Japanese Lesson 4

sore, nan desu ka

sore, nan desu ka

what is that thing?

hurosiki

(cloth for wrapping)

benri

convenient, handy, easy to use

huben

inconvenient

tenisu

tennis

tenisu simasu

play tennis

tenisu wa simasu

tennis (at least) [I] don't play

goruhu

golf

nani

what

Tanaka-san ga kimasu

Mr/s. Tanaka will/ does come

Arimasu/ masita

exist (inanimately); have

nakanaka

quite, considerably

kudasai

please give me/ us

kore o kudasai

please give me/ us this one

kuroi / -katta

is black

aoi / katta

is blue; is green

akai / katta

is red

kiiroi / katta

is yellow

siroi -katta

is white

kasa

umbrella

misemasu / masita

show

misete kudasai

please show me/ us

ame

rain

yuki

snow

tyotto

a little, a bit

ikaga

how? / polite

nooto (ノート)

notebook

go-satu

five bound volumes

sore kara

after that, next

huutoo

envelope

san-mai

three thin, flat objects

boorupen

ballpoint pen

konna boorupen

this kind of ballpoint pen

pen (ペン)

pen

enpitu

pencil

syoosyoo

a little

omati - kudasai

please wait

tyoodo

exactly

onazi

same

predicate + kedo

predicate +ga

predicate

ni-hon

two long, cylindrical objects

ip-pon

one long, cylindrical objects

san-pon

three long, cylindrical objects

anoo

uh

kuroi no mo

black one(s) too

maido

every time

oturi

change (from a money transaction)

mata

again

kami

paper

binsen

stationery

donna no

what kind of one (s)?

sonna no

that kind of one(s)

anna no

that kind of one(s)