17 January 2008

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

16 January 2008

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.