Kare to hanasanai hō ga ii desu yo. (It's best not to talk to him!)
Gairaigo (Words from abroad)
tēburu (table)
kāten (curtain)
ranpu (lamp)
kāpetto (carpet)
beddo (bed)
kusshon (cushion)
airon (iron)
taoru (towel)
shii dii (CD)
konpyūtā (computer)
bideo (video
furoppi (floppy disk)
fakkusu (fax)
kopii (photocopy)
monitā (monitor)
kiibōdo (keyboard)
piza (pizza)
hanbāgā (hamburger)
sutēki (steak)
sarada (salad)
kēki (cake)
kōra (cola)
chokorēto (chocolate)
appurupai (apple pie)
wāpur0 (word processor)
terebi (television)
sando (sandwich)
eakon (air conditioner)
famikon (family computer)
apāto (apartment)
Another way of counting
ikutsu (how many?)
hitotsu (one)
futatsu (two)
mittsu (three)
yottsu (four)
itsutsu (five)
muttsu (six)
nanatsu (seven)
yattsu (eight)
kokonotsu (nine)
tō (ten)
eg.
Maiku san no atarashii apāto ni wa, heya ga ikutsu arimasu ka. (In Mike's new apartment, how many rooms are there?)
Sumimasen, kōra o mō futatsu kudasai. (Excuse me, could we have two more colas, please?)
Ōkii mondai wa hitotsu dake arimasu. (There's only one major problem.)
Prepositions
ue (on,on top, above)
shita (below, under)
naka (in,inside)
tonari (next to)
aida (between)
soba (nearby, by the side)
mae (in front of)
ushiro (behind)
soto (outside)
chikaku (near)
eg.
Kissaten wa ginkō to yūbinkyoku no aida ni arimasu. (The coffee shop is between the bank and the post office.)
Eki no mae de aimashō. (Let's meet in front of the station.)
Go to -
shi ni iku (go to do)
tabe ni iku (go to eat)
nomi ni iku (go to have a drink)
kai ni iku (go to buy)
ai ni iku (go to meet)
mi ni iku (go to see)
eg.
Nomi ni ikimashō. (Let's go for a drink.)
Ashita no asa tomodachi to issho ni tenisu o shi ni ikimasu. (I'm going to play tennis with some friends tomorrow morning.)
Hō ga ii - you'd better
(add hō ga ii to the plain past form, the -ta form)
eg. Kaigi no repōto o wāpuro de kaita hō ga ii to omoimasu. (I think it would be best to write up the report of the meeting on the word processor.)
Tsukareta n'desu ka. Ja, konban hayaku neta hō ga ii desu ne. (You are tired? Well, you'd better go to bed early tonight.)
shouldn't = add hō ga ii to -nai form
eg.
Mada wakai kara, sonna ni takusan nomanai hō ga ii desu yo. (You are still young, so you shouldn't drink so much.)
Konban soto e denai hō ga ii desu yo. Samui kara. (It's best not to go out tonight, because it's cold.)
Vocabulary
aida : between
airon : iron
apāto : apartment
appurupai : apple pie
ara : oh!
aruite iku (walk away)
awanai hō ga ii (best not to meet)
beddo (bed)
chikaku (near, close)
chokorēto : chocolate
chūmon : an order, request
eakon : air conditioner
fakkusu : fax
famikon : family computer
furoppi : floppy disk
futatsu : two
gairaigo : words imported from abroad
hamu : ham
hanasanai hō ga ii : best not to talk
hanbāgā L hamburger
hitotsu : one
hotto(kōhii) : hotto coffee
ikutsu : how many?
Indo ryōri : Indian cuisine
itsutsu : five
kaiwa : conversation
kāpetto : carpet
kare : him, he
kashikomarimashita : certainly
kāten : curtain
kēki : cake
kenka : argument
kiibōdo : keyboard
kitanai : dirty
kokonotsu : nine
kopii : photocopy
kōra : cola
kōshū denwa : public telephone
kusshon : cushion
menyū :menu
mi ni iku : go to see
mise : shop
mittsu : three
monitā : monitor
mukō : the other direction, over there
muttsu : six
naka : inside
nanatsu : seven
o-kyaku sama : guest, customer
o-naka ga suita : I'm hungry
o-naka : stomach
okotte : got angry, and..
piza : pizza
ranpu : lamp
remon tii : lemon tea
sandō :sandwich
sarada : salad
shii dii : CD
shisha : branch office
shita : below, under
soba : near, next to
sore de : do, therefore, and then
supagetti : spaghetti
sutaffu : staff
sutēki : steak
tabeta hō ga ii : had better eat
tēburu : table
tō : ten
tōsuto : toast
tsuna : tuna
ue : above, on top
ushiro : behind, in back of
wāpuro : word processor
yattsu : eight
yonda hō ga ii : best to call
yottsu : four
yūbinkyoku : post office
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