これ
this (thing here)
Kore wa jisho desu.
→ This is a dictionary.
それ
that (thing near you)
Sore wa watashi no kasa desu.
→ That is my umbrella.
あれ
that (thing over there)
Are wa byōin desu ka.
→ Is that a hospital?
この～
this ~, this ~ here
Kono hon wa watashi no desu.
→ This book is mine.
その～
that ~, that ~ near you
Sono kaban wa dare no desu ka.
→ Whose bag is that?
あの～
that ~, that ~ over there
Ano hito wa sensei desu.
→ That person is a teacher.
本
book
Watashi wa hon o yomimasu.
→ I read books.
辞書
dictionary
Kore wa eigo no jisho desu.
→ This is an English dictionary.
雑誌
magazine
Sore wa kuruma no zasshi desu.
→ That is a car magazine.
新聞
newspaper
Chichi wa shinbun o yomimasu.
→ My father reads the newspaper.
ノート
notebook
Kono nōto wa ikura desu ka.
→ How much is this notebook?
手帳
pocket notebook
Kore wa Mirā san no techō desu.
→ This is Mr. Miller's pocket notebook.
名刺
business card
Kore, watashi no meishi desu.
→ This is my business card.
カード
card
Sore wa nan no kādo desu ka.
→ What kind of card is that?
鉛筆
pencil
Sono enpitsu wa anata no desu ka.
→ Is that pencil yours?
ボールペン
ballpoint pen
Bōrupen o kashite kudasai.
→ Please lend me a ballpoint pen.
シャープペンシル
mechanical pencil
Kore wa shāpupenshiru desu.
→ This is a mechanical pencil.
鍵
key
Kore wa kuruma no kagi desu.
→ This is a car key.
時計
watch, clock
Kono tokei wa takai desu.
→ This watch is expensive.
傘
umbrella
Are wa dare no kasa desu ka.
→ Whose umbrella is that?
鞄
bag, briefcase
Omoi kaban desu ne.
→ That's a heavy bag, isn't it?
CD
CD
Kore wa Nihongo no shīdī desu.
→ This is a Japanese-language CD.
テレビ
television
Terebi o mimasu.
→ I watch TV.
ラジオ
radio
Rajio o kikimasu.
→ I listen to the radio.
カメラ
camera
Kono kamera wa nihonsei desu.
→ This camera is made in Japan.
コンピューター
computer
Watashi wa konpyūtā no kaisha de hataraite imasu.
→ I work at a computer company.
車
car, automobile
Kore wa watashi no kuruma desu.
→ This is my car.
机
desk
Tsukue no ue ni hon ga arimasu.
→ There is a book on the desk.
椅子
chair
Koko ni isu ga arimasu.
→ There is a chair here.
チョコレート
chocolate
Chokorēto ga suki desu.
→ I like chocolate.
コーヒー
coffee
Kōhī o nomimasu ka.
→ Do you drink coffee?
[お]土産
souvenir, present
Kore wa Kyōto no omiyage desu.
→ This is a souvenir from Kyoto.
英語
the English language
Watashi wa eigo ga wakarimasen.
→ I don't understand English.
日本語
the Japanese language
Nihongo o benkyō shimasu.
→ I study Japanese.
～語
~ language
Kore wa nanigo desu ka.
→ What language is this?
何
what
Nani o kaimashita ka.
→ What did you buy?
そう
so
Hai, sō desu.
→ Yes, that's right.
あのう
well... (used to show hesitation)
Anō, kore wa anata no desu ka.
→ Um, is this yours?
えっ
What? / Huh?
E, kore desu ka.
→ What, this one?
どうぞ
Please./Here you are.
Hai, dōzo.
→ Yes, here you are.
どうもありがとうございます
Thank you [very much].
Purezento, dōmo arigatō gozaimasu.
→ Thank you very much for the present.
そうですか
I see./Is that so?
A: Watashi wa kankokujin desu. B: Sō desu ka.
→ A: I am Korean. B: I see.
違います
No, it isn't./You are wrong.
Iie, chigaimasu. Shumitto san ja arimasen.
→ No, that's wrong. It isn't Mr. Schmidt.
あ
Oh!
A, Yamada san.
→ Oh, Yamada!
これからお世話になります
I hope for your kind assistance hereafter.
Nihon kara kimashita. Korekara osewa ni narimasu.
→ I came from Japan. I look forward to your kind assistance from now on.
こちらこそよろしく
I am pleased to meet you. (response)
A: Dōzo yoroshiku. B: Kochirakoso yoroshiku.
→ A: Pleased to meet you. B: Likewise.
