Collins Gem Easy Learning Japanese Phrasebook

pillow to makura

pineapple painappuru

plan (ofa building) H ® zumen

to plan kikaku shimasu

(die. kikaku suru*)

plane (aircraft) hikooki

plaster (sticking A v K i - f K bando-eido

plaster)

plastic bag Ttfu m. pori-bukuro

platform 7t hoomu

(railway)

play (theatre) flj geki

plug (electrical) puragu;

sashikomi

plug socket □ V - f e V h konsento

English - Japanese

plum Gapanese, +8 ume

green) puramu
haikankoo;
(western, purple) suidooya
gogo
plumber E li; yuudoku-na
keisatsu
TkilM keesatsu-kan
kooban
p.m. (after noon) puuru
buta-niku
poisonous mm ichinin-mae
police e-hagaki
yuubin bangoo
policeman yuubinkyoku
pondo
police station 5SS

pool (swimming) y - ) l

pork №

portion (offood) — A bu

postcard mmm

post code SflJS
post office Tftv K
pound

English -Japanese

pepper (spice) t i-V V koshoo
(vegetable) ...ic o g piiman
per... — ...ni tsuki
per hour —A (c o g ichi-jikan ni tsuki
per person A°— tZV h hitori ni tsuki
percent §7|< paasento
perfume ÎS koosui
period seiri
(menstruation) A
person hito
personal A 'V U V denshi techoo
organizer ¿3 V U V
petrol gasorin
petrol station gasorin stando

pharmacy mm yakkyoku
phone (n) denwa
ÏSsS

e1 pepper pound

to phone ■ ! £ £ * ' U S denwa o

- r kakemasu (die.

denwa o

phone box 'V kakeru*)

^ÜoÏTÎt 0* denwa bokkusu

phonecard terehon kaado

K

phone number denwa-bangoo

photocopy (n) □ t ° - kopii

to photocopy kopii oshimasu

f (die. kopii o

sum*)

photograph (n) ¥ ■ shashin

to photograph ¥ * £ » 0 3 ; shashin o

t torimasu (die.

shashin otoru*)

Pig № buta

I beg your sumimasen!
pardon!
(didn't hear/ t i - 5 — J g f c H moo ichido
understand) onegai shimasu
parents
your parents i® I S ryooshin
park (garden) go-ryooshin
parking lot
partner (wife, A M kooen
husband) chuusha-joo
party (evening)
(group) haiguusha
pass (permit)
passenger A °— ? - f — paatii
passport
passport - f t ; - H ikkoo; ichidan
control
fF ^ B E kyokashoo

jookyaku

A A / K - h pasupooto

t t S A IS S S iR ff shutsunyuukoku

kanri-sho

English - japanese

path komichi
to pay haraimasu
(die. harau*)
payment A% m m shiharai
payphone m kooshuu denwa
pear (Japanese) ■ ft nashi
(western) yoonashi
pearl 18* shinju
pedestrian (n) 'K -y 'jy hokoosha
pedestrian oodan-hodoo
crossing
pen pen
pencil enpitsu
penicillin penishirin
pensioner nenkin-jukyuu-
sha
people A^ hitobito

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English - Japanese

orange (colour) ?TL/» V i orenji-iro
(fruit) -7 orenji
orange juice orenjijuusu
ft
out soto
out o f order ÎÈ lifttti'Ê koshoo-chuu
he's out T 'f kare wa
gaishutsu-chuu
outdoor W ft desu
(pool, etc.) X -7 'y yagai
oven
overnight train oobun
oysters yakoo ressha
kaki

e orange - people

p taiheiyoo
kozutsumi
Pacific Ocean itai
chintsuuzai
packet /JvS e
abura-e
painful Jill' kyuuden
painkiller zubon
pantsu
painting m kami
tisshu
(oil) painting ;É Ü t
kitchin peepaa
palace mm
sumimasen
pants (trousers) X T i î y

(men’s underwear) ] < y y

paper m

paper

handkerchief

paper towels

IX—

pardon?

office ^ 7 * 7 , ; ofisu ¡jimusho

often mmm
oil cfc< yoku
oil filter ;S abura
X ' ( ) l 7 * ) l oiru firutaa

OK 7\ ~ ' 7 ~ ookei
I’m ok, it’s ok daijoobu desu
ok, let’s do that ookei, soo
shimashoo

old (adj) h' furui
how old are TTA U 'V oikutsu desu ka?
you?
olive oriibu
omelette omuretsu

English - Japanese

on (light) tsuite imasu

(die. tsuite iru*)

on the table , ® ± teeburu no ue ni
l/<—-

one (adj) D 'tO ffl hitotsu-no

(n) — ¡chi

one-way ticket n m w n katamichi kippu

onion tamanegi

to open H U S -r akemasu

(die. akeru*)

the shop is open eigyoo-chuu desu

the door is open K T ’t f U L ' T doa gaaite imasu

operation m shujutsu
(medical)
opposite hantai
optician megane-ten

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English -Japanese

nightclub "f h 0 naito kurabu
nightdress
no nemaki
no, thank you
noisy UM'**. iie
non-alcoholic
iSti-C'-r kekoodesu

urusai

~ FJl/ID— JI/J& arukoorunuki

non-smoking kin-en

non-smoking kinen sharyoo

compartment

noodles a men

north At kita

Northern A t T ' O l ^ y KitaAirurando

Ireland K

note (banknote) m shihei
memo
(letter) Xi

November + - e juuichi-gatsu

e nightclub - optician

now ~7 ima
nowadays ZCOZ'Z konogoro
number (of) kazu
number m suuji

(1, 2,3,etc.) SH E® kangoshi

nurse tc Z mono
...© juu-gatsu
0 tako
...no
object (thing) kiete imasu
October (die. kiete iru*)
octopus kusatteimasu
of (possessive) (die. kusatte iru*)
off (light)

(food)

near £<lc chikaku-ni
necessary !t2'H(&) hitsuyoo(na)
neck m kubi
necklace nekkuresu
to need i&WZ? hitsuyoodesu
I need... ...gahitsuyoo
it desu
needle hari
negative ss nega
(photograph) sea ...
neighbour kinjo
nephew oi
never (adv) zettai... masen

/ never drink IJtUU v s zettai wain o
wine
new nomimasen

atarashii

English - Japanese

news — 3 .— ZK \ nyuusu;

( & ) № 5 i ± (o-)shirase

newspaper f/rM shimbun

New Year shinnen

New Zealand — nyuujiirando

VK

NewZealander I I —V — 17 nyuujiirando-jin

y KA

next tsugi

next week raishuu

next year rainen

the next train CD'll ^ tsugi nodensha

night ^ yoru

at night 1^(tl yoru ni

last night 0^-^ ; sakuya; yuube

tomorrow Bj3B © ashita no yoru

night

English - Japanese

mother (own) 9 haha

(somebody else’s) okaa-san

motorway koosoku dooro

mountain ill yama

mountain bike maunten baiku

■ <0

mouse (animal) nezumi

(computer) mausu

mouth □ kuchi

Mr... ... f t ; ...tsh, ...-shi; ...-san

Mrs... ...ci/v i ...-san; ...-fujin

...^A

Ms.- ... $ hu ...-san

much #<CD ookuno

there’s too oosugimasu

much

museum \m m hakubutsu-kan

e m other - night

mushroom -A masshuruumu
i
(Japanese) shiitake
music A -JU Jt ongaku
mussel murasaki-gai;
muuru-gai
N
0 4 6 tsume
nail (finger)
(metal) $7 kugi
name
w hat’s your &BU namae
name?
nappy & £ f y li'i q I ' C o-namaewa nan
narrow
nationality desu ka?
nausea
?TA y omutsu

!Rl/\ semai

m m kokuseki

o±c?Si hakike

millimetre @75 miri-meetoru
million (n) @ 75® hyaku-man
(adj) hyaku-man-no
mineral water mineraru wootaa

minibar ft mini baa
minute fun
one minute -ft ippun
two minutes nifun
mirror -ft kagami
to miss (train, noriokuremasu
etc) m (die.
noriokureru*)
missing (person) yukuefumei
machigai
mistake (n) H a t ' keitai denwa
modemu
mobile phone

modem if A

English - Japanese

monastery shuudooin
getsu-yoobi
Monday bm b (o-)kane
0 3: okane ga
money (<fe) ife arimasen
tsuki
1have no tsuki
motto
money tt/v motto wain o
kudasai
month B moo kekkoo desu
moon B
more asa
gozenchuu ni
more wine kesa
ka
please

no more

thank you

morning m

in the morning

this morning

mosquito №

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English - Japanese

meal f t * shokuji
to mean
imishimasu
what does
this mean? (die. ¡rnisuru*)
meat
mechanic z . t i lá ¿ : - 5 U korewadooiuimi

medical ■ S M o r t '- r * '1desu ka
insurance
medicine ( £ ) ¡*] (o-)niku
medieval
to meet ttttx ; kikaikoo;
let’s meet
again mekanikku
meeting
iryoo-hoken

M kusuri
chuusei-no
aimasu (die. au*)

U mataaimashoo
cfc 5

X - f y miitingu;kaigi
? '; £ f i

e meal - mosquito

member n l; kaiin ; menbaa
(ofclub, etc)
menu ><“ □.— menyuu
message is t ; dengon; messeeji

metre y -h Jlx meetoru

microwave denshi renji

midday f ig ohiru

at midday fig le ohiru ni

middle-aged chuunen-no

midnight K iS * mayonaka

migraine H iS JS henzutsuu

milk 5 J I / Í 7 ; m i miruku;

gyuunyuu

sem i-skim m ed i m ^ m i teishiboo

gyuunyuu

soya m ilk mi toonyuu

M w m kikai

machine i t s s zasshi
magazine
mail (n) SMS yuubin
by mail
to make IM STr yuubinde
tsukurimasu
make-up №0
man (genera!)
(male) (die. tsukuru*)
manager
№) i № (o-)keshoo
many
map A hito
marathon
March H otoko

stffi# ; sekininsha;

¡ J v — maneejaa

takusan-no

if t H chizu

marason

san-gatsu

English - Japanese

market mm ; ichiba;maaketto
v7—A "J \~
marmalade maamareedo
to marry V -7 L/-K kekkon shimasu
(die. kekkon
martial arts S G I suru*)
mask 1 5 ® ; Y A ? budoo
mass (in church) 5 t t
kamen;masuku
match (game) ä t n
misa
matches shiai
matchi
to matter kininarimasu
(die. kininaru*)
it doesn't ? '2 h L -7 kamaimasen
matter
mattress £5! mattoresu
May go-gatsu

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English - Japanese

to lock il£ A '(0 S S kagi o kakemasu
(die. kagi o
locker a v ti— kakeru*)
long rokkaa
fo r a long time SU SS nagai
to look for 10-SI/' nagai aida
&< U SS sagashimasu
loose ...££< U S (die. sagasu*)
(not fastened) U fc yurui
to lose & < U fc
nakushimasu
I ’ve lost... (die. nakusu*)

lost (object) ...0
lost property
office nakushimashita
nakushita
funshitsubutsu
toriatsukai-sho

e lock - May

a lot □-Î/3 V takusan
lotion g rooshon
loud T '-r urusai
love (n) ai
/ love «a suiei gadaisuki
sw im m ing ® d iS A / ; desu
luggage tenimotsu
luggage tenimotsu seigen
allowance
luggage rack amidana
(in ear, train)
lunch him gohan ;
ranchi
luxury * ;R № ) zeitaku (na)

lifejacket V *T raifujakketo

lift (elevator) "J h
lighter
do you have x i / ^ - 9 - - erebeetaa
a lighter?
5 '— raitaa
light bulb
to like X — ) hi (raitaa) ga
/ like coffee
arimass ka?
like this
mm denkyuu
line (railway)
(drawn) ifgT*-r suki desu
list
□ —tl— koohiigasuki

S T '-r desu

x © J ; - 5 l c ; konoyoo ni;

cl koo iu fuu ni

¡61 sen

3 -^ y rain

m \ u ^ h hyoo;risuto

English - Japanese

to listen to... ...o kikimasu

(die. kiku*)

litre U "J KJU rittoru

a little '> U sukoshi

to live (in a place) sumimasu

(die. sumu*)

1live in London □ V K V IC fi Rondon ni sunde

imasu

to be alive ikite imasu

he is alive kare wa ikite

imasu

liver UA- rebaa

living room a yy-p - ima
lobster iftTE
local n ;□v o robusutaa
lock (on door, jim oto

k a g i; rokku

box)

216|217

English - Japanese

leader (ofgroup) 'J — 9 - riidaa
leaflet chirashi
more
leak(n) (ofgas, a n
manabimasu
liquid) (die. manabu*)
to learn kawa
; shuppatsu
leather shimasu (die.
to leave shuppatsu sum)
sarimasu
(leave behind) (die. saru*)
oite ikimasu
left £ (die. oite iku*)
hidari
on/to the left £(c hidari ni

leader - lock

left luggage B f f l tenimotsu ichiji
(office)
leg A 'D p/t azukari-sho
lens
letter (mail) £ ashi
letterbox
lettuce renzu
library
licence tegami
to lie down
M IS It yuubin-uke
life belt
lifeboat retasu
lifeguard
M il toshokan

Mm menkyoshoo

yoko ni narimasu

(die. yoko ni

naru*)

kyuumei-beruto

lioriTtt'— h kyuumei-booto

raifugaado;

K ; kyuujo-in

kind (n) « 1 shurui
(adj)
kitchen mw № ) shinsetsu (na)
knickers
knife sm daidokoro
Oapanese) pantsu
knot Ky"J

to know (facts) TTT naifu

1don’t know S T hoochoo
Tokyo
ieo'g ; z.is musubi-me;
Korea
ia o sT kobu
shirimasii

(die. shiru*)

D S tA , watashi wa
Tookyoo o

shirimasen

U S Kankoku

English - Japanese

■■

label -j'O i raberu

lace mm reesu
shoe lace kutsu-himo

ladies (toilet) ^ A f f l h - r U fujin-yootoire

lake mizuumi

land (n) ±m toehi
language ■□="Q=OE >• t=J gengo; kotoba

large ookii

late osoi

the train ¡slate denshaga

okurete imasu

launderette K koin randorii

u-

laundry service kuriiningu

lavatory ¿m m senmenjo
lawyer bengoshi
#a±

English - Japanese

J V v 'rv h jakketto
jacket jam u
jam (food) i'V A kootsuujuutai
traffic jam ichi-gatsu
January -M N ihon; Nippon
Japan BA Nihon-go
Japanese B $ l§

(language) BA© N ih o n -n o
(adj) BAA Nihon-jin
(person) $ 5 /£ hooseki-ten
je w e lle r ’s hooseki
jew ellery i±m shigoto
job jogingu oshim asu
to jog osa (dic.joginguo
suru*)
journey mn ryokoo

e jacket - lawyer

ju ic e (fruit) >+; m juusu
(o f so m eth in g ) ■ bM s h ir u ; eki
July shichi-gatsu
koosaten
ju n ctio n (roads) roku-gatsu
...d ak e; bakari
Jun e AM
futatsu dake
just... ...te ll; tsuita bakari desu

ju st two li* '0

—-Dtctt

I ’veju st arrived

K s kagi
-f y 'f y s i ingen m am e
k e y (for lock) =£□ kiro
; k id n e y s (food) kirom eetaa

kilo
kilom etre

in s tru c tio n s im toriatsukai
(for use) im m setsum ei sho'
insulin inshurin
in s u r a n c e D M (& ) hoken
in s u r a n c e hokenshoo
c e rtific a te h
in te rn a tio n a l kokusaiteki (na)
Internet intaanetto

Internet cafe in ta a n e tto kafe

in te r p r e te r S sR tsuuyaku
interval (theatre) kyuukei
to introduce im shookai shim asu
(die. shookai
(a person) suru*)
shootai
in v ita tio n ism

English - Japanese

to invite Î a f ê 0 ^ IT shootai shim asu

(die. shootai

suru*)

in v o ic e 1ft¿ R S seikyuu-sho

Ireland 7 " f J I / 7 V K Airurando
Irish (adj) ~ F ^ Airurando-no

©

(person) JI/T7 V K Airurando-jin

A

iron (for clothes) T 7 □ V airon

(m etal) tetsu

iro n m o n ge r’s i î z ^ Ü i kanam ono-ya
shim a
island ü

item ize d bill seikyuu m eisaisho

English - Japanese

husband (own) ± A shujin
(som ebody else’s) go-shujin

i watashi
1(informal)
(polite) fc> tc< 0 watakushi
ice
ice cream 7K ; 7 - f A koori; aisu

identity card 7 ' t ' A 7 ' J aisu kuriimu

ill -A
...¡sill
illegal mibun shoom ei-
im m ediately
im portant sho
im ports
byooki

...t e jK M T r 's r ...wabyooki desu

ihoo

f <*t sugu-ni

A W (is) taisetsu (na)

$ iA yunyuu

husband - item ized bill

in d ig e s t io n i& 'JlË shookafuryoo
inflam m ation 'Hf$X enshoo
inform ation joohoo
inform ation î'Èlht annai-sho
office
in je c tio n chuusha
to be injured kegaoshimasu
(die. kega o
in s e c t llffe suru*)
konchuu
insect repellent mush¡-yoke
...nonakani
inside... __CZ) c4=1(d kurumanonaka
ni
i n s i d e t h e c a r ^ CD^ insutanto koohii

instant coffee

□ — fc —

hospital byooin
hostel
H — ^ .T tv ^ .7 1 yuusu hosuteru
hot
Ji

atsui

hotel T frx JL / hoteru

Japanese hotel ryokan

(traditional)

(B&B) m inshuku

hour jikan

one hour — BtfIb!] ichi-jikan
two hours ni-jikan
” B§Fef]

house ie

housew ife shufu

house w ine V hausuw ain

how ¿ f (D i donogurai;

¿ f 5 Jf ’ o T dooyatte

English - Japanese

how much/ 61Л ? donogurai?
many?
how sha ll we Е о ^ р - э Х ' Ц dooyatte
get there?
hungry cf ^ Ь <£ "3 Й4 ikimashoo ka

I ’m hungry c5 onakaga

hurry sukimasu (die.

I ’m in a hurry onaka ga suku*)
to hurt
onakagasuite
my back hurts
Т1Л^1Г imasu

isogimasu

(die. isogu*)

isoide imasu

$§#*¡=£"3" itamimasu

(die. itamu*)

^ senakagaitai

"3" desu

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