Jason's Guide to Japanese: Vocabulary

Greetings

Ohayou gozaimasu - good morning
Konnichi wa - good afternoon
Konban wa - good evening

Adjectvies

ii - good
warui - bad

Question Words

doushite - why
doko - where
dare - who
itsu - when
dore - which

Verbs

iru - to see
taberu - to eat
kaku - to write
kaku - to draw
neru - to sleep
yomu - to read
kiku - to hear
kiru - to cut
tsukuru - to make
tsukau - to use
nigeru - to run away
iku - to go
kuru - to come
suru - to do
benkyou suru - to study
niteiru - to resemble
nebou suru - to oversleep
nonbiri suru - to relax
kiru - to wear (clothing above the waist)
kaburu - to wear (hats)
haku - to wear (clothing below the waist)
sumu - to live
korosu - to kill
utau - to sing
shoukai suru - to introduce
tatsu - to stand up
suwaru - to sit down
asobu - to play
wakaru - to understand
kaimono suru - to shop
hanasu - to speak
iu - to say
kau - to buy
nomu-to drink

Words I haven't put into a category yet

saa - well....
soshite - and
doushita no? - what's wrong?
oyasumi / oyasumi nasai - good night
daijyoubu / daijyoubu yo - that's fine, it's ok
kekko desu - that's fine
sou desu ka / sou da ka / sou da ne / sou ne / sou desu ne - they all kind of mean ah...really? / is that so? / mm-hmmm... or ahh...
sou desu - yup
chotto - a little / one sec
Jya! / Jya, mata! / Jya, ato do! - bye! or later!
Iie - no
Hai - yes
demo - but


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