day 1just between friends
unit 1 · plain talk & feelingsjust between friends
Talk with friends in plain Japanese: the dictionary form, だ, and plain questions.
today’s words
- だ · is, am, are (plain です)
- うん · yeah, uh-huh (casual yes)
- 僕 ぼく · I, me (boys and men)
- 君 きみ · you (casual)
- 君 くん · (after a boy's or young man's name)
- ちゃん · (after a child's or close friend's name)
- 彼 かれ · he, him; boyfriend
- 彼女 かのじょ · she, her; girlfriend
- 彼ら かれら · they, them
- みな · everyone, all (more formal みんな)
- あ · oh! ah! (when you notice something)
- すごい · amazing, great; really (すごく)
- だめ · no good; not allowed
- ひどい · awful, terrible; mean
- 変 へん · strange, weird, odd
- もちろん · of course
- なるほど · I see; that makes sense
- やっぱり · as I thought; after all
sentences
- 明日、一緒に映画を見る? · Do you want to see a film together tomorrow?
- うん、もちろん行く! · Yeah, of course I'll come!
- 僕は毎朝コーヒーを飲む。 · I have coffee every morning.
- あ、今日は日曜日だ。 · Oh, it's Sunday today.
- 君も来る? · Are you coming too?