I selected these words or short phrases specifically for practical use in conversations: you can easily put into any sentence or even often say them on their own. They're also in romaji just to make it easier. Groeten uit Amsterdam!
| kakkoi | cool |
| maji desu ka? | Are you serious? |
| muri | impossible |
| dame | absolutely not, no way |
| saikou | the best, great |
| yappari | just as I thought/I knew it! |
| kedo | but, however, use as 'ga'. |
| subarashii | fantastic, breathtaking |
| X ga ippai | full of X |
| X ga hitsuyou desu | I need X |
| mochiron | of course, obviously |
| kochira koso | same here! |
| gojuushin | place of origin, where you're from |
| ryoukai | got it!, I understand |
| yossha! | all right then! |
| uso | That's a lie! Get out of here! You're kidding! |
| kitto | surely |
| tatoeba | for example |
| hotondo | mostly |
| zettai (ni) | absolutely, unconditionally |
| tonikaku | anyway, anyhow |
| tondemonai | outrageous, offensive, bullshit |
Arigatou ne!
ReplyDeleteWe should be collecting these here, but we're still dumbstruck! I'm taking 'kanji of the day' photos just for you Mathijs. Wish us luck for the level-check test tomorrow. I'll try to impress my exam comitee by throwing a couple of these at them :-D