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level: PART A

Questions and Answers List

level questions: PART A

QuestionAnswer
橋本 Hashimoto/family name (foot of the bridge)/
(お)兄さん (o)nîisanolder brother /polite/ (outgroup or term of address)
兄 âniolder brother; my older brother /in-group/
(お)姉さん (o)nêesanolder sister (out-group polite)
姉 aneolder sister; my older sister /in-group/
会う âu /-u; âtta/to meet, see (a person)
Xに合う X ni âumeet person X, see person X
優しい人 yasáshii hitòa person who is gentle, kind, nice
嫌な人 (iyá nà hito)a person who is disagreeable, disliked
難しい人 (muzúkashìi hitò)person who is hard to get on with, hard to please
それに sore nion top of that, in addition
凄い・すごい sugôi /-katta/is awesome (huge), wonderful, weird,terrific
凄く上手だ sugôku joúzù dais awfully skilled/skillful
びっくりする・吃驚する biḱkùri-surubecome surprised
向うにいたから (mukôu ni itâ kara)because [he] was abroad; [he] was abroad so..
暖かい at(á)takài /-katta/is warm
涼しい suzúshìi /-katta/is cool
暑い atsûi /-katta/is hot
寒い samûi /-katta/is cold (of atmospheric temperature only)
蒸し暑い mushíatsùihot and humid
暖かくなったから、あったかくなったから (at(á)tàkàku nâtta kara)because it became warm; it became warm so...
家族 kâzokufamily; my family
ご家族 (gokâzoku)family of the out-group /polite/
一緒 isshotogetherness
一緒にする issho ni surudo together
アイデア・アイディア âidea / âidiaidea (from english)=kangae
相談する (go)soudan-suruconsult, talk over (prefix 'go', honorific: consult with you/you consult)
後で âto delater on
電話しますから (deńwa-shimàsu kara)because [I] will telephone; [I] will telephone so...
思う omôu /-u; omôtta/to think
帰っていると思いますから (kaette (i)ru to omóimàsu kara)because [I] think [I] will have returned (home)
どうする dôu suruhow will [you] act?; what will [you] do?
どうすんの? (dôu sun no?)how will [you] do? what will [you] do? /contracted form where ru ~ n/
北海道 Hoḱkàidounorthernmost island of Japan
本州 Hôñshuumain island of Japan
九州 Kyûushuularge southern island of Japan
四国 Shikôkusmall island on the southeast coast of Japan
行きたいと思っている (ikítai to omòtte (i)ru)[I]'ve been thinking [I]'d like to go
一人で行く hitô-ri de ikugo alone (being one person)
山中 Yamanaka/family name (in the mountains)/
妹 imóutò(my) younger sister /in-group/
弟 otóutò(my) younger brother /in-group/
兄弟・兄妹・姉妹・姉弟 (go)kyôudaibrothers and sisters/ siblings (go- suffix is out-group)
三人で (sań-nìn de)being 3 people
皆で (minna de)(being) everyone together / everything together
面白いだろう (omóshiròi darou)it's probably interesting /direct style -tentative/
どうして dôu-shitehow come? how? why?
なぜ・何故 nâzewhy? (bit less conversational than dóu shìte)
いつも・何時も itsu moalways
遅くまで osókù madeuntil late
会社 kaishacompany / firm
事務所 jimûshooffice (workplace)
ラッシューアワー raśshu-àwaarush hour
嫌 iyâ /-na/unpleasant, disagreeable (na-noun)
嫌だから iyâ da karabecause it is unpleasant
一人 hitô-rione person, single (person), alone
二人 futá-rìtwo people
三人 sań-nìnthree people
四人 yo-nînfour people
五人 go-nînfive people
何人 nan-ninhow many people?
六人 rokû-ninsix people
七人 nanâ-nin / shichî-ninseven people (2 ways)
八人 hachî-nineight people
九人 kyuu-nin / ku-ninnine people (2 ways)
十人 jûu-ninten people
十一人 (júuìchi-nin)eleven people
Xと会う X to âumeet (with) person X
いいと思う îi to omôuI think [that] it's fine/good
妹さん imoutosanyounger sister /(polite) out-group/
弟さん otoutosanyounger brother / (polite) out-group/