ochya ga suki desu ka , koohi ga suki desu ka
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list of
"na" adjectives
like -suki
famous - yumei
quiet - shizuka
convenient - benri
important - taisetsu
unskillful-heta
necessary - hitsuyou
serious - majime
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i love you
daisuki dai yo
90
weather
tenki
91
country
kuni
92
Thank you for your hard work…(said at the end of the work day to coworkers)
Otsukare sama deshita
93
I love you
Daisuki da yo
94
The particle “de”
で : a case particle used to refer to a cause or reason of something. In the example, this is used after “shigoto” to indicate what makes “watashi” tired.
Example: kyou watashi wa shigoto de tsukareta
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Ikanji
Good vibes
96
Let’s ride the Shinkansen
Shinkansen ni norimashou
97
Let’s go out
Dekakemashou
98
Have a good day
Itterasshai
99
Pervert
Chikan / hentai
100
All you can drink
Nomihoudai
101
Safe / safety
Buji 無事
102
Old person
Rojin
103
Roundtrip
Ofuku
104
One way trip
Katamichi
105
Problem (question on a test)
Mondai
106
I like traveling
Watashi ha ryokou ga suki desu
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Looking forward to
Tanoshimi / tanoshimi ni shiteimasu