Mrs. Sekiguchi's Fun Japanese Lessons
*Our Japanese Word List*
Listen to the podcast under "Internet Links" below to hear the words read aloud.
Konnichiwa- Hello or Good afternoon
Gambatte kudasai- Do your best!
Ohayo- Good morning
Ohayo gozaimasu- Good morning (more formal)
hon - book
toshokan- library
Hon suki desu ka?- Do you like books?
Hon-ga suki desu ka?- Do you like books? (more formal)
Toshokan-ga suki desu ka?- Do you like the library?
shukudai- homework
gakko- school
Shukudai-ga suki desu ka?- Do you like homework?
Gakko-ga suki desu ka?- Do you like school?
hai- yes
iie- no
namae- name
Namae-wa nan desu ka?- What is your name?
Karen desu- My name is Karen. Desu means is.
Watashi- I (girls use this)
Boku- I (boys use this)
Watashi-wa Karen desu- I am Karen.
Boku-wa John desu- I am John.
genki- healthy, energetic
Genki?- How are you?
O-genki desu ka?- How are you? (more formal)
Hai, genki desu- I'm fine. (more formal)
Hai, genki- I'm fine. (more casual)
Soo, desu ne- Well...(Say this when you do not feel so well.)
Domo- thanks
Domo arigato- Thank you (polite)
Domo arigato gozaimasu- Thank you (very polite)
Do itashimashite- You're welcome.
Ii desu- No, thank you.
Onegai shimasu- Please do me a favor.
Kudasai- Please give me something.
Hon, kudasai- Please give me the book.
Pen, kudasai- Please give me the pen.
Dozo- Here you go!
Yata- I did it! Yay!
Sayonara- Good-bye!
Yasumi- Vacation
Shumatsu- Weekend
Yasumi-wa doh deshta-ka?- How was vacation?
Shumatsu-wa doh deshta-ka?- How was the weekend?
Yokata- Great!
Ma-ma- So-so
Tenki wa?- How's the weather?
Ame desu- It's rain.
Yuki desu- It's snow.
Samui desu- It's cold.
Atsui desu- It's hot.
Kumori desu- It's cloudy.
Hare desu- It's sunny.
Ii tenki desu- It's nice weather.
NUMBERS:
ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, kyu, ju (1~10)
hyaku (100)
sen (1000)
ADJECTIVES:
omoshiroi- interesting
kakoii- cool
sugoi- awesome
kawaii- cute
tsukareta- tired
ya da- yucky, bad
kanashii- sad
ii- good
yokata- good (past tense)
kowai- scared
onaka ga suita- hungry
Internet Links
List of Japanese words read by Mr. Sekiguchi
Click here for the word list podcast
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