📚 Essential Vocabulary Reference Guide with Romaji 🗾

Complete Pronunciation Guide! 🎤

This reference sheet includes all essential vocabulary with kanji, hiragana, romaji, and English meanings. Perfect for quick lookup and practice!

graph TD A[Romaji Pronunciation Tips] --> B[Long vowels
oo, uu, ei] A --> C[Double consonants
tt, kk, pp] A --> D[Particle は
pronounced wa] A --> E[Particle を
pronounced o] A --> F[ん before b/p/m
sounds like m]

🎨 Colors (Iro / いろ / 色)

🍱 Food & Drink (Tabemono to Nomimono / たべもの と のみもの / 食べ物と飲み物)

Complete Food Vocabulary with Romaji Category Japanese Romaji English 🍚 Staples ご飯 gohan rice/meal パン pan bread men noodles 🥩 Proteins niku meat sakana fish tamago egg 豆腐 toufu tofu 🥬 Vegetables 野菜 yasai vegetables 果物 kudamono fruit 🍜 Popular Dishes ラーメン raamen ramen 寿司 sushi sushi 天ぷら tempura tempura カレー karee curry 🥤 Drinks mizu water お茶 ocha tea コーヒー koohii coffee ジュース juusu juice 👅 Tastes 美味しい oishii delicious 甘い / 辛い amai / karai sweet / spicy 苦い / 酸っぱい nigai / suppai bitter / sour

⏰ Time Expressions (Jikan / じかん / 時間)

📅 Days & Dates (Youbi to Hizuke / ようび と ひづけ / 曜日と日付)

Days, Months & Dates with Romaji Days of Week 月曜日 - getsuyoubi - Monday 火曜日 - kayoubi - Tuesday 水曜日 - suiyoubi - Wednesday 木曜日 - mokuyoubi - Thursday 金曜日 - kinyoubi - Friday 土曜日 - doyoubi - Saturday 日曜日 - nichiyoubi - Sunday Tip: Element + youbi! Months (Number + gatsu) 1月 - ichigatsu - January 2月 - nigatsu - February 3月 - sangatsu - March 4月 - shigatsu - April ⚠️ 5月 - gogatsu - May 6月 - rokugatsu - June 7月 - shichigatsu - July ⚠️ 8月 - hachigatsu - August 9月 - kugatsu - Sept ⚠️ 10月 - juugatsu - October 11月 - juuichigatsu - Nov 12月 - juunigatsu - Dec Special Date Readings (Must Memorize!) 1日 - tsuitachi - 1st 2日 - futsuka - 2nd 3日 - mikka - 3rd 4日 - yokka - 4th 5日 - itsuka - 5th 6日 - muika - 6th 7日 - nanoka - 7th 8日 - youka - 8th 9日 - kokonoka - 9th 10日 - touka - 10th 14日 - juuyokka - 14th 20日 - hatsuka - 20th 24日 - nijuuyokka - 24th Others: # + nichi e.g., 15日 = juugonichi ⚠️ These special readings are used for dates AND counting days! Common Date Phrases 今日は何月何日ですか? - Kyou wa nangatsu nannichi desu ka? - What's today's date? 12月25日です - Juunigatsu nijuugonichi desu - It's December 25th

☀️ Weather & Seasons (Tenki to Kisetsu / てんき と きせつ / 天気と季節)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Members (Kazoku / かぞく / 家族)

Family Terms with Romaji (Two Systems) My Family (Humble) Others' Family (Polite) 父 - chichi - my father 母 - haha - my mother 両親 - ryoushin - my parents 兄 - ani - my older brother 姉 - ane - my older sister 弟 - otouto - my younger brother 妹 - imouto - my younger sister 息子 - musuko - my son 娘 - musume - my daughter 夫 - otto - my husband 妻 - tsuma - my wife 祖父 - sofu - my grandfather 祖母 - sobo - my grandmother 孫 - mago - my grandchild お父さん - otousan - father お母さん - okaasan - mother ご両親 - go-ryoushin - parents お兄さん - oniisan - older brother お姉さん - oneesan - older sister 弟さん - otoutosan - younger brother 妹さん - imoutosan - younger sister 息子さん - musukosan - son 娘さん - musumesan - daughter ご主人 - goshujin - husband 奥さん - okusan - wife おじいさん - ojiisan - grandfather おばあさん - obaasan - grandmother お孫さん - omagosan - grandchild ⚠️ Critical: Never use polite forms for your own family! Example: 私の母 (watashi no haha) NOT 私のお母さん

🔢 Numbers (Suuji / すうじ / 数字)

📝 Quick Reference: Essential Phrases

Daily Life Phrases with Romaji 🛒 Shopping いくらですか? Ikura desu ka? - How much? これをください Kore wo kudasai - This please 袋はいりません Fukuro wa irimasen - No bag needed 🍜 Restaurant 注文お願いします Chuumon onegaishimasu - Order please お水をください Omizu wo kudasai - Water please ごちそうさまでした Gochisousama deshita - Thanks for meal 📅 Time/Schedule 今何時ですか? Ima nanji desu ka? - What time now? 明日会いましょう Ashita aimashou - Let's meet tomorrow 何曜日ですか? Nan youbi desu ka? - What day? ☀️ Weather Talk 今日は暑いですね Kyou wa atsui desu ne - Hot today 雨が降りそうです Ame ga furisou desu - Looks like rain いい天気ですね Ii tenki desu ne - Nice weather

🎯 Pronunciation Tips for Romaji

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