Adjectives: 25 Basic Adj., Deck 1

Question 1

大きい

Hiragana: おおきい

Oh-key

Answer 1

big, large

Question 2

小さい

Hiragana: ちいさい

Chisai

Chee-sigh

Answer 2

small

Question 3

安い

やすい
Yasui

Yah-sue-ee

Answer 3

Cheap / Inexpensive

Question 4

高い

たかい

Tah-kai

Answer 4

Expensive / High

Question 5

新しい

あたらしい

Ah-tah-rah-shee

Answer 5

New

Question 6

古い

ふるい

Foo-rue-ee

Answer 6

Old (things, not people)

Question 7

いい / 良い

いい / よい

ii / yoi
Ee / Yoy

Answer 7

Good

Question 8

悪い

わるい

Warui

Wah-rue-ee

Answer 8

Bad

Question 9

難しい

むずかしい

Moo-zoo-kah-shee

Answer 9

Difficult

Question 10

暑い

あつい

Ah-tsoo-ee

Answer 10

Hot (weather)

Question 11

寒い

さむい

Sah-moo-ee

Answer 11

Cold (weather)

Question 12

冷たい

つめたい

Tsoo-meh-tie

Answer 12

Cold (to the touch)

Question 13

楽しい

たのしい

Tah-no-shee

Answer 13

Fun / Enjoyable

Question 14

つまらない

つまらない

Tsoo-mah-rah-nigh

Answer 14

Boring

Question 15

面白い

おもしろい

Oh-mo-she-roy

Answer 15

Fun, interesting

Question 16

忙しい

いそがしい

Ee-so-gah-shee

Answer 16

Busy

Question 17

近い

ちかい

Chee-kai

Answer 17

Near / Close

Question 18

遠い

とおい

Toh-ee

Answer 18

Far

Question 19

きれい

きれい

Kee-ray

Answer 19

Beautiful / Clean

Question 20

汚い

きたない

Key-tah-nigh

Answer 20

Dirty

Question 21

静か

しずか

She-zoo-kah

Answer 21

Quiet

Question 22

元気

げんき

Gen-key

Answer 22

Healthy / Energetic

Question 23

有名

ゆうめい

Yoo-may

Answer 23

Famous

Question 24

好き

すき

Ski

Answer 24

Like / Fond of

Question 25

嫌い きらい Key-rye

Answer 25

Dislike / Hate

Question 26

Kore wa takai desu.

Answer 26

This is expensive.

Question 27

Kore wa takakunai desu. This is not expensive.

Answer 27

This is not expensive.

Question 28

Koko wa shizuka desu.

Answer 28

Here is quiet.

Question 29

Koko wa shizuka ja nai desu.

Answer 29

Here is not quiet.

Question 30

Japanese: 私は寿司が好きです。 Hiragana: わたしは すしが すき です。 Phonetic: Wah-tah-she wah SUE-she gah ski dess.

Answer 30

I like sushi.

Question 31

Japanese: 私は猫が好きじゃないです。 Hiragana: わたしは ねこが すきじゃない です。 Phonetic: Wah-tah-she wah neh-koh gah ski-jah-nigh dess. Tr

Answer 31

I do not like cats.

Question 32

Japanese: 私は納豆が嫌いです。 Hiragana: わたしは なっとうが きらい です。 Phonetic: Wah-tah-she wah nat-toh gah kee-rye dess. NOTE: "Kirai" ends in an "i", but it is actually a Na-Adjective!

Answer 32

I dislike natto (fermented soybeans).

Question 33

Japanese: 漢字は嫌いじゃないです。 Hiragana: かんじは きらいじゃない です。 Phonetic: Kahn-jee wah kee-rye-jah-nigh dess.

Answer 33

I don't dislike Kanji. (Implies: It's okay/I don't mind it).