FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1

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Basic Expressions

Good Morning – ohayō gozaimasu / ohayō

Good Afternoon/Hello/Good Day – konnichiwa
Good Evening – konbanwa
Good night - oyasuminasai
What is your name? – onamae wa nan desu ka
I am ___ - watashi wa ___ desu Watashi wa nan desu ka
My name is ___ - onamae wa ___ desu Watashi no onamae wa ___ desu
Sorry – gomennasai / gomenn
Excuse (me) – sumimasen
Goodbye – sayōnara
See you/I’ll see you soon – jamata/jama/jane/matane
Long time no see – hisashiburi desu ne No – iei
I – watashi
I understand – wakarimas Yes - hai
You – anata
I don’t understand – wakarimasen
She – kanojo
How are you? – (o)genki desu ka
He – kare
I’m fine – genki desu
Nice to meet you – hajimemashite
Thank you – arigato gozaimasu
You’re welcome – do itashimashite
Please – kudasai / onigaishimasu
Thank you for the food (before meal) – itadakimasu
Thank you for the food (after meal) – gochi son sama / gochi sa made
I’m fine/I’m okay – dai jubo
I’m not okay – dame de(su)
How do you do? –

Family Members

Father – chichi / otoosan

Mother – haha /okaasan PREFIX
Older brother – ani
Older sister – ane San – Mr. /Ms. (family name + san)
Younger brother – otooto Sama – someone in the company in higher position
Younger sister – imooto Kun – only for male (pwede first name basta kilala or close)
Family – kazuoko Chan – endearment (loved ones, classmates, friend) either
Friend – tomodachi male or female
Daughter – musume
Son – musuko
Husband – otto
Wife – tsuma
Grand father – ojiisan
Grand mother – obaasan

Numbers

1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100

Ichi Jū Ichi Ni Jū Ichi San Jū Ichi Yon Jū Ichi Go Jū Ichi Roku Jū Ichi Nana Ju Ichi Hatchi Jū Ichi Kyū Jū Ichi

Ni Jū Ni Ni Jū Ni San Jū Ni Yon Jū Ni Go Jū Ni Roku Jū Ni Nana Jū Ni Hatchi Jū Ni Kyū Jū Ni

San Jū San Ni Jū San San Jū San Yon Jū San Go Jū San Roku Jū San Nana Jū San Hatchi Jū San Kyū Jū San
Yon Jū Yon Ni Jū Yon San Jū Yon Yon Jū Yon Go Jū Yon Roku Jū Yon Nana Jū Yon Hatchi Jū Yon Kyū Jū Yon
Go Jū Go Ni Jū Go San Jū Go Yon Jū Go Go Jū Go Roku Jū Go Nana Jū Go Hatchi Jū Go Kyū Jū Go
Roku Jū Roku Ni Jū Roku San Jū Roku Yon Jū Roku Go Jū Roku Roku Jū Roku Nana Jū Hatchi Jū Kyū Jū Roku
Roku Roku
Nana Jū Nana Ni Jū Nana San Jū Nana Yon Jū Nana Go Jū Nana Roku Jū Nana Jū Hatchi Jū Kyū Jū Nana
Nana Nana Nana
Hatchi Jū Ni Jū San Jū Yon Jū Go Jū Roku Jū Nana Jū Hatchi Jū Kyū Jū
Hatchi Hatchi Hatchi Hatchi Hatchi Hatchi Hatchi Hatchi Hatchi
Kyū Jū Kyū Ni Jū Kyū San Jū Kyū Yon Jū Kyū Go Jū Kyū Roku Jū Kyū Nana Jū Kyū Hatchi Jū Kyū Kyū Jū Kyū
Jū Ni Jū San Jū Yon jū Go Jū Roku Jū Nana Jū Hatchi Jū Kyū Jū Hyaku
Student – gakusee
Teacher – sensei
Siblings – kyodai
Someone else sibling – gokyodai

To be – desu (positive)
Not to be – de wa arimasen (negative)
There isn’t – wa imasen
Negative question – wa imasu ka
The person you’re referring exist – ga imasu

Example: Mr. Calvo has a younger brother.

Calvo san wa otooto san ga imasu (positive)
Calvo san wa otooto san wa imasen (negative)

Does Mr. Calvo have a younger brother?

Calvo san wa otooto san ga imasu ka (question form)

You are a student.

Gakusee desu

Counter – what kind of object you’re counting

• Suffix: hon, ko, nin, dai, hiki
• Numerals+Counter
Example : three daughters / sanin no musumesan
5 younger brother / gonin no oniisan
• wo – used for objects
Example: one pencil/ enpitsu wo ippon
• minutes – ippun, nifun, sanbun, yonfun, gofun, roppun, hanafun, happun, kyuufun, juppon

Ga imasu – exist
Example:
Mr. Yamada have an older brother. / Yamada san wa oniisan ga imasu.
Mr. Yamada have one older brother. / Yamada san wa oniisan ga hitori imasu.
I have one older sister. / ani ga hitori imasu
I have three siblings. / kyodai ga sanin imasu.
I have 22 younger sister. / imooto ga ni jū ni nin imasu.

At Home

There is … (positive) = ga arimasu (objects) Ga imasu – people and animals

There isn’t … (negative) = wa arimasen Wa imasu ka – question
Is there? … = wa arimasu ka
Wa imasen – there isn’t
What … = nani/nan
(example: what is there? / nani wa arimasu ka)
And = to
Television= terebi
Telephone= denwa Example: Dai = machines
Computer= konpyuuta There is a car. / kuruma ga arimasu Example: ichidai
Refrigerator= rezoko Is there a car? / kuruma wa arimasu ka Satsu = books, magazines
Table= teeburu There isn’t a car. / kuruma wa arimasen One – satsu
Chair = isu There is a table and chair. / teeburu to isu ga Two – nisatsu
Book= hon arimasu Three - sansatsu
Car = kuruma

Examples:

Mr. Yamada doesn’t have a brother. / Yamada san wa oniisan wa imasen.

There is a telephone. / denwa ga arimasu
There is one telephone./ denwa ga ichidai arimasu.
What is there? / nani ga arimasu ka
Mr. Yamada has one telephone and one chair. / Yamada san wa ga ichidai denwa to isu arimasu.

Describing Things

Pen – pen
Watch/clock – tokee
Shirt – shatsu
Shoes – kutsu
Bag – baggu
House – ie
Apartment – apaato
Dog – inu Kono, sono, ano = followed by noun
Cat – neko
Example: this pen / kono pen
This – kore/kono
That – sore/sono
That – are/ano Are – use if the thing is far from speaker and listener

What is …? – wa nan desu ka Sore – use if the thing is far from speaker and near the
listener
Big – ookii
Small – chiisai
Expensive – takai
Cheap – yasui
New – atarashii
Old – furui
Black – kuroi
White – shiroi
Very – totemo
It’s big – ookii desu

No – connect two nouns

Examples:

My pen / watashi no pen

Small apartment/ chiisai apaato
A dog and a cat/ inu to neko
It’s very big / totemo ookii desu
That is a pen / sore wa pen desu
Are wa pen desu

Native Forms

1 – hitotsu (irregular: use for objects)

2 – kutatsu
3 – mittsu
4 – yottsu
5 – itsutsu

1 – hitori (use for people)

2 – futari