Minna no Nihongo Vocabulary – Lesson 2
21/05/2021Updated 06/05/20261 min read
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Minna no Nihongo Vocabulary – Lesson 2
Minna no Nihongo Japanese vocabulary, lesson 2
In this lesson we will study the basic Japanese vocabulary from the Minna no Nihongo I textbook.
| Word | Romaji | Kanji | Meaning |
| これ | kore | this, this one (near the speaker) | |
| それ | sore | that, that one (near the listener) | |
| あれ | are | that over there (far from both speaker and listener) | |
| この~ | kono | this ~ (near the speaker) | |
| その~ | sono | that ~ (near the listener) | |
| あの~ | ano | that ~ over there (far from both speaker and listener) | |
| ほん | hon | 本 | book |
| じしょ | jisho | 辞書 | dictionary |
| ざっし | zasshi | 雑誌 | magazine |
| しんぶん | shimbun | newspaper | |
| ノート | noto | notebook | |
| てちょう | techou | pocket notebook | |
| めいし | meishi | 名刺 | business card |
| カード | ka-do | card | |
| テレホンカード | telehonka-do | phone card | |
| えんびつ | enbitsu | 鉛筆 | pencil |
| ポールペン | bo-rupen | ballpoint pen | |
| シャープペンシル | sha-pupenshiru | mechanical pencil | |
| とけい | tokei | 時計 | watch, clock |
| かぎ | kagi | key | |
| かさ | kasa | umbrella | |
| かばん | kaban | bag | |
| (カセット)テープ | (kasetto) te-pu | cassette tape | |
| テープレコーダー | te-pureko-da- | cassette player | |
| テレビ | telebi | TV | |
| ラジオ | rajio | radio | |
| カメラ | kamer | camera | |
| コンピューター | konpyu-ta- | computer | |
| じどうしゃ | jidousha | 自動車 | car |
| つくえ | tsukue | 机 | desk, table |
| チョコレート | chokore-to | chocolate | |
| コーヒー | ko-hi- | coffee | |
| えいご | eigo | 英語 | English |
| にほんご | nihongo | 日本語 | Japanese |
| ~ご | ~go | 語 | the ~ language |
| なん | nan | 何 | what |
| そう | dou | how | |
| ちがいます | chigaimasu | 違います | no, that is wrong |
| そうですか | soudesuka | is that so? | |
| あのう | anou | well… er… (hesitating when offering something or thinking) | |
| ほんのきもちです | honnokimochidesu | ほんの気持ちです | this is a small token of my thanks |
| どうぞ | douzo | please, here you are | |
| どうも | doumo | thank you | |
| (どうも)ありがとう(ございます。) | doumo arigatou gozaimasu | thank you very much | |
| これからおせわになります。 | korekara osewa ninarimasu | これからお世話になります | I look forward to working with you |
| こちらこそよろしく。 | kochirakoso yoroshiku | I am the one who should say that. | |
| きもち | kimochi | 気持ち | feeling |
Good luck with your studies.