Japanese Slanguage_ A Fun Visual Guide to Japanese Terms and Phrases

Japanese Slanguage

A Fun Visual Guide to Japanese Terms and Phrases

Mike Ellis

J SAPANESE LANGUAGE

A F V G J T PUN ISUAL UIDE TO APANESE ERMS AND HRASES

Digital Edition v1.0

Text © 2010 Mike Ellis

Illustrations © 2010 Rupert Bottenberg

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means whatsoever without written
permission from the publisher, except brief portions quoted for purpose of review.

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ISBN: 978-1-4236-1520-0

Japanese Slanguage

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book

Greetings and Responses

Money and Shopping

Entertainment and Sports

People, Relatives, and Friends

Verbs

Adverbs

Adjectives

Pronouns, Conjunctions, and Prepositions

Household

Office and Professions

Health and Medicine

Politics and Law Enforcement

Education

Numbers, Days, and Time

City and Travel

Food and Restaurants

How to Use This Book

If you want to learn the basics of Japanese but traditional methods
seem overwhelming or intimidating, this book is for you! Just follow
the directions below and soon you’ll be able to say dozens of words
and phrases in Japanese.

• Follow the illustrated prompts to say the phrase quickly and
smoothly. If all the words or syllables are in black, say them with
equal emphasis on each one. If a word or syllable is in red, put the
emphasis on that word or syllable. While your pronunciation may not
be exact, you’ll be able to be understood if you speak clearly and
evenly.

• Learn to string together words or phrases to create many more
phrases.

• Draw your own pictures to help with memorization and
pronunciation.

Note: This product may produce Americanized Japanese.

For free sound bytes, visit slanguage.com.

Greetings and Responses

Hello Konnichiha

Good-bye Sayounara

Good evening Konbanha

Excuse me Sumimasen

Good morning Ohayou!

Gladly Yorokonde

To your health ODaijiNi

Welcome Youkoso!

Okay O ke

You’re welcome Douitashimashite

Congratulations Omedetou

What’s the weather like? DonnaTenkiDesuka?

Money and Shopping

A store Mise

A bank Ginkou

Department store Depaato

Purchase Kounyuu

To buy Kau

To get in line Narabu

Small item Komono

Clothing Fuku

Hat Boushi

Stain Shimi

Jewel Houseki

Skirt Sukato

Coat Koto

Pants Zubon

Pajamas Pajama

Sleeve Sode

Entertainment and Sports

Cinema Shinema

Piano Piano

Saxophone Sakusofon

A park Kouen

Choir SeikaTai

Poem Shi

Theatrical ShibaiNo

A sound Oto
A painting E

Picnic Pikunikku

Portrait Shouzou

A comedy Komedi

Gymnastics Taisou

Cards Kaado

Game Geemu

Tennis Tenisu

Kite Tako

Skate Sukeeto

Upset Douyou

Disappointment Shitsubou

People, Relatives, and Friends

Woman Onna

Man Otoko

Friend Yuujin

Last name Myouji

First name Namae

Girl Shoujo

Boy Shounen

Baby Akachan

Crowd Gunshuu

Mother Haha

Father Chichi

Daughter Musume
Son Musuko

Brother Kyoudai

Sister Shimai

Grandmother Sobo

Grandfather Sofu

Husband Otto

Wife Tsuma

Granddaughter MagoMusume

Grandson MagoMusuko

Girlfriend Kanojo

Boyfriend Kareshi

Verbs

To reside Sumu

To have fun Tanoshimu

To smell Niou

To dress Yosoou

To read Yomu

To hope Nozomu

To meet Au

To sink Shizumu

To love Aisu

To push Osu

Adverbs

Here Koko

Really Hontouni

How Dou

More Motto

Almost Hotondo

In the middle / At the center ChuuouDe

Sometimes Tokidoki

Always Itsumo

At first Saishoni

Finally Saishuutekini

Already Sudeni

Recently Saikin

Fortunately Saiwai

Slowly Yukkuri

Seriously Shinkenni

Properly Tekisetsuni

Nowhere / Anywhere Dokonimo

Silently Shizukani

Inside Naibu