College of DuPage Japanese I Vocabulary

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ã„ã—ã„: Family Name
ã•ã‚“: Mr., Mrs, Miss
ã„ã£ã—ã‚‡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]
ã‚ˆã: 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]
ãã‚‡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¨ãŠãã‚‡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‚ã‚‰: camera
ãŽã‚…ã†ã«ã‚…ã†: cow's milk
ã¢ã—ã‚‡: 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‚“ãã‚‡ãŠ: study
ã¹ã‚“ãã‚‡ãŠãŠã—ã¾ã—ãŸ: studied [had studied]
ã‚ãŸã—: I
ã§ã‚“ã§ã‚“: not at all [note - only used negatively]
ã¹ã‚“ãã‚‡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
ãã‚‰ã™: class
ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“: **skip, unknown reasons**

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ã‘ã©: although [can be used inquisitively through a response]
ã˜ã‚ƒã‚: well
ã‹ã¾ãã‚‰: a historical site near Tokyo
ãã—ã¦: and [connect sentences, cause and effect]
ã‚ˆã‚‹: night
ãƒ¬ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ³: restaurant (western style)
ã—ã‚…ãã˜: meal, eating a meal [more formal version of gohan]
ã—ã‚…ãã˜ãŠã—ã¾ã—ã‚‡ãŠ: let's dine
ã„ãã¾ã—ã‚‡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—ã‚‡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]
ã‚ˆ: [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]
ã‚ˆã³ã¾ã—ã‚‡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—ã‚‡ãŠãã©ãŠ: dining room (hall); cafeteria; eating place
ãŠã‹ã: money
ã˜ã‚€ã—ã‚‡: office [place]
ã½ã™ã¨: mailbox; postbox
ã‚†ã†ã³ã‚“ãã‚‡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—ã‚‡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—ã‚‡ãŠã‹ã„ãŠã—ã¾ã™: introduce [to introduce]
ã‚¹ãƒŸã‚¹: 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„ã‚‰ã‚“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
ã‚ˆãã‚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
ã‚ˆã„: 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?
ã‚¹ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ„: sports
ãˆ: painting; picture

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