CIEE Japanese Language and Culture

jugyoo

class/lesson

sensee

teacher

namae

name

arigatoo gozaimasu

Thank you

onegaishimasu

please

wakarimashita/wakarimasen

I understand/ I don’t understand

imasu

be/exist (for animate things)

desu

am/ is / are

hajimemasu

start/ begin

hanashite

speak (TE-form)

Mite

Look/ See (TE-form

Yonde

Read (TE-form)

Kaite

Write (TE-form)

Kiite

Listen/ Ask (TE-form)

Doo yuu/ Donna

What kind of

Dore

which

Mada

Not Yet

Yukkuri

slowly

Ohayoo Gozaimasu

Good Morning

Konichiwa

Hello (Mid-Day)

Konbanwa

Good Evening

Sumimasen

Excuse me

A* wa name wa desu

My name is A*

A* wa nan sai desu

A* is # years old.

A* wa place kara kimashita

A* is from place

A* no shumi wa hobby desu

A*’s hobby is ___

Noun 1 no noun 2

Noun 1’s Noun 2

Verb (TE-Form) kudasai

Please do ___

Onegaishimasu

Please do

Kawaii

cute

Kiree (na)

tidy/clean/beautiful/pretty

Kazoku

family

tomodachi

friend

Watashi

I / me

#nin

counter for people

A no B

B of A/ A’s B

A wa

as for A (topic marker “wa”)

#sai

#years old

kono

this (near speaker)

doko ni

where (to)

sun-de imasu

live

tanjoobi

birthday

A TO B

A and B

A mo

also

A wa place ni imasu/arimasu

A is in ____

Uchi-Uchi

You talk about your family to your family members

Soto-Soto

The other person’s family to someone outside your family

Uchi-Soto

Your family to someone outside your family

Asa

moring

gohan

meal/rice

Itadakimasu

Let’s eat/Thank you for the food

gochisoosama

Thank you for the meal

suki (na)

like/favorite

tabemasu

eat

Hanashimashoo

Let’s talk

namae-san

Mr./Ms. name

amari (V-masen)

not very (used with negative)

doozo

please/ here you are

Nani/nan

what

shumi

hobby

anime

anime

uta

song

eega

movie/film

ongaku

music

ga joozu desu/ ga heta desu

be good at/ be not good at

Nani ga suki desu ka

What do you like?

A wa suki desu/ A wa suki ja nai desu

I like A/ I don’t like A

Shumi wa nan desu ka?

What is your hobby?

A ga suki desu ka

Do you like A?

A ga dekimasu

I can do A well

A wa noun ga tokui/nigate desu.

A is good at/ not good at noun.

Kyoo wa gatsu nichi, __yoobi desu

Today is -day, (month) (day)

Doko (de)

where

to-doo-fu-ken

prefectures

shi-ku-choo-son

city/ward/town/village

shuu-gun-shi

state/ county / city

umaremashita

was born

Atsui/samui

hot/cold

kowai/tanoshii

scary/fun

nigiyaka (na)/ shizuka (na)

lively/quiet

Kiken (na)/ Anzen (na)

Dangerous/Safe

Kirei (na)/ Kitanai

clean/ dirty

A wa doko desu ka?

Where is A?

doko de umaremashita ka?

Where were you born?

Soshite

and

Demo

But

Shoogakkoo

elementry school

Chuugakkoo

junior high

Kookoo

High school

Daigaku

College/University