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Japanese Long Vowels
Japanese for Busy People I - Long Vowel Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ohayo̅ gozaimasu | Good morning |
| Sayo̅nara | Goodbye |
| Gochiso̅samadeshita | Said after eating a meal |
| Omedeto̅ gozaimasu | Congratulations |
| Do̅mo arigato̅ gozaimasu | Thank you very much |
| Do̅ itashimashite | You're welcome |
| Mo̅ ichi-do onegaishimasu | Once more, please |
| Do̅zo o-sakini | Please, go ahead |
| Nazomi Depa̅to | Nozomi Department Store |
| depa̅to | department store |
| Chu̅goku | China |
| Chu̅goku-jin | Chinese person |
| O̅sutoraria | Australia |
| O̅sutoraria-jin | Australian person |
| Mo̅ta̅zu | Motors |
| Ginko̅ | Bank |
| To̅kyo̅ | Tokyo |
| do̅zo | please, if you please |
| so̅ desu | that's right |
| ju̅sho | address |
| denwa-bango̅ | telephone number |
| bango̅ | number |
| me̅ru-adoresu | email address |
| mo̅ | more |
| ju̅ | 10 |
| kyu̅ | 9 |
| su̅pa̅ | supermarket |
| yu̅binkyoku | post office |
| pa̅ti̅ | party |
| pu̅ru | pool |
| it-cho̅ | 1,000,000,000,000 |
| CD-pure̅ya̅ | CD player |
| sha̅pupenshiru | mechanical pencil |
| bo̅rupen | ballpoint pen |
| ka̅do | credit card |
| hai, kekko̅ desu | yes, it's fine |
| o̅kii | large, big |
| bi̅ru | beer |
| to̅ | 10 small objects |
| ko̅hi̅-kappu | coffee cup |
| ko̅hi̅ | coffee |
| shu̅kuri̅mu | cream puff |
| Kyo̅to | Kyoto |
| kino̅ | yesterday |
| kyo̅ | today |
| senshu̅ | last week |
| konshu̅ | this week |
| raishu̅ | next week |
| ku̅ko̅ | airport |
| ko̅en | park |
| O̅saka | Osaka |
| shutcho̅ | business trip |
| do̅zo ohairikudasai | please come in |
| Do̅zo kochira e | Come right this way |
| yo̅bi | day of week |
| takushi̅ | taxi |
| hiko̅ki | airplane |
| tanjo̅bi | birthday |
| ryoko̅ | trip, travel |
| Nikko̅ | Nikko |
| chu̅shajo̅ | parking lot |
| reizo̅ko | refrigerator |
| te̅buru | table |
| sofa̅ | sofa |
| se̅ta̅ | sweater |
| ko̅ban | police box |
| byo̅in | hospital, clinic |
| sero-te̅pu | Scotch tape |
| ka̅to | cart (for luggage) |
| chekkuin-kaunta̅ | check-in counter |
| shu̅matsu | weekend |
| ko̅hi̅ | coffee |
| ko̅cha | black tea |
| su̅pu | soup |
| ju̅su | juice |
| maishu̅ | every week |
| benkyo̅ o shimasu | to study |
| sute̅ki | steak |
| ba̅ | bar |
| supo̅tsu kurabu | sports club |
| supo̅tsu | sports |
| so̅ desu | that's right |
| so̅ desu ka | is that so |
| yasai ju̅su | vegetable juice |
| tenisu-ko̅to | tennis court |
| do̅zo | please |
| oto̅san | (another person's) father |
| oka̅san | (another person's) mother |
| shacho̅ | company president |
| Ro̅ma | Rome |
| robi̅ | lobby |
| aisu-kuri̅mu | ice cream |
| gakko̅ | school |
| me̅ru | |
| mashi̅n | machine |
| matsu-ko̅su | "pine" meal - most expensive |
| nama-bi̅ru | draft beer |
| ryo̅ri | cooking, cuisine |
| o-kanjo̅ | bill, check |
| ryo̅shu̅sho | receipt |
| iie, mo̅ kekko̅ desu | no thank you, I'm fine |
| yu̅mei desu | famous (adjective) |
| yu̅meina | famous (modifying noun) |
| o̅kii desu | big (adjective) |
| o̅kikunai desu | not big |
| o̅kii | big (modifying noun) |
| to̅i desu | far (adjective) |
| to̅kunai desu | not far |
| to̅i | far (modifying noun) |
| ke̅ki | cake |
| kare̅ | curry |
| ge̅mu | game |
| yu̅mei dewa arimasen | not famous |
| honto̅ ni | really |
| ka̅ne̅shon | carnation |
| chu̅rippu | tulip |
| suka̅fu | scarf |
| bo̅shi | hat, cap |
| ko̅to | coat |
| Barentainde̅ | Valentine's Day |
| chokore̅to | chocolate |
| konsa̅to | concert |
| ba̅gen-se̅ru | clearance sale |
| sho̅ | show |
| do̅ deshita ka | how was...? |
| do̅ | how |
| ikimasho̅ | let's go |
| ikimasho̅ ka | shall we go |
| do̅ desu ka | how is...? |
| sakka̅ | soccer |
| ho̅mu | platform |
| mimasho̅ | let's see |
| mimasho̅ ka | shall we see |
| shimasho̅ | let's do |
| shimasho̅ ka | shall we do |
| aimasho̅ | let's meet |
| aimasho̅ ka | shall we meet |
| sumo̅ | sumo wrestling |
| zannen desu ga, tsugo̅ ga warui desu | I'm sorry but it wouldn't be convenient (for me). |
| so̅ shimasho̅ | let's do it |
| ho̅ru | hall |
| honto̅ | true |
| kashimasho̅ ka | shall I lend you? |
| jugyo̅ | class |
| do̅gu | tool, equipment |
| suki̅ | ski |
| kopi̅ o shimasu | make a photocopy |
| daijo̅bu desu ka | are you all right? |
| yasumimasho̅ ka | shall we take a break? |
| Hokkaido̅ | Hokkaido (northernmost island in Japan) |
| Sato̅ | Sato (surname) |
| ko̅jo̅ | factory, manufacturing plant |
| repo̅to | report |
| Ko̅be | Kobe (city near Osaka) |
| do̅shite | why |
| sho̅hin | product, merchandise |
| ko̅saten | intersection |
| shingo̅ | traffic light |
| ko̅ku̅bin | air mail |
| menyu̅ | menu |
| shiryo̅ | data, information |
| yu̅bin | mail, post |
| go-ju̅sho | another person's address |
| ta̅wa̅ | tower |
| do̅mo | colloquial way of saying thanks |
| ru̅mu-sa̅bisu | room service |
| nan desho̅ ka | how may I help you? |
| demasho̅ ka | shall we leave? |
| shu̅kan | weeks (counter) |
| do̅yatte | how, in what way |
| o̅temachi | Otemachi (district in Tokyo) |
| Nyu̅yo̅ku | New York |
| myu̅jikaru | musical |
| ryoko̅-gaisha | travel agency |