| Term | Definition |
|---|
| です = desu | a word that resembles English "is". |
| は = wa | concerning, regarding |
| が = ga | a subject marker |
| か = ka | question marker |
| わたし は アメリカじん です。= | I am an American. (Lit.: Regarding me, I'm American.) |
| すし は おいしい です。= sushi wa oishii desu | Sushi is tasty. (Lit: Regarding sushi, it's tasty.) |
| しんかんせん は たかい です。= shinkansen wa takai desu. | Shinkansen (a bullet train) is expensive. (Lit: Regarding a bullet train, it's expensive.) |
| こちら は たなかさん です。= kochira wa Tanaka-san desu. | This is mr. Tanaka. (Lit: Regarding this person, he is Mr. Tanaka.) |
| とうきょう は おもしろい です。= Toukyou wa omoshiroi desu. | Tokyo is interesting/fun. (Lit: Regarding Tokyo, it's fun/interesting) |
| とうきょう は たいくつ です。= Toukyou wa taikutsu desu. | Tokyo is boring. (Lit: Regarding Tokyo, it's boring.) |
| わたし = watashi | I/me |
| アメリカじん = amerika-jin | American |
| アメリカ = amerika | America (US) |
| すし = sushi | sushi |
| おいしい = oishii | tasty, delicious |
| しんかんせん = Shinkansen | A Japanese bullet train |
| たかい = takai | Expensive (also means tall) |
| こちら = kochira | this (person) |
| おもしろい = omoshiroi | interesting, fun |
| たいくつ = taikutsu | boring |
| これ = kore | this |
| なん = nan | what |
| どようび = doyoubi | Saturday |
| しごと = shigoto | work |
| あか = aka | red (noun) |
| あかい = akai | red (adjective) |
| あお = ao | blue (noun) |
| あおい = aoi | blue (adjective) |
| さむい = samui | cold, freezing |
| あつい = atsui | hot |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace