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Minna no Nihongo I - vocab chaps 1-5
an overview of chaps 1-5 in the 1st Minna No Nihongo textbook
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Undergraduate 1
12/18/2011
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Term
だれ
 Definition
who
Term
どなた
 Definition
who (polite)
Term
だれの
 Definition
whose?
Term
なんさい
 Definition
how old?
Term
おいくつ
 Definition
how old? (polite)
Term
おなまえは？
 Definition
May I have your name?
Term
なん
 Definition
what?
Term
どこ
 Definition
where?, what place?
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どちら
 Definition
where? (polite)
Term
いくら
 Definition
how much?
Term
なんがい
 Definition
what floor?
Term
なんじ
 Definition
what time?
Term
なんぷん
 Definition
what minute?
Term
なんようび
 Definition
what day of the week?
Term
なんばん
 Definition
what number?
Term
なんがつ
 Definition
what month?
Term
なんにち
 Definition
which day of the month?
Term
いつ
 Definition
when?
Term
なんで
 Definition
by what means? - how will you get there?
Term
じどうしゃ
 Definition
automobile
Term
ひこうき
 Definition
airplane
Term
ふね
 Definition
ship
Term
でんしゃ
 Definition
electric train
Term
ちかてつ
 Definition
subway
Term
しんかんせん
 Definition
bullet train
Term
バス
 Definition
bus
Term
タクシ
 Definition
taxi
Term
じてんしゃ
 Definition
bicycle
Term
あるいて
 Definition
on foot
Term
ふつう
 Definition
local (train)
Term
きゅうこう
 Definition
rapid
Term
とっきゅう
 Definition
express
Term
~ばんせん
 Definition
platform, ~th platform
Term
つぎの
 Definition
next
Term
はい
 Definition
yes
Term
いいえ
 Definition
no
Term
は
 Definition
indicates the word before it is the topic
Term
です
 Definition
indicates judgement or assertion
Term
でございます。
 Definition
polite equivalent of です
Term
じゃ　ありません
 Definition
indicates negative form of です
Term
か
 Definition
makes a phrase a question or interrogative
Term
の
 Definition
explains ownership between nouns
Term
よ
 Definition
placed at end of sentence – added to add emphasis
Term
ね
 Definition
at end of sentence to add feeling
Term
と
 Definition
with – as in a person or animal, and – connects nouns
Term
で
 Definition
placed after a method - -of transportation
Term
も
 Definition
added when the topic of a sentence is the same as previous sentence in place of は,
also means nothing when used as a particle and the verb following it is negative
Term
へ
 Definition
used after a place noun
Term
に
 Definition
used after a time before a verb
Term
お
 Definition
added to a word concerning the listener to express respect. e.g. [おくに]
Term
わたし
 Definition
I
Term
わたしたち
 Definition
we
Term
あなた
 Definition
you
Term
あのひと
 Definition
that person, he, she
Term
あのかた
 Definition
polite version – that person, he, she
Term
みなさん
 Definition
ladies and gentlemen, all of you
Term
これ
 Definition
this (thing here)
Term
それ
 Definition
that (thing near you)
Term
あれ
 Definition
that (thing over there)
Term
ここ
 Definition
here, this place
Term
こちら
 Definition
this way, this place (polite)
Term
そこ
 Definition
there, that place near you
Term
そちら
 Definition
there, that place near you (polite)
Term
あそこ
 Definition
that place over there
Term
あちら
 Definition
that place over there (polite)
Term
ひと
 Definition
person
Term
ともだち
 Definition
friend
Term
かれ
 Definition
he, boyfriend, lover
Term
かのじょ
 Definition
she, girlfriend, lover
Term
かぞく
 Definition
family
Term
ひとりで
 Definition
alone, by oneself
Term
この〜
 Definition
this~, this~here
Term
その〜
 Definition
that~, that~near you
Term
あの〜
 Definition
that~, that~over there
Term
~さん
 Definition
Mr., Ms. - title of respect
Term
〜ちゃん
 Definition
suffix added to a child's name instead of ~さん
Term
〜くん
 Definition
suffix often added to a boy's name
Term
〜じん
 Definition
nationality
Term
~さい
 Definition
~years old
Term
せんせい
 Definition
teacher, instructor (not used when referring to one's own job)
Term
きょうし
 Definition
teacher, instructor
Term
がくせい
 Definition
student
Term
かいしゃいん
 Definition
company employee
Term
しゃいん
 Definition
employee of ~Company (used with company's name e.g. IMCのしゃいん）
Term
ぎんこういん
 Definition
bank employee
Term
いしゃ
 Definition
medical doctor
Term
けんきゅうしゃ
 Definition
researcher, scholar
Term
エンジニア
 Definition
engineer
Term
だいがく
 Definition
university
Term
びょういん
 Definition
hospital
Term
きょうしつ
 Definition
classroom
Term
しょくどう
 Definition
dining hall, canteen
Term
じむしょ
 Definition
office
Term
かいぎしつ
 Definition
conference room, assembly room
Term
うけつけ
 Definition
reception desk
Term
ロビー
 Definition
lobby
Term
へや
 Definition
room
Term
トイレ　（おてあらい）
 Definition
toilet, rest room
Term
かいだん
 Definition
staircase
Term
エレベーター
 Definition
elevator, lift
Term
エスカレーター
 Definition
escalator
Term
うち
 Definition
house, home
Term
ちか
 Definition
basement
Term
~かい「がい」
 Definition
~th floor
Term
デパート
 Definition
department store
Term
ぎんこう
 Definition
bank
Term
ゆうびんきょく
 Definition
post office
Term
としょかん
 Definition
library
Term
びじゅつかん
 Definition
art museum
Term
そちら
 Definition
your place
Term
がっこう
 Definition
school
Term
スーパー
 Definition
supermarket
Term
えき
 Definition
station
Term
いま
 Definition
now
Term
〜じ
 Definition
~o'clock
Term
〜ふん、〜ぷん
 Definition
minute
Term
はん
 Definition
half　(as in half past)
Term
ごぜん
 Definition
a.m., morning
Term
ごご
 Definition
p.m. Afternoon
Term
あさ
 Definition
morning
Term
ひる
 Definition
daytime, noon
Term
ばん（よる）
 Definition
night, evening
Term
おととい
 Definition
the day before yesterday
Term
きのう
 Definition
yesterday
Term
きょう
 Definition
today
Term
あした
 Definition
tomorrow
Term
あさって
 Definition
the day after tomorrow
Term
けさ
 Definition
this morning
Term
こんばん
 Definition
this evening, tonight
Term
やすみ
 Definition
rest, holiday, a day off
Term
ひるやすみ
 Definition
lunchtime
Term
まいあさ
 Definition
every morning
Term
まいばん
 Definition
every night
Term
まいにち
 Definition
every day
Term
せんしゅう
 Definition
last week
Term
こんしゅう
 Definition
this week
Term
らいしゅう
 Definition
next week
Term
せんげつ
 Definition
last month
Term
こんげつ
 Definition
this month
Term
らいげつ
 Definition
next month
Term
きょねん
 Definition
last year
Term
ことし
 Definition
this year
Term
らいねん
 Definition
next year
Term
〜がつ
 Definition
~th month of the year
Term
げつようび
 Definition
Monday
Term
かようび
 Definition
Tuesday
Term
すいようび
 Definition
Wednesday
Term
もくようび
 Definition
Thursday
Term
きんようび
 Definition
Friday
Term
どようび
 Definition
Saturday
Term
にちようび
 Definition
Sunday
Term
ついたち
 Definition
first day of the month
Term
ふつか
 Definition
second, two days
Term
みっか
 Definition
third, three days
Term
よっか
 Definition
fourth, four days
Term
いつか
 Definition
fifth, five days
Term
むいか
 Definition
sixth, six days
Term
なのか
 Definition
seventh, seven days
Term
ようか
 Definition
eighth, eight days
Term
ここのか
 Definition
ninth, nine days
Term
とおか
 Definition
tenth, ten days
Term
じゅうよっか
 Definition
fourteenth, fourteen days
Term
はつか
 Definition
twentieth, twenty days
Term
にじゅうよっか
 Definition
twenty fourth, twenty four days
Term
~にち
 Definition
~th day of the month, ~days
Term
~から
 Definition
from~
Term
~まで
 Definition
up to~, until~
Term
たんじょうび
 Definition
birthday
Term
ひゃく
 Definition
hundred
Term
せん
 Definition
thousand
Term
まん
 Definition
ten thousand
Term
ばんごう
 Definition
number
Term
でんき
 Definition
electricity, light
Term
ほん
 Definition
book
Term
じしょ
 Definition
dictionary
Term
ざっし
 Definition
magazine
Term
しんぶん
 Definition
newspaper
Term
ノート
 Definition
notebook
Term
てちょう
 Definition
pocket notebook
Term
めいし
 Definition
business card
Term
カード
 Definition
card
Term
テレホンカード
 Definition
telephone card
Term
えんぴつ
 Definition
pencil
Term
ボールペン
 Definition
ballpoint pen
Term
シャープペンシル
 Definition
mechanical pencil, propelling pencil
Term
かぎ
 Definition
key
Term
とけい
 Definition
watch, clock
Term
かさ
 Definition
umbrella
Term
『カセット』テープ
 Definition
cassette tape
Term
テープレコーダー
 Definition
tape recorder
Term
テレビ
 Definition
television
Term
ラジオ
 Definition
radio
Term
カメラ
 Definition
camera
Term
コンピューター
 Definition
computer
Term
つくえ
 Definition
desk
Term
いす
 Definition
chair
Term
チョコレート
 Definition
chocolate
Term
コーヒー
 Definition
coffee
Term
「お」くに
 Definition
country
Term
かいしゃ
 Definition
company
Term
でんわ
 Definition
telephone, telephone call
Term
くつ
 Definition
shoes
Term
ネクタイ
 Definition
necktie
Term
ワイン
 Definition
wine
Term
たばこ
 Definition
tobacco, cigarette
Term
うりば
 Definition
department, counter
Term
~えん
 Definition
yen
Term
えいご
 Definition
English language
Term
にほんご
 Definition
Japanese language
Term
おきます
 Definition
get up, wake up
Term
ねます
 Definition
sleep, go to bed
Term
はたらきます
 Definition
work
Term
やすみます
 Definition
take a rest, holiday
Term
べんきょうします
 Definition
study
Term
おわります
 Definition
finish
Term
いきます
 Definition
go
Term
きます
 Definition
come
Term
かえります
 Definition
go home, return
Term
しつれいですが
 Definition
excuse me, but
Term
はじめまして。
 Definition
How do you do? (lit. I am meeting you for the first time)
Term
どうぞよろしく　[おねがいします]
 Definition
pleased to meet you
Term
こちらは〜〜さんです。
 Definition
This is Mr./Mrs.~.
Term
〜からきました。
 Definition
I came from~.
Term
ちがいます。
 Definition
No it isn't.
Term
そうですか。
 Definition
I see./ Is that so?
Term
あのう
 Definition
well...
Term
ほんのきもちです。
 Definition
It's nothing./It's a token of my gratitude.
Term
どうぞ。
 Definition
Please./Here you are.
Term
どうも。
 Definition
Well, thanks.
Term
『どうも』ありがとう『ございます』
 Definition
Thank you [very much].
Term
これから　おせわに　なります。
 Definition
I hope for your kind assistance hereafter.
Term
こちらこそ　よろしく。
 Definition
I am pleased to meet you. (response to どうぞよろしく)
Term
すみません。
 Definition
excuse me.
Term
[~を] みせて　ください。
 Definition
please show me[~].
Term
[~を] ください。
 Definition
Give me [~] please.
Term
たいへんですね。
 Definition
That's tough, isn't it?
Term
えーと
 Definition
well, let me see
Term
１０４　ーいちれいよん
 Definition
information, directory assistance
Term
おねがいします。
 Definition
Please. (lit. ask for a favor)
Term
かしこまりました。
 Definition
Certainly (sir, madam)
Term
おといあわせのばんごう
 Definition
the number being inquired about
Term
『どうも』ありがとうございました。
 Definition
thank you very much
Term
どう　いたしまして
 Definition
You're welcome./Don't mention it.
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