日本語 Japanese with Duolingo

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• じゃがいも (jagaimo) — potato / potatoes

• にんじん (ninjin) — carrot / carrots

• 豆 (mame) — bean / beans (kana: まめ)

• 料理人 (ryōrinin) — chef (kana: りょうりにん)

• おいしそう (oishisō) — delicious‑looking

• 八百屋 (yaoya) — produce market (kana: やおや)

• お口 (okuchi) — taste / mouth (kana: おくち)

• に合います (ni aimasu) — it suits / goes well with
  

• 豆腐 (とうふ) tōfu — tofu / bean curd

• 豆腐屋 (とうふや) tōfu‑ya — tofu shop

• …を作った …‑wo‑tsukutta — I had made … / had produced …

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• 材料 (ざいりょう) zai‑ryō — ingredients

• A と B を混ぜた A‑to‑B‑wo‑mazeta — I mixed A with B

• 刻んだ (きざんだ) kizanda — I chopped / minced

• 刻み (きざみ) kizami — shredded

• 細かく (こまかく) komakaku — finely

• 細かい (こまかい) komakai — (lightly,

• 瓶 (びん) bin — bottle

• 蓋 (ふた) futa — lid

• 鍋 (なべ) nabe — pot

• 玉ねぎ (たまねぎ) tamanegi — onion

• 棚 (たな) tana — shelf
  

• ソース (ソース) sō‑su — sauce

• バナナ (バナナ) ba‑na‑na — banana

• にんにく (にんにく) nin‑niku — garlic

• パスタ (パスタ) pasuta — pasta

• 腐った (くさった) kusatta — spoiled, rotten

• 食べてはいけません (たべてはいけません) tabete wa ikemasen — Don’t eat / You must not eat

• 沸かし (わかし) wakashi — boil (stem form)

• お湯 (おゆ) oyu — hot water

• やかん (やかん) yakan — kettle
  

• きのこ (きのこ) kinoko — mushroom

• 残った (のこった) nokotta — leftover

• 残って (のこって) nokotte — left, remaining

• 片づけた (かたづけた) katazuketa — I tidied up

• 片づけくれますか (かたづけくれますか) katazukete kuremasu ka — Could you take care of tidying up?

• 流し (ながし) nagashi — sink

• 注いだ (そそいだ) sosoida — I poured

• 注ぎました (そそぎました) sosogimashita — I poured (polite past)

• 生 (せい／なま) sei / nama — raw
  

• オーブン (オーブン) ō‑bun — oven

• 度 (ど) do — degrees (e.g., of the oven)

• 油 (あぶら) abura — oil

• きゅうり / キュウリ kyūri — cucumber (note: Katakana form appears in Cooking 3, but listed here)

• 焼いた (やいた) yaita — baked

• 炒めて (いためて) itame‑te — stir‑fry (command form)

• 焼きすぎる (やきすぎる) yaki‑sugiru — to overcook

• 焼いてくれる (やいてくれる) yaite‑kureru — will bake (for me)

• 好物 (こうぶつ) kōbutsu — favorite food

• 天ぷら tempura — tempura

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横浜 (yoko-hama) = Yokohama (よこはま)

• 小浜 (oba-ma) = Obama (おばま)
• 値引き (ne-bi-ki) = discount
• 値引きして (ne-bi-ki shi-te)= give me a discount
• 機会 (ki-kai) = opportunity (きかい)
• の人口は = population

• 名古屋 (na-go-ya) = Nagoya (なごや)
• びっくりした (bu-kku-ri-shi-ta) = was/were surprised
• 信じられない (shin-ji-ra-re-nai) = cannot believe it
• だろう (da-rō) = probably
• でしょう (de-shō) = probably (polite)
• 住んでいるだろう (sun-de-i-ru-da-rō) = probably lives
• へえ (he-e) = woah
• なら (na-ra) = if

• ば (ba) = if (see usage note in Grammar Section above)
• ばよかった (ba-yo-ka-tta) = should have
• 勉強すればよかった (ben-kyō-su-re-ba-yo-ka-tta) = should have studied
• になる (ni-na-ru) = will become

• とき(to-ki) = when
• いた時 (i-ta-to-ki) = when I was
• 買わなかった (ka-wa-na-ka-tta) = I did not buy
• 行ったら (i-tta-ra) = if I went
• ハワイ (ha-wa-i) = Hawaii
• たまたま (ta-ma-ta-ma) = happened to/by chance
• 必ず (ka-na-ra-zu) = certainly
• 暇な (hi-ma-na)= free/spare

• adj.くても (adj. + ku-te-mo) = even if it is (adj.)
• verbっても (verb + tte-mo) = even if (verb.)
• nounでも (noun + de-mo) = even if (noun)
• 回っている = is travelling around
• 周り (ma-wa-ri) = around
• まさか (ma-sa-ka) = there's no way / It's impossible

• 当たる (a-ta-ru) = hits/strikes/occurred
• 回す (ma-wa-su) = turn
• 決して (ke-sshi-te) = never / not in any way
• 回して (ma-wa-shi-te) = pass
• also: 回して (kai-shi-te) = pass
• 回してくれませんか (ma-wa-shi-te ku-re-ma-sen-ka) = can you pass (to me)
• also: 回してくれませんか (kai-shi-te ku-re-ma-sen-ka) = can you pass (to me)
• すぎるかも = it might
• かもしれない = it might
• 取っ手 (to-tte) = handle
• ガラス窓 = glass window
• 磨きました (mi-ga-ki-ma-shi-ta) = polished
• そうかもね = maybe so

• といいです (to-i-i-de-su) = I hope
• もし負けても (mo-shi-ma-ke-te-mo) = even if you lose
• 来ない (ko-nai) = will not come
• 来たら (ki-ta-ra) = once I come
• あったら (a-tta-ra) = if I have
• 一生懸命 (i-sshō-ken-mei) = as fast/hard as I could
• かな = I wonder
• 彼女と一緒にいた (ka-no-jo-to i-ssho-ni-i-ta) = stay with her/keep her company

🧠 Super Simple Way to Remember:KanjiMeaningMnemonic

回to go around🌀 Action – movement/turning

周around, perimeter🏞 Area – the space surrounding something

丸round (shape)⚪ Shape – round/circular object

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とwhen / whenever, Use for: Natural results, habitsば: if Use for: Logical conditions, formal

たらif / when Used for: One-time, personal, after something⚖️ Comparison Table: でも vs. てもNoun + でも/ Meaning: "Even (something)" / "Even if (noun)"Verb / Adjective + ても /

Meaning: "Even if (verb/adjetive)"

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To use a です [desu] negative sentence, use janai desu.
じゃないです [janai desu].

To say something belongs to someone else, use の [no] after their name.
けんさんのきっぷですか.
[Ken-san no kippu desu ka]
Is it Ken's ticket?

• くうこう = airport
• ちかてつ = subway

• きっぷ = ticket
• ちず = map

• パスポート = passport
• の = of, 's
• スマホ = smartphone

• かばん = bag
• 田中 = Tanaka (たなか)
• 山口 = Yamaguchi (やまぐち)
• 中山= Nakyama (なかやま)

すみません, ちかてつどこですか.
Excuse me, where's the subway?
ちかてつはそこです.
The subway is there.

これはわたしのパスポートじゃないです.
This isn't my passport.

それは中山さんのスマホです.
That is Ms. Nakayama's smartphone.

Finally:

On unit 10 we have the Japanese kosoado words are special words that help to point out or refer to things, and they change based on distance and direction. There are four main categories: ko, so, a, and do. Each of these is used for different situations.

Here’s a simple explanation with examples:

1. Ko (これ, これの) – Refers to something close to you (the speaker).

   • Example: これ (kore) – "This" (referring to something near you).

     • これをください ("Kore o kudasai") – "Please give me this."

2. So (それ, それの) – Refers to something close to the person you’re talking to (the listener).

   • Example: それ (sore) – "That" (referring to something near the person you’re talking to).

     • それはすごいですね ("Sore wa sugoi desu ne") – "That is amazing."

3. A (あれ, あれの) – Refers to something far from both you and the listener.

   • Example: あれ (are) – "That over there" (referring to something far from both you and the listener).

     • あれは何ですか ("Are wa nan desu ka") – "What is that over there?"

4. Do (どれ, どの) – Refers to asking which of something.

   • Example: どれ (dore) – "Which one?"

     • どれがいいですか? ("Dore ga ii desu ka?") – "Which one is good?"

• Ko = This (close to you)

• So = That (close to the listener)

• A = That over there (far from both)

• Do = Which? (to ask which one)

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• いち = one
• に = two
• じ = o'clock

• 一 = one (いち)
• 二 = two (に)
• 三 = three (さん)
• いま = now

• なんじ = what time
• ごろ = about (that time)
• はん = thirty
• すみません = excuse me

一じ です. It's one o'clock.

いま二じ です. It's two o'clock now.

すみません, いまなんじですか. Excuse me, what time is it now?
三じごろです. It's about three o'clock now.

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• あかるい = cheerful
• その = that
• かわいい = cute
• おもしろい = funny
• やまぐち = Yamaguchi
• たなか = Tanaka
• なかやま = Nakayama

たなかさんはあかるいひとです.
Mr. Tanaka is a cheerful person.

なかやまさんはかっこいいです.
Ms. Nakayama is cool.

やまぐちなおみさんはおもしろいです.
Naomi Yamaguchi is funny.

なかやま はなさんはやさしいですか.
Is Hana Nakayama nice?

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Some Vocabulary words from previous Duolingo Style:

• コート (koo-to) = coat
• シャツ (sha-tsu) = shirt
• 赤い (aka-i) = red (あかい)
• 白い (shiro-i) = white (しろい)

• 着る (ki-ru) = (1) to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on (v1, vt) (きる)
• 着ます (ki-ma-su) = wear/wears (for the whole or upper body) (きます)
• 着ました (ki-ma-shi-ta) = wore (for the whole or upper body) (きました)
• 青い (ao-i) = blue (あおい)
• 黄色い (ki-iro-i) = yellow (きいろい)
• セーター (see-taa) = sweater/sweaters

• 履く (ha-ku) = (1) to put on/to wear (lower-body clothing); to wear (v5k, vt) (はく)
• 履きます (ha-ki-ma-su) = wear/wears (for lower body) (はきます)
• 履きました (ha-ki-ma-shi-ta) = wore/put on (for lower body) (はきました)
• オレンジ色 (o-re-n-ji-iro) = orange (オレンジいろ)
• パンツ (pa-n-tsu) = underwear
• スカート (su-kaa-to) = skirt
• 靴 (ku-tsu) = shoes (くつ) - [pronounced (k-tsu) with a silent u on the first syllable]
• ズボン (zu-bo-n) = pants/trousers

• 服 (fu-ku) = clothes/clothing (ふく)
• 黒い (kuro-i) = black (くろい)
• 茶色 (cha-iro) = brown (ちゃいろ)
• ピンク色 (pi-n-ku-iro) = pink (ピンクいろ)
• 洗う (ara-u) = (1) to wash; to cleanse; to rinse (v5u, vt) (あらう)
• 洗います (ara-i-ma-su) = wash/will wash (あらいます)
• 洗いました (ara-i-ma-shi-ta) = washed (あらいました)
• 洗いません (ara-i-ma-sen) = do/does not wash (あらいません)

• 被る (kabu-ru) = (1) to put on (one's head); to wear; (...) (v5r, vt) (かぶる)
• 被り (kabu-ri) = I wear/I will wear (for the head) (かぶり)
• 帽子 (bou-shi) = hat/hats (ぼうし)
• 欲しい (ho-shi-i) = I want (ほしい)
• 欲しくない (ho-shi-ku-nai) = I do not want (ほしくない)
• 脱ぐ (nu-gu) = to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress (v5g, vt) (ぬぐ)
• 脱ぎます (nu-gi-ma-su) = I will take off/remove (ぬぎます)
• 脱ぎました (nu-gi-ma-shi-ta) = I took off/removed (ぬぎました)

• 冬 (fu-yu) = winter (ふゆ)
• 春 (ha-ru) = spring (はる)
• 夏 (na-tsu) = summer (なつ)
• 秋 (a-ki) = autumn/fall (あき)

• ゆるい (yu-ru-i) = loose
• ゆるくない (yu-ru-ku-na-i) = not loose
• 新しくない (a-ta-ra-shi-ku-na-i) = not new (あたらしくない)
• 高くない (ta-ka-ku-na-i) = not expensive (たかくない)
• 安くない (ya-su-ku-na-i) = not cheap (やすくない )
• 長くない (na-ga-ku-na-i) = not long (ながくない)
• 古くない (fu-ru-ku-na-i) = not old (ふるくない)

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