Free basic Japanese words list

What's inside

• Say it todayGreetings and survival phrases, question words, pointing words, and the many ways to say "I" and "you", with notes on tone.
• People and timeFamily, friends and school, then today, tomorrow, the days of the week, months and years.
• Numbers and foodCounting from 0 to 10,000, the two common ways to count things and people, then food and drink.
• Places and thingsHome, school, the station, shops, nature, transport, everyday objects and animals.
• Verbs and adjectivesThe most common verbs in dictionary form and polite ます form, then adjectives as opposite pairs.
• Words anime can't live withoutすごい, やばい, なるほど and friends, what to call people, and which words not to copy in real life.
• PracticeShort sentences built from the list. Cover the answers with a strip of paper and read aloud.

How to use it

1. Start with the first page. You can use those phrases today.
2. Learn a small group at a time, and say each word out loud.
3. Cover the answers on the practice page and read the sentences aloud.
4. Listen for the words in real shows with Kitsumi, where hovering any word shows its meaning.

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