College of DuPage Japanese I Vocabulary
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- ã„ã—ã„
- Family Name
- ã•ã‚“
- Mr., Mrs, Miss
- ã„ã£ã—ょã«
- together; with [me, us, ect.]
- ã‹ã„ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“
- do not go (come) back (negative of kaerimasu)
- ã‹
- [question marker]
- ã“ã‚Œã‹ã‚‰
- from now
- ã¡ã‚‡ã£ã¨
- little [can be used as an adverb discribing a part of the sentence]
- ã‹ã‚“ã
- Kanda Street or book center of Tokyo
- へ
- to (a place) [location marker]
- ã„ãã¾ã™
- go [to go]
- ãˆãˆ
- yes [it is a response that confirms the question]
- ã»ã‚“
- book
- ã‚’
- [object or subject marker]
- ã‚„ã¾ã
- family name
- は
- [subject marker; usually indicates "as opposed to"]
- なに
- what? [implies question]
- ã—ã¾ã™
- do [to do]
- ã™ã
- soon
- ã†ã¡
- home; house
- ã‹ã„ã‚Šã¾ã™
- go back; come back
- ã„ã„ãˆ
- no [it is a response that denies the question]
- ãã£ã•ã¦ã‚“
- coffee shop
- で
- at; in
- ã“ãŠã²ã„
- coffee
- ã®ã¿ã¾ã™
- drink [to drink]
- よã
- often; a good deal
- ね
- [a question marker expecting yes as an answer]
- ã¾ã„ã«ã¡
- every day
- ã‚ã—ãŸ
- tomorrow
- ãŒã£ã“ãŠ
- school
- ãã¾ã™
- come [to come]
- ã¾ã›ã‚“
- [negative present tense verb ending]
- ã¾ã™
- [positive present tense verb ending]
- ãょãŠ
- today
- ãŽã‚“ã–
- Ginza Street or a shopping center of Tokyo
- ãŠã•ã‚ƒ
- tea; green tea
- ã‚ã‚ã‚Šã‹
- the United States of America; America
- ã«ã»ã‚“
- Japan
- ã¯ã‚ã„
- Hawaii
- ã¨ãŠãょãŠ
- capital of Japan [Tokyo]
- ã¯ã„
- yes [more formal than ee]
- ãŸã¹ã¾ã™
- eat [to eat]
- ãŸã„ã·ã‚‰ã„ãŸã‚
- typewriter
- ã¿ãš
- water
- ã¦ã‚“ã·ã‚‰
- tempura; Japanese fry; fritter
- ã©ã“
- what place?; where? [implies question]
- ã”ã¯ã‚“
- meal; boiled rice
- ã‹ã‚ら
- camera
- ãŽã‚…ã†ã«ã‚…ã†
- cow's milk
- ã¢ã—ょ
- dictionary
- びふてき
- beefsteak
- ã±ã‚“
- bread
- ã³ã„ã‚‹
- beer
- ã“ã‚„ã¾
- family name
- ãã®ãŠ
- yesterday
- ã§ã‹ã‘ã¾ã—ãŸ
- went out; set out
- ã§ã‹ã‘ã¾ã›ã‚“ã§ã—ãŸ
- did not go out
- ã—ã‘ã‚“
- examination; test
- ãŒ
- [direct relational marker to the -ni marked part of the sentence]
- ã‚ã«ã¾ã™
- have [to have, possess]
- そとで
- so, accordingly [therefore]
- ã„ã¡ã«ã¡ã˜ã‚…ã†
- all day long; throughout the day [literal translation - whole one day]
- ã¹ã‚“ãょãŠ
- study
- ã¹ã‚“ãょãŠãŠã—ã¾ã—ãŸ
- studied [had studied]
- ã‚ãŸã—
- I
- ã§ã‚“ã§ã‚“
- not at all [note - only used negatively]
- ã¹ã‚“ãょãŠãŠã—ã¾ã›ã‚“ã§ã—ãŸ
- did not study [had not studied]
- ã—ã¾ã—ãŸ
- did [had done]
- ã—ã‚“ã˜ã‚…ã
- a shopping center in Tokyo
- ãˆã„ãŒ
- movie
- ã¿ã¾ã—ãŸ
- saw (watched) [had seen]
- ãã‚Œã‹ã‚‰
- afterwards; and (then) [from then]
- ã§ã±ã‚ã¨
- department store
- ã‹ã„ã‚‚ã®
- shopping
- ã‚‚
- (not) either
- ã‹ã„ã‚‚ã®ãŠã—ã¾ã—ãŸ
- did shopping [had done shopping]
- ã‚ã•ã£ã¦
- the day after tomorrow
- ãらã™
- class
- ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“
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- although [can be used inquisitively through a response]
- ã˜ã‚ƒã‚
- well
- ã‹ã¾ãら
- a historical site near Tokyo
- ãã—ã¦
- and [connect sentences, cause and effect]
- よる
- night
- レストラン
- restaurant (western style)
- ã—ã‚…ãã˜
- meal, eating a meal [more formal version of gohan]
- ã—ã‚…ãã˜ãŠã—ã¾ã—ょãŠ
- let's dine
- ã„ãã¾ã—ょãŠ
- let's go
- ã¾ã—ãŸ
- [positive past tense verb ending]
- ã‹ãã¾ã™
- write [to write]
- ããã¾ã™
- listen to; hear [to hear, or listen]
- ã¦ã‚Œã³
- television, TV set
- ãŠã¨ã¨ã„
- the day before yesterday
- ã¦ãŒã¿
- letter (correspondence)
- ã¾ã›ã‚“ã§ã—ãŸ
- [negative past tense verb ending]
- ã¦ãˆã·
- tape
- ã²ã‚‹ã”ã¯ã‚“
- lunch
- ã¸ã‚„
- room
- ã‚ã•ã”ã¯ã‚“
- breakfast; morning meal
- ã‚Œã“ãŠã©
- record
- ã«ã»ã‚“ã”
- Japanese language
- ã‚ãŸãã—
- I [formal version of watashi]
- ã„ã¨ãŠ
- family name
- ã¾ã—ょãŠ
- [adds the term "let's" (together) to the sentence]
- ã°ã‚“ã”ã¯ã‚“
- supper; evening meal [dinner]
- ã™ãšã
- family name
- ã“ã®ã¸ã‚“
- this vicinity; this area
- に
- in; at [existence & topic marker]
- ã’ã‚“ã‚
- telephone
- ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã™
- is situated [to exist, inanimate objects only]
- ã‚ãã“
- that place over there; over there [far from speaker and listener]
- よ
- [emphasis marker, this implies adding a "you realize" to the front of the sentence]
- ã‚
- oh; ah
- ãã“
- that place; there
- ã„ã¾ã™
- exist [to exist, animate objects only]
- よã³ã¾ã—ょãŠ
- let's call [shout]
- ãˆã
- station
- ã»ã‚“ã‚„
- bookstore
- と
- and [word connecter]
- ãŽã‚“ã“ãŠ
- bank
- ãŠ
- [implies not owning or not possessing, therefore more polite]
- ひま
- free time
- ã„ã¾
- now
- ãŸãªã‹
- family name
- ãŠã¦ã‚‰ã„
- toilet; rest room
- ã“ã“
- this place; here [closer to speaker]
- ã ã‚Œ
- who? [implies question]
- ã”ãªãŸ
- who? [implies question, more polite than dare]
- ãŠã¨ã“ã®ã²ã¨
- man
- ãŠã£ãªã®ã²ã¨
- woman
- ã„ã¬
- dog
- ãã“
- cat
- ã¨ã‚Š
- bird; chicken (meat)
- ã—ょãŠãã©ãŠ
- dining room (hall); cafeteria; eating place
- ãŠã‹ã
- money
- ã˜ã‚€ã—ょ
- office [place]
- ã½ã™ã¨
- mailbox; postbox
- ゆã†ã³ã‚“ãょã
- post office
- ã‚„
- -store; -dealer [add this to the end of a noun to make it a store]
- ã‚Œã“ãŠã©ã‚„
- musical record shop
- ã±ã‚“ã‚„
- bakery
- ã‚ã‚Œ
- that one over there [far from speaker and listener]
- ãªã‚“
- what? [shorter version of nani]
- ã§ã™
- [universal verb that is dependant on context]
- ã¨ã—ょã‹ã‚“
- (school or public) library
- ãã‚Œã„
- pretty; clean
- ããˆ
- [expresses admiration or suprise]
- ãã‚Œ
- that one [closer to listener]
- のど
- throat
- ã‹ã‚ãã¾ã—ãŸ
- got thirsty
- ãªã‹ã‚€ã‚‰
- family name
- ã›ã‚“ã›ã„
- teacher
- ã¨ã‚‚ã ã¡
- friend
- ã—ょãŠã‹ã„ãŠã—ã¾ã™
- introduce [to introduce]
- スミス
- Smith [the name Smith]
- ã“ã¡ã‚‰
- this person (direction; one)
- ã‚ãªãŸ
- you
- の
- [this displays discriptive refrences to words (by connecting nouns or adjectives); relaying importance from right to left]
- ãŒãã›ã„
- student
- ããŠ
- in that way; so
- ã˜ã‚ƒã‚ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“
- [negative form of desu]
- ã‚ã‚Šã„らんã©
- Maryland
- ã ã„ãŒã
- university; college
- ã ã„ãŒãã„ã‚“
- graduate school
- ãªã‚‰ã„ã¾ã™
- study; take lessons; is taught; learn [to study; to take lessons; to become taught; to learn]
- ã§ã‚‚
- but; however
- まだ
- (not) yet; still
- ã˜ã‚‡ãŠãš
- skillful; proficent; good (at)
- ã‚ãŸã—ãŸã¡
- we
- ãã‚ãã‚
- it is about time [more polite than rude]
- ã“ã‚Œ
- this one [closer to speaker]
- ã©ã‚Œ
- which one? [implies question]
- ãªã¾ãˆ
- name
- くに
- country; home (town; country)
- ã¸ãŸ
- unskillful; poor (at)
- ã—ã¥ã‹
- quiet
- ã«ãŽã‚„ã‹
- lively; cheerful; noisy; bustling
- ãªã«ã”
- what language? [implies question]
- ãˆã„ã”
- English language
- ãŠãªã‹
- stomach
- ã™ãã¾ã—ãŸ
- got hungry [had become hungry]
- ã‚ã‚ã‚Šã‹ã˜ã‚“
- an American
- ã¯ãªã—ã¾ã™
- speak; talk [to speak; to talk]
- ã©ã„ã¤ã”
- German language
- ã§ã‚ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“
- [formal version of ja arimasen]
- ã”
- language [add this ending to the end of a country name to imply that language]
- ãŒã„ã“ãã”
- foreign language
- ãŒã„ã“ã
- foreign country; abroad
- ã«ã»ã‚“ã˜ã‚“
- a Japanese [person]
- ãŒã„ã“ãã˜ã‚“
- foreigner
- ã˜ã‚“
- [add this to the end of a country name to imply that country's person]
- ã©ã„ã¤
- Germany
- ãµã‚‰ã‚“ã™
- France
- ãµã‚‰ã‚“ã™ã”
- French Language
- ãµã‚‰ã‚“ã™ã˜ã‚“
- a Frenchman
- ã¡ã‚…ã†ã”ã
- china
- ã¡ã‚…ã†ã”ãã”
- Chinese language
- ã¡ã‚…ã†ã”ãã˜ã‚“
- a Chinese [person]
- ã„ãŽã‚Šã™
- England
- ã„ãŽã‚Šã™ã˜ã‚“
- an Englishman [person]
- ãŸã¡
- (turns the preceding animate Noun into plural)
- ã‚ãŸãªã¹
- family name
- ã‚„ã¾ã‚‚ã¨
- family name
- ã’ã‚“ã
- healthy, in good spirits
- ã¨ã“ã‚ã§
- by the way
- ã„ããŒã—ã„
- is busy
- ã‚ã¾ã‚Š
- (not) very much; (not) very often
- ã„ããŒã—ã„ãã‚ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“
- is not busy
- その
- that (Pre-Noun)
- ã¸ã‚“
- area; vacinity
- ã„ã„
- is good
- ã¯ã„ã‚Šã¾ã™
- [to] go in; enter
- ã¿ã›
- shop; store
- よãã‚ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“
- is not good
- ã¾ã¥ã„
- is tasteless
- ã‚“ã§ã™
- [used for emphasis, an adjective is placed before the n, never really written but is for emotional flavour]
- ãã‚Œã«
- besides; moreover
- ã§ã‚“ãˆã‚“
- name of a coffee shop "the countryside"
- ã¨ãŠã„
- is far
- ã¡ã‹ã„
- is near
- ã“ã£ã¡
- this way; this one
- ã¨ã¦ã‚‚
- very
- ãŠã„ã—ã„
- is tasty; is delicious
- ãŠã‚“ãŒã
- music
- ã™ã
- is favorite; fond of; like
- ã ã„ã™ã
- is great favorite; love; like very much
- ã•ã‚
- Now! Well!
- ã“ã®
- this
- よã„
- is good
- ã‚ã‚‹ã„
- is bad
- ãŠãŠã
- is big; is large
- ã¡ã„ã•ã„
- is small; is little
- ã†ã‚‹ã•ã„
- is noisy; is annoying
- ããŸãªã„
- is dirty; is unclean; is messy
- ãã‚ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“
- [this is used as a negative form for sentences with certain adjectives]
- ã‚ã®
- that over there [Pre-Noun]
- どの
- which? [Pre-Noun]
- ã‹ãŸ
- person [needs a pre-noun to go with it to make sense and always implies a question]
- ひと
- person
- そっち
- that way; that one
- ã‚ã£ã¡
- that way; that one over there
- どっち
- which way?; which one?
- スãƒãƒ¼ãƒ„
- sports
- ãˆ
- painting; picture