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List of Professions Posted by Ginny on Jul 7, 2009
In an effort to get you guys to use more Japanese vocabulary, here’s a list of professions or occupations: doctor – isha (いしゃ) chef – shefu (シェフ) lawyer – bengoshi (べんごし) author – sakka (さっか) teacher – sensee (せんせい) secretary – hisho (ひしょ) student – gakusee (がくせい) police officer – kesatsukan (けいさつかん) housewife – shufu…
Japanese Colors Posted by Ginny on Jul 7, 2009
I’m going to list the colors in Japanese. I’ll also list them in the kanji and hiragana/katakana. black – Kuro (くろ)(黒) blue – Ao (あお)(青) light blue – mizuiro (みずいろ)(水色) brown – Chairo (ちゃいろ)(茶色) golden – kiniro (きんいろ)(金色) red – Aka (あか)(赤) white – Shiro (しろ)(白) pink – Momoiro (ももいろ)(桃色) pink – pinku (ピンク) orange – daidaiiro…
Pickled Food Posted by Ginny on Jul 4, 2009
Matsumaezuke (松前漬け) is a pickled dish consisting of surume (するめ) or squid and konbu (こんぶ) or seaweed. Other ingredients include kazunoko (かずのこ), which is a type of fish. Some carrots (にんじん) or ninjin, along with sake (さけ), soy sauce (しょうゆ) and mirin (みりん) are mixed together. Mirin (みりん) is a type of rice wine with…
Restaurant Food Vocabulary Posted by Ginny on Jul 1, 2009
You may some of these items on a menyuu (メニュー) or menu dining in a Japanese restaurant. スパゲッテイ – (supagetti) spaghetti カレー – (karee) curry そば – (soba) buck wheat noodles (usually served cold) うどん – (udon) thick white noodles (usually served ward) サンドイッチ – (sandoicchi) sandwich アイスクリーム – (aisukuriimu) ice cream ラーメン – (raamen) ramen noodles…
Japanese Months Posted by Ginny on Jun 13, 2009
January: ichigatsu (一月)（いちがつ） February: nigatsu (二月) （にがつ） March: sangatsu (三月) （さんがつ） April: shigatsu (四月) （しがつ） May: gogatsu (五月) （ごがつ） June: rokugatsu (六月) （ろくがつ） July: shichigatsu (七月) （しちがつ） August: hachigatsu (八月) （はちがつ） September: kugatsu (九月) （くがつ） October: juugatsu (十月) （じゅうがつ） November: juuichigatsu (十一月) （じゅういちがつ） December: juunigatsu (十二月) （じゅうにがつ） The months are pretty straightforward. All you have to do is place the number of the month with the…
Labels of Japanese people Posted by Ginny on Jun 10, 2009
There are particular labels used to describe Japanese people who have left Japan to migrate to another country. Issei (一世) refers to people who were born in Japan, but have immigrated to another country. This term is especially used to refer to people in the U.S and Brazil. It’s also used to decribe the immigrants…
Japanese Onomatopoeia Part 2 Posted by Ginny on Jun 4, 2009
Alright, so this time around we’re going to look at the Japanese onomatopoeia that are called gitaigo (擬態語). Unlike giseigo (擬声語), which is what I discussed last post, gitaigo (擬態語) is the type of onomatopoeia that describes psychological conditions and physical states. ドキドキ : doki doki (describes nervousness) ピリピリ : piri piri (describes someone who…