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Short and Long Vowels

OBASAN OBAASAN
OJISAN OJIISAN
E EE
HEYA HEIYA
KOKO KOOKOO
YUKI YUUKI
TORU TOORU

Double Consonants

  • OTTO
  • KAKKO
  • ISSAI
  • KIPPU
  • MOTTO
  • MATCHI

    Devoiced "Y" Sound

    HIYAKU HYAKU
    RIYUU RYUU
    BIYOOIN BYOOIN
    KYAKU
    NYUUSU

    SURVIVAL VOCABULARY

    HAI yes
    IIE no
    WATASHI I / me
    WATASHITACHI we / us
    ANATA you
    ANO HITO that person / he / she
    MINASAN everybody
    SENSEI teacher / elder
    GAKUSEI student
    KENSHYUSEI trainee
    ~SAN Mr. / Miss / Mrs. / Ms.
    DARE / DONATA who / who (polite)

    In the classroom

    KI yo u SHI TSU classroom
    HAJIMEMASHYOO Let's start.
    OWARIMASHYOO Let's stop.
    YASUMIMASHYOO Let's take a break.
    WAKARIMASU KA Do you understand?
    HAI, WAKARIMASU Yes, I understand.
    IIE, WAKARIMASEN No, I don't understand
    MOO ICHIDO Please repeat that
    KEKKOO DESU That's good/right.
    DAME DESU That's not right.
    NAMAE name
    HEYA NO BANGO room number

    Survival Conversation

    KORE O KUDASAI Please give me this.
    KAMERA O KUDASAI Please give me the camera.
    ARIGATO Thank you
    DOOMO ARIGATO GOZAIMASU Thank you very much.
    DO ITASHIMASHITE You're welcome.
    SUMIMASEN Excuse me.
    CHOTTO SUMIMASEN Excuse me a moment.
    KUDASAI Please.
    CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI Please wait a minute.
    MICHAEL-SAN WA NIHONJIN DEWA ARIMASEN Michael is not Japanese.
    LOUISE-SAN WA GAKUSEI DESU KA Is Louise a student?
    Charlie-SAN MO GAKUSEI DESU Charlie is also a student.
    ANATA WA Linus-SAN DESU KA Are you Linus?
    HAI, [WATASHI WA] Linus DESU Yes, [I] am Linus.
    IIE, [WATASHI WA] Linus DEWA ARIMASEN No, [I] am not Linus.
    ANO HITO WA DARE/DONATA DESU KA Who is that person?
    ROBERT-SAN DESU He is Robert.
    KIM-SAN WA CHUGOKUJIN DESU KA Is Mr.Kim Chinese?
    IIE, CHUGOKUJIN DEWA ARIMASEN. No, he is not Chinese.
    KANKOKUJIN DESU He is Korean.
    ROBERT-SAN WA NANSAI DESU KA How old is Robert?
    ROBERT-SAN WA NI-JU NANA-SAI DESU Robert is 27 years old.
    TORONTO NIHONGO GAKKO NO GAKUSEI DESU I am a student of the Toronto Japanese Language School.
    Christine-SAN MO GAKUSEI DESU Christine is also a student.
    SONY NO TANAKA DESU I am Mr.Tanaka from Sony.
    SENMON WA KOMPYUTA DESU My speciality is computers.
    ITARI NO MARIO DESU I am Mario, from Italy.
    ANO HITO WA NAN-SAI/OIKUTSU DESU KAHow old is he?
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