Sentence Format
Subject---->myself----->place----->direct object----> verb
*Thanks Shaku!
Basic Vocabulary
Words/Phrases
Arigatou(Arigatoo)-Thank You
Arigatou gozaimasu(u=silent/gozaimas)- Thank you (formal)
Doomo-Thanks (very informal)
Doomo Arigatou- Thank you very much
Doomo Arigato gozaimasu- Thank you very much (most formal)
Doozo Yorushiku- Nice meeting you
Genki desu- I am fine
Hajimemanutse- How do you do?
Ii otenki desu ne- It's fine weather, isn't it?
Ja(dewa)- See you
Ja(dewa)mata- See you (formal)
Kekkoo desu- No thanks
Konban wa- Good evening
Konnichi wa- Good afternoon
Ogenki desu ka- How are you?
Ohayoo- Good morning (informal)
Ohayoo gozaimasu- Good morning (formal)
Ohisashiburi desu ne- Haven't seen you for a long time
Okagesama de genki desu- Thanks to you, I am fine
Onegai shimasu- Please(give me)...
Oyasuminasai- Good night
Sayo(o)nara- Goodbye (formal)
Sh!tsuree shimasu- Goodbye
Sumimasen- Excuse me, thank you.
Questions
Onamae wa- May I have your name?
Classroom/Objects
booru-pen- ballpoint pen
chooku- chalk
denki- light,lamp
doa- door
epitsu- pencil
gakusee- student
hon- book
isu- chair
jisho- dictionary
kaaten- curtain
kaban- bag, briefcase
kabe- wall
kami- paper
keshigomu- eraser
kokuban- chalkboard
kokuban-keshi- eraser(for blackboard)
kyookasho- textbook
kyoonutssu- classroom
mado- window
mannenhitsu- fountain pen
nooto- notebook
sensee(sensei)- teahcer, professor
shaapu penshiru- mechanical pencil
teeburu- table
tenjoo- ceiling
tsukue- desk
yuka- floor
Other nouns
daigaku- university
meeshi- name card, business card
Other Useful Words
desu- to be*
doozo- please
hai, soo desu- Yes, that's right
iie- no
ka- (question mark)
kore- this(thing)
no- (possessive marker)
watashi- I
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*- I'm pretty sure that it's used to make a sentence more polite.
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Author: Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku