There are different ways of saying...

Father:~
Otou-sama
Otou-san

Mother:~
Occa-sama
Occa-san
Okaa-san
Oka-chan
Ka-chan (informal)

Older/ Elder sis:~
Onee-chan
Onee-sama
Onee-san
Nee-san
Nee-chan
Aneue

Older/Elder Bro:~
Onii-chan
Onii-sama
Onii-san
Nii-sama
Nii-san
Nii-chan
Aniue

Younger sis:~
Imoto-chan

Younger bro:~
Ototo-chan

Uncle:~
Oji-sama
Oji-chan

Auntie:~
Oba-sama
Oba-chan

Gokigenyou, mina-san!!!

Talking about your family to others:
father= chichi
mother= haha
older brother= ani
younger brother= otooto
older sister= ane
younger sister= imooto
grandfather= sohu
grandmother= sobo

Name Endings
ending put on a name of a best friend or relative - least formal (-chan) Ami-chan, Mako-chan
ending used for anyone - normal politeness (-san) Konnichiwa minna-san
most polite ending on names - teachers, respected peers, adults (-sama) Queen Beryl-sama

cool, amazing= sugoi
funny= okashi
dirty= kitanii
little= chiisai
cute= kawaii

POPULAR WORDS

[Noun] honoo - fire
[Noun] koori - ice
[Noun] mizu - water
[Noun] ocha - tea
[Noun] onna no ko - girl
[Noun] ushi - cow

[Adj] ii - good
[Adj] kirai - unlikable (na-adjective)
[Adj] kirei - pretty
[Adj] taisetsu - precious, important

[Verb] tobu - to fly
[Verb] da - is (a less polite version of desu)
[Verb] datta - was (the past tense of da)

Here are more 129 VERY popular words. Each word you learn from this list will be extremely useful. Most of these appeared in previous lessons.


[Adj] akai - red
[Adj] amai - sweet, naive
[Adj] aoi - blue
[Adj] are - that over there
[Adj] atarashii - new
[Adj] atsui - hot
[Adj] chiisai - small
[Adj] chikai - near
[Adj] furui - old
[Adj] hayai - fast
[Adj] hidoi - terrible, awful
[Adj] hitsuyou - necessary
[Adj] hontou - true
[Adj] ichiban - number 1
[Adj] kore - this
[Adj] kuroi - black
[Adj] midori - green
[Adj] mijikai - short (hair, etc)
[Adj] muri - hopeless, impossible
[Adj] muzukashii - hard
[Adj] nagai - long
[Adj] ooki - big
[Adj] osoi - slow
[Adj] saigo - last, the end
[Adj] samui - cold
[Adj] shiroi - white
[Adj] sore - that
[Adj] tooi - far
[Adj] tsumetai - cold
[Adj] warui - bad

[Adv] itsumo - always
[Adv] yukkuri - slowly, leisurely

[Int] dare - who
[Int] doko - where
[Int] ikutsu - how many
[Int] itsu - when
[Int] nani - what

[Misc] arigatou - thank you
[Misc] kanarazu - without a doubt
[Misc] kesshite - never
[Misc] kudasai - please
[Misc] kure - please (informal)
[Misc] nante - a thing such as

[Noun] ai - love
[Noun] ame - rain
[Noun] asa - morning
[Noun] atama - head
[Noun] bakemono - monster
[Noun] boushi - hat
[Noun] chi - blood
[Noun] chikara - power
[Noun] densha - train
[Noun] heya - room
[Noun] hito - person
[Noun] hon - book
[Noun] inu - dog
[Noun] jibun - yourself
[Noun] jigoku - hell
[Noun] kage - shadow
[Noun] kami - god
[Noun] kami - hair
[Noun] ki - energy, spirit
[Noun] kokoro - heart
[Noun] kotae - answer
[Noun] kuchi - mouth
[Noun] kumo - cloud
[Noun] kuruma - car
[Noun] makoto - truth
[Noun] minna - everyone
[Noun] mise - store
[Noun] mono - thing
[Noun] neko - cat
[Noun] ningen - human
[Noun] obake - ghost
[Noun] okaasan - mother
[Noun] okane - money
[Noun] onna - woman
[Noun] otoko - man
[Noun] otousan - father
[Noun] pasokon - computer
[Noun] shoujo - girl
[Noun] shounen - boy
[Noun] sora - sky
[Noun] tabemono - food
[Noun] tatakai - (a) fight
[Noun] terebi - T.V.
[Noun] tomodachi - friend
[Noun] ude - arm
[Noun] uta - song

[Pron] aitsu - that guy
[Pron] aitsu - he, she (informal)
[Pron] anata - you (always appropriate)
[Pron] are - that over there
[Pron] atashi - I (said by females)
[Pron] boku - I (said by males)
[Pron] kanojo - she
[Pron] kare - he
[Pron] kisama - you (what you would say to a baby -- or an enemy)
[Pron] koitsu - same as aitsu
[Pron] kore - this
[Pron] omae - you (said to inferiors)
[Pron] ore - I (speaker thinks he is superior)
[Pron] sore - that
[Pron] temee - you (one step above kisama - still extremely rude!)

[Verb] aruku - to walk
[Verb] bakuhatsu suru - to explode
[Verb] erabu - to choose
[Verb] hanasu - to speak
[Verb] hashiru - to run
[Verb] iru - to be somewhere (for a person)
[Verb] iku - to go [Verb] kaesu - return something, give back
[Verb] kasegu - to earn (money)
[Verb] kikoeru - to be heard
[Verb] kiku - to listen
[Verb] kuru - to come[br] [Verb] korosu - to kill
[Verb] miru - to see
[Verb] miru - to see, watch
[Verb] mitsukeru - to find
[Verb] motsu - to have
[Verb] mukau - to face, to head for
[Verb] naru - to become
[Verb] nomu - to drink
[Verb] noru - to ride
[Verb] omou - to think
[Verb] osu - to push
[Verb] ou - to follow
[Verb] sagasu - to search (for)
[Verb] taberu - to eat
[Verb] tamesu - to test
[Verb] tasukeru - to rescue
[Verb] tataku - to hit
[Verb] tekagen suru - to hold back
[Verb] tomaru - to stop
[Verb] toru - to take
[Verb] tsukeru - to attach
[Verb] tsukiau - to hang around, to date
[Verb] tsuzukeru - to continue
[Verb] unten suru - to drive
[Verb] utau - to sing

Basic Words
Yes: Hai
No: Iie
Thank you: Arigato
Thank you very much: Arigato gozaimasu
You're welcome: Douitashimashite
Please: Douzo
Excuse me: sumimasen, shitsurei shimasu
Hello: Kon-nichiwa
Goodbye: Sayounara
So long: jaamataashita
Good morning: O hayou gozaimasu
Good afternoon: Kon-nichiwa
Good evening: Konbanwa
Good night: Oyasuminasai

Places
Post office: Yuubinkyoku
Museum: Hakubutsu kan
Bank: Ginkou
Police station: Keisatsusho
Hospital: Byouin
Pharmacy, Chemists: Yakkyoku
Store, Shop: Mise
Restaurant: Resutoran, Shokudou
School: Gakkou
Church: Kyoukai

Traveling
Train: Kisha, Ressha
Bus: Basu
Subway, Underground: Chikatetsu
Airport: Kuukou
Train station: Eki
Bus station: Basu tei
Subway station, Underground station: Chikatetsu no eki
Departure: Shuppatsu
Arrival: Touchaku
Parking: Chuushajou
Hotel: Hoteru
Room: Heya
Reservation: Yoyaku
Passport: Pasupooto

Eating
Breakfast: Chohshoku
Lunch: Chuushoku
Dinner: Yuushoku
Vegetarian: Saishoku shugisha
Cheers! Kanpai
Bread: Pan
Beverage: Nomimono
Coffee: Koohii
Tea: Ocha, Koucha
Juice: Juusu
Water: Mizu
Beer: Biiru
Wine: Wain
Salt: Shio

family
Wife: Kanai, Tsuma
Husband: Shujin, Otto
Daughter: Musume
Son: Musuko
Mother: Haha, Okaasan
Father: Chichi, Otousan
Friend: Tomodachi

Directions
Left: Hidari
Right: Migi
Straight: Massugu
Up: Ue
Down: Shita
Far: Tooku
Near: Chikaku
Long: Nagai
Short: Mijikai
Map: Chizu
Tourist Information: (Ryokou)Annaisho

Short Sentences
ka is how a question is expressed, instead of: Ogenki desu?- it is: Ogenki desu ka?

literally- What is your name?, Are you (insert name)?= Anata no namae wa (insert name) desu.

Your name please.= Onamae wa.

My name is (insert name).= Watashi no namae wa (insert name) desu. Watashi no namae wa Ami desu. >> My name is Ami.

for first time meeting only- How do you do, my name is (insert name).= Hajimemashite watashi wa (insert name) desu.
Hajimemashite watashi wa Ami desu. >> How do you do, my name is Ami.

literally- Are you well?, How are you?= Ogenki desu ka?

for first time meeting only- literally-please be kind to me, Pleased to meet you.= Doozo yorashiku.

literally- What age are you?, How old are you?= Nan sai desu ka?

to say where you're from, I am (insert name) from (insert place). =Watashi wa (insert place) no (insert name) wa. Watashi wa Amerika no Ami wa. >> I am Ami from America.

What grade are you in?= Anata wa nan nensei desu ka?

Yes it is.= Hai so desu.

No it isn't.= Eii chigiamasu.

Wait a minute.= Chottomate kudasai.

I don't know/understand.= Wakarimasen.

I understand/know.= Wakarimashita.

I have a question.= Shitsumon garimasu.

How do you say it in English?= wa eego de nandesu ka?