TCC's short lesson in Japinese
here are some basic japinese tearms to help you better understand those subtitled video's.
Japinese Terms
- Ohayoo gozaimasu = Good morning
- Konnichi wa = Hello; good afternoon
- Konban wa = Good evening
- Sayoonara = Good bye
- 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]
- ichi = 1
- ni = 2
- san = 3
- shi (yon) = 4
- go = 5
- roku = 6
- shichi (nana) = 7
- hachi = 8
- ku (kyuu) = 9
- juu = 10
- juu-ichi = 11
- juu-ni = 12
- juu-san = 13
- juu-yon = 14
- juu-go = 15
- juu-roku = 16
- juu-nana (juu-shichi) = 17
- juu-hachi = 18
- juu-kyu = 19
- ni-juu = 20
- san-juu = 30
- yon-juu = 40
- go-juu = 50
- roku-juu = 60
- nana-juu = 70
- hachi-juu = 80
- kyuu-juu = 90
- hyaku = 100
- sen = 1000
- 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
- Hon = Book
- Jisho = Dictionary
- Enpitsu = Pencil
- Tsukue = Desk
- Isu = Chair
- Tokee = Watch; clock
- Kaban = Bag
- Kutsu = Shoes
- Kustu-shita = Socks
- Mado = Window
- Tatemono = Building
- Gakkoo = School
- Toshokan = Library
- Byooin = Hospital
- Akai = Red
- Shiroi = White
- Aoi = Blue
- Kuroi = Black
- 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?
- Daigaku = University; college
- Kyooshitsu = Classroom
- Yuubinkyoku = Post office
- Ginkoo = Bank
- Kissaten = Coffee shop
- Shokudo = Dining room
- Hoteru = Hotel
- Chikatetsu = Subway
- 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
- 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?
- Tenki = Weather
- 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)
- Nichiyoobi = Sunday
- Getsuyoobi = Monday
- Kayoobi = Tuesday
- Suiyoobi = Wednesday
- Mokuyoobi = Thursday
- Kinyoobi = Friday
- Doyoobi = Saturday
- Nan-yoobi = what day of the week
- Kyoo = Today
- Ashita = Tomorrow
- Kinoo = Yesterday
- NOUN + no + ato = after...
- Taitei = Usually
- Tokidoki = Sometimes
- Sugu = Immediately
- Mou = Already; any more
- Mada = Not yet
- Hayai = Early; fast
- Osoi = Late
- TIME + goro = around...; about...
- 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
- 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?
- 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
