Teach Yourself Japanese Unit One

Front 1

a/a w line

Back 1

well!
ah!

Front 2

desu

Back 2

is

Front 3

ha-isha

Back 3

dentist

Front 4

eigo

Back 4

english

Front 5

okusan

Back 5

(your/his) wife

Front 6

sensei

Back 6

teacher

Front 7

so (w line on o) desu

Back 7

that is so

Front 8

igirisuji

Back 8

british (person)

Front 9

amerikajin

Back 9

american (person)

Front 10

de wa arimasen

Back 10

negative of desu

Front 11

iie/ie

Back 11

no

Front 12

kore

Back 12

this

Front 13

sore

Back 13

that (by you)

Front 14

watashi no

Back 14

my [noun]

Front 15

hai

Back 15

yes

Front 16

shinbun

Back 16

newspaper

Front 17

do(line)mo

Back 17

thanks

Front 18

Furansu

Back 18

France

Front 19

doko

Back 19

where? what place

Front 20

chizu

Back 20

cheese

Front 21

are

Back 21

that (over there)

Front 22

nan?

Back 22

what?

Front 23

zenbu

Back 23

all

Front 24

ichigo

Back 24

strawberry

Front 25

jamu

Back 25

jam

Front 26

hora!

Back 26

look! (informal way of getting someone to look at something)

Front 27

tabemono

Back 27

food

Front 28

zenbu

Back 28

all

Front 29

ichigo

Back 29

strawbery

Front 30

doko no [noun[

Back 30

[noun] of what place

Front 31

A wa B desu

Back 31

A is B

Front 32

ja arimasen

Back 32

negative of desu

Front 33

wa nai desu

Back 33

negative of desu

Front 34

the particle "ka"

Back 34

particle which makes a statement a question

Front 35

yo

Back 35

putting this at the end of a sentence works similar to the exclaimation mark in english

Front 36

ne

Back 36

used to solicit agreement from the reader like "isn't it" in English

Front 37

mo

Back 37

can be substituted for wa and has a means "also" or "too" as in I am a teacher, too.

Front 38

[noun] no [noun]

Back 38

noun before it provides furthur information about the noun after it

Front 39

A wa B desu

Back 39

How to say A is B

Front 40

adding "ka"

Back 40

how to turn a statement into a question

Front 41

start with hai or iie

Back 41

how to respond to yes or no questions

Front 42

are

Back 42

meaning "over there"

Front 43

A wa X no B desu

Back 43

when you want to add to the description of a thing

Front 44

dare no?

Back 44

of who?

Front 45

doko no?

Back 45

from where?

Front 46

nan no?

Back 46

of what?

Front 47

kanai

Back 47

used in reference to wife not when talking to wife

Front 48

hajimemashite

Back 48

"I meet you for the first time" or how do you do.

Front 49

hajimete o-me ni kakarimasu

Back 49

more polite way of saying how do you do.

Front 50

do(line)zo yoroshiku

Back 50

can be used after or in place of hajimemashite

Front 51

meishi

Back 51

namecards

Front 52

-san

Back 52

the jap equivalent of mr, mrs, ms. Is always attached to a name. Can't be used in reference to own family or self.

Front 53

kasa

Back 53

umbrella

Front 54

sensei

Back 54

used to address teachers, doctors or medical mp's

Front 55

okusan

Back 55

used in reference to anothers wife.

Front 56

-kun

Back 56

used by male friends to address each other, or to a superior to address a subordinate.

Front 57

-chan

Back 57

given to junior members of the family. Usually attached to the given names.

Front 58

kimi

Back 58

intimate you

Front 59

anata

Back 59

you

Front 60

omae

Back 60

you there

Front 61

-jin

Back 61

meaning person

Front 62

australia

Back 62

O(line)sutoraria

Front 63

China

Back 63

Chu(line)goku

Front 64

France

Back 64

Furansu

Front 65

Germany

Back 65

Doitsu

Front 66

Itaria

Back 66

Italy

Front 67

Supein

Back 67

Spain

Front 68

Eigo

Back 68

English

Front 69

Igirisu

Back 69

Britain

Front 70

Eikoku

Back 70

Britain

Front 71

Nihon/Nippon

Back 71

Japan

Front 72

Gaikoku

Back 72

Foreign country

Front 73

Gaikokujin/Gaijin

Back 73

Foreigner

Front 74

Gaikokugo

Back 74

foreign language

Front 75

[name] to mo(l)shimasu

Back 75

more polite way of saying my name is [name]