Articles & Pronouns
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Vocabulary Words (50)
私
/wa.tɕa.ɕi/
I / me
あなた
/a.na.ta/
you
彼
/ka.re/
he / him
彼女
/ka.no.ʤo/
she / her
私たち
/wa.tɕa.ɕi.ta.ɕi/
we / us
これ
/kore/
this (thing)
それ
/soɾe/
that (thing)
あれ
/are/
that over there
何
/nani/
what
誰
/dare/
who
どこ
/doko/
where
ここ
/koko/
here
そこ
/soko/
there
いつ
/itsutsu/
when
どう
/dō/
how
僕
/bokɯ/
I (informal male)
俺
/ore/
I (casual male)
君
/kimi/
you (informal)
みんな
/mɪnna/
everyone / all
自分
/dʑibɯn/
oneself / myself
この
/kono/
this (before noun)
その
/sono/
that (before noun)
あの
/ano/
that over there (adj)
どの
/dono/
which (before noun)
こんな
/konna/
this kind of
そんな
/sonna/
that kind of
あんな
/anna/
that kind of (distant)
どんな
/donna/
what kind of
こちら
/kocchiʲra/
this way / here (polite)
そちら
/socʲcʲira/
that way (polite)
あちら
/ataɕira/
that way over there
どちら
/toɕira/
which way / which one
どれ
/toɾe/
which one (of many)
いくつ
/iɽutsɯ/
how many / how old
いくら
/ikɯɾa/
how much (price)
何か
/nanɑka/
something
誰か
/dareka/
someone
どこか
/dokoka/
somewhere
いつか
/itsuka/
someday / sometime
同じ
/onaji/
same
他
/hata/
other / another
お互い
/oɡaɪ/
each other / mutual
皆さん
/mijaɴsaɴ/
everyone (polite)
彼ら
/kareɾa/
they (mixed/male)
それぞれ
/soɾezaɾe/
each / respective
どうぞ
/doːzo/
please / go ahead
どうして
/doːɕite/
why / how come
なんで
/nande/
why (casual)
どのくらい
/do no kɯrai/
how much / how long
なんでも
/nandemo/
anything / whatever
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