Lesson 1 Flashcards
(105 cards)
1
Q
How do you say ‘excuse me’ in Japanese?
A
Sumimasen
2
Q
How do you say ‘English’?
A
Eigo
3
Q
Say ‘English’ as you would in a sentence.
A
Eigo ga
4
Q
Say ‘excuse me’.
A
Sumimasen
5
Q
Say ‘English’ when it is not in a sentence.
A
Eigo
6
Q
Understand
A
Wakarimasu
7
Q
Excuse me
A
Sumimasen
8
Q
English
A
Eigo
9
Q
Say ‘understand’
A
Wakarimasu
10
Q
Any statement can be made into a question by adding … at the end of the sentence.
A
Ka
11
Q
Do you understand?
A
Wakarimasu ka?
12
Q
Ask her if she understands.
A
Wakarimasu ka?
13
Q
Do you remember how to say ‘English’ as you would in a sentence?
A
Eigo ga
14
Q
Do you understand English?
A
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
15
Q
‘Ka’ is like a spoken question mark. True or false?
A
True
16
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No
A
Iie
17
Q
How do you say ‘no’?
A
Iie
18
Q
How do you ask someone if she understands?
A
Wakarimasu ka?
19
Q
Ask the woman, ‘do you understand English?’
A
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
20
Q
How does she answer ‘no’?
A
Iie
21
Q
She asks in turn ‘do you understand English?’
A
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
22
Q
Tell her, ‘I understand’. I is understood.
A
Wakarimasu
23
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I understand English.
A
Eigo ga wakarimasu.
24
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Ask again, ‘do you understand?’
A
Wakarimasu ka?
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Ask the woman, 'do you understand English?'
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
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How does she answer 'no'?
Iie
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I don't understand.
Wakarimasen
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What makes a sentence negative?
'-masen' at the end.
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Say, 'I don't understand'.
Wakarimasen
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Understand, don't understand.
Wakarimasu, wakarimasen
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I don't understand English.
Eigo ga wakarimasen.
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Do you understand?
Wakarimasu ka?
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Ask someone if he understands English.
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
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I don't understand.
Wakarimasen.
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No, I don't understand.
Iie, wakarimasen.
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I don't understand English.
Eigo ga wakarimasen.
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Ask again, 'do you understand?'
Wakarimasu ka?
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Answer, 'no, I don't understand'.
Iie, wakarimasen.
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I don't understand English.
Eigo ga wakarimasen.
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Japanese
Nihongo
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How do you say 'English', when it is used in a sentence?
Eigo ga
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What would the word be for 'Japanese' in a sentence?
Nihongo ga
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I understand.
Wakarimasu.
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I understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu.
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Say again that you understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu.
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Now say that you don't understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasen.
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I understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu.
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Say 'excuse me'.
Sumimasen
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Ask someone if he understands Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
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A little
Sukoshi
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How do you say, 'a little'?
Sukoshi
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I understand Japanese a little.
Sukoshi wakarimasu. / Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
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Say, 'I understand Japanese'.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu.
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A little
Sukoshi
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I understand Japanese a little
Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu. / Sukoshi wakarimasu.
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Do you understand?
Wakarimasu ka?
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Ask the woman if she understands English.
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
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No, I don't understand.
Iie, wakarimasen.
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Tell her that you understand Japanese a little.
Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
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The woman says, 'I don't understand English'.
Eigo ga wakarimasen.
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How does she ask, 'do you understand Japanese?'?
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
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Say, 'no I don't understand'.
Iie, wakarimasen.
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Now say that you understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu.
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Say, 'I understand Japanese a little'.
Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
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American (politely)
Amerika no kata
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The polite word for 'person'.
Kata
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Are
Desu
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Are you American (politely)?
Amerika no kata desu ka?
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American (when referring to yourself)
Amerika jin.
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Speaking of yourself, say 'American'.
Amerika jin.
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Now say 'American', first referring to someone else, and then referring to yourself.
Amerika no kata, Amerika jin
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In Japanese, 'are' and 'am' are the same. True or false.
True
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Am
Desu
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I'm American.
Amerika jin desu.
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Yes
Hai
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Yes, I'm American.
Hai, Amerika jin desu.
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Although 'I' is usually understood and often omitted in Japanese, you'll use it when you empathize or want to compare 'I' to 'you'. True or false?
True
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As for me.
Watashi wa
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As for me, I'm American.
Watashi wa Amerika jin desu.
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How would you say, 'yes, as for me, I'm American'.
Hai, watashi wa amerika jin desu.
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The woman asks you, are you American?
Amerika no kata desu ka?
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Yes, as for me, I'm American.
Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.
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She asks again, are you American?
Amerika no kata desu ka?
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Tell her, yes, as for me, I'm American.
Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.
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How does she say, excuse me?
Sumimasen
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How does she ask if you're American?
Amerika no kata desu ka?
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She asks, do you understand Japanese?
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
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Ask her, do you understand English?
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
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She says, 'yes'.
Hai
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How does she ask you if you understand Japanese?
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
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Yes, a little.
Hai, sukoshi.
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Yes, I understand Japanese a little.
Hai, Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
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She asks you, are you American?
Amerika no kata desu ka?
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Yes, as for me, I'm American.
Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.
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You want to begin a conversation, what do you say?
Sumimasen
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She doesn't answer, try asking her if she understands.
Wakarimasu ka?
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Still no answer. Now ask her if she understands English.
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
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How does she tell you that she doesn't understand?
Wakarimasen
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How does she ask you if you understand Japanese?
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
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Answer that you understand a little.
Sukoshi wakarimasu.
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Answer, I understand Japanese a little.
Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
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How does she ask you if you're American?
Amerika no kata desu ka?
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Answer, 'yes, as for me, I'm American'.
Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.
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Now she will ask you a question, answer truthfully. 'Eigo ga wakarimasu ka'.
Hai, wakarimasu.
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Now she will ask you another question. Answer with using the phrase, 'a little'. 'Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka'
Sukushi wakarimasu. / Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
