Vocabulary
Verbs (past positive)
English | Kana | Romaji (with space) | Romaji |
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did eat | たべました | ta be ma shi ta | tabemashita |
did drink | のみました | no mi ma shi ta | nomimashita |
did watch, look, see | みました | mi ma shi ta | mimashita |
did listen | ききました | ki ki ma shi ta | kikimashita |
did write | かきました | ka ki ma shi ta | kakimashita |
did read | よみました | yo mi ma shi ta | yomimashita |
did buy | かいました | ka i ma shi ta | kaimashita |
did take, record | とりました | to ri ma shi ta | torimashita |
did do, play (sports, game) | しました | shi ma shi ta | shimashita |
did make | つくりました | tsu ku ri ma shi ta | tsukurimashita |
did go | いきました | i ki ma shi ta | ikimashita |
did meet | あいました | a i ma shi ta | aimashita |
did sleep | ねました | ne ma shi ta | nemashita |
Verbs (past negative)
English | Kana | Romaji (with space) | Romaji |
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did not eat | たべませんでした | ta be ma se n de shi ta | tabemasendeshita |
did not drink | のみませんでした | no mi ma se n de shi ta | nomimasendeshita |
did not watch, look, see | みませんでした | mi ma se n de shi ta | mimasendeshita |
did not listen | ききませんでした | ki ki ma se n de shi ta | kikimasendeshita |
did not write | かきませんでした | ka ki ma se n de shi ta | kakimasendeshita |
did not read | よみませんでした | yo mi ma se n de shi ta | yomimasendeshita |
did not buy | かいませんでした | ka i ma se n de shi ta | kaimasendeshita |
did not take, record | とりませんでした | to ri ma se n de shi ta | torimasendeshita |
did not do, play (sports, game) | しませんでした | shi ma se n de shi ta | shimasendeshita |
did not make | つくりませんでした | tsu ku ri ma se n de shi ta | tsukurimasendeshita |
did not go | いきませんでした | i ki ma se n de shi ta | ikimasendeshita |
did not meet | あいませんでした | a i ma se n de shi ta | aimasendeshita |
did not sleep | ねませんでした | ne ma se n de shi ta | nemasendeshita |
Adjectives (past positive)
English | Kana | Romaji (with space) | Romaji |
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was noisy | うるさかった | u ru sa ka t ta | urusakatta |
was delicious | おいしかった | o i shi ka t ta | oishikatta |
was big | おおきかった | o o ki ka t ta | ookikatta |
was funny, strange | おかしかった | o ka shi ka t ta | okashikatta |
was interesting, funny | おもしろかった | o mo shi ro ka t ta | omoshirokatta |
was cute | かわいかった | ka wa i ka t ta | kawaikatta |
was smelly | くさかった | ku sa ka t ta | kusakatta |
was scary | こわかった | ko wa ka t ta | kowakatta |
was amazing | すごかった | su go ka t ta | sugokatta |
was expensive | たかかった | ta ka ka t ta | takakatta |
was enjoyable | たのしかった | ta no shi ka t ta | tanoshikatta |
was small | ちいさかった | chi i sa ka t ta | chiisakatta |
was boring | つまらなかった | tsu ma ra na ka t ta | tsumaranakatta |
was awful (taste) | まずかった | ma zu ka t ta | mazukatta |
was difficult | むずかしかった | mu zu ka shi ka t ta | muzukashikatta |
was easy, gentle | やさしかった | ya sa shi ka t ta | yasashikatta |
was cheap | やすかった | ya su ka t ta | yasukatta |
was good | よかった | yo ka t ta | yokatta |
Time expressions
English | Kana | Romaji (with space) | Romaji |
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yesterday | いっしょに | i s sho ni | isshoni |
last week | せんしゅう | se n shu u | senshuu |
last month | せんげつ | se n ge tsu | sengetsu |
last year | きょねん | kyo ne n | kyonen |
Nouns
English | Kana | Romaji (with space) | Romaji |
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library | としょかん | to sho ka n | toshokan |
roller coaster | ジェットコースター | je t to ko o su ta a | jettokoosutaa |
composition | さくぶん | sa ku bu n | sakubun |
exam | しけん | shi ke n | shiken |
shrine | じんじゃ | ji n ja | jinja |
temple | おてら | o te ra | otera |
trip | りょこう | ryo ko u | ryokou |
souvenir | おみやげ | o mi ya ge | omiyage |
School events
English | Kana | Kana + Kanji | Romaji (with space) | Romaji |
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school entrance ceremony | にゅうがくしき | i s sho ni | isshoni | |
cultural festival | ぶんかさい | bu n ka sa i | bu n ka sa i | |
summer holidays | なつやすみ | なつ休み | na tsu ya su mi | natsuyasumi |
school trip | しゅうがくりょこう | shu u ga ku ryo ko u | shuugakuryokou | |
graduation ceremony | そつぎょうしき | so tsu gyo u shi ki | sotsugyoushiki |
Sentence pattern
Asking what someone did and responding
Asking what someone did
Responding
Asking if someone did something and responding
Asking if someone did something
Responding 1
Responding 2
Asking what something was like and responding
Asking what something was like
Responding