Tunnel


Ladies and Gentlemen
Originally uploaded by party of none
Tunel (plural: tuneli)

ton'neru

トンネル

- Vlak je izašao iz tunela u snježnu zemlju.
- kunizakai no nagai ton'neru wo nukeru to yukiguni de atta.
- 国境の長いトンネルを抜けると雪国であった。
- [The train] came out of the long tunnel into the snow country. (from "雪国" by 川端康成)

Small


Big cat !?
Originally uploaded by kamomebird
Mali/mal, mala, malo
Malen, malena, maleno

chiisai
小さい - small (adjective)

chiisana
小さな - small (prenominal, attributive)


(ちい)さい

- Taj muškarac je mal.
- sono otokonohito wa chiisai desu.
- その男の人は小さいです。
- That man is small.

- Mali muškarac miluje veliku mačku.
- chiisana (chiisai) otokonohito ga ookina (ookii) neko wo nadete imasu.
- 小さな(小さい)男の人が大きな(大きい)猫をなでています。
- A small man is petting a small cat.

Antonym: (おお)きい

* 小さい is a 形容詞 (adjective) and 小さな is a 連体詞 (prenominal) in the Japanese grammar.
Check Wikipedia for details: Japanese adjectives

Chicken


P1020370
Originally uploaded by Samie170986
Koka (plural: koke)
kokoš (plural: kokoši)
kokoška (plural: kokoške) - hen, chicken
Pijetao (plural: pijetli) - rooster

mendori (hen)
雌鶏雌鳥(めんどり)

ondori (rooster)
雄鶏雄鳥(おんどり)

niwatori (chicken)
にわとりニワトリ

- Jack-ova magična kokoš svako jutro daje zlatno jaje.
- jakku no tokoro no mahou no niwatori wa, maiasa kin no tamago wo umimasu.
- ジャックのところの魔法のにわとりは、毎朝金の卵を産みます。
- Jack's magical chicken lays a golden egg every morning.

cf. chick

Chick


easter time
Originally uploaded by iliasamos
pile (plural: pilići)

hiyoko

ひよこヒヨコ

- Ovo pile je mlađe od jednog tjedna.
- kono hiyoko wa seigo isshuukan desu.
- このひよこは生後*一週間です。(lit. a week since birth)
- This chick is one week old.
*生後 (seigo = after birth) is often used when a person/animal is less than a year old.

- Kokoš moje sestre je stara tri godine.
- watashi no imouto no niwatori wa san sai desu.
- 私の妹のにわとりは三才です。
- My sister's chicken is three years old.

See chicken

Housewife


Nakano City, Nagano
Originally uploaded by 1MANJAPAN.
kućanica (plural: kućanice)

shufu

主婦(しゅふ)

- Moja majka je kućanica.
- watashi no haha wa [sengyou] shufu desu.
- 私の母は[専業]主婦*です。
- My mother is a housewife.

*専業主婦 = a full-time housewife, a stay-at-home mom
(A regular 主婦 might have a part-time job outside the home.)

(Photo loc.: Nagano, Japan)

House


Ainokura Gassho village
Originally uploaded by tsuda.
Kuća (plural: kuće)

ie

(いえ)

- Ovo je moja kuća.
- kore wa watashi no ie desu.
- これは私の家です。
- This is my house. (Not for real ! )

(Photo loc.: Toyama, Japan)

Bus


Catching the Bus, Roma
Originally uploaded
by dgershwin.
Autobus (plural: autobusi)

basu

バス

-Nemoj propustiti autobus!
-basu ni noriokure nai de! (lit. Don't be late for the bus!)
-バスに乗(の)り遅(おく)れないで!
-Don't miss the bus!

Passionate Kiss


kiss...
Originally uploaded by
frankybaby.
Strastven poljubac (plural: strastveni poljupci)

netsuretsu na kisu

(ねつ)(れつ)なキス

- Svako jutro probudim svoju dragu sa strastvenim poljubcem.
- watashi wa maiasa, koibito wo netsuretsu na kisu de okoshi masu.
- 私は毎朝、恋人を熱烈なキスで起こします。
- Every morning I wake up my darling with a passionate kiss.

Ship


Flying Dutchman Again
Originally uploaded by misterajc.
Brod (plural: brodovi)

fune

(ふね)

- piratski brod (plural: Piratski brodovi)
- kaizoku-sen
- 海賊船
- a pirate ship

- Na praznicima sam vidio ostatke potonulog broda.
- kyuukachuu ni watashi wa shizunda fune no ibutsu wo mimashita.
- 休暇中に私は沈んだ船の遺物を見ました。
- On my holidays, I saw remains of a sunken ship.

沈んだ船 (shizunda fune, a ship that sank) = 沈没船 (chinbotsu-sen, a sunken ship)

Boat


Transparency
Originally uploaded by yogomozilla.
Čamac (plural: čamci)

booto

ボート

- Gdje mogu iznajmiti čamac?
- booto wa doko de kari rare masu ka?
- ボートはどこで借りられますか?
- Where can I rent a boat?

- Želim iznajmiti čamac na dva sata.
- booto wo ni-jikan kari tai desu. booto wo ni-jikan rentaru shitai desu.
- ボートを2時間借りたいです。/ ボートを2時間レンタルしたいです。
- I want to rent a boat for two hours.

(Photo loc. : Hvar, Croatia)

Flower

Cvijet (plural: cvjetovi)
Cvijeće - a singular neuter noun used for plural when the number of flowers is not important

hana

(はな)

- Totoro u polju cvijeća
- hanabatake no naka no Totoro
- 花畑の中のトトロ
- Totoro in a field of flowers

Polje cvijeća (plural: polja cvijeća) (花畑, hanabatake) - field of flowers
Polje (plural: polja) (畑, hatake) - field

Origami


More origami cats
Originally uploaded by marsalade.
Origami

origami

(お)り紙(がみ)

- Origami je umjetnost savijanja papira.
- origami wa kami wo otte tsukuri geijutsu desu.
- 折り紙は紙を折って作る芸術です。
- Origami is an art of folding paper.

- Mace sjede na "Harry Potter" knjizi. /Mace sjede na knjizi o Harry Potteru.
- koneko-chan tachi ga harii pottaa no hon no ue ni suwatte imasu.
- 小猫ちゃんたちがハリー・ポッターの本の上にすわっています。
- The little cats are sitting on a book of Harry Potter.

Vocabulary:
saviti 折る (おる, oru) - to fold, perfective
savijati 折る (おる, oru) - to fold, verb, imperfective
papir 紙(かみ, kami) - paper
折る + 紙 = 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami)

小猫(こねこ, koneko)- little cat, small-sized cat
子猫(こねこ, koneko)- kitten

Review 3


stickers
Originally uploaded by hyperbolation.
Naljepnica (plural: naljepnice) シール(shiiru) - sticker
Lav (plural: lavovi) ライオン(raion) - lion
Tigar (plural: tigrovi) 虎(とら, tora) - tiger
Mačka (plural: mačke) 猫(ねこ, neko)
Maca (plural: mace) 小猫ちゃん(こねこちゃん, koneko-chan)
Majmun (plural: majmuni) 猿(さる, saru)
Pas (plural: psi) 犬(いぬ, inu)
Žaba (plural: žabe) 蛙(かえる, kaeru)- frog
Panda (plural: pande) パンダ(panda) - panda
Leptir (plural: leptiri) 蝶(ちょう, chou) - butterfly
Krava (plural: krave) 牛(うし, ushi)
Zec (plural: zečevi) 兎(うさぎ, usagi) - rabbit
Medvjed (plural: medvjedi) 熊(くま, kuma) - bear
Riba (plural: ribe) 魚(さかな, sakana) - fish
Zmija (plural: zmije) 蛇(へび, hebi) - snake
Kornjača (plural: kornjače) 亀(かめ, kame)
Žirafa (plural: žirafe) キリン(kirin) - giraffe
Pčela (plural: pčele) 蜂(はち, hachi) - bee
Zvijezda (plural: zvijezde) 星(ほし, hoshi) - star

Colors


Color Names in Japanese
Originally uploaded by croatian101.
あか(赤, aka) crvena
もも(桃, momo) roza
むらさき(紫, murasaki) ljubičasta
あお(青, ao) plava
みどり(緑, midori) zelena
きいろ(黄色, ki-iro) žuta
だいだい色(橙色, daidai-iro) narančasta

* crvena = crvena boja (red color)

My Neighbor Totoro


サツキとメイの家
Originally uploaded by sin!sin!


Moj Susjed Totoro

tonari no totoro

となりのトトロ

- Ovo je kuća od Satsuki i Mei iz animiranog filma "Moj susjed Totoro".
- kore wa "tonari no totoro" no satsuki to mei no ie desu.
- これはアニメ映画「となりのトトロ」のサツキとメイの家です。
- This is the house of Satsuki and Mei from the animation film "My Neighbor Totoro".
 

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