873 everyday words with readings, romaji, and native audio
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気持ち悪いですきもちわるいです
Kimochi warui desu
[it's] disgusting / gross
これを読んでくれますかこれをよんでくれますか
kore wo yonde kuremasu ka
Could you (please) read this (for me)? ( casual give kureru verb ) Could you give me the favor of reading this (for me)? — くれる means "to give" when the giver does something for the speaker — more casual than moraemasu ka — In this context, it expresses a request for someone to do something for the speaker’s benefit
この席にすわってくれますかこのせきにすわってくれますか
kono seki ni suwatte kuremasu ka
could you please sit in this seat for me? ( casual give verb + -masu form ) Could you give me the favor of sitting in this seat for me? — suwaru = to sit — ni marks seat as the place to sit — more casual than moraemasu ka — te kuremasu = would you please (for me)
会いに来てくれてありがとうございますあいにきてくれてありがとうございます
ai ni kite kurete arigatou gozaimasu
thank you for coming to visit me — ai = noun form of au
食べなきゃいけないたべなきゃいけない
tabenakya ikenai
I need to/have to eat ( casual )
猫の方が好きですねこのほうがすきです
neko no hou ga suki desu
I like cats more
犬より猫の方が好きですいぬよりねこのほうがすきです
inu yori neko no hou ga suki desu
I like cats more than dogs — literal: More than dogs, I like cats — start your sentence with dog for this card (yori - hou form)
大阪のほうが東京より賑やかですおおさかのほうがとうきょうよりにぎやかです
Oosaka no hou ga toukyou yori nigiyaka desu
Osaka is livelier than Toyko (Hou - yori pattern for this card)
大阪のほうが東京より小さいですおおさかのほうがとうきょうよりちいさいです
oosaka no hou ga toukyou yori chiisai desu
Osaka is smaller than Tokyo hou - yori form — hou = the main thing that is more / less of the adjective — yori = the second thing that is being compared to the main thing
食べられるたべられる
taberareru
can eat ( casual potential form of ichidan verb) — convert final -ru to -rareru or -raremasu
そこまでどれぐらい掛かりますかそこまでどれぐらいかかりますか
soko made dore gurai kakarimasu ka
About how long does it take to get there? About how long will it take to get there?
どれぐらい掛かりますかどれぐらいかかりますか
dore gurai kakarimasu ka
About how long does/will it take?
あとどれぐらい掛かりますかあとどれぐらいかかりますか
ato dore gurai kakarimasu ka
(about) how much longer will [it] take?
あと十分掛かりますあとじゅっぷんかかります
ato juppun kakarimasu
it will take 10 more minutes
歩いてあるいて
aruite
by foot
歩いて5分ぐらい掛かりますあるいてごふんぐらいかかります
aruite gofun gurai kakarimasu
it takes about 5 minutes by foot (by walking)
落ち着いてくださいおちついてください
ochitsuite kudasai
please calm down
私は落ち着いていますわたしはおちついています
watashi wa ochitsuiteimasu
I am calm (ongoing state)
けど
kedo
but, however — used to connect two contrasting clauses within the same sentence — second most casual casual | ga < ___ < keredo < keredomo | formal
教えてくれてありがとうございますおしえてくれてありがとうございます
oshiete kurete arigatou gozaimasu
Thank you for teaching/telling me Thank you for giving me the favor of teaching / telling me — use this if someone helps you in Japan ex. gives you directions — structure = [te form] + [kureru te form] + arigatou gozaimasu
手伝ってくれてありがとうございますてつだってくれてありがとうございます
tetsudatte kurete arigatou gozaimasu
Thank you for helping me (casual give kureru verb) — can be said to a person helping you with something in Japan — structure = [te form] + [kurete (kuremasu te form)] + [arigatou gozaimasu]
応援してくれてありがとうございます先生おうえんしてくれてありがとうございますせんせい
ouen shite kurete arigatou gozaimasu, sensei
Thank you for supporting me, teacher — can be said to your teacher for teaching you Japanese so well — structure = te form + kurete (kuremasu te form) + arigatou gozaimasu
ちょっと待ってくれますかちょっとまってくれますか
chotto matte kuremasu ka
Could you please wait a moment (for me)? ( casual give kureru verb ) — kuremasu = please do something for me — more casual than moraemasu ka — also less direct and softer than kudasai
もっとゆっくり言ってくれますかもっとゆっくりいってくれますか
motto yukkuri itte kuremasu ka
Could you (please) speak more slowly (for me)? ( casual give kureru verb ) Could you give me the favor of speaking more slowly? — kuremasu ka = would you please do something for me? —> less direct and more soft than kudasai — more casual than moraemasu ka
磨くみがく
migaku
to polish, brush, shine, grind ex. to brush teeth = ha wo migaku
いつも歯を磨くいつもはをみがく
itsumo ha wo migaku
I always brush my teeth ( casual )
ちゃんと
chaanto
properly, correctly, thoroughly
歯 を ちゃんと 磨いた ほう が いい ですはをちゃんとみがいたほうがいいです
ha wo chaanto migaita hou ga ii desu
You should brush your teeth properly It’s better that you brush your teeth properly — structure for should = [past informal verb] + [hou ga ii desu]
すぐに 食べた 方 が いい ですすぐにたほうがいいです
sugu ni tabeta hou ga ii desu
[you/we] should eat now/soon It's better that [you/we] eat now/soon — structure for should = [past informal verb] + [hou ga ii desu] — sugu ni = immediately, at once — can also mean we as subject — add ね at the end to emphasize subject being we
上手じょうず
jouzu
skilled, good at — typically used to compliment others but never yourself like tokui — if your Japanese is good or bad in Japan, you will be called jouzu out of kindness.
上手に教えてくれましたじょうずにおしえてくれました
jouzu ni oshiete kuremashita
You taught me well ( jouzu , give kureru verb) You gave me the favor of teaching me well ( jouzu ) — ____ta: The past form of くれる , which implies that the action was done for the speaker's benefit (i.e., someone taught the speaker as a favor).
よく教えてくれましたよくおしえてくれました
yoku oshiete kuremashita
you taught me a lot /well ( yoku ) you gave me the favor of teaching me a lot /well ( yoku ) — ____ta: The past form of くれる , which implies that the action was done for the speaker's benefit (i.e., someone taught the speaker as a favor).
虫歯むしば
mushiba
cavity (of teeth) — kanji means bug tooth
虫歯が痛いですむしばがいたいです
mushiba ga itai desu
My cavity hurts I have a toothache (from a cavity)
虫歯を治すむしばをなおす
mushiba wo naosu
I will treat your cavity to treat a cavity
患者さんかんじゃさん
kanja san
patient (polite noun)
患者さんが待っていますかんじゃさんがまっています
kanja san ga matteimasu
The patient is waiting
食べたら、たべたら、
tabetara
If [I] eat, When [I] eat, — structure = past informal + ra = if/when statement
食べたら、お腹がいっぱいになりますたべたら、おなかがいっぱいになります
tabetara, onaka ga ippai ni narimasu
If (when) I eat, I will become full (my stomach will become full) — structure = past informal + ra = if statement
カラオケに行ったら、ビヨンセを歌いますカラオケにいったら、ビヨンセをうたいます
karaoke ni ittara, Beyonce wo utaimasu
If I go to karaoke, I will sing Beyoncé When I go to karaoke, I will sing Beyoncé — structure = past informal verb + ra = if / when statement
食べたばかりですたべたばかりです
tabeta bakari
I just ate — structure = past informal verb + _____ = just did something
飲んだ ばかり だ から、お腹 が いっぱい ですのんだばかりだから、おなかがいっぱいです
nonda bakari dakara, onaka ga ippai desu
Because I just drank, my stomach is full — structure = past informal verb + _____ = just did something — [verb] + bakari = noun —> da kara must be added after any noun or na adj
タクシーに乗ったばかりですタクシーにのったばかりです
Takushii ni notta bakari desu
I just got in the taxi
しゃぶしゃぶを聞いたことがありますかしゃぶしゃぶをきいたことがありますか
shabu shabu wo kiita koto ga arimasu ka
Have you heard of shabu-shabu (Japanese hot pot) ?
しゃぶしゃぶを聞いたことがありませんしゃぶしゃぶをきいたことがありません
shabu shabu wo kiita koto ga arimasen
I have not heard of shabu-shabu
東京のバーに行ったことがありますかとうきょうのバーにいったことがありますか
Toukyou no baa ni itta koto ga arimassu ka
Have you been to a bar in Tokyo?
東京のバーに行ったことがありませんとうきょうのバーにいったことがありません
Toukyou no baa ni itta koto ga arimasen
I have not been to a bar in Tokyo
ゴジラの映画を見たことがありますゴジラのえいがをみたことがあります
Gojira no eiga wo mita koto ga arimasu
I have seen Godzilla movies (before).
東京に行ったら、何をしますかとうきょうにいったら、なにをしますか
toukyou ni ittara, nani wo shimasu ka
When/if you go to Tokyo, what will you do? — -tara = if/when
東京に行った時、何をしましたかとうきょうにいったとき、なにをしましたか
Toukyou ni itta toki, nani wo shimashita ka
When you went to Tokyo, what did you do? — use toki
東京で食べたり、飲んだり、歌ったりしましたとうきょうでたべたり、のんだり、うたったりしました
toukyou de tabetari nondari uttatari shimashita
I ate, drank, and sang in Tokyo (among other things) ( polite ) In Tokyo, I did things like eat, drink, and sing (among other things) ( polite ) [past informal verb + ri] + [suru] = verb + among other things — lists an incomplete list of actions, implying more similar things happened
明日おきたり、家を掃除したりするあしたおきたり、いえをそうじしたりする
ashita okitari, ie wo souji shitari suru
Tomorrow I will do things like wake up and clean my house (among other things) ( casual ) — -tari form creates an incomplete list of actions (verbs) that you do among other things
おすすめ
osusume
recommendation, suggestion — comes from osusumeru (to recommend, suggest)
東京でおすすめのアクティビティは何ですかとうきょうでおすすめのアクティビティはなにですか
toukyou de osusume no akutibiti wa nan desu ka
What are some recommended activities in Tokyo? What activities do you recommend in Tokyo?
Kariforunia de eiga wo mitari, bichi ni iku no ga osusume desu
In California, it is recommended to do things like watching movies and going to the beach (among other things) In California I recommend doing things like watching movies and going to the beach (among other things) — use iku no ga, not iku no koto for this example
渋谷行きの電車はどこですかしぶやゆきのでんしゃはどこですか
Shibuya yuki no densha wa doko desu ka
Where is the train that is bound for Shibuya? — yuki = iki = outbound, going, bound for
新千歳空港行きの飛行機はどこですかしんちとせくうこうゆきのひこうきはどこですか
Shin Chitose kuukou yuki no hikouki wa doko desu ka
Where is the airplane/flight bound for Shin Chitose Airport? — yuki = iki = bound for, going — if this is too hard, just hit Shift + @ or Shift + ! to suspend
新千歳空港から、ニセコ行きのバスはどこですかしんちとせくうこうから、ニセコいきのバスはどこですか
Shin Chitose kuukou kara, niseko yuki no basu wa doko desu ka
Where is the bus bound for Niseko from Shin Chitose Airport? — yuki = iki = bound, going
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