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Lesson 08 - Vocabulary

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Vocabulary

Lesson 08: Describing

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Note: I-adjectives end in い, but きれい ends in い and is a Na-adjective exception.

Lesson 08 – Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Words

This file contains the vocabulary for Minna no Nihongo Lesson 08, with romaji (English pronunciation) and English meanings.

✨Na-adjectives

1.ハンサム [な]– handsome 👨
2.きれい [な]– beautiful, clean 💎
3.しずか [な] / 静か [な]– quiet 🤫
4.にぎやか [な]– lively 🎉
5.ゆうめい [な] / 有名 [な]– famous ⭐
6.しんせつ [な] / 親切 [な]– kind ❤️
7.げんき [な] / 元気 [な]– healthy, sound, cheerful 💪
8.ひま [な] / 暇 [な]– free (time) 🕐
9.べんり [な] / 便利 [な]– convenient 🛠️
10.すてき [な]– fine, nice, wonderful 🌟

📏I-adjectives

1.おおきい / 大きい– big, large 📦
2.ちいさい / 小さい– small, little 🔹
3.あたらしい / 新しい– new 🆕
4.ふるい / 古い– old (not of age) 🏛️
5.いい (よい)– good 👍
6.わるい / 悪い– bad 👎
7.あつい / 暑い、熱い– hot 🔥
8.さむい / 寒い– cold (referring to temperature) ❄️
9.つめたい / 冷たい– cold (referring to touch) 🧊
10.むずかしい / 難しい– difficult 😓
11.やさしい / 易しい– easy 😊
12.たかい / 高い– expensive, tall, high 💰
13.やすい / 安い– inexpensive 💵
14.ひくい / 低い– low ⬇️
15.おもしろい– interesting 🎭
16.おいしい– delicious, tasty 🍽️
17.いそがしい / 忙しい– busy 📅
18.たのしい / 楽しい– enjoyable 🎉

🎨Colors

1.しろい / 白い– white ⚪
2.くろい / 黒い– black ⚫
3.あかい / 赤い– red 🔴
4.あおい / 青い– blue 🔵

🌲Nouns - Nature & Places

1.さくら / 桜– cherry (blossom) 🌸
2.やま / 山– mountain ⛰️
3.まち / 町– town, city 🏙️
4.ところ / 所– place 📍
5.りょう / 寮– dormitory 🏠

📚Nouns - Daily Life

1.たべもの / 食べ物– food 🍱
2.くるま / 車– car, vehicle 🚗
3.べんきょう / 勉強– study 📖
4.せいかつ / 生活– life 🌱
5.[お] しごと / [お] 仕事– work, business (~をします: do one's job, work) 💼

❓Adverbs & Question Words

1.どう– how ❓
2.どんな~– what kind of ~ 🤔
3.どれ– which one (of three or more) 🎯
4.とても– very ⭐
5.あまり– not so (used with negatives) 🚫

🔗Conjunctions

1.そして– and (used to connect sentences) ➕
2.〜が、~– ~, but ~ 🔀

💬Common Phrases / Conversation

1.おげんきですか。 / お元(げん)気(き)ですか。– How are you? 👋
2.そうですね。– Well let me see. (pausing) 🤔
3.日本(にほん)の生活(せいかつ)に慣(な)れましたか。– Have you got used to the life in Japan? 🇯🇵
4.[~、]もう一杯(いっぱい)いかがですか。– Won't you have another cup of [~]? ☕
5.いいえ、けっこうです。– No, thank you. 🙏
6.もう〜です [ね]。– It's already ~[, isn't it?]. ⏰
7.そろそろ失礼(しつれい)します。– It's almost time to leave now. 🚪
8.またいらっしゃってください。– Please come again. 👋

🗾Proper Nouns

1.富士(ふじ)山(さん)– Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan ⛰️
2.琵琶(びわ)湖(こ)– Lake Biwa, the biggest lake in Japan 🏞️
3.シャンハイ / 上(しゃん)海(はい)– Shanghai (上海) 🏙️
4.「七(しち)人(にん)の侍(さむらい)」– "The Seven Samurai," a classic movie by Akira Kurosawa 🎬
5.金(きん)閣(かく)寺(じ)– Kinkakuji Temple (the Golden Pavilion) 🏯

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