Lesson 1
呼ぶ (yo-bu) = to call; to call out (to); to invoke (よぶ)
と = in this lesson serves as a quotation mark
(name) + と + 呼んで (to yon-de) = call me (name) (とよんで)
(name) + と + 呼んでください (to-yon-de-ku-da-sai) = please call me (name) (とよんでください)
知る (shi-ru) = to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); (...) (しる)
知っています (shi-tte-i-ma-su) = I know (しっています)
知っていますか?(shi-tte-i-ma-su-ka) = do you know? (しっていますか)
知りません (shi-ri-ma-sen) = I do not know (しりません)
言う (i-u) = to say; (...); to name; to call (いう)
言ってください (i-tte-ku-da-sai) = please say (いってください)
言っていました (i-tte-i-ma-shi-ta) = he/she was saying (いっていました)
と言いました (to ii-ma-shi-ta) = he said (といいました)
言いますか?(ii-ma-su-ka) = do you say? (いいますか)
Lesson 2
クラス (ku-ra-su) = class
教室 (kyou-shi-tsu) = classroom/classrooms (きょうしつ) -
見せる (mi-se-ru) = to show; to display (みせる)
見せて (mi-se-te) = show me (みせて)
見せてください (mi-se-te-ku-da-sai) = please show me (みせてください)
見せます (mi-se-ma-su) = will show (みせます)
教科書 (kyou-ka-sho) = textbook
同じ (o-na-ji) = the same (おなじ)
Lesson 3
質 (shi-tsu) = quality (しつ)
問 (mon) = thing (もん)
質問 (shi-tsu-mon) = question/questions (しつもん)
問題 (mon-dai) = problem
答え (ko-ta-e) = answer (こたえ)
答える (kota-e-ru) = to answer; to reply (こたえる)
答えます (ko-ta-e-ma-su) = I answer/I will answer (こたえます)
答えました (ko-ta-e-ma-shi-ta) = I answered (こたえました)
答えましたか?(ko-ta-e-ma-shi-ta-ka) = have you answered? (こたえましたか)
答えてください (ko-ta-e-te-ku-da-sai) = please answer (こたえてください)
Lesson 4
定規 (jō-gi) = ruler (じょうぎ)
持つ (mo-tsu) = to have; to hold (in one's hand); to carry (もつ)
持っていますか?(mo-tte-i-ma-su-ka) = do you have? (もっていますか)
今度 (kon-do) = this time (こんど)
もう一度 (mou-i-chi-do) = one more time/once again (もういちど)
教える (oshi-e-ru) = to teach; to tell (someone); to say (to someone) (おしえる)
簡単 (kan-tan) = easy/simple (かんたん)
簡単ですか?(kan-tan-de-su-ka) = is it easy/simple? (かんたんですか)
簡単です (kan-tan-de-su) = it is easy/simple (かんたんです)
簡単でした (kan-tan-de-shi-ta) = it was easy (かんたんでした)
Lesson 5
ペン (pen) = pen/pens
鉛筆 (en-pi-tsu) = pencils (えんぴつ)
色鉛筆 (i-ro-en-pi-tsu) = colored pencils (いろえんぴつ)
本 (hon) = counting marker for long objects (ほん)
一本 (i-ppon) = one long object (e.g. fork/pen) (いっぽん)
三本 (san-bon) = three long objects (さんぼん)
四本 (yon-hon) = four long objects (よんほん)