Japanese Lesson 1

Wakarimasu

Wakarimasu

to understand

Ka

カ

Ee

one who receives the action

Kyoo

today

asita/asu

tomorrow

kinoo

Yesterday

Tyotto

Polite Refusal

Simasu

To do

iya

Negation

Yo

informative

Tigaimasu

Be different/wrong

Tukurimasu

to make

Hai

here you are

Dekimasu

Become complete/ can do; be possible

Kimasu

Come

Nomimasu

To drink

Tabemasu

to eat

Itadakimasu

is a one-word prayer said just before eating.

Ikimasu

to go

Wakarimasita

Understood; became under stable

Tukurimasita

Made; Constructed

Dekimasita

Became Completed; Could do; was possible

Kimasen

Not come

Simasen

Not do, not play

Nomimasen

Not drink

Tabemasen

Not eat

Ikimasen desita

Didn't go

Wakerimasen Desita

Didn't understand; didn't become understandable

Moo iti- do onegai simasu

Please say it again

Situmon ga arimasu ka

Do you have any questions

Tyotto matte kudasai

Please Wait

Ego de itte kudasai

Please say it in English

Minna de itte kudasai

Please say it all together

Hitori- Zutu itte kudasai

Please say it one at a time

ii

is good

Takai

Is expensive

Yasuii

is cheap

ooki

is big

Tiisai

is small

Atarasii

new

Hurui

is old

tot(t)emo

very, extremely

Omosiroi

is interesting; is amusing; is fun

Maa-maa

so-so

Kaimasu

buy

A(n)mari

not much, not very

Omosirokatta

was interesting/ amusing

Takakatta

was expensive; was high

yokatta

was good; was fine; was all right

Tumarakatta

Was boring

Takaku arimasen

Isn't expensive; isn't high

Yoku arimasen

Isn't good; Isn't alright

Omosiroku Nakatta

Wasn't interesting; wasn't amusing; wasn't fun

Affirmative imperfective

Desu -x/ it is or will he

Affirmative Perfective

Katta / it was

Negative Imperfective

Kunaii/ isn't or won't

Negative perfective

Ku- Nakatta/ It wasn't