Konnichiwa minna! Keiko Kumagai here! Today I decided to go ahead and post some Japanese adjectives, greetings, and maybe some extra stuff!!! YEAH! These are really just basic ones, and I'll get sentences together in a later post! Or if you want to post some of your own, just PM me and say that you would like to, and I'll add you to the GUEST POSTERS list! Bou's already been added, so if she wants, she can post something!^^
~*GREETINGS*~ ()means alternate spelling!!
Everyday....
Ohayo(Ohayou)-Good Morning!
Konnichiwa (Konnichi wa)-Hello!
Konbanwa (Konban wa)-Good evening!
O yasumi-Good night!
Sayonara-Goodbye!
Bai Bai-Bye bye!
The Thank you's and such....
O Genki desu ka?-How are you?
Genki desu -I'm fine!
Anata wa?-And you?
Arigatou-Thanks/Thank you
Domo arigatou gozaimasu-Thank you very much!
When meeting for the first time....
Hajimemashite, Kumagai Keiko desu!-Please allow me to introduce myself, I am Keiko Kumagai!
Minna-san konnichawa Kumagai Keiko desu! -Hello everyone, I am Keiko Kumagai!
Kochira wa Kumagai-san desu-This is Mrs. Kumagai
Hajimemashite-Nice to meet you!
Dozo yoroshiku-It's nice to meet you/Nice to meet you!
Kochirakoso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu-Same here, it's nice to meet you too!
Hisashiburi-It's been a long time!
Holidays....
Akemashite omedetou-Happy New Year!
Honjitsu wa omedetou gozaimasu-Congratulations!
Days and colors....
Nichi youbi-Sunday
Getsu youbi-Monday
Ka youbi-Tuesday
Sui youbi-Wednesday
Moku youbi-Thursday
Kin youbi-Friday
Do youbi-Saturday
Honjitsu-Today
Akai-Red
Daidai-Orange
Kiiroi-Yellow
Midori-Green
Aoi-Blue
Murasaki-Purple
Momoiro-Pink
Kuroi-Black
Shiroi-White
Chairoi-Brown
Now for some randomness....
Tango-Vocabulary
Nihongo-Japanese
Eigo(ego)-English
Nihon-Japan
Amerika-America
Amerikajin-American
Bunpo-Grammer
tomodachi(dachi)-Friend
Karera-They
Desu-it's,are,am
Watashi-Me,I,own,self
Kanojo-Girlfriend
Hon-Book
Tabemono-Food
Okane-Money
Nan-What
Watashitachi-Us,we
Kare-Him
Keitai denwa-Cellphone
Doko-Where
Dare-Who
Dochira-Which
Itsu-When
Doshite-Why
Naze-Why
Questions....
Nan desu ka?-What?
Doko desu ka?-Where?
Doshite desu ka?-Why?
Dare desu ka?-Who?
Itsu desu ka?-When?
Naze desu ka?-Why?
Some random sentences....
Kyou no tenki wa samui desu-The weather today is cold
Boku wa nemui desu-I'm tired
Nihongo wa muzukashii desu!-Japanese is hard!
Terebi wo miru-I'm watching tv
There ya'll go! Damn, that took a long time! I haven't even made a dent in my Japanese stuff! When I find a way to put Hiragana and Katakana on here, I will! For the next lesson, I'll probably do numbers and some other stuff like Japanese names for veggies or something! Ja mata!!
~Kei-chan
