Vocabulary List #6

 

Measure Words

週間 shuukan (duration of time in weeks)
(1-5) isshuukan, nishuukan, sanshuukan, yonshuukan, goshuukan
(6-10) rokushuukan, nanashuukan, hasshuukan, kyuushuukan, jusshuukan/jisshuukan
 
gatsu (month of the year)               
一月 ichigatsu January
二月 nigatsu February
三月sangatsuMarch
四月 shigatsu April
五月 gogatsu May
六月rokugatsu June
七月shichigatsuJuly
八月 hachigatsu August
九月 kugatsu September
十月 juugatsu October
十一月 juuichigatsu November
十二月 juunigatsu December
 
ヶ月 kagetsu (duration of time in months)
(1-5) ikkagetsu, nikagetsu, sankagetsu, yonkagetsu, gokagetsu
(6-10) rokkagetsu, nanakagetsu/shichikagetsu, hakkagetsu/hachikagetsu, kyuukagetsu, jukkagetsu/jikkagetsu

 

Particles

けど kedo but (first appeared in conversation #4)
まで made until

 

Nominals

図書館 toshokan library (literally: "image"/"figure"/"illustration" + "book" + "hall"/"building")
図書室 toshoshitsu library room (literally: "image"/"figure"/"illustration" + "book" + "room")
電車 densha (electric) train (literally: "electricity" + "car"/"cart")
地下鉄 chikatetsu subway (literally: "ground" + "under" + "iron")
本当 hontou truth
仕事 shigoto work (literally: "work" + "[intangible] thing")
楽しみ tanoshimi enjoyment
午前 gozen morning (literally: "noon" + "before")
午後 gogo afternoon (literally: "noon" + "after")
今年 kotoshi this year (literally: "this"/"now" + "year")
毎日 mainichi every day (literally: "every" + "day"/"sun")
新宿 shinjuku Shinjuku
han (Chinese pronunciation, i.e. usually used when following other kanji) half
タクシー takushii taxi
バス basu bus
ヨーロッパ yooroppa Europe

 

Verbals

いらっしゃる irassharu go, come (honorific form)
参る mairu go, come (humble form)
止める yameru stop, cease $action
掛かる kakaru take/require (e.g. "[time duration] ga kakaru" = "takes [time duration]")

 

Ritualistic Phrase

とんでもない ton de mo nai "unthinkable!"/"outrageous!"/"preposterous!"/"ridiculous!"