ハンサム[な]
handsome
Mirā san wa hansamu desu.
→ Mr. Miller is handsome.
きれい[な]
beautiful, clean
Kono hana wa kirei desu.
→ This flower is beautiful.
静か[な]
quiet
Watashi no machi wa shizuka desu.
→ My town is quiet.
にぎやか[な]
lively
Hōchimin shi wa nigiyaka desu.
→ Ho Chi Minh City is lively.
有名[な]
famous
Kare wa yūmei na isha desu.
→ He is a famous doctor.
親切[な]
kind
Tanaka san wa shinsetsu desu.
→ Mr. Tanaka is very kind.
元気[な]
healthy, sound, cheerful
Ogenki desu ka.
→ How are you?
暇[な]
free (time)
Ashita wa hima desu ka.
→ Are you free tomorrow?
便利[な]
convenient
Kono jisho wa benri desu.
→ This dictionary is very convenient.
すてき[な]
fine, nice, wonderful
Suteki na purezento desu ne.
→ What a nice present.
大きい
big, large
Kore wa ōkii kuruma desu.
→ This is a big car.
小さい
small, little
Watashi no heya wa chiisai desu.
→ My room is small.
新しい
new
Atarashii kutsu o kaimashita.
→ I bought new shoes.
古い
old (not of age)
Kono tokei wa furui desu.
→ This watch is old.
いい（よい）
good
Tenki ga ii desu ne.
→ The weather is nice, isn't it?
悪い
bad
Tabako wa karada ni warui desu.
→ Smoking is bad for your health.
暑い
hot
Kyō no tenki wa atsui desu.
→ It is hot today.
寒い
cold (referring to temperature)
Fuyu wa samui desu.
→ Winter is cold.
冷たい
cold (referring to touch)
Tsumetai mizu o kudasai.
→ Cold water, please.
難しい
difficult
Nihongo wa muzukashii desu.
→ Japanese is difficult.
易しい
easy
Kono hon wa yasashii desu.
→ This book is easy.
高い
expensive, tall, high
Fujisan wa takai desu.
→ Mount Fuji is high.
安い
inexpensive
Kono mise wa yasui desu.
→ This shop is inexpensive.
低い
low
Ano yama wa hikui desu.
→ That mountain is low.
おもしろい
interesting
Kono eiga wa omoshiroi desu.
→ This movie is interesting.
おいしい
delicious, tasty
Betonamu ryōri wa oishii desu.
→ Vietnamese food is delicious.
忙しい
busy
Mainichi isogashii desu.
→ I am busy every day.
楽しい
enjoyable
Benkyō wa tanoshii desu.
→ Studying is enjoyable.
白い
white
Shiroi shatsu o kimasu.
→ I wear a white shirt.
黒い
black
Ano kuroi kuruma wa watashi no desu.
→ That black car is mine.
赤い
red
Akai kutsu ga suki desu.
→ I like red shoes.
青い
blue
Sora ga aoi desu.
→ The sky is blue.
桜
cherry (blossom)
Sakura wa kirei desu.
→ Cherry blossoms are beautiful.
山
mountain
Yama e ikimasu.
→ I go to the mountains.
町
town, city
Koko wa shizuka na machi desu.
→ This is a quiet town.
食べ物
food
Nihon no tabemono wa oishii desu.
→ Japanese food is delicious.
所
place
Ryō wa donna tokoro desu ka.
→ What kind of place is the dormitory?
寮
dormitory
Ryō wa atarashii desu.
→ The dormitory is new.
レストラン
restaurant
Kono resutoran wa yūmei desu.
→ This restaurant is famous.
生活
life
Nihon no seikatsu wa tanoshii desu.
→ Life in Japan is enjoyable.
[お]仕事
work, business
Shigoto wa isogashii desu.
→ My work is busy.
どう
how
Nihon no seikatsu wa dō desu ka.
→ How is life in Japan?
どんな～
what kind of
Nara wa donna machi desu ka.
→ What kind of town is Nara?
とても
very
Kyō wa totemo atsui desu.
→ It is very hot today.
あまり
not so (used with negatives)
Kono hon wa amari yokunai desu.
→ This book is not very good.
そして
and (used to connect sentences)
Mirā san wa shinsetsu desu. Soshite, hansamu desu.
→ Mr. Miller is kind. And he is handsome.
～が、～
~, but ~
Nihon no tabemono wa oishii desu ga, takai desu.
→ Japanese food is delicious, but expensive.
お元気ですか。
How are you?
Minasan, ogenki desu ka.
→ How is everyone?
そうですね。
Well let me see. (pausing)
A: Shigoto wa isogashii desu ka. B: Sō desu ne. Isogashii desu.
→ A: Is work busy? B: Well... yes, it is busy.
[～、]もう一杯いかがですか。
Won't you have another cup of [~]?
Ocha, mō ippai ikaga desu ka.
→ Would you like another cup of tea?
いいえ、けっこうです。
No, thank you.
A: Kōhī wa ikaga desu ka. B: Iie, kekkō desu.
→ A: Would you like some coffee? B: No, thank you.
もう～です[ね]。
It's already ~[, isn't it?].
Mō shichiji desu ne.
→ It's already seven o'clock, isn't it?
そろそろ失礼します。
It's almost time to leave now.
Mō jūji desu ne. Sorosoro shitsurei shimasu.
→ It's already ten. I should be going now.
いいえ。
No. / No, thank you.
A: Mō ippai ikaga desu ka. B: Iie.
→ A: Would you like another cup? B: No, thank you.
また いらっしゃってください。
Please come again.
Mata, irasshatte kudasai.
→ Please come again.
上海
Shanghai
Shanhai wa nigiyaka na machi desu.
→ Shanghai is a lively city.
金閣寺
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Kinkakuji wa Kyōto ni arimasu.
→ Kinkaku-ji is in Kyoto.
奈良公園
Nara Park
Nara Kōen wa yūmei desu.
→ Nara Park is famous.
富士山
Mount Fuji
Fujisan wa kirei desu.
→ Mount Fuji is beautiful.
七人の侍
Seven Samurai
'Shichinin no samurai' wa omoshiroi desu.
→ The movie “Seven Samurai” is interesting.
