Japanese Lesson 3

Onegai-simasu

I make a request of you (polite)

teepu

tape

ano teepu

that tape over there

kono zisyo

this dictionary

tukaimasu

to use

konpyuutaa

computer

sono konpyuutaa

that computer (nearer you)

ototoi

the day before yesterday

keeki

cake

kono keeki

this cake

pai

Pie

purin

pudding

aisukuriimu

ice cream

koohii

coffee

otya

tea

taipuraitaa

typewriter

waapuro

word processor

dono taipuraitaa

which typewriter?

nan-ban

what number

sanzyuu go-ban

#35

nizyuu nana-en

27 yen

nizyuu nana-doru

27 dollars

nizyuu nana-sento

27 cents

muzukasii

is difficult

muzukasii nihongo

Japanese that's difficult, difficult Japanese

yasasii

is easy

zenzen

not at all

atarasii zisyo

new dictionary

sanman

30,000

sanman-en

30,000 yen

hee

Exclamation of surprise

takai zisyo

expensive dictionary

sore to sore

that and that

zenbu

all; the whole thing

itu

when?

kaigi

conference, meeting

asatte

the day after tomorrow

atarasii no

one(s) that is/are new, new one(s)

hontondo

almost, nearly, all but

hatiman-en

80,000 yen

yappari

after all

ookii no

one(s) that is/are big, big one(s)

gohyakuman

5,000,000

hassen gohyakuman

85,000,000

itiman

10,000

niman

20,000

sanman

30,000

yonman

40,000

goman

50,000

rokuman

60,000

nanaman

70,000

hatiman

80,000

kyuuman

90,000

zyuuman

100,000

an article of clothing