できます
be able to, can
Nihongo o hanasu koto ga dekimasu.
→ I can speak Japanese.
洗います
wash
Shokuji no mae ni, te o araimasu.
→ I wash my hands before meals.
弾きます
play (stringed instrument or piano, etc.)
Piano o hiku koto ga dekimasu ka.
→ Can you play the piano?
歌います
sing
Karaoke de uta o utaimasu.
→ I sing at karaoke.
集めます
collect, gather
Shumi wa kitte o atsumeru koto desu.
→ My hobby is collecting stamps.
捨てます
throw away
Koko ni gomi o sutenaide kudasai.
→ Please do not throw garbage here.
換えます
exchange, change
Kūkō de okane o kaemasu.
→ I exchange money at the airport.
運転します
drive
Kuruma no unten ga dekimasu.
→ I can drive a car.
予約します
reserve, book
Resutoran o yoyaku shinakereba narimasen.
→ I have to reserve the restaurant.
ピアノ
piano
Tsuma wa piano ga jōzu desu.
→ My wife is good at playing the piano.
―メートル
- meter
Oyogu koto ga dekimasu. Gojū mētoru gurai desu.
→ I can swim about 50 meters.
現金
cash
Genkin de haraimasu.
→ I pay in cash.
趣味
hobby
Watashi no shumi wa eiga o miru koto desu.
→ My hobby is watching movies.
日記
diary
Neru mae ni, nikki o kakimasu.
→ I write a diary before going to bed.
[お]祈り
prayer
Mainichi oinori o shimasu.
→ I pray every day.
課長
section chief
Yamada kachō wa kaigishitsu ni imasu.
→ Section Chief Yamada is in the meeting room.
部長
department chief
Buchō, sōdan ga arimasu.
→ Department Chief, I have something to discuss.
社長
president of a company
Shachō wa jimusho ni irasshaimasen.
→ The company president is not in the office.
動物
animal
Dōbutsu no shashin o toru koto ga suki desu.
→ I like taking pictures of animals.
馬
horse
Uma ni noru koto ga dekimasu.
→ I can ride a horse.
インターネット
Internet
Intānetto de shirabemasu.
→ I search on the internet.
特に
especially
Toku ni Nihon no eiga ga suki desu.
→ I especially like Japanese movies.
へえ
Really! (used when expressing surprise)
A: Shumi wa shashin desu. B: Hee, ii desu ne.
→ A: My hobby is photography. B: Oh, that's nice.
それはおもしろいですね。
That must be interesting.
A: Furui okane o atsumete imasu. B: Sore wa omoshiroi desu ne.
→ A: I collect old coins. B: That's interesting.
なかなか
not easily (used with negatives)
Basu ga nakanaka kimasen.
→ The bus just won't come.
ほんとうですか。
Really?
A: Kanojo wa dokushin desu yo. B: Hontō desu ka.
→ A: She's single. B: Really?
ぜひ
by all means
Zehi Nihon e asobi ni kite kudasai.
→ Please come visit Japan by all means.
故郷
Furusato (a song meaning "hometown")
"Furusato" to iu uta o shitte imasu ka.
→ Do you know the song called "Furusato" (Hometown)?
ビートルズ
The Beatles
Bītoruzu no uta ga suki desu.
→ I like songs by The Beatles.
秋葉原
Akihabara (a district in Tokyo)
Akihabara de kamera o kaitai desu.
→ I want to buy a camera in Akihabara.
