32. Animals & Nature
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Vocabulary
犬 (いぬ) inu
dog
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
犬が好きです
inu ga suki desu — I like dogs
あの犬は大きい
ano inu wa ookii — That dog is big
友達の犬は小さいです
tomodachi no inu wa chiisai desu — My friend's dog is small
猫 (ねこ) neko
cat
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
猫は可愛いです
neko wa kawaii desu — Cats are cute
この猫は小さい
kono neko wa chiisai — This cat is small
猫は毎日よく寝ます
neko wa mainichi yoku nemasu — Cats sleep a lot every day
鳥 (とり) tori
bird
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
鳥が好きですか
tori ga suki desu ka — Do you like birds?
あの鳥は可愛い
ano tori wa kawaii — That bird is cute
山に鳥がいます
yama ni tori ga imasu — There are birds in the mountains
動物 (どうぶつ) doubutsu
animal
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
動物が好きです
doubutsu ga suki desu — I like animals
どの動物が好きですか
dono doubutsu ga suki desu ka — Which animal do you like?
子供は動物が好きです
kodomo wa doubutsu ga suki desu — Kids like animals
山 (やま) yama
mountain
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
あの山は大きいです
ano yama wa ookii desu — That mountain is big
山に行きます
yama ni ikimasu — I will go to the mountain
山は高いです
yama wa takai desu — The mountain is tall
川 (かわ) kawa
river
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
川は長いです
kawa wa nagai desu — The river is long
あの川は大きい
ano kawa wa ookii — That river is big
昨日川に行きました
kinou kawa ni ikimashita — I went to the river yesterday
海 (うみ) umi
sea; ocean
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
海に行きたいです
umi ni ikitai desu — I want to go to the sea
海は大きいです
umi wa ookii desu — The ocean is big
海が好きですか
umi ga suki desu ka — Do you like the ocean?
可愛い (かわいい) kawaii
cute; adorable
い-word
A describing word that ends in い. You change the ending to express different meanings — like 高い (expensive) becomes 高くない (not expensive).
Present
可愛い (かわいい)
kawaii
この猫は可愛い
kono neko wa kawaii — This cat is cute
Negative
可愛くない (かわいくない)
kawaikunai
あの犬は可愛くない
ano inu wa kawaikunai — That dog is not cute
Formal negative
可愛くないです (かわいくないです)
kawaikunai desu
この動物は可愛くないです
kono doubutsu wa kawaikunai desu — This animal is not cute
Past
可愛かった (かわいかった)
kawaikatta
赤ちゃんは可愛かった
akachan wa kawaikatta — The baby was cute
Formal past
可愛かったです (かわいかったです)
kawaikatta desu
あの鳥は可愛かったです
ano tori wa kawaikatta desu — That bird was cute
Past negative
可愛くなかった (かわいくなかった)
kawaikunakatta
その猫は可愛くなかった
sono neko wa kawaikunakatta — That cat was not cute
あの女の子は可愛いです
ano onna no ko wa kawaii desu — That girl is cute
赤ちゃんは可愛い
akachan wa kawaii — The baby is cute
友達の子供はとても可愛いです
tomodachi no kodomo wa totemo kawaii desu — My friend's child is very cute
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