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Japanese Vocabulary

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赤ちゃん ah-kah-chan
baby
noun
毎週 my-shoo
every week
adverbial noun
息子 moo-soo-koh
son
noun
おいくつ oh-ee-koo-tsoo
how old (polite)
pronoun
五歳 goh-sigh
five years old
noun (age counter)
ご両親 go-ryoh-sheen
parents (polite)
noun
お仕事 oh-shee-goh-toh
job/work (polite)
noun
退職する tie-shoh-koo soo-roo
to retire (from a job)
verb
大好き die-skee
really like; love
adjectival noun
ご兄弟 goh-kyoh-die
siblings
noun
一人 hee-toh-ree
one person
noun (counter)
小さな chee-sah-nah
small; little
adjective
ah-neh
older sister
noun
moo-soo-meh
daughter (one's own)
noun
幸せ shee-ah-wah-seh
happy, happiness, contentment
na-adjective/noun
それら sore-rah
them, those (things)
pronoun
会います a-ee-mah-soo
meet, see
verb
私たち wah-tah-shee-tah-chee
We
pronoun
一緒に ees-shoh nee
together
adverb
晩ごはん bahn-goh-hahn
dinner/supper
noun
私達 wah-tah-shee-tah-chee
we
pronoun
話します hah-nah-shee-mahs
talk, speak
verb
お父さん Oh-toh-sahn (long 'o' sound)
father
noun
母親 hah-hah-oh-yah
Mother (parent)
noun
帰る kah-eh-roo
to return; to go home
verb
ペット peh-ttoh
pet
noun
oh-EE
nephew
noun
面白い oh-moh-shee-ROY
funny, interesting, amusing
adjective
何名様 Nahn-may-sah-mah
How many people (honorific)
noun/phrase
一緒 ish-shoh
together, same
noun
食べます tah-beh-mahss
eat
verb
ご家族 go-KAH-zoe-koo
Family/folks (polite)
noun
盛大 say-dye
Grand, splendid, big
na-adjective
同窓会 doh-soh-kye
Reunion (alumni/classmates meeting)
noun
来年 rah-ee-nen
next year
noun
引っ越します hee-koh-shee-mah-soo
will move / are moving (residence)
verb
休日 kyoo-jee-tsoo
holiday; day off
noun
おばあちゃん oh-baa-chan
grandmother
noun
過ごします soo-goh-shee-mah-soo
to spend (time); to pass (time)
verb
親戚 shin-seh-kee
relative, extended family
noun
テキサス teh-kee-sah-soo
Texas
noun
住んでいます soon-deh ee-mah-soo
is living, lives
verb
後で ah-toh-deh
later
adverb
hah-hah
mother (one's own)
noun
電話する dehn-wah soo-roo
to call (by phone)
verb
全然 zen-zen
not at all
adverb
意見 ee-ken
opinion
noun
おじ oh-jee
uncle
noun
プロ POO-roh
professional
noun
甥っ子 oy-koh
nephew
noun

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