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…
Vegetable Vocabulary Posted by Ginny on Jun 28, 2009
Here is a vocabulary list containing some items you’ll probably see in a Japanese grocery store. やさい – vegetable たまねぎ – onion トマト – tomato ブロッコリー – brocolli レタス – lettuce きゅうり – cucumber ポテト – potato にんじん – carrot まめ – bean ほうれんそう – spinach だいこん – radish ズッキーニ – zucchini ししとう – green…
Days of the Month Part 2 Posted by Ginny on Jun 25, 2009
Day 16 : じゅうろくにち (juurokunichi) Day 17 : じゅうしちにち (juushichinichi) Day 18: じゅうはちにち (juuhachinichi) Day 19 : じゅうくにち (juukunichi) Day 20 : はつか (hatsuka) Day 21 : にじゅういちにち (nijuuichinichi) Day 22 : にじゅうににち (nijuuninichi) Day 23 : にじゅうさんにち (nijuusannichi) Day 24 : にじゅうよっか (nijuuyokka) Day 25 : にじゅうごにち (nijuugonichi) Day 26 : にじゅうろくにち (nijuurokunichi) Day…
Days of the Month Posted by Ginny on Jun 22, 2009
Day 1 : ついたち (tsuitachi) Day 2 : ふつか (futsuka) Day 3 : みっか (mikka) Day 4 : よっか (yokka) Day 5 : いつか (itsuka) Day 6 : むいか (muika) Day 7 : なのか (nanoka) Day 8 : ようか (yooka) Day 9 : ここのか (kokonoka) Day 10 : とおか (tooka) Day 11 : じゅういちにち (juuichinichi)…