Japanese Lesson 1
Terms
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- tomodachi
- friend
- gakusei
- student
- sotsugyoosei
-
alumnus
alumna - gakuchoo
- university president
- sensei
- teacher
- hisho
- secretary
- gakkoo
- school
- daigaku
-
university
college - shokudoo
- cafeteria
- uchi
- house
- kore
- this
- kochira
-
this person
(used when introducing someone) - wata(ku)shi
- I
- wata(ku)shitachi
- we
- anata
-
you
(singular) -
anatagata
anatatachi -
you
(plural) - kare
- he
- kanojo
- she
-
karera
karetachi -
they
(masculine - he and another person) -
kanojotachi
kanojora -
they
(feminine - she and another person) - kyoo
- today
- ashita
- tomorrow
- mainichi
- every day
- ikimasu
- to go
- kimasu
- to come
- kaerimasu
-
to go back
come back - oyogimasu
- to swim
- tabemasu
- to eat
- desu
- to be
- maa maa
-
not too bad
so-so - kore kara
- (starting from) now
- issho ni
- together
- ee
- yes
- iie
- no
- (a)a
-
ah
oh - (Aa) soo desu ka
-
Is that so?
I see.
Really? - Ohayoo gozaimasu
- Good morning.
- Konnichi wa.
- Hello.
- Shibaraku desu ne(e).
- I haven't seen you for a long time.
- Ogenki desu ka.
- How are you?
- Hajimemashite.
- How do you do?
- Konban wa.
- Good evening.
- Oyasumi nasai.
- Good night.
- Sayonara.
- Good bye.
- Arigatoo gozaimasu.
- Thank you very much.
- Sumimasen.
-
I am sorry.
Excuse me.
Thank you. - Doo itashimashite.
-
You're welcome.
Don't mention it. -
wa
(particle) -
"as for"
shows that the noun it follows is the topic of the sentence -
e
(particle) -
"to", "toward"
shows that the noun it follows is the destination toward which the motion is directed -
no
(particle) -
indicates possession, relation, location
ex. Seishirou no sakura = Seishirou's sakura -
mo
(particle) - "also", "too", "as well", "either"
-
ja arimasen
de wa arimasen - not to be