Basic Japanese Phrases And Words

Front 1

Do you understand?

Back 1

Wakarimasu ka?

Front 2

Please speak more slowly

Back 2

yukkuri hanashite kudasai

Front 3

Please say that again

Back 3

mō ichido, itte kudasai

Front 4

Sorry, I didn't understand that

Back 4

sumimasen. wakarimasen deshita

Front 5

What did you say?

Back 5

nan te iimashita ka?

Front 6

Can you translate it for me?

Back 6

yakushite kudasai

Front 7

What does this mean?

Back 7

kore wa dōiu imi desu ka

Front 8

Do you have an English menu?

Back 8

eigo no menyu wa arimasu ka?

Front 9

My hovercraft is full of eels

Back 9

Watashi no hobākurafuto wa unagi de ippai desu.

Front 10

Sunday

Back 10

nichiyōbi

Front 11

Monday

Back 11

getsuyōbi

Front 12

Tuesday

Back 12

kayōbi

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Wednesday

Back 13

suiyōbi

Front 14

Thursday

Back 14

mokuyōbi

Front 15

Friday

Back 15

kin'yōbi

Front 16

Saturday

Back 16

doyōbi

Front 17

How do you make months in Japan?

Back 17

Number of the month then add "gatsu"

Front 18

One

Back 18

Ichi

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Two

Back 19

Ni

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Three

Back 20

San

Front 21

Four

Back 21

Shi (yon after 10)

Front 22

Five

Back 22

Go

Front 23

Six

Back 23

Roku

Front 24

Seven

Back 24

shichi (nana after 10)

Front 25

Eight

Back 25

hachi

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Nine

Back 26

kyuu

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Ten

Back 27

Juu

Front 28

Today

Back 28

kyou

Front 29

Tommorow

Back 29

ashita

Front 30

Yesterday

Back 30

kinou

Front 31

This morning

Back 31

kesa

Front 32

This afternoon

Back 32

konban

Front 33

Now

Back 33

Ima

Front 34

He

Back 34

kare

Front 35

She

Back 35

kanojo

Front 36

House

Back 36

ie

Front 37

What is the most common form of verb in Japanese language?

Back 37

Godan Verbs

Front 38

How many bases are there for Godan Verb?

Back 38

7

Front 39

What are the seven base endings for Godan verbs?

Back 39

a, hi, u, e, ou, te and ta

Front 40

What is to speak in Japanese?

Back 40

hanasu

Front 41

What is base one "a" mean when added to a verb?

Back 41

Base 1 can not be used by itself but becomes the informal form negative simply by adding -nai. E.g. hanasanai

Front 42

What is base two "hi" mean when added to a verb?

Back 42

Base 2 is, in most cases, a noun when used by itself but is primarily used with the polite form of the verb. E.g. hanashi

Front 43

What is base three "u" mean when added to a verb?

Back 43

Base 3 is the main form (the one that would be found in the dictionary) and is also the plain form present/future tense. e.g. hanasu

Front 44

What is base four "e" mean when added to a verb?

Back 44

Base 4 is most often used as "if verb" by adding -ba. (ex. hanaseba - If he'd just say something.) It can also be used by itself as a command form but it is extremely rude and I recommend not using it at all.

Front 45

What is base five "ou" mean when added to a verb?

Back 45

Base 5 is used by itself as the "let's" form. (ex. hanasou - Let's talk.) We will get into other ways it's used in later lessons

Front 46

What is base "te" mean when added to a verb?

Back 46

Base "te" can be used by itself as a plain form command. It is not rude but should only be used with close friends and children. By adding kudasai it becomes the polite form command. Base "te" can also be used in other ways that we will get into in later lessons. e.g. hanashite

Front 47

What is base "ta" mean when added to a verb?

Back 47

Base "ta" is merely Base "te" with an "a" sound on the end instead of an "e" sound. It is mainly used by itself as the plain form past tense. (ex. hanashita - I talked.) We will get into other ways it's used in later lessons

Front 48

What happen with bases "ta" and "te" with the endings for all Godan verbs ending in (u), (tsu), or (ru)?

Back 48

(tte) in the "te" form and (tta) in the "ta" form. (e.g. katsu (to win) -> katte (Win!), katta (We won!)

Front 49

What happen with bases "ta" and "te" with the endings for all Godan verbin ending in (bu), (mu), or (nu)?

Back 49

(nde) in the "te" form and (nda) in the "ta" form. (ex. yomu (to read -> yonde (Read it.), yonda (I read it.))

Front 50

What happen with bases "ta" and "te" with the endings for all Godan verbin ending in (ku)?

Back 50

(ite) in the "te" form and (ita) in the "ta" form. (e.g. aruku (to walk) -> aruite (Walk!), aruita (I walked here.)) The only exception to this rule is for the verb iku (to go) which becomes (itte/itta).

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What happen with bases "ta" and "te" with the endings for all Godan verbin ending in (gu)?

Back 51

(ide) in the "te" form and (ida) in the "ta" form. (e.g. oyogu (to swim) -> oyoide (Swim!), oyoida (I swam.))

Front 52

What happen with bases "ta" and "te" with the endings for all Godan verbin ending in (su)?

Back 52

(shite) in the "te" form and(shita) in the "ta" form. (e.g. hanasu (to talk) -> hanashite (Say something!), hanashita (I talked (to him).))

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to meet

Back 53

au

Front 54

to win

Back 54

katsu

Front 55

to sell

Back 55

uru

Front 56

to play

Back 56

asobu

Front 57

to drink

Back 57

nomu

Front 58

to walk

Back 58

to walk

Front 59

To swim

Back 59

oyogu

Front 60

to erase/ turn off

Back 60

kesu

Front 61

To go

Back 61

iku