Collins Gem Easy Learning Japanese Phrasebook

e heart - hurt

to hire A' karimasu
ilf t (die. kariru*)
can 1hire...? ttB g; ...o kariraremasu
/tv U Z T ~ ka
) hobby shumi
holiday IS B kyuuka; horidee

on holiday kyuuka-chuu
national saijitsu
holiday
homesick hoomushikku
honey
honeymoon hachimitsu

horse A ^ A — V ; hanemuun;
horseradish
Oapanese) wmm shinkon ryokoo

s uma

wasabi

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Y ¥ nen;toshi
year
fo r one year - # P b1 ichi-nen-kan
one year old
fiv e years old — s? issai
next year
last year i s ® go-sai
yellow (n)
(adj) rainen
yes
yes please kyonen

yesterday Stfi kiiro
yet
not yet lie u kiiroi
youth hostel
ISO ' hai

(cfctV hai.onegai

U ¿£"3" shimasu

kinoo

Sfc* mada

S f c 'T ”- r madadesu

JL — yuusu hosuteru

Ji

English - Japanese

z

zebra crossing oodan hodoo
zero;rei
zero "tZD i

zip ^ V V V i chakku ;fasunaa

y—

zone V —V i zoon;chitai

zoo doobutsu-en

* *You must use this form when you
look up a word in aconventional
dictionary.

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windscreen 7 furonto garasu
9Y A °- waipaa
windscreen
wipers O - f V K t - uindo saafin
windsurfing

wine 9Y V wain
red wine aka wain
white wine S9Y V shirowain
wine list a9Y V wain risuto
winter fuyu
with (a person) 9Y V U *h ...toisshoni
woman onna
wonderful # subarashii
wood . . . t - m ic ki
wool it ke; uuru
word tango
t(£ 5 U U

*
€;
B iE

w indscreen - zoo

towork (person) hatarakimasu
(die. hataraku*)
(machine, car) ugokimasu
(die. ugoku*)
world ttl? sekai
wrist tekubi
towrite kakimasu
(die. kaku*)
writer(author) m m chosha
wrong warui

X 9 9 h i f ' J rentogen
x-ray

weight ■ s omosa
well
well done yoi

1am well yoku dekimashita
Welsh (person)
west (n) tz
(adj)
wet genki desu
what
what is it? ' i 'x —JL/XA ueeruzu-jin

wheel (ofcar) 2§ nishi
wheelchair
when S f f l nishi-no
where
which IshH tz nureta

i°S nani; nan

T - f sore wa nan desu

A ' ka

S i i sharin

UNO kuruma-isu
itsu

¿ i d doko

¿in ; ¿iS 5 dore;dochira

English - Japanese

which is it? ¿insT*' dore desu ka
uisukii
whisky a shiro
white (n) an shiroi
(adj) dare
who m dareno
whose darenodesu ka
whose is it? it® naze; dooshite
ftffl'Cf*'
hiroi
why ¡ W ; miboojin
tsuma
¿iSU T oku-san
kachimasu
wide /SO (die. katsu*)
kaze
widow A tA mado

wife (own) *

(somebody else’s) MSA

to win l$S£lt

wind (air) a
window
&

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washing sentaku-ki

machine ekitai-senzai

washing-up kona-sekken

liquid suzumebachi
udedokei
washing ©SI1A, terebi o mimasu
(die. miru*)
powder mizu
oyu
wasp yuwakashiki
suika
watch (onwrist) □Ijll boosui
suijoo-skii
towatch TV

water t
hot water *

water heater

watermelon ■Ton*'

waterproof

water-skiing

e washing m achine - window

way (manner) shikata

(route) 7?l°) hookoo

way in AD iriguchi
way out deguchi
¡tin

we fA fcS watashi-tachi

weak (physically) l i u yowai

(tea, etc.) usui

weather AM tenki

weather A M ^ iB tenki yohoo

forecast

website 0 x y - f h uebu saito
wedding m is
kekkon-shiki

Wednesday *B1B sui-yoobi
week shuu
a

weekday ¥B heijitsu
weekend shuumatsu
a*

weekly ©a maishuu

video game W bideogeemu
village m mura
vinegar O 'O lO su
virus tr+f uirus
visa biza
tovisit tazunemasu
(die. tazuneru*)
visitor § kyaku
(tourist) 1 kankoo-kyaku
vitamin t '5 5 V bitamin

w chingin; kyuuryo
uesuto
wage ...omachimasu
waist (die. matsu*)
towait for... ueitaa

waiter

English - Japanese

waiting room ito -lE machiai-shitsu
waitress 'Jx -fK W ueitoresu
towake up okimasu
On-llX (die. okiru*)
Wales Ueeruzu
towalk arukimasu
(die. aruku*)
togo for sampo shimasu
a walk (die. sampo
suru*)
wallet saifu
to want hoshii desu
wardrobe yoofuku-dansu
warm atatakai
to wash araimasu
(die. arau*)

English - Japanese

underground chikatetsu

(metro) w akarim asu
(die. wakaru*)
to understand w akarim asen

I don't w akarim asu ka

understand shitagi
m ushoku
do you Eikoku ; Igirisu

understand? Amerika
Gasshuukoku
underwear T * daigaku
unemployed -fTTrn№ nihodoki
kinkyuu
United ns ;

Kingdom

United States

ofAmerica B

university

unpack (case) ?qï8?g

urgent m it

e underground - wash

v

vacancy(in hotel) akishitsu
yoboo-chuusha
vaccination yuukoo-na

valid (passport, kichoo-hin
ban ;wagon-sha
etc.)

valuables UM oo
van liy ;

vase TEjfS kabin
VAT
vegetable fukakachi-zei
vegetarian
m m yasai
vehicle
very bejitarian ;
video
saishoku-shugi-

sha

SO ® nonmono

; t T i ) taihen ;totemo

bideo

traffic SEffl kootsuu
trafficjam S jS/S/Sj kootsuu-juutai
trafficlights \e ^ shingoo
train densha
translation S IR honyaku
translator honyaku-ka
totravel 111R ^ ryokoo shimasu
(die. ryokoo
travelagent’s m u m is suru*)
traveller's X ryokoo dairiten
cheque toraberaazu
tree " jO chekku
trip * ki
trousers Wa ryokoo
trout Z iR y zubon
true (real) $ .? masu
hontoo

English - Japanese

Tuesday * b ib ka-yoobi
tuna maguro

toturn off keshimasu

(light, etc.) (die. kesu*)

toturn on tsukemasu

(light, etc.) (die. tsukeru*)

tweezers kenuki

twin-bed room '.V' f V /'\ 'V K tsuinbeddono

fflSPM heya

tyre taiya

u

ulcer 'M'M kaiyoo
kasa
umbrella frcS oji
uncle (own) & L/ oji-san

(somebody else’s)

e

English - Japanese

toilet(informal) h'TU toire
o-tearai
(polite) toiretto peepaa

toilet paper h -Y\y v h keshoohin
toiletries tsuukooryoo
^-A °- tomato
ashita
i№& ashita no asa

toll(motorway) hVh ashita no gogo
tomato B£B
tomorrow WBV® ashita no yoru
tomorrow
konya; konban
morning WB(DWk ha
tomorrow haita

afternoon B£B0i£
tomorrow

night

tonight

tooth m'M
toothache

toilet - uncle

toothbrush iSZ? V haburashi

toothpaste M JH cf Ifr hamigakiko

IS ^ fK T kaichuu-dentoo

tough (meat) tlstc. b^ katai
tsuaa
7tour(sightseeing) '.V7 —

tourist kankoo-kyaku

touristoffice I^C^lF^P/f kankoo-annai-

sho

towel taoru

town fflj machi

town centre BJCD^ /0 machi no

chuushin

town plan toshi-keikaku

toy <fc £3 ^ omocha

tracksuit h U - Z V ^ " toreeningu ueaa

O i7 -

tradition dentoo

thirsty nodoga
kawakimasu
f (die. nodo ga
kawaku*)
I ’m thirsty nodo ga
kawakimashita
U fe kore
nodo
thisone un kaminari
raiu
throat CD ¿ i moku-yoobi
thunder ¡m kippu; chiketto

thunderstorm S P f kippu uriba
kippu hanbai-ki
Thursday * B IB
kitsui
ticket W ft ;

J-'T 'V h

ticketoffice v m m o m

ticketvending

machine

tight

English - Japanese

tights taitsu

time BiPal jikan

this time konkai

what time is it? M a r e f * ' nan-ji desu ka?

timetable ){/ sukejuuru

(train, etc.) mm jikoku-hyoo

tinned ÍEíBo kanzume

tinfoil J\j arumi hoiru

tin-opener kankiri

tired 3 in ^ -r tsukaremasu

(die. tsukareru*)

I ’m tired U fe tsukaremashita

tissue x -f "J n. tisshu
toast(bread)
1— toosuto

tobacconist’s ^ A ' Z l g tabako-ya
7B kyoo
today

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to tell №) # iimasu (die. iu*)
temperature X —^ netsu
1have a TI73-K netsugaarimasu
temperature
temple h (o-)tera
tennis fV h tenisu
tennis court tenisu kooto
tennis racket tenisu raketto

tent tento
terminal taaminaru
(airport)
thank you arigatoo
thank you (doomo) arigatoo
very much gozaimasu

thatone (near tell -today

the listener) sore

(away fromthe are

listener and gekijoo
ondokei
speaker) mm atsui
theatre
futoi
thermometer koi
doroboo
thick(paper, JIU usui
hosoi
board) mono
watashi no mono
(rope, cord)

(sauce) iltl''
thief
mm

thin(paper, sauce)

j (rope,cord)

thing

my things

how long does ¿f CD dono gurai
it take? A 'D ^ S A ' kakarimasu ka?
totalk IS hanashimasu
(die. hanasu*)
tampon ^ V T lfV tampon
tangerines b -t'h , mikan
tap №□ jaguchi
tape (sticky) nenchaku teepu
(audio) -7° kasettoteepu

to taste (of ajiwaimasu
something) (die. ajiwau*)
to taste tabetemimasu
(something) (die.
tabetemiru*)
tax zeikin
tax-free menzei

English - Japanese

taxi takushii
bytaxi
taxidriver S’ O i '- T - takushii de
5><?i/-CDW takushii no

I s # untenshu

taxi rank takushii noriba

m

tea (green) as o-cha
(English) koocha

teacher % ji sensei
teeth ha
s

telephone (n) mm denwa

telephone box m m i& 'vO T. denwa bokkusu
telephone ‘SlSffi
denwa choo

directory

telephone m m m ^ denwa bangoo

number f uf terebi
television

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sun taiyoo
to sunbathe nikkooyoku o
shimasu
t (die. nikkooyoku
osuru*)
suntan B 'M tt hiyake
bbsb nichi-yoobi
Sunday sangurasu
sunglasses B jSSttit© hiyake-dome
sunscreen B it? ! nisshabyoo
sunstroke X —Jt— suupaa
supermarket yuushoku
supper (dinner) shinsatsu-shitsu
surgery (of
doctor) myooji
surname amai
sweet (not
savoury)

string - television

sweetener kanmiryoo
sweets o-kashi
toswim oyogimasu
(die. oyogu*)
swimsuit 7j< • mizugi
kirimasu
toswitch off V J D m t (die. kiru*)
iremasu
toswitch on (die. ireru*)
yudaya-
synagogue kyookaidoo

T 3 —y 'Jl teeburu
kakartmasu
table (die. kakaru*)
totake

stadium 3 9 99A ; ;sutajiamu

stamps (for M kyoogijoo
letters) kitte
star(in sky) 39-
(film) hoshi
station IR sutaa
stationer’s eki
statue Xmms bunboogu-ya
steak m zoo
steep steeki
stereo 3 9 U tT kewashii
sting(n) UU1 stereo
stomach fe& A' sashi-kizu
stomach ache onaka
storm mm fukutsuu
straighton arashi
SI massugu
So t< *

English - Japanese

strange (odd) hen-na

strawberry ichigo

street ffiD toori
string(for ffl himo

wrapping)

strong (person) tsuyoi

(material) joobu-na

stuck(jammed) I S S o TIN-5 tsumatte iru

student gakusei

suburbs m koogai

subway (metro) I t i T i * chikatetsu

suddenly totsuzen

sugar satoo

sugar-free mutoo

suit * - ')/ suutsu
suitcase
7>—"JJT —7. suutsu keesu

summer M natsu

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soup suupu
south
South Africa m m inam i
South African
myyuti Minami Afurika
(person)
myy'j tix Minami Afrika-jin
souvenir
&±m; o-m iyage;
soy sauce
spanner aa kinen-hin
to speak shooyu

do you speak renchi
English?
speciality hanashim asu
speed limit
to spell (die. hanasu*)

Ulo^iS'tiS Eigo ga

tti' hanasem asu ka?

mn sem m on

seigen sokudo

tsuaurim asu

(die. tsuzuru*)

e soup - summer

how is it spelt? ¡IMO < c E :i£ z .T tsuzuriooshiete

kudasai

to spend (okane o)

(money) tsukaim asu

(die. tsukau*)

spicy karai

spirits(alcohol) m t s m jooryuushu

spoon supuun
sport supootsu

sprain (ankle. nenza

etc.)

spring (season) * haru

hot spring /im l^ onsen

(water)

squash (gam e, z c h ' v ' j z i . sukasshu

drink)

squid -f ti ika

to sleep as nemasu
a sE ifi (die. neru*)
sleeping bag ^ U 'V A ° nebukuro
sleeping pill s iu suiminyaku
slippers /J\$U surippa
slow osoi
small ^ A Z I^ fU chiisai
smell (n) Sf nioi
to smoke tabakoosuimasu
nge (die. tabakoo
smoking suu*)
no smoking 5^ kitsuen
snack im kinen
snow (n) keishoku
it’s snowing yuki
yuki ga futte
imasu

English - Japanese

soap 5 i $ sekken

soap powder konasekken

sober (notdrunk) s ® shirafu

sock H k T kutsushita

soda water j ^ i k k tansan sui

soft drink V Z? h K U V sofutodorinku

0

something nani ka

sometimes m * tokidoki

son (own) ,s ,? musuko

(somebody eise’s) musuko-san

song uta

soon ? < ° sugu

sore head P JS zutsuu

sore throat nodo no itami

sorry sumimasen

I’m sorry - r & s t t A , sumimasen

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shrine m ± jinja
to shut
w itsbm T shimemasu
sick (ill)
to be sick (die. shimeru*)
(vomit)
sightseeing JPiSl byooki
signature
silk hakimasu
silver (n)
(adj) (die. haku*)
single (person)
(bed, room) m e kankoo
(ticket)
sink (bathroom i V~ -'f V shomei;sain
etc.)
m kinu

m gin

1№ gin-no

m dokushin

-A ffl hitori yoo

K - i i katamichi

3S0 ; nagashi;

senmendai

shrine - sorry

sisters №№ shimai
sister (own, imooto

younger) ane
imooto-san
(own, older)
onee-san
(somebody else’s, V
ookisa
younger) saizu
skii o shimasu
(somebody else’s, «tSiiticS h i (die. sukii o
suru*)
older) skii-gutsu
lifuto ken
size A S S sukaato

(clothes) tM 'X

to ski y U^

t

ski boots tt-W ,
ski pass U 77h#
skirt A A -h

service charge saabisuryoo
teishoku
set menu seibetsu
shampuu
sex ffiSU buntan shimasu
(die. buntan
shampoo S' V V 7 ° - suru*);
wakemasu
to share (die. wakeru*)
kabu
shares (stocks) № sorimasu
to shave (die. soru*)
higesori kuriimu
shaving cream m i o z ' j
shiitsu
-A gyokairui
fune
sheet V -" J

shellfish MMM

ship fia

English - Japanese

shirt i s 17V shatsu
kutsu
lit kutsu-migaki
mise
shoe polish lifcJIic^ kaimono
kaimonoshimasu
shop /£ (die. kaimono
suru*)
shopping shoppingu kaato

to go shopping chikamichi
hanzubon
shopping is 3 V L iS 0 kata
shoo
trolley ~h— h
short cut shawaa
j£d 1I ko-ebi

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shoulder M

show (at theatre, i s 3 —

etc.)

shower iS V ? —

shrimps /Jvlfci

English - Japanese

screwdriver doraibaa

scuba diving sukyuuba

-Y t'V Y?" daibingu

sculpture m\ chookoku

(object)

sea M umi

seafood shiifuudo;

kaisen-ryoori

seasickness mm funayoi
seaside umibe
at the seaside mmv umibede

season (ofyear) mm kisetsu

season ticket teiki-ken

seat IS seki
seatbelt
seaweed is — h ^ J L / h shiitoberuto
mm kaisoo

secretary mm hisho

screw driver - shrimps

security guard W ffim . keibi-in
to see mimasu
(die. miru*)
self-catering 7 jisui
self-service t r serufu saabisu

to sell urimasu
(die. urn*)
Sellotape® seroteepu
to send okurimasu
(die. okuru*)
to send iS ip ^ miokurimasu
someone off t lR (die. miokuru*)
senior citizen V -tZ '7 koorei-sha
September ku-gatsu
service (in saabisu
restaurant, etc.)

salary +)- 5 U - ; sararii;kyuuryoo

sale (in shops) 12 - 1 1 seeru
salesman seerusuman
(in store) J£M ten-in
salmon fl£ sake
salt ill shio
sandals yyyn sandaru
sandwich sandoitchi
sanitary towel m m i-z r * seiriyoo napukin
y
sardine m iwashi
satellite iiS S tiS eisei hoosoo
channels
Saturday ±B«B do-yoobi
sauce y -Z K soosu

English - Japanese

to save (life) sukuimasu

(money) (die. sukuu*)

to say ; takuwaemasu
scales (for
weighing) (die. takuwaeru*);
scenery
school chokin shimasu
scissors
Scotland (die. chokin sum*)

Scottish (adj) iimasu (die. iu*)

screw (n) liA 'O hakari

s e keshiki
gakkoo
hasami

7 . D "j K 5 V Sukottorando
K

7 . D "j V z > y Sukottorando-no
K ffl
neji

English -Japanese

rice (& ) íR (o-)kome

(cooked) gohan

right (correct) IE L /l/' tadashii
migi ni
H eon/to the right yubiwa
ring (for finger) }g|f

river Jll kawa

road isssmis michi; dooro
road sign dooro hyooshiki

to roast, bake yakimasu

or grill (die. yaku*)
heya
room (in house, SBS

hotel)

(space) iMPJf basho

it takes up WiPflf t l 0 ^ basho o torimasu

room t

room service J i - A t f - t f ruumu saabisu

7

e rice - screw

rotten (meat, liS o / c kusatta

fruit) ruuto;junro
retsu
1 ooshitsu-no
gomi
T tawagoto
>l im ryukkusakku
route
rasshu
row (theatre, etc.) 5ü
royal IS ©

rubbish

(nonsense) tcfrZt

rucksack U n.'y7+fv

7

rush hour

s h anzen-na
anzen beruto
safe(adj) iz -'jy ? seeringu
safety belt sarada
sailing (sport)
salad

to repair ( I l L i i ; shuuri shimasu

to repeat ÈUS-r (die. shuuri

can you repeat suru*) ;
that, please?
reservation naoshimasu
reserved seat
resort (seaside) (die. naosu*)
rest (relaxation)
to rest iiOÊUST kurikaeshimasu

restaurant (die. kurikaesu*)

mooichido itte

T < T c £ l \ kudasai

m yoyaku

fg Æ E shitei-seki
rizooto
UV- h kyuusoku
ttJt

kyuusoku

shimasu (die.

kyuusoku suru*)

resutoran

English - Japanese

restaurant car shokudoosha
intai shimasu
retire 3IJibg:ir (die. intai sum*)
kaerimasu
to return (to go DiO ST ; (die. kaeru*);
modorimasu
back) (die. modoru*)
kaeshimasu
(togive back) i l l / S f (die. kaesu*)
hempin shimasu
(toreturn a (die. hempin
purchase) suru*)
oofuku-kippu
return ticket m m n korekuto kooru
reverse-charge D L-'J' h □
ryuumachi
call (collect call) - J i
rheumatism

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ready mm jumbi

receipt ifJW; ;ryooshuusho
I s is —h
Sttreception (desk) reshiito
uketsuke

receptionist ;b i / t f uketsuke-gakari

recipe ;reshipi

naa choorihoo
to recommend ■»s-r susumemasu

(die. susumeru*)

what do you W f e H i & T * naniga osusume

recommend? 1 1 ' desu ka
rekoodo
record (music) UZl-K

red (n) aka

(adj) akai
waribiki
reduction (for IJ§I

students, etc.)

refreshments keishoku

ready - rheum atism

refund jUsiz henkin

I ’d like a refund U X K. fd henkin shite

kudasai

region ifeM i it № chiiki;chihoo

to reimburse U "3" hensaishimasu

(die. hensai suru*)

relative (family i l M shinseki

member)

relatively hikakuteki

(comparitively)

reliable (person) 'is flT :'c ? •§> shinrai dekiru

religion shuukyoo

to rent karimasu

(die. kariru*)

rent (for house, M M yachin

flat)

public toilet s is r r kooshuu toire
to pull A °V 2 hikimasu
(die. hiku*)
puncture w o s-r panku
purse A 'd r- ; saifu
to push 'K t'—A — oshimasu
(die. osu*)
pushchair bagii; bebiikaa

Q □o□M shikaku
hinshitsu
qualification «Pi joooo
quality 5J shitsumon
queen a< retsu
question (n) hayaku
queue
quickly

English - Japanese

quiet (place) HA'S shizuka-na

R EAS kyookenbyoo
A® kyoosoo
rabies HR jinshu
race (sport) m rajio
(people) ^■r eki
radio ame
railway station UA— ame ga futte
rain imasu
it’s raining £ mare
reaa
rare (unique) hasshin
(food) nama
rash (skin) kamisori
raw kamisori no ha
razor
razor blades

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power cut mm teiden
power point konsento
prawn □V tV h ebi
pregnant ninshin
prescription t&M shohoosen
present/gift okurimono ;
mo ti ; purezento
shachoo
president
kawaii
(ofa company) nedan
sooryo
pretty shimpu
bokushi
price ooji
oojo
priest (Buddhist) iiis kojin-no

(Catholic)

(Protestant)

prince

princess

private i@A©

powercut - razor blades

prize ^^.□□o shoohin
problem mondai
there’s a FrIII mondai ga
problem arimasu
programme t bangumi
(TV, etc.)
(computer) S ffl puroguramu
promise yakusoku
it’s a promise yakusoku desu
to pronounce hatsuon shimasu
(die. hatsuon
how is it ¿f© suru*)
donoyooni
pronounced? hatsuon shimasu
ka?
Protestant shinkyooto
saijitsu
public holiday S B