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day 1just between friends

unit 1 · plain talk & feelings

    just 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?