MINNA NO NIHONGGO

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 LESSON 11 VOCABULARY

(kodomo ga) imasu have (a child) oniisan (someone else’s)
(nihon ni) imasu stay, be (in elder brother
Japan) ane (my) elder sister
kakarimasu take oneesan (someone else’s)
(time;money) elder sister
(kaisha o) take a day off otouto (my) younger
yasumimasu (work) brother
hitotsu one otoutosan (someone else’s)
futatsu two younger brother
mittsu three imouto (my) younger
yottsu four sister
itsutsu five imoutosan (someone else’s)
muttsu six younger sister
nanatsu seven gaikoku foreign country
yattsu eight jikan hours
kokonotsu nine shuukan weeks
too ten kagetsu months
ikutsu how many nen years
hitori one person gurai about
futari two people donokurai how long
nin people zenbude in total
dai counter for minna everybody,
machines, cars everything
etc dake only
mai counter for irasshaimase Welcome. /May I
paper, stamps help you?
etc ii, tenki desu ne Nice weather,
kai kai isn’t it?
ringo apple ii, tenki desu ne Nice weather,
mikan mandarin orange isn’t it?
sandoicchi sandwich odekakedesuka Are you going
karē raisu curry (and rice) out?
aisukurīmu ice cream chotto ~ made I’m just going to~
kitte postage stamp for a short while
hagaki post card itte rasshai Have a good day,
fuutou envelope see you later.(lit.
sokutatsu special delivery Go and come
kakitome registered mail back)
eamēru, koukuubin airmail itte mairimasu I’m off, see you
funabin sea mail later (lit. I’m
ryoushin parents going and come
back)
kyoudai brothers and
sisters sorekara and then, after
that
ani (my) elder
brother Australia ōsutoraria