new vocabs #2

kookoo - high school

gozen - A.M.

senmon - major

daigaku - college | university

han - half (ex. nijihan - half past 2)

kagaku - science

keezai - economics

seeji - politics

bungaku - literature

rekishi - history

isha - doctor

kaishain - office worker

kookoose - high school student

daigakuse - college student

shufu - housewife

bengoshi - lawyer

new vocabs #1

kanashi - sad

saiko (no) - best

omoimasu - to think

shirimasen - don't know

shitteimasu - to know

hazukashi - shy

aimasu - to meet

zutto - all along | for a long time | throughout

difference between sumimasen and gomenesai

Basically the major difference is in the polite form.
Sumimasen is used for older people or anyone superior in ranking than you.
Gomenesai is used by young people and is used for those the same age or younger or friends.

okagesama de

okagesama de - thanks to God/thanks to you/I'm fine [thank you]
there are multiple meanings

One common phrase is:
genki desu, okagesama de - I'm fine thanks to you.

the difference between iie kekko desu and kekko desu

iie kekko desu - no thank you

kekko desu - it's fine
this is used when someone cannot make it to an outing like dinner or lunch, etc. to let them know that it's fine that they can't make it. You don't use this to answer something like "how are you"?

Also, this is used not just for cancellations, but to change the day or time of an outing.

For example:
konban wa chotto.., ashita no ban wa? hai, kekko desu.
tonight is a little... how about tommorow night? yes[ok], it's fine.

the difference between so desu ne and ii desu ne

so desu ne
This is a way to make someone agree with you.
For example:
ii otenki desu ne? - the weather is good isn't it?
To answer this, simple say "so desu ne". In this context, so desu ne is used to agree with the person. It can be translated to "it is".

ii desu ne
This literally means, it's good isn't it?
This can be used in many ways. Usually when saying that something is good like a certain time to go out and have drinks or dinner, ii desu is used without the ne.
For example:
konban yoku arimasen, demo ashita no ban ii desu
not tonight but tomorrow is good (for me).

Also, the ne can be replaced with ka to ask a direct question.
For example:
Jaa, hachiji ni. ii desu ka?
Then, at 8 o'clock. Is it good [for you]?

counting money and telling time

When counting yen and telling time, there are 2 numbers that are used differently.
These two number are 4 and 7.

For counting money:
7 - nana en (7 yen)
4 - yon en (4 yen)
Also when counting money, soushite (and) is used.
For example:
yonsen-en soushite sen-en gosen-en desu (4,000 yen and 1,000 yen is 5,000 yen)

*Also, to say the phrase "isn't it", ja arimasen ka is used.
For example:
senzen-en ja arimasen ka? - Isn't it 3,000 yen?


For telling time:
7 - shichi ji (7 o'clock)
4 - yo ji (4 o'clock)

Some phrases when telling time is as follows:
hachiji ni - at 8 o'clock
hachi ji desu - it's 8 o'clock
hachi ji wa? - how about 8 o'clock?