100 Basic Japanese Words

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to talk, to speak
食べる taberu 初めて彼女と話した。
to eat I talked to her for the first time.

おいしいもの食べる？ • 初めて for the first time; first

Oishii mono taberu? • 彼女 she; girlfriend
Do you want to eat something delicious? 人生について話そう。
• おいしい delicious; tasty Let's talk about life.
• もの thing; object; stuff • 人生 life
たくさん食べてね。 • 〜について about; concerning; as to; 仕事につい
Eat as much as you like. て話しましょう。Let's talk about work.

• たくさん many; much; a lot

• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens しゃべる shaberu
a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
to speak; to talk; more casual and colloquial than はな
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can す
see).
朝まで友達 としゃべった 。
I talked with my friend until morning.
言う iu
• 朝 morning
to say • 〜まで to; till; until
最初に名前を言ってください。 • 友達 friend
Please say your name first. 彼はほとんどしゃべらない。
• 最初 first He barely speaks.
• 名前 name • 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏)
• 〜てください please ___; 食べてください。Please eat. • ほとんど almost; nearly; mostly
もっと大きい声で言って！
Say it louder! 書く kaku
• もっと more
to write
• 大きい big; large; great
• 声 voice 自分の名前を書いてください。
Please write your name.

話す hanasu • 自分 oneself

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 • 名前 name • 大事 important; serious
もっときれいに書いて！
• 話 story; talk
Write it more neatly!

• もっと more
いる iru
• きれい beautiful; pretty; clean to be; to exist; to stay (used for people and other
animals)
聞く kiku うちには犬がいます 。
We have a dog at our house.
to hear; to listen; to ask
• うち home; family
私の話を聞いて！
• 犬 dog
Listen to what I'm saying!
日本に友達いる？
• 私I
Do you have friends in Japan?
• 話 story; talk
• 日本 Japan
最初に説明を聞いてください。
• 友達 friend
Please listen to the explanation first.

• 最初 first
行く iku
• 説明 explanation; 説明する to explain
to go
読む yomu 東京に行きます。
I am going to Tokyo.
to read
• 東京 Tokyo
本、読んだ？
Did you read the book? 学校行く？
Are you going to school?
• 本 book
• 学校 school
問題をよく読んでください！
Please read the questions carefully!
来る kuru
• 問題 problem; question
• よく good; well; often; 日本によく行くます。I go to to come
Japan often.
友達が遊びに来た。
• 〜てください please ___; 食べてください。Please eat.
A friend came to hang out.

• 友達 friend
ある aru
• 遊ぶ to play
to be; to exist; to have (possession); to happen; to 家に来る？
occur; (used for objects)
Want to come to my house?
うれしい事あったの？
• 家 house; home
Did something good happen?

• うれしい glad; happy 見る miru

• 事 thing
• 〜の emphasizes a question to see; to look; to watch; to check

大事な話があります。 目を見てください。
I have something important to discuss. Look me in the eyes.

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 • 目 eye; ordinal number suffic (-th) • もっと more
• 〜てください please ___; 食べてください。Please eat.
佐藤さん見た？ できる dekiru
Did you see Mr. Sato?
to be able to do; to be ready; to be made

思う omou 彼は仕事ができる。
He's good at his job.
to think; to believe; to feel; to expect
• 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏)
うまい方法だと思う。 • 仕事 work, job; 仕事する to work
I think it's a good method.
いい本ができたね。
• うまい delicious; tasty; good at You wrote a good book.
• 方法 way; method
• いい good
私かわいいと思う？ • 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
Do you think I am cute? a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can
• かわいい cute; nice; lovely
see).

分かる wakaru
感じる kanjiru
to understand
to feel
人の心は分からない。
この仕事は面白いと感じた。 You never know what a person is really
I find this job interesting. thinking.
• この this • 人 person; people; human being
• 仕事 work, job; 仕事する to work • 心 mind; heart; thought; feeling
• 面白い interesting; fun; funny
いつ結果が分かるの？
目で見て心で感じる。 When are you going to find out the results?
See with your eyes and feel with your heart.
• いつ when
• 目 eye; ordinal number suffix (-th) • 結果 result
• 見る to see; to look; to watch; to check
• 心 mind; heart; thought; feeling
入る hairu
考える kangaeru to enter; to come in; to go in

早く家に入って！
to think; 考える often involves more careful thinking
Hurry up and get in the house!
than 思う

心で感じて頭で考える。
• 早い early; soon
• 家 house; home
Feel with your heart and think with your head.
たくさん入るバッグだね。
• 心 mind; heart; thought; feeling
What a roomy bag.
• 感じる to feel
• 頭 head • たくさん many; much; a lot
もっと考えて。
• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
Think more carefully.

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 don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can I will be a mother soon.
see). • もうすぐ soon
• 母 mother
出る deru 部屋がきれいになったね。
to go out; to come out; to attend The room has been cleaned.

部屋から出て！ • 部屋 room
Get out of the room! • きれい beautiful; pretty; clean
• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
• 部屋 room
a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
• 〜から from; 日本から来ました。I am from Japan.
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you
二人で町を出よう。 can see).
Let us leave town together.

• 二人 two people 作る tsukuru

• 町 town; city
to make; to create

入れる ireru おいしいもの作って。

Make something tasty.
to put in; to include
• おいしい delicious; tasty
ポケットに手を入れた。 • もの thing; object; stuff
I put my hand in my pocket.
いつ作ったの？
• 手 hand When did you make it?

犬を家に入れて。 • いつ when
Take the dog in the house.

• 犬 dog 帰る kaeru
• 家 house; home
to go home; to return

出す dasu 早く日本に帰りたい。
I want to go back to Japan soon.
to take out; to pay; to send (a letter)
• 早く soon; quickly
• 日本 Japan
バッグからケータイを出した。 • 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる + たい
I took my cellphone out of my bag. = 食べたい (I) want to eat.
• ケータイ cell phone 楽しいから帰りたくない。
I do not want to leave because it is fun.
父がお金を出した。
My father paid. • 楽しい pleasant; happy; enjoyable
• 父 father • 〜から because; since: 雨だから行きません。I won't
go because it's raining.; use だから with nouns
• お金 money
and na-adjectives.
• 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる + たい
なる naru = 食べたい (I) want to eat.
to become; to get; to come; to do; to start; to do; to
turn into 使う tsukau
もうすぐ母になります 。
to use; to handle
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 もっと頭を使って！ 店で、食べるものを買いましょう。
Use your head more. Let's buy something to eat at the store.

• もっと more • 店 store; shop; restaurant

• 頭 head • 食べる to eat
パソコン使っていい？
• もの thing; object; stuff
Can I use the PC?

• パソコン personal computer

終わる owaru
• いい？ Is it OK? to end; to finish

仕事が終わったから帰ろう
取る toru I think I'll head home since I'm done with work.

to take; to get; to have; to pass • 仕事 work, job; 仕事する to work

あの本取って。
• 〜から because; since: 雨だから行きません。I won't
go because it's raining.; use だから with nouns
Take that book.
and na-adjectives.
• あの that; those • 帰る to return
• 本 book
全然、勉強が終わらないよ-。
明日、休みを取ります。 I'm still far from finished studying.
I will take a break tomorrow.
• 全然 (not) at all; utterly; completely
• 明日 tomorrow • 勉強 study; 勉強する to learn; to study
• 休み holiday, a day off; rest; being closed • 〜よー emphasizes a sentence

知る shiru 住む sumu
to know to live
あの店、知ってる？ いつか大きい家に住む！
Do you know that store? I'm going to live in a big house someday!
• あの that; those • いつか sometime; someday; one day
• 店 store; shop; restaurant • 大きい big; large; great！
知らない町に行きたい。 • 家 house
I want to go to a town I've never been to before. 二人で一緒に住もうよ。
• 町 town; city Let's live together.
• 行く to go • 二人 two people
• 一緒に together; with
買う kau
to buy
乗る noru
どの車を買うの？ to ride; to get on; to take (transportation)
Which car will you buy? よく車に乗りますか？
• どの which; what Do you drive cars often?
• 車 car; wheel • 車 car; wheel
• 〜の？ emphasizes a question: 本当にできるの？ • よく often
Can you really do it?
そこに乗らないで！

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 Don't get on there! あの人は誰？

• そこ there Who is that person?

• あの that; those
変わる kawaru • 人 person; people; human being
誰も学校に行かなかった。
to change
Nobody went to shool.
時代はどんどん変わる。
• 学校 school
The times change rapidly.
• 行く to go
• 時代 time; era
• どんどん rapidly; fast; soon
いつ itsu
車、変えたの？
Did you get a new car? when

その車いつ買ったの？
• 車 car
• 〜の？ emphasizes a question: 本当にできるの？ When did you buy that car?
Can you really do it? • その that
• 車 car; wheel
持つ motsu • 買う to buy
• 〜の？ emphasises a question: 本当にできるの？
to have; to take; to hold Can you really do it?
面白い本持ってる？ いつ日本に来る？
Do you have any interesting books? When will you come to Japan?
• 面白い interesting; fun; funny • 日本 Japan
• 本 book • 来る to come
• 持ってる with 持つ、 you use the “てる” form to
express present situations; 持ってる I have
どこ doko
このバッグ持って。
Hold this bag. where

どこに遊びに行こうか？
• この this
Where should we go to hang out?

何 nani • 遊ぶ to play
• 行く to go
what
その本どこにあった？
これ何？ Where was that book?
What is this?
• その that
• これ this • 本 book
彼、何も言わなかった。 • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to
He didn't say anything. happen; use ある for objects and いる for people
and animals
• 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏)
• 言う to say; to speak; to talk
彼女 kanojo
誰 dare she; girlfriend

who; whose; whom 彼女に会いたいなー。

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 I want to see my girlfriend.
しか shika
• 会う to meet; to see
• 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる+ たい only; just; no more than
=食べたい (I) want to eat. お金これしかないの？
• 〜な expresses emotions; emphasises the Is this all the money you have?
emotion; softens the sentence; often なー; 日本
• お金 money
へ行きたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。
• これ this
It's so cute.
• ない not; nonexistent; not being (there)
彼女だれ？ • 〜の emphasizes a question
Who is she?
母しか知らない事です。
• だれ who; whose; whom It is something only my mother knows.

• 母 mother
彼 kare • 知る to know
he; boyfriend (also 彼氏) • 事 thing

彼、できた？
Did you get a boyfriend?
かも kamo
• できる to be able to do; to be ready; to be made; maybe
to be good at; e.g. 彼女ができる=to find a もう仕事終わったかも。
girlfriend、友達ができる=to make a friend He might be finished with work.
彼は子どもが好きだ。 • もう already; soon; again; strengthens
He likes children. expression of an emotion
• 子ども child • 仕事 work, job; 仕事する to work
• 好き favorite; to like; to love • 終わる to end; to finish
彼は知ってるかもね。
なんか nanka He might know.
• 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏)
such as; like; things like ...; or something like that; • 知る to know
(conversation filler) • 〜ている verb form to express continuation; 食
なんか食べる物ある？ べる + ている = 食べている eating; てる is a
Do you have anything to eat? colloquial version of ている
• 〜ね shares information or experiences;
• 食べる to eat softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't
• 物 thing; object; stuff it?; don't you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you
• ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to can see)
happen; use ある for objects and いる for people
and animals 元気 genki
この店なんか感じ悪い。
well (health); energetic
There is something off-putting about this store.
母は元気です。
• この this
My mother is healthy.
• 店 store; shop; restaurant
• 感じ feeling; impression; atmosphere • 母 mother
• 悪い bad なんか元気が出ないよー。
I have no energy for some reason.

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 • 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏) He's good at his job
• なんか such as; like; things like ...; or something
• 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏)
like that; (conversation filler)
• できる to be able to do; to be ready; to be made;
• 出る to go out; to come out; to attend
to be good at; e.g. 彼女ができる=to find a
• 〜よ introduces new information; emphasises a girlfriend、 友達ができる=to make a friend
sentence; 朝だよ！ It's morning!
好きな仕事をしたいな。
I want a job that I enjoy.
好き suki • 好き favorite; to like; to love
to like; to love • 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる + たい
本が好きです。 = 食べたい (I) want to eat.
I like books.

• 本 book 生活(する) seikatsu (suru)

どの国が好き？ (daily) life; 生活する to live
Which country do you like? 一緒に生活しよう。
• どの which; what Let's live together.
• 国 country • 一緒 together
生活は大変だった。
必要 hitsuyou Life was hard.

necessary; (noun) necessity • 大変 serious; terrible; hard; difficult

必要な物を買いましょう。
Let's buy what is necessary.
上 ue
• 物 thing top; above; up; on
• 買う to buy ペンを上に置いてください。
人生には友達が必要だ。 Please put the pen on top.
Friends are an essential part of life. • 置く to put; to place; to leave
• 人生 life • 〜てください please ___; 食べてください。Please eat.
• 友達 friends
上を見て歩こう。
Look up as you walk.
大変 taihen • 見る to see; to look; to watch; to check
serious; terrible; hard; difficult • 歩く to walk

大変な日だった。
It was a hard day.
下 shita
• 日 day; sun below; under

仕事、大変？ ボールが車の下にある。
Is your work hard? The ball is under the car.
• 仕事 work, job; 仕事する to work • 車 car
• ある to buy
仕事(する) shigoto (suru) 下の子が生まれた。

work, job; (verb) to work A younger child was born.

• 子 child
彼は仕事ができる。
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 • 生まれる to be born it?; don't you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you
can see).
中 naka
家 ie
inside; in; into

部屋の中に入らないで！ house

Don't go into the room. 彼女はほとんど家にいる。

She is almost always at home.
• 部屋 room
• 入る to enter; to come in; to go in • 彼女 she; girlfriend
中に何があるの？ • ほとんど almost; nearly; mostly
What's inside?
• いる to be; to exist; to stay; use ある for objects
and いる for people and animals
• 何 what
大きい家に住みたいなー。
• ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to
I want to live in a big house.
happen; use ある for objects and いる for people
and animals • 大きい big; large; great
• 〜の？ emphasizes a question: 本当にできるの？ • 住む to live
Can you really do it? • 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる + た
い = 食べたい (I) want to eat

外 soto • 〜な expresses emotions; emphasises the

emotion; softens the sentence; often なー; 日本
outside へ行きたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。
家の外で会おう。 It's so cute.
Let's meet outside the house.

• 家 house; home
会社 kaisha
• 会う to meet; so see company
外に出て！ 会社に電話する？
Get out! Are you going to call the company?
• 出る to go out; to come out; to attend • 電話する telephone; call; 電話する to call (on
the phone)
本当 hontou 毎日、会社に行きます。
I go to work everyday.
truth; right; really

本当の事を教えて。
• 毎日 every day
• 行く to go
Tell me the truth.

• 事 thing
• 教える to teach; to tell
学校 gakkou
本当に面白い本だね。 school
It's a really interesting book. 学校は大変だよ。
• 本 book School is hard.
• 面白い interesting; fun; funny • 大変 serious; terrible; hard; difficult
• 〜ね shares information or experiences;
学校の友達と遊びたいなー。
softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't
I want to hand out with my school friends.

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 • 友達 friend 彼は大事な友達です。
• 遊ぶ to play He is a precious friend.
• 〜な expresses emotions; emphasises the • 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏)
emotion; softens the sentence; often なー; 日本
• 大事 important; serious
へ行きたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。
It's so cute.
子供 kodomo
問題 mondai child

problem; question 子どもに勉強を教えています。

I am teaching the children.
この会社は問題が多いですね。
This company has many problems. • 勉強 study; 勉強する to learn; to study
• 教える to teach; to tell
• この this
• 会社 company; firm 子どもはいますか？
• 多い many; much; a lot of Do you have children?
• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens • いる to be; to exist; to stay (used for people and
a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?; other animals)
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can
see).
国 kuni
簡単な問題を作ったよ。
I made an easy question. country

• 簡単 easy アメリカは大きい国だ。
• 作る to make; to create; to cook America is a big country.
• 〜よ introduces new information; emphasises a • アメリカ The United States of America
sentence; 朝だよ！ It's morning! • 大きい big; large; great
いろいろな国に行きたいな。
先生 sensei I want to go to various countries.

teacher • いろいろ various

学校で先生と話した。 • 行く to go
I talked to my teacher at school.
• 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる + たい
= 食べたい (I) want to eat
• 学校 school • 〜な expresses emotions; emphasizes the
• 話す to talk; to tell; to speak emotion; softens the sentence; often なー; 日本
私の先生です。 へ行きたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。
This is my teacher. It's so cute.

友達 tomodachi 日本 nihon
friend Japan

いつも友達と学校に行きます。 日本はいい国です。
I always go to school with my friends. Japan is a nice country.

• いつも always; always; all the time • いい good

• 学校 school • 国 country
• 行く to go ずっと日本に住んでます。

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 I have always lived in Japan. Please raise your hand.

• 住む to live • あげる to raise; to lift

• 〜ている verb form to express continuation; 食 • 〜てください please ___; 食べてください。Please eat.
べる + ている = 食べている eating; てる is a
colloquial version of ている 目 me
話 hanashi eye; ordinal number suffix (-th)

目がきれいですね。
story; talk
Your eyes are beautiful.
昔の話は聞きたくない。 • きれい beautiful; pretty; clean
I don't want to listen to stories of the past. • 〜ね shares information or experiences;
softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't
• 昔 ancient times; in the past; once
it?; don't you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you
• 聞く to hear; to listen; to ask; to obey
can see).
• 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる + たい
= 食べたい (I) want to eat 目を見て話して！
大事な話があります。 Look me in the eyes when you speak!
I have something important to tell you. • 見る to see; to look; to watch; to check
• 話す to talk; to tell; to speak
• 大事 important; serious
• ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to • 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
happen; use ある for objects and いる for people a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
and animals don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can
see).
人 hito
日 hi
person; people; human being
day; the sun
面白い人だね。
You're an interesting person. 楽しい日だったね。

• 面白い interesting; fun; funny It was a fun day.

• 楽しい pleasant; happy; enjoyable
• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
母の日っていつ？
a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
When is Mother’s day?
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can
see).
人が多い。
意味 imi
There are a lot of people. meaning
• 多い many; much; a lot of
意味わかんない。
I don't get it.
手 te
• 分かる to understand; to see
hand
それ、どういう意味？
父は手が大きい。 What does it mean?
My father has big hands.
• 父 father 最初 saisho
• 大きい big; large; great
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 最初に説明してよ。
Explain first.
前 mae
• 説明 explanation; 説明する to explain before; front; previous

前を見て歩いて！
最初に会社に行こう。
Look where you are going!
Let's go to work first.
• 歩く to walk
• 会社 company; firm
前から知ってた。
• 行く to go
I have known for awhile.
• 〜から from; 日本から来ました。I'm from Japan.
• 知る to know
最後 saigo
last 形 katachi
最後に彼に会ったのはいつ？
form; shape; figure
When was the last time you have seen him?
面白い形の車だね。
• 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏)
That car has an interesting shape.
• 会う to meet; to see
• いつ when • 面白い interesting
これ最後に食べる。 • 車 car
I will eat this last. いろんな形のパンを作ろう！
Let’s make bread in various shapes!

最近 saikin • いろんな various

• パン bread
recently; lately • 作る to make; to create; to cook
最近、仕事が楽しいよ。
Work has been fun lately. 一緒 issho
• 仕事 work, job; 仕事する to work together; with
• 楽しい pleasant; happy; enjoyable
この店、最近できたよ。 友達と一緒に遊びたい。

The store was opened recently. I want to hang out with my friends.

• 店 store; shop; restaurant • 友達 friend

• できる to be able to do; to be ready; to be made; • 遊ぶ to play
to be good at; e.g. 彼女ができる=to find a 一緒においしい物を食べよう！
girlfriend、 友達ができる=to make a friend Let’s eat something delicious together!
• 物 thing; object; stuff
次 tsugi • おいしい delicious
• 作る to make; to create; to cook
next; following; coming • 食べる to eat
次はどこ行く？
Where are we going next? 心 kokoro
• どこ where
• 行く to go mind; heart; thought; feeling
次の日は仕事だった。 子どもの心がわからない。
The next day was work. I don’t understand what my child is thinking.
• 日 day; the sun • 子ども child
• 仕事 work, job; 仕事する to work • 分かる to understand; to see

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 心からうれしいと思う。 I can’t see your face well.
I am happy from the bottom of my heart. • よく good; well; often; 日本によく行くます。I go to
• 〜から from; 日本から来ました。I'm from Japan. Japan often.
• うれしい glad; happy • 見る to see; to look; to watch; to check
• 思う to think; to believe; to feel; to expect
事 koto
気持ち kimochi together; with
before; front; previous なんかいい事あった？
犬の気持ちが分かるの？ Did something good happen?
Can you understand how dogs feel? • なんか such as; like; things like ...; or something
• 犬 dog like that; (conversation filler)
• 分かる to understand; to see • いい good
• 〜の？ emphasizes a question: 本当にできるの？ • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to
Can you really do it?
happen; use ある for objects and いる for people
なんか気持ち悪い 。
and animals
There is something creepy about it.
たくさん話す事があります。
• なんか such as; like; things like ...; or something
like that; (conversation filler) I have a lot to talk about.

• 悪い bad • たくさん many; much; a lot

• 話す to talk; to tell; to speak
(お)金 (o)kane
いい ii
money; お金 and 金 are both common, but お金 is
more polite good
生活にお金がかかります。 いい名前だね。
It costs money to live. That is a good name.
• 生活する life; 生活する to live
• 名前 name
• かかる to take (time, resource); to cost; to hang
お金そんなに使わないで。 いい店知っているよ。
Don’t spend so much money. I know a good store.

• 使う to use; to handle • 店 store; shop; restaurant

• そんな that; such そんな事はできない。I can't do • 知る to know
such a thing.

悪い warui
顔 kao
bad
face
この人は悪い人です。
顔になんかついてるよ。
This person is a bad person.
There is something on your face.
• 人 person; people; human being
• なんか such as; like; things like ...; or something 悪い結果が出るかも。
like that; (conversation filler)
There might be bad results.
• つく to stick; to be stained with
• 〜ている verb form to express continuation; 食 • 結果 result
べる + ている = 食べている eating; てる is a • 出る to go out; to come out; to attend
colloquial version of ている • 〜かも perhaps; maybe
顔がよく見えない。
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 • 子ども child
すごい sugoi
fantastic; wonderful; amazing; (adverb) very 高い takai
これ、すごいおいしい！
high; tall; expensive
This is so delicious!
高い場所に行こう。
• これ this
• おいしい delicious; tasty Let's go somewhere high up.
全部分かるなんてすごい！ • 場所 place; spot; position
It is amazing that you know all of them! • 行く to go
• 全部 all; whole; entire この店高いね。
• なんて such～; なんて大きなな家だ。 Such a big
This store is expensive.
house; things like; 日本なんて行きたくない。I don't
want to go to a country like Japan. • この this
• 店 store; shop; restaurant
• 〜ね shares information or experiences;
大きい ookii softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't
it?; don't you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you
big can see).
大きい会社だね。
It is a big company. 低い hikui
• 会社 company; firm
short; small; low
• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
声、低いね。
a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?;
don't you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can Your voice is deep.
see). • 声 voice
子ども大きくなったね。 • 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
The kids have really grown up. a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can
• 子ども child see).
• なる to become; to get; to come; to do; to start; 水は低いところに行く。
to do; to turn into
Water flows to the lowest point.
• 〜ね shares information or experiences;
softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't • 水 water
it?; don't you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you • ところ place; point; part; aspect; area
can see). • 行く to go

小さい chiisai 安い yasui

good cheap
シンガポールは小さい国です。 安い車はありますか？
Singapore is a small country. Are there any cheap cars?
• 国 country • 車 car; wheel
子どもはまだ小さいです。 • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to
The children are still small. happen; use ある for objects and いる for people
and animals
• まだ yet; still; まだ帰れない。I can't go home yet.
この店安いね。
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 This store is inexpensive. • すごい fantastic; wonderful; terrible
• この this • 分かる to understand; to see
• 店 store; shop; restaurant • 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
• important; serious important; serious a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can
see).
多い ooi
あの店よく行くの？
many; much; a lot of Do you go to that store often?
この町は大学が多い。 • あの that; those
There are many universities in this town. • 店 store; shop; restaurant
• この this • 行く to go
• 町 town; city • 〜の？ emphasizes a question: 本当にできるの？
• 大学 university Can you really do it?

最初は覚える事が多いよ。
かなり kanari
There's a lot to learn in the beginning. a lot, considerably

• 最初 first 町までかなり歩くよ。
• 覚える to learn; to remember; to memorize It's a long walk to town.
• 事 thing
• 町 town; city
• 〜よ introduces new information; emphasises a
• 〜まで to; till; until
sentence; 朝だよ！ It's morning!
• 歩く to walk
• 〜よ introduces new information; emphasises a
少ない sukunai sentence; 朝だよ！ It's morning!
few 仕事かなり大変かも。
The work might be pretty hard.
いい店って少ないよね。
There aren't many good stores. • 仕事 work, job; 仕事する to work
• 大変 serious; terrible; hard; difficult
• いい good
• 〜かも perhaps; maybe
• 店 store; shop; restaurant
• 〜ね shares information or experiences;
softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't 結構 kekkou
it?; don't you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you
adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
can see).
結構お金かかるね。
今は子どもが少ない。
It costs quite a lot of money.
There aren't many children now.
• お金 money
• 今 now
• かかる to take (time, resource); to cost; to hang
• 子ども child
• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
よく yoku don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can
see).
good; well; often
部屋、結構きれいだったよ。
すごい、よく分かったね。
The room was pretty clean.
Wow, I'm impressed you knew that.
• 部屋 room
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 • きれい beautiful; pretty; clean すぐ終わるよ。
• 〜よ emphasizes a sentence I will finish soon.

• 終わる to end; to finish

少し sukoshi • 〜よ introduces new information; emphasises a
sentence; 朝だよ！ It's morning!
a little; a few

このお店少し高いね。
まだ mada
The store is a little expensive.
yet; still
• この this
• 店 store; shop; restaurant まだ帰らないの？
• 高い high; tall; expensive Aren't you going home yet?
• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens • 帰る to return
a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
• 〜の？ emphasises a question: 本当にできるの？
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can Can you really do it?
see).
この本まだ読んでない。
少しだけ勉強する。
I haven't read this book yet.
I am going to study for a bit.
• この this
• 〜だけ only; alone; merely
• 本 book
• 勉強する study; 勉強する to learn; to study
• 読む to read

ちょっと chotto いろんな ironna

(just) a little bit; (conversation filler)
various
ちょっとだけ食べたいな。
いろんな家に住みたい。
I want to eat a bit.
I want to live in various houses.
• 〜だけ only; alone; merely
• 家 house; home
• 食べる to eat
• 住む to live
• 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる + たい
• 〜たい verb form to express desire; 食べる + たい
= 食べたい (I) want to eat.
= 食べたい (I) want to eat.
この本ちょっと面白いよ。
いろんな本読むんだね。
This book is kind of interesting.
You sure read a variety of books.
• この this
• 本 book
• 本 book
• 読む to read
• 面白い interesting; fun; funny
• 〜ね shares information or experiences; softens
• 〜よ emphasizes a sentence; 朝だよ！ It's a sentence; expects an agreement; isn’t it?;
morning!
don’t you?; 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can
see).
すぐ sugu
immediately; right away 例えば tatoeba
すぐ会社に来て！ for example; such as
Come to work right away! 大きいもの、例えば家です。
• 会社 company; firm Something big, like a house.
• 来る to come
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 • 大きい big; large; great
• もの thing
• 家 house; home
例えば、彼ならどうする？
For example, what would he do?

• 彼 he; boyfriend (also 彼氏)

• 〜なら if, in case: 雨なら行きません。I won't go if
it's raining; as for; 東京ならよく知ってます。I know
a lot about Tokyo.
• どう how; what; どう思う？What do you think?
• する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose

特に tokuni
especially; particularly

特に言う事はありません。
I don't have anything in particular to say.

• 言う to say; to speak; to talk

• 事 thing
• ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to
happen; use ある for objects and いる for people
and animals
特に犬が好き。
I especially like dogs.

• 犬 dog
• 好き favourite; to like; to love

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