1 – アレルギ
2 – エンタメ
3 - ゲットする
4 – 敵
5 – みかた
6 – 美しい
7 – どうそうかい
8 – そつぎょうせい
9 – そっくり
10 – たいしょくする
11 – 雪かき
12 – そうじする
13 – だめ
14 – 乾燥する
15 – おいしい
16 – 便利
Here are the answers (in parentheses) and the links to the Word of the Day for your viewing pleasure:
1 – 足りる (to suffice, to be enough) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-30-2009
2 – もったいない (wasteful) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-31-2009
3 – まずい (unappetizing) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-01-2009
4 – やる (to give) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-03-2009
5 - しつれします (excuse me) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-06-2009
6 - ごめんなさい (I am sorry) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-07-2009
7 – おげんきですか (How are you?) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-15-2009
8 – お久しぶりです (Long time no see) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-20-2009
9 – おもう (to think, guess, wonder) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-24-2009
10 – 疲れつ (to get tired) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-25-2009
11 - おやつ (snack) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-26-2009
12 - 恩 (favor, obligation, moral indebtedness) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-29-2009
13 – 苦手 (poor at, weak at) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=09-30-2009
14 – 上げる (to give something to somebody) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=10-05-2009
15 – ペンきり (various) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=10-07-2009
Let’s start the new year with a new fervor to learn Japanese? Need a tool to help you learn Japanese? Try the Word of the Day! Every month I post a couple of words either in English or Japanese. Your job is to figure out the meanings. If post the word in Japanese, answer in English. If I post the word in English, answer in Japanese. The Word of the Day contains an audio mechanism which you can click to hear how the word is pronounced. On top of that, it provides a sentence containing the word, so you get a sense of the context in which it’s being used! I’ll post the answers (along with the links) in the next blog post.
1 – 足りる
2 – もったいない
3 – まずい
4 – やる
5 - しつれします
6 - ごめんなさい
7 – おげんきですか
8 – お久しぶりです
9 – おもう
10 – 疲れつ
11 - おやつ
12 - 恩
13 – 苦手
14 – 上げる
15 – ペンきり
The last two posts described how to talk about the location of places and items in Japanese. Here are some vocabulary words that you can insert within the formula that was mentioned in the last two posts.
いえ (家) : home, house
うち : home, house
えき (駅) : station
おしる : castle
おてら (お寺) : temple
おてあらい (お手洗い) : restroom
おべんとう (お弁当) : boxed lunch
おまんじゅう : sweet bun
おもち : rice cake
おみやげ (お土産) : souvenir
おもちゃ : toy
おんせん (温泉) : spa, hot spring
かいしゃ (会社) : company
こうえん (公園) : park
しゅくだい (宿題) : homework
ちかてつ (地下鉄) : subway
でんわ (電話) : telephone
ふく (服) : clothes
1 – 呉れる (to give) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-01-2009
2 – ごちそうさまでした (hard to find a direct translation for this in English, but it’s used to mean ”it was a feast” or “thank you for the meal” spoken after consuming a meal) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-02-2009
3- to clear up, to straighten up (片付ける) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-03-2009
4 – 本物 (the real thing, original) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-04-2009
5 – 嫌 (disagreeable, unpleasant, hateful) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-08-2009
6 – troublesome, annoying, hassle (めんどうくさい) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-11-2009
7 – ボロ (rag) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-12-2009
8 – 素敵 (lovely) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-13-2009
9 – good afternoon (こんにちは) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-14-2009
10 – handsome, stylish, cool (かっこいい) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-17-2009
11 – コラボ (collaboration) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-18-2009
12 – gift, souvenir (土産) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-21-2009
13 – 同期 (classmate) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-22-2009
14 – 菓子 (pastry, sweets) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-24-2009
15 – 古い (old, used, stale) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-26-2009
16 – 定年 (retirement) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-27-2009
17 – 願書 (application) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-28-2009
18 – 稼ぐ (to earn money) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/japanese.htm?date=08-29-2009
