Japanese Vocabulary: Genki I
Lessons 03 to 4
List by: Kai Arste, AC.
Lesson 03
えいがeigamovie, film
おんがくongakumusic
ざっしzasshimagazine
スポーツsupootsusports
デートdeeto(have a) date
テニスtenisutennis
テレビterebitelevision, TV
ビデオbideovideo, VCR
あさごはんasagohanbreakfast
おさけosakesake, ricewine, alcohol
おちゃochatea, green tea
コーヒーkoohiicoffee
ばんごはんbangohandinner
ハンバーガーhanbaagaahamburger
ひるごはんhirugohanlunch
みずmizuwater
いえiehouse, home
うちuchihome, my place
LLeruerulanguage lab
がっこうgakkooschool
あさasamorning
あしたashitatomorrow
いつitsuwhen?
きょうkyootoday
〜ごろ-goro(at) about, approximately
こんばんkonbanthis evening
しゅうまつshuumatsuweekend
どようびdoyoobiSaturday
にちようびnichiyoobiSunday
まいにちmainichievery day
まいばんmaibanevery evening
いくikugo
かえるkaerureturn, go home
きくkikulisten, hear
のむnomudrink, take (medicine)
はなすhanasuspeak, talk
よむyomuread
おきるokiruget up
たべるtaberueat
ねるnerusleep, go to bed
みるmirusee, look at, watch
くるkurucome (irr.)
するsurudo (irr.)
べんきょう(する)benkyoostudy, studying
いいiigood
はやいhayaiearly, fast
あまりamarinot much (with -ve)
ぜんぜんzenzennot at all (with -ve)
たいていtaiteiusually, mostly
ちょっとchottoa little, a bit
時時tokidokisometimes
よくyokuoften, well
そうですね。soodesuneThat's right. Let me see.
でもdemoBut ...
どうですか。doodesukaHow about ...?
ichione, 1
nitwo, 2
santhree, 3
shifour, 4 (also 'yon')
gofive, 5
rokusix, 6
shichiseven, 7 (also 'nana')
hachieight, 8
kyuunine, 9 (also 'ku')
juuten, 10
hyakuone hundred, 100
三百sanbyakuthree hundred, 300
六百roppyakusix hundred, 600
八百happyakueight hundred, 800
senone thousand, 1000
三千sanzenthree thousand, 3000
八千hasseneight thousand, 8000
manten thousand, 10000
〜円-en# yen (Jap. currency), circle
〜時-ji# o'clock, time
一時ichijione o'clock, 1.00
Lesson 04
アルバイトarubaitopart-time job
かいもの(する)kaimonoshopping, go shopping
クラスkurasuclass
あなたanatayou
いぬinudog
おみやげomiyagesouvenir
こどもkodomochild
ごはんgohanmeal, (cooked) rice
しゃしんshashinphotograph, picture
つくえtsukuedesk
てがみtegamiletter
ねこnekocat
パンpanbread
hitoperson
〜人-jinperson, people from
おてらoteratemple
こうえんkooenpark, public park
スーパーsuupaasupermarket
デパートdepaatodepartment store
バスていbasuteibus stop
びょういんbyooinhospital
ホテルhoteru(Western style) hotel
本やhon'yabookshop, bookstore
まちmachitown, city
レストランresutoranrestaurant
きのうkinooyesterday
さっきsakkirecently, a little while ago
〜時かん-jikan# hours
一時かんichijikanone hour
せんしゅうsenshuulast week
tokitime, when
月曜日getsuyoobiMonday
火曜日kayoobiTuesday
水曜日suiyoobiWednesday
木曜日mokuyoobiThursday
金曜日kin'yoobiFriday
あうaumeet ('... ni')
あるaruexist; be in a place (inanimate)
かうkaubuy
かくkakuwrite
とるtorutake (picture, a class), take off
まつmatsuwait, await ('... wo')
わかるwakarube clear, understand ('... ga')
いるirube in a place, stay at
〜ぐらい-guraiabout
ごめんなさいgomen nasaiI'm sorry.
だからdakaraTherefore
たくさんtakusanmany, much, a lot
どうしてdooshitewhy?
一人でhitoridealone, on one's own
もしもしmoshimoshiHello. (on the phone)
みぎmigiright
ひだりhidarileft
まえmaefront, before
うしろushiroback, behind
nakainside
uetop, on
shitabottom, under
そばsobanear
となりtonarinext to
あいだaidabetween
そこsokothat place, there (near you)
ここkokothis place, here
日曜日nichiyoobiSunday
honbook
日本nihonJapan
日本人nihonjinJapanese (person)
hifire, flame
mizuwater
kitree, wood
kingold
土曜日doyoobiSaturday
〜半-hanhalf
二時半nijihanhalf past two, 2.30
〜日-nichi# day (of month)
一日tsuitachi1st (day)
二日futsuka2nd (day)
三日mikka3rd (day
四日yokka4th (day)
五日itsuka5th (day)
六日muika6th (day)
七日nanoka7th (day)
八日yooka8th (day)
九日kokonoka9th (day)
十日tooka10th (day)
十一日juuichinichi11th (day)
十四日juuyokka14th (day)
二十日hatsuka20th (day)
二十四日nijuuyokka24th (day)
〜月-gatsu# month
三月sangatsuMarch
四月shigatsuApril
七月shichigatsuJuly
九月kugatsuSeptember
おとといototoiday before yesterday
きょねんkyonenlast year
みせmiseshop, store
おまんじゅうomanjuusweet bun
おそくosoku(do s.th.) late