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KenoTao
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PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:57 am


Hey there one and all. This thread will serve the sole purpose of listing Japanese vocabulary so that you will actually be able to say, read, and write in Japanese (at least at the novice level). Though I am probably going to entrust this thread to one of my classmates later, I am currently the one in charge of it (obviously). It is crucial that you use this thread as much, if not more than, the grammar thread. After all, what good is knowing how to read Japanese if you don't know what any of the words mean? By knowing what the words mean, you also develop the ability to say them, and hopefully will be able to separate them in sentences (there are usually no spaces between words). Anyway moving on.
PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:19 am


Nakama Chapter 1 たんごtango (Vocabulary)


Expressions

ありがとう ございますarigatou gozaimasu - Thank you
あれは にほんごで なんと いいますかare ha nihongo de nanto iimasuka - What do you call that (over there) in Japanese?
いってくださいitte kudasai - Please say it/Repeat after me
おおきい こえで はなしてくださいookii koe de hanashite kudasai - Please speak loudly
おはよう ございますohayou gozaimasu - Good morning
かいてくださいkaite kudasai - Please write
きいてくださいkiite kudasai - Please listen
これは にほんごで なんと いいますかkore ha nihongo de nanto iimasuka - What do you call this in Japanese?
こんばんはkonban ha - Good evening/Hello (in the evening)
こんにちはkonnichi ha - Good afternoon/Hello
さようならsayounara - Good-bye (implies a long farewell such as leaving for summer break)
しつれいしますshitsureishimasu - Good-bye (used when speaking to a social superior such as a teacher or boss)
じゃあ、 またjaa, mata - See you later (colloquial and used with amongst equals. Literally means "Well then, again.")
すみませんsumimasen - Sorry
あのう、 すみませんanou, sumimasen - Excuse me
それは にほんごで なんと いいますかsore ha nihongo de nanto iimasuka - What do you call that in Japanese?
~って なんですか~tte nan desu ka - What does ~ mean?
どういたしましてdouitashimashite - You're welcome
はじめまして。 ~です。 どうぞ よろしくHajimemashite. ~desu. Douzo youroshiku - How do you do? I am ~. Pleased to meet you. (Hajimemashite is used only when you meet someone for the first time. After that, any of the previously mentioned greetings are used.)
~は にほんごで なんと いいますか~ha nihongo de nanto iimasuka - How do you say ~ in Japanese?
みてくださいmite kudasai - Please look (at it)
もう いちど いってくださいmou ichido itte kudasai - Please say it again
ゆっくり いってくださいyukkuri itte kudasai - Please say it slowly
ゆっくり はなしてくださいyukkuri hanashite kudasai - Please speak slowly
よんでくださいyonde kudasai - Please read


Every chapter within Nakama also has a list of passive vocabulary, which is basically vocabulary you wouldn't need for that particular chapter. I won't be listing the passive vocabulary, therefore I apologize if there happens to be a word you want to know that I don't list for that particular reason. I do have a JED though so I can always look it up for you if you PM me.

KenoTao
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KenoTao
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PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:54 am


Nakama Chapter 2 たんごtango


Nouns

アジア(あじあ)けんきゅうajia kenkyuu - Asian studies
アメリカ(あめりか)amerika - America, U.S
いちねんせいichinensei - first year student (freshman)
えいごeigo - English
オーストラリア(おーすとらりあ)osutoraria - Australia
おとこotoko - male
おとこの ひとotoko no hito - man
おんなonna - female
おんなの ひとonna no hito - woman
がくせいgakusei - student
カナダ(かなだ)kanada - Canada
かんこくkankoku - Korea
くにkuni - country
けいえいがくkeieigaku - business administration
けいざいがくkeizaigaku - economics
こうがくkougaku - engineering
こうこうkoukou - high school
さんねんせいsannensei - third year student (junior)
スペイン(すぺいん)supein - Spain
せんこうsenkou - major
せんせいsensei - teacher/professor
だいがくdaigaku - college/university
だいがくせいdaigakusei - college/university student
だいがくいんdaigakuin - graduate school
だいがくいんせいdaigakuinsei - graduate school student
ちゅうごくchuugoku - China
ともだちtomodachi - friend
なまえonamae - name
にねんせいninensei - second year student (sophomore)
にほんnihon - Japan
ニュージーランド(にゅーじーらんど)nyuuziirando - New Zealand
ひとhito - person
フランス(ふらんす)furansu - France
ぶんがくbungaku - literature
メキシコ(めきしこ)mekishiko - Mexico
よねんせいyonensei - fourth year student (senior)
りゅうがくせいryuugakusei - exchange student

Pronouns
そうsou - so
ぼくboku - I (normally used by males)
わたしwatashi - I

Copula Verb
ですdesu - to be

Adverbs
いいえiie - no
はい/ええhai/ee - yes

Question Words
どこdoko - where
どちらdochira - where (more polite than どこ)
なに/なんnani/nan - what

Demonstrative Words
こちらkochira - this person, this way

Particles
ka - question mark (you heard me)
to - and
no - noun modifier
ha - topic marker
mo - similarity marker

Suffixes
~がく~gaku - study of ~
~ご~go - language (にほんご=Japanese language)
~じん~jin - nationality (アメリカじん=American)
~せい~sei - ~student
~ねん~nen - ~year

Conjunction
そしてsoshite - and

Expressions
そうsou - so
いいえ、そうじゃありません。iie, sou ja arimasen - No, that is not so.
~から いらっしゃいました。~kara irasshaimashita - ~came from~ (polite)
~から きました。~kara kimashita ~came from~ (casual)
こちらこそ。kochirakoso - It is I who should be saying that. Thank you. I'm sorry.
はい/ええ、そうです。hai/ee, sou desu - Yes, that's so.

Hey hey kiddies. Just another one of Keno's side notes. In case you're wondering how to make a Japanese noun, plural...you don't. In Japanese, the noun, when spoken, can be singular or plural. Hope you enjoy chapter 2.
PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:51 am


Nakama Chapter 3 たんごtango


Nouns

アパート(あぱーと)apaato - apartment
いすisu - chair
いぬinu - dog
うちuchi - house
e - picture
おしいれoshiire - Japanese-style closet
しゃしんshashin - photograph
スタンド(すたんど)sutando - lamp
ステレオ(すてれお)sutereo - stereo
ソファ(そふぁ)sofa - sofa
たてものtatemono - building
たんすtansu - chest; drawers
テーブル(てーぶる)teeburu - table
テレビ(てれび)terebi - television
でんわdenwa - telephone
ドア(どあ)doa - door
とけいtokei - clock; watch
とだなtodana - cabinet
ねこneko - cat
ふとんfuton - futon
ベッド(べっど)beddo - bed
へやheya - room
ほんhon - book
ほんだなhondana - bookshelf
まどmado - window
りょうryou - dormitory

Location Nouns
うえue - on; above; over
うしろushiro - behind; back of
したshita - under; beneath
そとsoto - outside
ちかくchikaku - near; vicinity
となりtonari - next to
なかnaka - in; middle
ひだりがわhidarigawa - to the left; left side
まえmae - in front of; in the front
みぎがわmigigawa - to the right; right side
よこyoko - next to; at the side of

Verbs
ありますarimasu - am/is/are, exists (inanimate things)
いますimasu - am/is/are, exists (people or animals)

na-adjectives
きれい(な)kirei(na) - clean; pretty; neat
しずか(な)shizuka (na) - quiet
すてき(な)suteki (na) - attractive; nice
ゆうめい(な)yuumei (na) - famous
りっぱ(な)rippa (na) - fine; splendid; gorgeous

i-adjectives
あかるいakarui - bright
あたらしいatarashii - new
いいii - good
おおきいookii - big
せまいsemai - narrow; cramped
たかいtakai - tall; high
ちいさいchiisai - small
ひろいhiroi - spacious; wide
ふるいfurui - old

Adverbs
あまりamari - (not) very (used with negative forms)
どうぞdouzo - please
どうもdoumo - very
とてもtotemo - very (used with the affirmative form)

Question Words
だれdare - who
だれのdareno - whose
どのdono - which
どんなdonna - what kind of

Demonstrative Words
あそこasoko - over there; that place
ここkoko - here; this place
そこsoko - there; that place
あのano+noun - that(noun) over there
このkono+noun - this(noun)
そのthat+noun - that(noun)

Expressions
ああaa - oh
あがってください。agattekudasai - please come in
おかえりなさい。okaerinasai - welcome back/home
おじゃまします。ojamashimasu - Thank you (for allowing me to come in)(literally: I will intrude on you.)
ただいま。tadaima - I'm back!

KenoTao
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