Lesson 1:  Greetings/Salutations

Ohayoo gozaimasu = Good morning

Konnichi wa = Hello; good afternoon

Konban wa = Good evening

Sayoonara = Good bye

Lesson 2:  Common, Every-day Phrases

Ee, soo desu = That is right

Iie, chigaimasu = That is wrong; you are mistaken

Kyoo wa ii tenki desu ne = Nice weather today, isn't it?

Sumimasen = Excuse me

Arigatoo (gozaimasu) = Thank you (polite form)

Doo itashimashite = You're welcome

Hajimemashite = Nice to meet you

Chooto maate = wait for a moment

Ii desu = it's ok

Hai (ee) = yes

Iie = no

NAME-san = Mr./Ms./Mrs.

NAME-senee = Teacher; Professor

COUNTRY-jin = [Nationality]

COUNTY-go = [Language]

NOUN + desu = to be; am; is; are

NOUN + wa = [Topic]

SENTENCE + ka = [Question]

Lesson 3:  Numbers

Lesson 4: Time

NUMBER + ji = __ o' clock

NUMEBER + ji-han = half past....

Gozen = A.M.

Gogo = P.M.; afternoon

Ima = Now

Asa = Morning

Hiru = Daytime; noon

Yoru = Night; evening

Lesson 5: Vocabulary - Part 1

Hon = Book

Jisho = Dictionary

Enpitsu = Pencil

Tsukue = Desk

Isu = Chair

Kasa = Umbrella

Tokee = Watch; clock

Kaban = Bag

Kutsu = Shoes

Kustu-shita = Socks

Mado = Window

Tatemono = Building

Gakkoo = School

Toshokan = Library

Byooin = Hospital

Lesson 6:  Colors

Akai = Red

Shiroi = White

Aoi = Blue

Kuroi = Black

Lesson 7:  Common Questions

Ikura desu ka? = How much is it?

Nan-ji desu ka? = What time is it?

Wakarimasu ka? = Do you understand?

Ii desu ka? = Is it ok?

O-namae wa nan desu ka? = What is your name?

Lesson 8: Places

Daigaku = University; college

Kyooshitsu = Classroom

Yuubinkyoku = Post office

Ginkoo = Bank

Kissaten = Coffee shop

Shokudo = Dining room

Hoteru = Hotel

Chikatetsu = Subway

Lesson 9:  People

Watashi = I; me

Hito = Person; people

Kodomo = Child

Otoko = male

Otoko no hito = man

Otoko  no ko = boy

Onna = female

Onna no hito = woman

Onna no ko = girl

Go-shujin = Husband

Okusan = Wife

Gakusee = Student

Sensee = Teacher

Lesson 10 : Locations

Ue = Top; on; above

Shita = Bottom; underneath; below

Naka = Middle; inside; in

Mae = Front; before

Ushiro = Back; behind; rear

Tonari = Next to; adjacent

Soba = Near; close by

Yoko = Side; beside

Koko = this place; here

Soko = this place; there

Asoko = that place; over there

Doko = which place?

Lesson 11: Vocabulary - Part 2

Tenki = Weather

Gohan = meal; cooked rice

Mizu = Water

Ocha = Tea

Terebi = Television

Eega = Movie

Shinbun = Newspaper

Zaashi = Magazine

Uchi = home; house

Kaisha = Office; company

Eki = (train) station

Neko = Cat

Inu = Dog

imasu = there is; (for things that are alive)

arimasu = there is; (for things that are not alive)

Lesson 12:  Days of the Week

Nichiyoobi = Sunday

Getsuyoobi = Monday

Kayoobi = Tuesday

Suiyoobi = Wednesday

Mokuyoobi = Thursday

Kinyoobi = Friday

Doyoobi = Saturday

Nan-yoobi = what day of the week

Lesson 13:  When Things Occur

Kyoo = Today

Ashita = Tomorrow

Kinoo = Yesterday

NOUN + no + ato = after...

Taitei = Usually

Tokidoki = Sometimes

Sugu = Immediately

Mada = Not yet

Mou = Already; any more

Hayai = Early; fast

Osoi = Late

TIME + goro = around...; about...

Lesson 14:  Verbs

Wakaru = to understand

Hajimaru = to begin; to start

Owaru = to end

Kaeru = to return

Iku = to go

Yomu = to read

Nomu = to drink

Taberu = to eat

Miru = to see

Okiru = to wake up

Neru = to go to sleep

Kuru = to come

Benkyoo shimasu = to study

Shigoto shimasu = to work

Au = to see (a person); to meet

Tariru = to be enough

Hanasu = to talk; to chat; speak

Korosu = to kill

Kiku = to listen to; to hear

Tsukau = to use

Mitsu = to wait

Yobu = to call; to invite

Shinu = to die

Isogo = to be in a hurry

Tatsu = to stand up

Yakutatatsu = to be helpful

Ganbaru = to try one's best

Tasukaru = to be saved; to  help out

Agaru = to enter a Japanese style house

Lesson 15: Vocabulary- Part 3

Yakyuu = Baseball

Suiei = Swimming

Supootsu =  Sports

Ame = Rain

Yuki = Snow

Kami = Paper

Shosetsu = Novel

Koukou = High school

Bangumi = Progam (t.v, radio)

Koto = Thing

Tesuto = Test

Suteeki = Steak

Sarada = Salad

Beeru = Beer

Nooto = Notebook

Rekuudo = Record

Iroro = Various

Takai = Expensive

Demo = But; however

Hanashi = Story

Paatii = Party

Kaijyoo = Place of meeting

Tomodachi = Friend

Niku = Meat

Toriniku = Chicken

Yasai = Vegetable

Sakana = Fish

Tamago = Egg

Mise = Store

Tokoro = Place

Mono = Thing; object

Doo = How

Dooshite = How come?

Lesson 16:  Sentence Particles

wa = [topic of sentence] example: watashi was genki = I am healthy (wa comes after the noun)

mo = [showing similarity; also] example: sensee wa nihon-jin.  gakusee mo nihon-jin = The teacher is Japanese.  The student is also Japanese.

e = [to go to a place] example:   toshokan e ikimasu = go to the library

de = [to show that something is taking place somewhere] example: kissaten de benkyoo shimasu = study in the coffee shop

ga = [shows the noun as an object] example: neko ga imasu = there is a cat

ni = [shows location]  example: Tsukue no ue ni hon ga arimasu = there is a book on top of the desk

no = [noun modification] example:   watashi no hon = my book

o = [to show that something is being done to something] example:  Mary ga John o korosu = Mary killed John

Lesson 17: Vocabulary - Part 4

Ookii = Large; big

Chiisai = Small

Yasui = Cheap

Atarashii = New

Furui = Old (not someone's age)

Oishii = Delicious

Hiroi = Spacious; wide

Isogashii = Busy

Hima = To have free time

Shizuka = Quiet

Nigiyaka = Lively; bustling

Kireina = Pretty; clean

Riipa = Impressive

Genki = Healthy; well; full of energy

Taihen = Tough

Zannen = Regrettable; too bad

Kouen = Park

Taihen = very; extremely

Omoshiroi = Interesting

Tsumaranai = Uninteresting; boring

Kiipo = Ticket