Japanese For Everyone Lesson 2

Front 1

さんぎょう

Back 1

industry

Front 2

かない

Back 2

my wife

Front 3

とおり

Back 3

street, road

Front 4

本や

Back 4

ほんや, bookstore

Front 5

ほうせきや

Back 5

jewelry store

Front 6

レストラン

Back 6

restaurant

Front 7

おくさん

Back 7

your wife, someone else's wife

Front 8

ぎんこう

Back 8

bank

Front 9

むこう

Back 9

over there, across the way

Front 10

となり

Back 10

next to, next door

Front 11

みせ

Back 11

shop, store

Front 12

まえ

Back 12

before, in front of

Front 13

大きい

Back 13

おおきい, big, large

Front 14

小さい

Back 14

ちいさい, small, little

Front 15

たいへん

Back 15

terrible, awful, difficult

Front 16

きれい

Back 16

beautiful, nice looking

Front 17

すぐ

Back 17

right away, soon

Front 18

ある

Back 18

to exist (used for inanimate objects)

Front 19

いる

Back 19

to exist (used for animate objects)

Front 20

が

Back 20

1. softening marker, 2. subject marker, 3. qualifying clause marker: but

Front 21

どなた

Back 21

who

Front 22

どこ

Back 22

where

Front 23

に

Back 23

location marker: in, on, etc.

Front 24

この

Back 24

this, these

Front 25

あそこ

Back 25

over there

Front 26

の

Back 26

possessive marker

Front 27

その

Back 27

that, those

Front 28

どの

Back 28

which

Front 29

あのう

Back 29

uhhh….

Front 30

しつれいですが

Back 30

excuse me, but…

Front 31

はじめまして

Back 31

nice to meet you

Front 32

どうぞ　よろしく

Back 32

also nice to meet you, literally means: may our future relationship be a pleasant one.

Front 33

よろしく　おねがいします

Back 33

also nice to meet you, literally means: Please, I bet of you.

Front 34

こちらこそ

Back 34

the pleasure is all mine

Front 35

ええと

Back 35

uhhh….(used when pausing to think.)

Front 36

いってくます

Back 36

I'll go and come back. Used when leaving the house.

Front 37

おまたせしました

Back 37

sorry to have kept you waiting

Front 38

あれ

Back 38

oh! hey!

Front 39

えっ

Back 39

exclamation of mild surprise or when you missed what was said

Front 40

よんできます

Back 40

I'll go and call her.

Front 41

イタリア

Back 41

Italy

Front 42

コンピューター

Back 42

computer

Front 43

ドイツ

Back 43

Germany

Front 44

アメリカ

Back 44

USA

Front 45

せんせい

Back 45

teacher

Front 46

たてもの

Back 46

building

Front 47

ぶっか

Back 47

prices

Front 48

みち

Back 48

way, road

Front 49

コート

Back 49

overcoat, coat

Front 50

かんじ

Back 50

chinese characters

Front 51

べんきょう

Back 51

study

Front 52

あなた

Back 52

you

Front 53

ねこ

Back 53

cat

Front 54

ふんすい

Back 54

fountain

Front 55

はなや

Back 55

flower shop

Front 56

えき

Back 56

station

Front 57

いぬ

Back 57

dog

Front 58

ベンチ

Back 58

bench

Front 59

くすりや

Back 59

pharmacy

Front 60

ホテル

Back 60

hotel

Front 61

めがね

Back 61

glasses

Front 62

ケーキや

Back 62

cakeshop

Front 63

こうえん

Back 63

park