Adjectives

Hello!

Here is the post about adjectives. I have posted about verbs

These are what you will need to know in just general, everyday conversation

大きい                        おおきい                                ookii               big

小さい                        ちいさい                                chiisai             small

高い                            たかい                                    takai                high/expensive

低い                            ひくい                                    hikui               low

長い                            ながい                                    nagai               long

短い                            みじかい                                mijikai            short

安い                            やすい                                    yasui               cheap

重い                            おもい                                    omoi               heavy

軽い                            かるい                                    karui               light

                                    おいしい                                oishii              delicious

                                    まずい                                    mazui              unpleasant / bad

新しい                        あたらし                                atarashii         new

古い                            ふるい                                    furui               old

甘い                            あまい                                    amai                sweet

辛い                            からい                                    karai               spicy

近い                            ちかい                                    chikai              close

遠い                            とおい                                    tooi                 far

速い                            はやい                                    hayai               fast

遅い                            おそい                                    osoi                 slow / late

簡単（な）                かんたん（な）                    kantan (na)    easy

難しい                        むずかんしい                        muzukashii    difficult

暑い                            あつい                                    atsui                hot (weather)

寒い                            さむい                                    samui              cold (weather)

暖かい                        あたたかい                            atatakai          warm

涼しい                        すずしい                                suzushii          cool

                                    おもしろい                            omoshiroi      funny / interesting

                                    つまらない                            tsumaranai    boring

                                    いい                                        ii                      good / nice

悪い                            わるい                                    warui              bad

忙しい                        いそがしい                            isogashii        busy

暇（な）                    ひま（な）                            hima (na)       not busy

                                    きれえ（な）                        kiree (na)       beautiful / clean

汚い                            きたない                                kitanai                        dirty

                                    にぎやか（な）                    nigiyaka (na) lively

静か（な）                しずか（な）                        shizuka (na)   quiet

便利（な）                べんり（な）                        benri (na)      convenient

不便（な）                ふべん（な）                        fuben (na)      inconvenient

元気（な）                げんき（な）                        genki (na)      energetic / healthy

親切（な）                しんせつ（な）                    shinsetsu (na)kind

有名（な）                ゆうめい（な）                    yuumei (na)   famous

                                    かわいい                                kawaii             cute

派手（な）                はで（な）                            hade (na)       flashy

地味（な）                じみ（な）                            jimi (na)         drab

I hope this makes sense, and hope it helps you create sentences!

Good Luck!

Verbs

お久しぶり！

It has been a while!

Life has gotten in the way of my studying, but I have been trying to get some done here and there. 

This post is for a list of Verbs I found in a book I am currently working my way through and I thought it would be useful to put on here, so we all have a reference to it whenever we need it. 

食べます                    たべます                                tabemasu                     to eat

飲みます                    のみます                                nomimasu                   to drink

見ます                        みます                                    mimasu                       to watch

話します                    はなします                            hanashimasu               to speak

聞きます                    ききます                                kikimasu                     to listen

読みます                    よみます                                yomimasu                   to read

書きます                    かきます                                kakimasu                     to write

買います                    かいます                                kaimasu                       to buy

売ります                    うります                                urimasu                       to sell

使います                    つかいます                            tsukaimasu                  to use

送ります                    おくります                            okurimasu                   to send

洗います                    あらいます                            araimasu                     to wash

                                    つけます                                tsukemasu                   to turn on

消します                    けします                                keshimasu                   to turn off

開けます                    あけます                                akemasu                      to open

閉めます                    しめます                                shimemasu                  to close

電話をかけます        でんわをかけます                denwao kakemasu       to call

写真を撮ります        しゃしんをとります            shashinotorimasu        to take a photo

勉強をします            べんきょうおします            benkyou shimasu        to study

仕事をします            しごとおします                    shigotou shimasu        to work

料理をします            りょうりおします                ryouri o shimasu         to cook

I will be posting another with adjectives!

I hope you find this useful!

JLPT N5 - December - Revision!

Its that time again!

The JLPT exams are in 4 days. December 6th.

I have a lot of revision to do. I decided to post up the revision tools I will be using. Hope you all have something similar!

Basics!

 It is always good to keep refreshing on your hiragana and katakana. You use it a lot more than you realise! After studying, I realised I need to brush up on my katakana. If you feel its not sticking, write them out again.

 Go through the minna no nihongo lessons we went through. Which were the vocabulary and grammar explanation!

 Recently I wrote up the grammar points in the Japanese from Zero books. It has helped a lot. I will post these up seperately so you can read through them!

 Kanji! Kanji kanji kanji! You will be tested on this! You need to know it both ways. What hiragana makes up a kanji. It will ask you to chose the kanji, and then to chose the correct spelling of a kanji. make sure you are familiar with these!

Last but not least, the JLPT mock exam. It is best practise to give them a try, its the same format at the actual exam, so you wont get any nasty surprises. You can find them on the JLPT website. Free to download. Even if you just read through it, at least you won't be caught off guard and have an idea of what you are walking into.

I plan on revising for the rest of the week. I hope to pass this time. I wish everyone good luck in their exam - whatever the level! You can do it!

JLPT N5 Kanji 81-103

Hi there!

Another and final installment of the JLPT N5 kanji!

You will find the previous kanji in the following links! 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80

Kanji			English
話	はな・す、はなし	フ	tale, talk
気	いき	き、ケ	spirit, mind
万	よろず	マン、バン	ten thousand
十	とう、と	ジュウ	ten
生	い・きる、い・かす、い・ける	セイ、ショウ	life, genuine, birth
学	まな・ぶ	ガク	study, learning, science
安	やす・い、やす・まる	アン	relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
月	つき	ゲツ、ガツ	month, moon
今	いま	コン、キン	now
口	くし	コウ、ク	mouth
六	む、む・つ	ロク、リク	six
四	よ、よ・つ	シ	four
男	おとこ、お	ダン、ナン	male
車	くるま	シャ	car
会	あ・う、あ・わせる	カイ、エ	meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
聞	き・く、き・こえる	ブン、モン	hear, ask, listen
入	い・る、-い・る	ニュウ、ジュ	enter, insert
先	さき、ま・ず	セン	before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
父	ちち	フ	father
右	みぎ	ウ、ユウ	right
分	わ・ける、わ・け	ブン、フン、ブ	part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%
耳	みみ	ジ	ear
円	まる・い、まる、まど	エン	circle, yen, round

This should be every kanji you need to learn for the JLPT N5 exam, this is what I knew and I seemed to be quite confident in recognising things.

Remember that writing them down may help you to memorise them!

This is it for the N5 Kanji.

Next I will be alternating between vocab and grammar.

Stay tuned and happy studying!

JLPT N5 Kanji 61-80

Hi there!

Another installment of the JLPT N5 kanji! This one is for 61-80!

You will find the kanji 1-20, 21-40, 41-60 here :)

Kanji			English
西	にし	セイ、サイ、ス	west, Spain
空	そら、あ・く	クウ	empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
後	のち、うし・る	ゴ、コウ	behind, back, later
電	-	デン	electricity
七	なな、なな・つ	シチ	seven
一	ひと、ひと・つ	イチ、イツ	one
食	く・う、た・べる	ショク、ジキ	eat, food
火	ひ、－び、ほ-	カ	fire
高	たか・い、たか	コウ	tall, high, expensive
手	て、て-、-て、た-	ショ、ズ	hand
足	あし、た・りる	ソク	leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
山	やま	サン、セン	mountain
語	かた・る、かた・らう	ゴ	word, speech, language
母	はは、も	ボ	mama, mother
立	た・つ、タ・ち-	リツ	stand up
八	や、や・つ、よう	ハチ	eight
木	き、こ-	ボク、モク	tree, wood
魚	うお、さかな、-ざかな	ギョ	fish
言	い・う、こと	グン、ゴン	say
千	ち	セン	thousand

Remember that you may find that writing them down may help you memorise them!

JLPT N5 Kanji 41-60

Hi there!

Another installment of the JLPT N5 Kanji! This time it is 41-60.

You will find the Kanji 1-20 and 21-40 here :)

Kanji			English
二	ふた、ふた・つ	二、ジ	two
日	ひ、－び、－か	ニチ、ジツ	day, sun, Japan
前	まえ、－まえ	ゼン	in front, before
名	な、－な	メイ、ミョう	name, noted, distinguished, reputation
飲	の・む、－の・み	イン、オン	drink, smoke, take
人	ひと、－り、－と	ジン、ニン	person
出	で・る、－で、だ・す	シュツ、スイ	exit, leave
天	あまつ、あめ、　あまー	テン	heavens, sky, imperial
書	か・く、－が・き、－がき	ショ	write
間	あいだ、ま、あい	カン、ケン	interval, space
上	うえ、うわ、かみ	ジョウ、シャン	above, up
休	やす・む、やす・まる	キュウ	rest, day off, retire, sleep
子	こ、－こ、ね	シ、ス、ツ	child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
白	しろ、しら-、しろ・い	ハク、ビャク	white
社	やしろ	シャ	company, firm, office, association, shrine
本	もと	ホン	book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
来	く・る、きた・る	ライ、タイ	come, due, next, cause, become
少	すく・ない、すこ・し	ショウ	few, little
行	い・く、ゆ・く	コウ、ギョウ、アン	going, journey
九	ここの、ここの・つ	キュウ、ク	nine

Remember that writing them down may help you memorise them easier!