I: watashi
we: watashitachi
you: anata
you plural: anatatachi
he: kare
she: kanojo
they: ano hitotachi
SOME VERBS:
have: ...aru
see: miru
want: nozomu, ..ga hoshii desu
love: ai suru
like: suki desu
go: iku
eat: taberu
drink: nomiru
know: shiru
understand: wakaru
be able to: dekiru
learn: narau
hold: motsu
holding: motte
study: benkyoo suru
WORD ORDER:
subject object verb
ex: I you see ( i see you )
([watashi] anata o miru.
ex2: I my house to go want ( I want to go to my house )
([watashi no] uchi ni ikitai desu)
SOME NOUNS:
house: ie, uchi
my: watashi no
our: watashitachi no
your: anata no
.....etc..
friend: tomodachi, yuujin
girlfriend: gaarufurendo
boyfriend: booifurendo
mother: okaasan
father: otoosan
boy: shoonen
girl: shoojo, musume
book: hon
school: gakkoo
college: daigaku, karejji
pen: pen
pencil: empitsu
notebook: nooto
to write: kaku/kakimasu
to study: benkyoo suru
teacher: sensei
comics: manga
girlscout: gaarusukauto
boyscout: booisukauto
hour: ji, jikan
minute: fun,
second: byoo
day: hi
week-day: yoobi
night: yoru
evening: ban
moon: tsuki
sun: taiyoo
sky: ten, sora
rain: ame (verb: ame furu)
snow: yuki (verb: yuki furu)
god or God: kami, kami-sama
angel: tenshi
Jesus: iesu kirisuto
Bible: baiburu
QUESTION WORDS:
what: nani
who: dare
where: doko
when: itsu
why: dooshite,naze
how: doo
how much: ikura
nanika: something/nanimo:nothing
dareka: someone/daremo: no-one
dokoka: somewhere/dokomo: nowhere
HERE AND THERE
here: koko
there: soko
over there: asoko
this: kono
this here: kore
that: sono
that there: sore
that: ano
VERB TENSES:
MIRU. MIMASU: see
saw: mita, mimashita
let's see: miyoo, mimashoo
want to see: mitai desu
seeing: mitte
have seen: mita da, mimashita desu
present indicative: -masu
past: -mashita
let's, probably: -mashoo
want to: -tai desu
present progressive: -te imasu
have...: -mashita desu
polite imperative: -te kudasai
if...: (mir)eba
SOME PHRASES:
hello: konnichiwa
good morning: ohayoo gozaimasu
good evening: konbanwa
how are you: ogenki desu ka?
I am fine, thank you: genki desu, arigatoo
thank you: arigatoo
where is there.....: .....doko ni arimasu ka?
let's talk: hanashimashoo
today: kyoo
yesterday: kinoo
tomorrow: ashita
morning: asa
sunrise: asahi ( hi=sun )
day: hi
noon: hiru
night: yoru
I like....: watashi wa.....o suki desu
kiss: kisu (verb: kisu suru)
I want some ice: aisu o hoshii desu
I would like some milk please: miruku kudasai
do you like oranges: orenji o suki desu ka?
goodbye: sayoonara
"TO BE"
da/desu: used to indicate the state of being so (or = to):
example: I am a man: watashi wa otoko DA/DESU
aru/arimasu: location or existence of a non-living thing.
example: the book is there: hon wa soko ni ARU/ARIMASU
iru/imasu: location or existence of living things (other than plants).
example: the girl is in the house: shoojo wa uchi ni IRU/IMASU
NUMBERS
1-14: ichi ni san shi go roku shichi hachi kyuu juu juuichi juuni juusan juushi
( teens are formed by using 10 and then the number: 17= juu+shichi )
20-30: nijuu nijuuichi nijuuni nijuusan, etc... 30=sanjuu
( it can be easily seen how to form numbers 20-99 )
100=hyaku
1,000: sen
10,000: man
1,000,000: hyaku man
SOME WORDS PERTAINING TO FEELINGS:
happy: koofuku
sad: kanashii
sadness: kanashimi
depression: yuu'utsu
feel: kanjiru
feeling: kanjitte (present tense (-ing equivalent))
I feel sad: kanashii o kanjiru
I am feeling depressed: yuu'utsu o kanjitte desu
I feel good: yoi o kanjiru
bad (adjective): warui
sick: byooki
A=A AS IN YA
AA=AH AS IN FAther
NOTE: ALL DOUBLED VOWELS ARE PRONOUNCED LONGER THAN SINGLE VOWELS
E: EH AS IN AY, AND SOMETIMES CLOSE TO E AS IN MET
I: EE AS IN MEET
O: OH AS IN HOME
U: OO AS IN BOOT. SOMETIMES IT IS BARELY PRONOUNCED OR NOT AT ALL
II) CONSONANTS:
B=B, CH=CH, D=D, F=a sound like that of blowing out a candle, G=GH, and
between vowels ng without the pronounciation of the "G". H=H, J=J, K=K
L=R, M=M, N=N, P=P, R=A SOUND LIKE THE R SOUND IN VERY AS IN "VEDDY",
S=S, SH=SH, T=T, TS=TS, V=B, W=W, Y=Y, Z=Z, And at the beginning of a
word is pronounced like "DZ".
WORDS FOR COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD:
America: amerika
Germany: doitsu
Spain: supein
Portugal: porutogaru
France: furansu
England: igirisu, eikoku
the Netherlands: horando
Russia: roshia
China: chuugoku
Korea: kankoku
South Korea: nansen
North Korea: choosei
Japan: nihon
Thailand: taikoku
Israel: isuraeru
Iran: iran
Iraq: iraku
Afghanistan: afuganisutan
Pakistan: pakisutan
Saudi Arabia: sauji arabia
Egypt: ejiputo
Switzerland: suisu
Italy: itaria
language marker: -go ( itaria+-go=itariago ( italian (language) )
nationality marker: -jin ( itaria+jin=itariajin ( italian (person) )
I am american: watakushi wa amerikajin desu
war: tatakai
peace: heiwa
leader: riidaa
alphabet: arufabetto
writing: kaki
chinese ideograph: kanji
japanese syllabary: kana ( hiragana, katakana )
word: kotoba
dictionary: jisho
learn: narau
do you speak....: ....o dekimasu ka?
NOTE: DEKIMASU litterally means, can, or is capable
SOME NEW VERB FORMS:
can....
see: miru
can see(plain): mireru
can see(polite): miremasu
can ending=-eru, -emasu
the bird can fly: tori wa toberu (the stem is tob- (from tobu)
if...
see: miru
if__see: mireba
if I see the bird: tori o mireba
verb negation
MIRU
not see(plain): mirunai
not see(polite): mimasen
didn't see: mirunakatta
(take mirunai, drop the "i", and add -katta)
HERE I WILL GIVE SOME SAMPLES OF SOME OF THE FEW KOREAN WORDS I KNOW:
SOME KOREAN WORDS: (nansengo no kotoba)
bread: bahng (japanese=pan)
water: mool
peas: won kong
coffee: kupi
tea: cha (japanese=ocha)
cola: kola
non-cola (sprte,etc.): saida
juice (fruit): choos (japanese=juusu)
meal: shiksa
breakfast: a-shik
lunch: chum-chik
dinner: cho nyok
is there?..: ...issuh-yo
is there bread?: bahng issuh-yo
there is: ...issuh-yo
coffee shop: kupi-shop
cafe: kape
friend: chingu
hello: anyonghaseyo
yes: yeh
no: aniyo
thank-you: kamsahamnida
here: yeogi (yoh-gi)
time: cheegahng (japanese=jikan)
love: sarang
glass: chahn
bottle: pyung
sun: taeyang (japanese=taiyoo)
woman: yeoja
this: i-
that: ku-
yes: ne
no: anio
beautiful: areumdaun
book: chaek
I want coffe: kapereul wonhaeyo
I want a book: chaegeul wonhaeyo
I love my cat: nae goyang-ireul sarang haeyo
cat: goyang-i
love (noun): sarang
love (verb): sarang haeyo
go: gayo
sleep: jayo
went: gasseoyo
slept: jasseoyo
loved: sarang hasseoyo
will go: gal goeyo
will love: sarang hal goeyo
person: saram
people: saramdeul
music: umak
singer: gasu
family: gajok
brother: hyeongje
mother: eomeoni
father: abeoji
grandmother: halmeoni
grandfather: harabeoji
dad: appa
I love my family: nae gajogeul sarang haeyo
girlfriend: yeoja-ch'ingu
boyfriend: namja-ch'ingu
it is my friend: nae ch'ingueyo
it is not my friend: nae ch'ingu anieyo
snow: nun
eye: nun
tear: nun-mul
mountain: san
I don't sleep: na-ga anjayo
I don't go: na-ga angayo
