Blog Archives - Jay-Chan Abroad

W2 Words and Phrases

4/24/2013

話し言葉　（はなしことば）　＝　Spoken language

書き言葉　（かきことば）　　＝ Written language

文体　　（ぶんたい）＝ Literary style

隣　　（となり）　　　＝ Neighbor

隣の＿＿＿＿＿＿です。　＝ I'm your neighbor, ______________.

日本語はあまり上手じゃない。＝ I'm not very good at Japanese.

*** If you want to be super modest, add "いえいえ。とんでもない。" before the above phrase, which basically means "No no, don't be ridiculous."

W1 Words & Phrases

4/12/2013

以上です。(いじょうです)　＝　That is all. **This is said by students after they've finished saying or presenting something.**

＿＿＿＿ないことはない　＝ _________ is not impossible. / There is a small possibility of _________.
投資　（とうし）　＝ Investment
もったいない　＝Wasteful.
** This was explained to me by a Japanese professor as a phrase used when something can be reused or re-purposed("don't throw that out, you can find another purpose for it").**

Important Words a Long Term Resident Should Know

4/12/2013

Here are a few words I had to immediately pick up in Japan:

区役所　（くやくしょ）　＝　Ward office
印鑑　（いんかん）＝ Personal seal
目的　（もくてき）　＝　Purpose; objective; intention