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| Konnichiwa, minna-san! O genki desu ka? Kore wa watashi no "nihongo webpage" desu. Ja mata! P.S. I know there will be some words that people will not like to hear about, such as the swear words, but I often get questions about Japanese curses and I want to please everyone. Don't take offense, kudasai! Also, special thanks to Oreo, the Japanese students I've talked to, and Barnes and Noble (for all the Japanese books). One more thing! Anything in red is a phrase from the Anime. VOCABULARY Ai � love Aitsu � That damn person Aitsume � Damn him/her! Aki � autumn Amai - leniant Anata - nice way to say "you" Ano/Anou - "Um" (used when trying to figure out what to say) Are - that (objects far from both the speaker and the listener) Atsui - uncomfortably or unusually hot Baka - idiot, moron, etc. Baka yaro � stupid, asshole, etc. Biseinin - pretty youth Bishounen - pretty boy Bishojo � pretty girl -Chan - Affectionate ending for young boys or girls. You shorten the name. eg. Alana = A-chan Chibi - small (this term is not the respectful term used) Chikai - close by Chikyuu - Earth Dakara - that's why; so that's the reason Dare - who Demo - but Desu - to be Domo - very Fakku - fuck Haru - spring Hasha - firearms Hashi - chopsticks Hayu - winter Hentai - perverted Hidoi - cruel or mean Hon - book Hone - bone Hoshi - star Itai - pain (can be used to express pain, like "ouch!") Iru - to need Jibun - self Jidai - era Kami - god (general term) Karera - they Kawaii - cute Kazu - number (kazuichi is "number one") Kimi � you (only boys use this) Kimochi - feeling/emotions Kisama - unfriendly way to say "you" Koibito - lover Kore - this (object near the speaker) Kokoro - heart -Kun - ending for boys names, usually peers. eg. Peter-kun Kuso - shit Mainichi - everyday Minna/Minna-san - everybody Momo - peach Motomete - searching -Nai � not, negative addition (hateshi is end. add -nai and get hateshinai. this now means endless) Naka - inside; within Namae - name Namida - tears Nani/nan - What Natsu - summer Nihon - Japan Nihongo - Japanese (the language) Ninmu - duty or mission Neko - cat No - used for possesion or �of�. eg. Seigi no tokoro = Jusitice�s place/ Place of Justice Oi - hey Omae - informal way to say "you" Onna - woman Ore - I (male) Ore-tachi - we are (male) Ore wa... - I am... (male) Otoko - man Sakana - fish -San - polite ending to a name -Sama - ultra polite ending to a name, except when saying "kisama" Samui - uncomfortably or unusually cold Seigi - justice Sensei - teacher Senpai - an upper classman in school Senshi - warrior or soldier Shio - salt Shimatta � a Japanese swear word Shinjite - to believe Shinu - to die Shonen ai - boy's love Sore - that (objects near the listener but far from the speaker) Sugoi - wow Sukoshi - a little bit Suru - to do (nani o suru? "what are you doing?") Taberu/Tabemasu - to eat Tabi - journey -Tachi - added to a word to indicate plural Tasukete - help Tatakau - to fight Teki - enemy Tenshi - angel Toki - time (when at end of sentence, it means when) Tokidoki � sometimes Tokoro - place Tooi - far Tsubasa - wings Tsuyosa/Tsuyoi - strength/strong Uchi - home Uchuu - outer space Uchuu no kokoro - Space Heart (a psychic link) Utsukushii � beautiful Wakai - immature Wakatta - a small revelation Wakatta e yo - I gotcha (slang) Watashi - I (female or general) Watashi ni - me Watashi no - my Watashi wa... - I am... Watashi-tachi - we Wo - a particle that connects a noun to a verb Yamero � enough Yameru - stop Yami - darkness Yaoi - boy/boy relationship Yasai - vegetable Yowai - weak Yuri - girl/girl relationship Zakennayo � fuck off COLORS When used as an adjective, add and "i" to the end. Aka/Akai - Red Akarui - light; bright Ao/Aoi - blue Chairo/Chairoi - brown (literaly, the color of tea) Haairo - gray Iro - color Kiiro/Kiiroi - yellow Koi/Kurai - dark colored Kuro/Kuroi - black Midori - green Mizuiro - light blue (literaly, the color of water) Shiro/Shiroi - white Usui - light; pale colored NUMBERS Ree - zero Ichi - one Ni - two San - three Yon/Shi - four Go - five Roku - six Shichi/Nana - seven Hachi - eight Ku/Kyuu - nine Jyu - ten *after this, you add ten and one, to get Jyu-ichi. This only works up to nineteen* MONTHS Ichi-gatsu - January Ni-gatsu - Febuary *In the months, to continue, just add the number of the month and ten "gatsu". December would be Jyu-ni-gatsu* DAILY ACTIVITIES Asagohan - breakfast Bangohan - dinner Benkyoo - study Eega - movie Hirugohan - lunch Ichinichi-juu nemasu - sleep all day Kaimono no ikimasu - go shopping Sanpo - strolling/ walking Tegami o kakimasu - write a letter Undoo - exercise Yakyuu o shimasu - play baseball PHRASES Ai shiteru - I love you Are wa nan desu ka? - What is that? (over there)(�are� can be replaced w/ kore, sore, etc. depending on what you want to say) Arigato - Thank you Boku no jidai - My era Chigau! � You�re wrong! Daijoubo desu ka? - Are you okay? Daijoubo - I'm alright. Doi tashi mashte - You're welcome Domo aritgato gozaimas - Thank you very much Do shita? - What happened? Do shite? � Why? E daro � Alright, sure Empitsu o kashte kudasai? - May I borrow a pencil? (pencil/empitsu may be replaced w/ any object) Empitsu o kezuttimo iideska? - May I sharpen my pencil? E ya e - No Genki des - I'm fine. Gomennasai - Sorry Hai - Yes Hai, soo desu - Yes, that's right Hajimeimashite - How do you do? Honto ni - Really? Iki masho � Let�s go Ima nan-ji desu ka? - What time is it now? Ja mata � See you later Kamawan � I don�t care Kekko desu - No thanks Kikoeteiru ka - Are you listening? Konnichiwa - Hello Kore wa _____ desu - This is a _________. Kudasai - Please (tangible items and used at end of sentence) Matte/chotto matte - Wait or Wait up Mizu o nondemo iideska? - May I drink water? Nanda? � What is it? What do you want? Nan demo nai - "It's nothing" Nani o suteru ka? � What did you say? Nani o suru? - What are you doing? Ninmu kanryou - Misson accomplished Ninmu ryoukai - Mission accepted Ogenki desu ka? - How are you? Ohayo gozaimasu - Good morning Ohisashiburi desu ne - I haven't seen you for a long time Okagesama de genki desu - Thanks to you, I'm fine Omae wo korosu - I'm going to kill you Onegai shimasu- Please (give me) used for non-tangible items Ore wa kisama to tatakatte mitakatta - I have always wanted a chance to fight you Osoku natte gomennasai - Sorry I'm late Otearai e ittemo iideska? - May I go to the restroom? Oyasumi/Oyasumi nasai - Good night Sayonara - Good bye Seigi wa ore ga kimeru - I will decide justice So ka � I see, I get it Sore ga seigi da - Then that is justice Sumimasen - Excuse me �neverending apology� Watashi ni wa wakaranai � I don�t understand Yo ro shi deska? - Do you want some? Yoroshiku - Nice to meet you Yowai mono ga tatakattari suru na - Weaklings shouldn't fight SENTENCE STRUCTURE To say what something or someone is: ---_____(noun) wa _____ (description) desu. Eg. John wa amai desu. John immature is. (word for word) John is immature. (meaning) ***the �desu� is not needed in some cases, such as �omae wa kawaii� |