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level: PART A

Questions and Answers List

level questions: PART A

QuestionAnswer
子 kochild, young person
お子さん okosañchild /polite+/
赤ちゃん âkachanbaby
隆ちゃん (Takashi-chañ)little-Takashi
Xでございます X de gozaimàsu +is X (noun] /neutral-polite/
Xでいらっしゃいます (X de irasshaimasu +)is X; is described in terms of X /honorific-polite/
おなりになる onári ni nàru +become /honorific-polite/
幾つ、おいくつ? (îkutsu / oiktusu)how old? (lit. how many?)
何歳 nâñ-saihow old? (of people, how many years old)
年齢 neñrei(a person’s) age
先月 sêñḡetsulast month
先週 señshuulast week
かっこ悪い、格好が悪い (kaḱko-warùi)unattractive; unstylish; uncool
かっこいい (格好がいい) kaḱko-ìi (kakkou ga ii)stylish, impressive, cool
貿易 boueki[foreign] trade; commerce
オリエンタル貿易 Oríentaru-bòueki'Oriental Trade' (company)
約束 (o)yakusokuappointment; promise
早めに hayame niin good time; a bit earlier than usual, soon (suffix -me on adjective stem)
外人・外国人 gaijiñ /gaíkokùjiñforeigner (2 ways, 2nd is considered more polite)
人 hitôperson
方 katâperson /polite/
男 otókòmale
男の人・男の方 otóko no hitò otóko no kàtaa man / men or a man / men /polite/
女 ońnàfemale ; woman
女の人・女の方 ońna no hitò ońna no kàtawoman woman /polite/
男の子 otóko no kòboy
女の子 ońna no kògirl
(お)年より [o]toshíyorìold person
若い wakâi /-katta/is young
若い人 (wakâi hito)young person
大人 otonaadult
彼女 kânojoshe/her (lit. that girl) / girlfriend
彼女ね kânojo ne?her--you know?
彼  (彼氏) kâre / kâreshihe/him (lit. that guy) / boyfriend
あの人 (anô hito)he, she (generic kare or kanojo)
あの方 (anó katà)he, she /polite/ (generic)
アルバイト・バイト arúbàito / bâitopart-time work (loanword from German)
ゼミ zêmiseminar (loanword from German, not English)
出ない dênai /-katta/does not come out, attend, appear /direct-style/
構う kamâu /-u; kamâtta/to mind, care, concern oneself about
構わない kamáwanài /-katta/does not mind /direct style/
出なかったわねえ dênakatta wa nêe.[You] didn't attend, did you! /direct-style;feminine/
そうか sôu kais that right? really? (I didn't know..) /direct-style/
一才・一歳 is-saione year old
二才・二歳 ni-saitwo years old
三才・三歳 san-saithree years old
十才・十歳 juusai / jissai10 years old (2 ways)
二十歳 hatachi20 years old (irregular)
八才・八歳 has-sai8 years old
二十一才 (níjùuiś-sài)21 years old
息子 musukoson
(お)息子さん [o]musuko sanson /polite+/ (prefix o- for honorific outgroup)
坊ちゃん bôtchanson /polite+/ (not as common)
娘 musúmèdaughter /in group/
娘さん musúme sàndaughter /polite+/
お嬢さん ojôusandaughter /polite/ or term for young lady in general
いとこ (itôko)cousin /in group/
おいとこさん (oitoko-san)cousin /polite+/
甥 oinephew /in group/
甥御 oigonephew /polite+/
姪 meiniece /in group/
姪御 meigoniece /polite+/
叔母・伯母 obâaunt /in group/ (older or younger than parent)
叔母さん obasanaunt /polite+/ or in general, a middle aged lady
伯父・叔父 ojîuncle /in group/ (older or younger than parent)
叔父さん ojisanuncle /polite+/ or in general, a middle-aged man
祖母 sôbograndmother /in group/
お婆さん (obâasan)grandmother /polite+/ or in general, an old woman
祖父 sôfugrandfather /in group/
お爺さん (ojîisan)grandfather /polite+/ or in general, an old man
親 oyaa parent
親御さん oyagosan(another's) parent /polite+/
ryoushinboth parents /in group/
ご両親 (goryoushin)(another's) both parents /polite+/
母・母親 haha; hahaoyamother /in group/
お母さん okâasanmother /polite+ / out-group/
父・父親 chichî; chichioyafather /in group/
御父さん otôusanfather /polite, out-group/
子供 kodomochild(ren)
先々週 sensenshuuthe week before last
再来月 sarâigetsuthe month after next
歳・才 -sâiclassifier for counting years of age
再来年 sarainenthe year after next
再来週 saraishuuthe week after next
先々月 sénsèngetsuthe month before last
一昨年 otôtoshithe year before last
約束する yakusoku suruto make a promise (to promise)
おいでになる oíde ni nàru[you+] go/come/be (honorific-polite)
しなかった shinâkattadid not do (past) /direct-style/