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shinbun
tori
sakana
takushi
irimasu
furimasu
agemasu
yoko
ocha
shita ni
newspaper
chicken
fish
taxi
to need
to rain
to give
next to
tea
under
kanji
Chinese characters
hachi ji ni ju go pun
8:25
san ji go pun
3:05
yomitai
to want to read
Watashi wa ikitai.
I want to go.
Watashi wa kikitai.
I want to listen.
kaitai
to want to buy
Tokyoo de bifuteki o tabemasu.
I will eat steak in Tokyo.
Tomago ga kirai desu.
I don't like eggs.
Oishii desu.
It is delicious.
yon sen
4000
yon hyaku
400
yon man
40000
hyaku
100
The Japanese use three different kinds of writing: kanji, hirigana, and
katakana. Kanji is of Chinese origin and consists of a single character
to describe a word. Japanese and Chinese kanji have the same meaning
but are pronounced totally differently.
If we cut off the `masu' part of the verb and add in it's place `tai'
we get the tai form- which means `to want'. For example:
tabetai = to want to eat
nomitai = to want to drink
Katakana is an alphabet that is used for words of foreign origin. It can
be helpful to know when reading menus at non-Japanese style restaurants.
Hirigana is used for words of Japanese origin. It is useful to know
because many railroad stations have their names posted in it.
Hyaku means hundred. Go hyaku is 500. Roku hyaku is 600. Ni hyaku is 200.
Sen means a thousand. Kyu sen is 9000. San sen is 3000. Yon sen is 4000.
Man means ten thousand. Roku man is 60000. Go man is 50000.
To say 154 use hyaku go ju yon. To say 97 use kyu ju nana. 1820 is sen
hachi hyaku ni ju. Can you see the logic?