Adverbs & Numbers
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Vocabulary Words (70)
一
/ɪtʃi/
one (1)
二
/ɲi/
two (2)
三
/sɑ̃ɴ/
three (3)
四
/joɴ/
four (4)
五
/ɕi/
five (5)
六
/roku/
six (6)
七
/nana/
seven (7)
八
/hachi/
eight (8)
九
/kyuu/
nine (9)
十
/toː/
ten (10)
百
/hyaku/
hundred (100)
千
/senn/
thousand (1000)
とても
/toːtemo/
very / really
少し
/sukɔɕi/
a little / slightly
もっと
/motto/
more
いつも
/itsumo/
always / usually
本当に
/hontou ni/
really / truly
たくさん
/takusan/
a lot / many
全部
/zenbu/
all / everything
ちょっと
/tɕoto/
a bit / just a moment
まず
/mazu/
first / to begin with
よく
/joku/
often / well
あまり
/amari/
not very (+ negative)
早く
/hajaku/
quickly / early
必ず
/kanarazu/
certainly / without fail
たぶん
/tabun/
probably / perhaps
きっと
/kitto/
surely / certainly
もしかして
/moɕikaɕite/
perhaps / maybe
ほぼ
/hoɓo/
almost / roughly
ほとんど
/hotondo/
almost / mostly
なかなか
/naɴaka/
fairly / not easily
なるべく
/naɾubeɴɯ/
as much as possible
できるだけ
/dejɯɾudake/
as much as possible
ぜひ
/zeɸi/
by all means / please
すぐ
/ɕiɡu/
immediately / soon
そのうち
/soɴɯtɕi/
before long / eventually
一緒に
/ɪɕɕoɴi/
together
急に
/kyɯɴi/
suddenly / quickly
完全に
/kanzenɯɴi/
completely / fully
相変わらず
/aikawa(r)a(r)zu(r)a/
as usual / same as ever
初めて
/hajimete/
for the first time
久しぶりに
/hisashi(bu)rini/
after a long time
次第に
/shidai ni/
gradually
だんだん
/dandan/
gradually / little by little
突然
/totsuzen/
suddenly / unexpectedly
偶然
/ɡuːdzɛn/
by chance / accidentally
わざと
/wadato/
on purpose / intentionally
意外に
/ietɕiɡani/
unexpectedly
思いきり
/oɡiɡiɾi/
with all one's might
のんびり
/noɴbiɾi/
leisurely / laid-back
ゆっくり
/yɯkɯɾi/
slowly / at leisure
しっかり
/ɕikkari/
firmly / properly
はっきり
/hakkiɾi/
clearly / distinctly
ぴったり
/pit̚tari/
exactly / perfectly fitting
どんどん
/dondoɴ/
rapidly / one after another
万
/man/
ten thousand (10,000)
億
/oku/
hundred million
百万
/hyakuman/
million (1,000,000)
何度も
/nandomo/
many times
約
/yaku/
approximately / about
以上
/ijou/
more than / that's all
以下
/ika/
less than / below
以前
/izen/
before / previously
以後
/i-go/
after / henceforth
ほどほど
/ho-do-ho-do/
moderately / in moderation
それほど
/so-re-ho-do/
that much / so much
こんなに
/ko-nna-ni/
this much / so much
改めて
/a-ra-ta-me-te/
again / formally
普段
/fu-da-n/
usually / normally
たまに
/tamaɴi/
occasionally / once in a while
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