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何時 nahn-jee
What time
noun/question word
どこ doh-koh
where
pronoun
に nee
at, in, on
particle
います ee-mah-soo
to be, to exist
verb
ζ₯γ‚‹ koo-roo
to come
verb
γ©γ†γž doh-zoh
Please; go ahead
adverb
ε…₯γ‚‹ hah-ee-roo
to enter
verb
ください koo-dah-sigh
please (used for requests)
auxiliary verb
今ζ—₯ kyoh
today
noun
γ§γ—γŸ desh-tah
was (polite past copula)
copula
まぁまぁ mah mah
so-so; okay; average
adverb
い぀も ee-tsoo-moh
always; usually
adverb
できる deh-kee-roo
to be able to
verb
嬉しい oo-reh-shee
glad, happy
i-adjective
ごめんγͺさい goh-men nah-sigh
I'm sorry
interjection
ζΊ–ε‚™ joon-bee
preparation
noun
葌く ee-koo
to go
verb
何か NAH-nee kah
something / anything
pronoun
新しい ah-tah-RAH-shee
new
i-adjective
ι€±ζœ« Shoo-maht-soo
weekend
noun
ιŽγ”γ™ Soo-goh-soo
to spend (time), to pass
verb
δ»Šζ™© kohn-bahn
this evening/tonight
noun
します shee-mah-soo
will do (polite form)
verb
こけら koh-chee-rah
this one/person
pronoun
εŒεƒš doh-ryoh
colleague
noun
ァラ sah-rah
Sarah
noun
やっと YAHT-toh
finally
adverb
かしこまる
verb
γƒˆγƒ  toe-moo
Tom
noun
さん sahn
Mr./Ms./Esq.
suffix
から kah-rah
from
particle
γŸγγ•γ‚“ tah-koo-sahn
a lot / many / so much
adverb/adjective
θžγ„γ¦γ„γΎγ™ kee-teh ee-mah-soo
have heard
verb
ζ₯ι€± rye-shoo
next week
noun
どこか doh-koh-kah
somewhere, sometime
pronoun
γ‚†γ£γγ‚Š yoo-kkoo-ree
slowly, leisurely, at a relaxed pace
adverb
話す hah-nah-soo
to talk, to speak, to discuss
verb
倩気 ten-kee
weather
noun
けょっと cho-tto (with a glottal stop on the 't')
a little, briefly, quickly
adverb
だけ da-keh
only, just
particle
ε°‘(すこ)し soo-koh-shee
a little
adverb
遅(おく)γ‚ŒγΎγ™ oh-koo-reh-mahs
I will be late
verb
場所 bah-shoh
place, location
noun
すぐに soo-goo nee
immediately, right away, easily
adverb
εˆ†γ‹γ‚‹ wah-kah-roo
to understand, to know, to figure out
verb
γΎγ—γŸ mah-shee-tah
polite past tense ending
auxiliary
ι€£η΅‘ ren-rah-koo
contact; communication
noun
γ„γŸγ γ ee-tah-dah-koo
to receive (humble form)
verb
γ‚γ‚ŠγŒγ¨γ† ah-ree-gah-toh
thank you
interjection
あんγͺに ahn-nah-nee
that much; so
adverb

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