Lesson 2 On Japanese
with Miss Squeak80
.Vocabulary - 単語
Now that you a least started learning the japanese alphabets, let's learn some basic vocabulary words and straightforward Japanese phrases. i will be able to list the Kanji, Hiragana, Romaji (the word measured out exploitation English letters), and therefore the English that means for every Japanese word or phrase. Most Japanese words have Kanji for them however i will be able to solely embody the Kanji if that word is usually written that method.
Keep in mind that the japanese language has totally different levels of politeness i will be able to visit these as "ultra-formal", "formal" (or "polite form"), "normal" (or "plain form"), "informal", and "rude" ( I will not be covering an excessive amount of of the rude type, however)
| 漢字 - Kanji | ひらがな - Hiragana | Romaji (English Letters) | English Meaning |
| 私 | わたし | watashi | I (formal for males, normal for females) | ||||
| 僕 | ぼく | boku | I (normal for males) | ||||
| 彼 | かれ | kare | he | ||||
| 彼女 | かのじょ | kanojo | she | ||||
| あなた | あなた | anata | you (singular/normal) | ||||
| これ | これ | kore | this (noun) | ||||
| ここ | ここ | koko | here | ||||
| この | この | kono | this (descriptive - ex. this pen) | ||||
| それ | それ | sore | that (noun) | ||||
| そこ | そこ | soko | there | ||||
| その | その | sono | that (descriptive - ex. that pen) | ||||
| 人 | ひと | hito | person | ||||
| 猫 | ねこ | neko | cat | ||||
| 家 | いえ | ie | house | ||||
| ありがとう | ありがとう | arigatou | Thank you. (normal) | ||||
| ありがとう ございます | ありがとう ございます | arigatou gozaimasu | Thank you. (formal) | ||||
| どういたしまして | どういたしまして | douitashimashite | You're welcome. (normal) | ||||
| おはよう | おはよう | ohayou (sounds like "Ohio") | Good morning. (informal) | ||||
| おはようございます | おはようございます | ohayou gozaimasu | Good morning. (normal and formal) | ||||
| こんにちは | こんにちは | konnichiwa | Hello. (normal) | ||||
| こんばんは | こんばんは | konbanwa | Good evening. (normal) | ||||
| さよなら | さよなら | sayonara | Goodbye. (normal) | ||||
| 頑張ってください | がんばってください | gambatte kudasai (can also be written "ganbatte kudasai") | Hang in there | ||||
| 気をつけてください | きをつけてください | ki o tsukete kudasai (can also be written "ki wo tsukete kudasai") | Be careful, Take care |
Basic Japanese synchronic linguistics - 文法
Japanese synchronic linguistics {is kind of} straightforward and simple however totally different from English synchronic linguistics so most English speakers notice it rather confusing. as an example, in Japanese the verb forever comes at the top. the most effective factor you\'ll do once learning Japanese is to find out and not compare it to English synchronic linguistics.
The Japanese language is beautiful i love the way it just flows its hard at first but
you will get the hang of it ..
