Genki Lesson 3 Vocabulary


Nouns: Entertainment and Sports

KanaEnglish
えいがmovie
おんがくmusic
スポーツsports
デートdate (romanic, not calendar)
テレビTV
ビデオvideo tape; VCR

Nouns: Foods and Drinks

KanaEnglish
あさごはんbreakfast
おさけsake; alcohol
おちゃgreen tea
コーヒーcoffee
ばんごはんdinner
ハンバーガーhamburger
ひるごはんlunch
みずwater

Nouns: Places

KanaEnglish
いえhome; house
うちhome; house; my place
LL(エルエルlanguage lab
がっこうschool

Nouns: Time

KanaEnglish
あさmorning
あしたtomorrow
いつwhen
きょうtoday
~ごろat about
こんばんtonight
しゅうまつweekend
どようびSaturday
にちようびSunday
まいにちevery day
まいばんevery night

U-verbs

KanaEnglish
いくto go (destination に/へ)
かえるto go back (destination に/へ)
きくto listen; to hear (~を)
のむto drink (~を)
はなすto speak; to talk (language を/で)
よむto read (~を)

Ru-verbs

KanaEnglish
おきるto get up
たべるto eat (~を)
ねるto sleep; to go to sleep
みるto see; to look at; to watch (ーを)

Irregular Verbs

KanaEnglish
くるto come (destination に/へ)
するto do (ーを)
べんきょうするto study (ーを)

Adjectives

KanaEnglish
いいgood
はやいearly

Adverbs

KanaEnglish
あまり+negativenot much
ぜんぜん+negativenot at all
たいていusually
ちょっとa little
ときどきsometimes
よくoften; much

Expressions

KanaEnglish
そうですねThat's right.; Let me see.
でもbut
どうですかHow about ...?; How is ... ?

Revised by Ralph, 28 June 2010