Zemlja (plural: zemlje) - soil
Note:
The plural is rarely used, except when talking about different types of soils, just like salt for example.
tsuchi
土(つち)
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- Moje ruke su isprljane zemljom.
- watashi no te wa tsuchi de kitanaku nari mashita.
- 私の手は土で汚くなりました。
- My hands got dirty with soil.
- Trebam dobru zemlju za moje lubenice.
- watashi wa suika no tame ni yoi tsuchi ga hitsuyou desu.
- 私はスイカのために良い土が必要です。
- I need good soil for my watermelons.
Alien
Vanzemaljac (plural: vanzemaljci) - (noun, masculine) alien
Note:
The feminine form of an alien is "vanzemaljka (plural: vanzemaljke)" but it is hardly ever used. Instead, the masculine form is used even for female aliens.
uchuujin, iseijin, eirian
宇(う)宙(ちゅう)人(じん)、異(い)星(せい)人(じん)、エイリアン
- Ova riba izgleda kao vanzemaljac.
- kono sakana wa uchuujin no you ni miemasu.
- この魚は宇宙人のようにみえます。
- This fish looks like an alien.
- Vidio sam vanzemaljski svemirski brod!
- watashi wa iseijin no uchuusen wo mita koto ga arimasu!
- 私は異星人の宇宙船を見たことがあります!
- I have seen an alien spaceship!
Vocabulary:
vanzemaljski, vanzemaljska, vanzemaljsko 宇宙人の、異星人の - (adjective) alien
Note:
The feminine form of an alien is "vanzemaljka (plural: vanzemaljke)" but it is hardly ever used. Instead, the masculine form is used even for female aliens.
uchuujin, iseijin, eirian
宇(う)宙(ちゅう)人(じん)、異(い)星(せい)人(じん)、エイリアン
- Ova riba izgleda kao vanzemaljac.
- kono sakana wa uchuujin no you ni miemasu.
- この魚は宇宙人のようにみえます。
- This fish looks like an alien.
- Vidio sam vanzemaljski svemirski brod!
- watashi wa iseijin no uchuusen wo mita koto ga arimasu!
- 私は異星人の宇宙船を見たことがあります!
- I have seen an alien spaceship!
Vocabulary:
vanzemaljski, vanzemaljska, vanzemaljsko 宇宙人の、異星人の - (adjective) alien
Earth (planet)
Zemlja
chikyuu
地(ち)球(きゅう)
- Zemlja je okrugla.
- chikyuu wa marui desu.
- 地球は丸いです。
- Earth is round.
- Zemlja je treći planet od Sunca u sunčevom sustavu.
- taiyou-kei de, chikyuu wa taiyou kawa san-ban-me no wakusei desu.
- 太陽系で、地球は太陽から三番目の惑星です。
- Earth is the third planet from the Sun in the solar system.
chikyuu
地(ち)球(きゅう)
- Zemlja je okrugla.
- chikyuu wa marui desu.
- 地球は丸いです。
- Earth is round.
- Zemlja je treći planet od Sunca u sunčevom sustavu.
- taiyou-kei de, chikyuu wa taiyou kawa san-ban-me no wakusei desu.
- 太陽系で、地球は太陽から三番目の惑星です。
- Earth is the third planet from the Sun in the solar system.
Train
Voz (plural: vozovi)
Vlak (plural: vlakovi)
densha
電(でん)車(でんしゃ)
- Otišao sam u Dubrovnik vozom.
- watashi wa densha de doburobuniku e iki mashita.
- 私は電車でドブロブニクへ行きました。
- I went to Dubrovnik by train.
- Voz još nije stigao.
- densha wa mada touchaku shite imasen.
- 電車はまだ到着していません。
- The train hasn't arrived yet.
Check our Kanji Picture Diary for 電 and 車.
Vlak (plural: vlakovi)
densha
電(でん)車(でんしゃ)
- Otišao sam u Dubrovnik vozom.
- watashi wa densha de doburobuniku e iki mashita.
- 私は電車でドブロブニクへ行きました。
- I went to Dubrovnik by train.
- Voz još nije stigao.
- densha wa mada touchaku shite imasen.
- 電車はまだ到着していません。
- The train hasn't arrived yet.
Check our Kanji Picture Diary for 電 and 車.
Stair
Stepenište (plural: stepeništa) - stair(s), stairway(s), staircase(s)
Stepenica (plural: stepenice) - step(s), stair(s)
kaidan
階(かい)段(だん)
- Pronašao/pronašla sam šešir na stepenicama.
- watashi wa kaidan de boushi wo mitsuke mashita.
- わたしは階段で帽子を見つけました。
- I found a hat on the stairs.
- Pronašao/pronašla sam šešir na stepeništu.
- watashi wa kaidan no ue de boushi wo mitsuke mashita.
- 私は階段の上で帽子を見つけました
- I found a hat on (top of) the staircase.
Note:
Stepenište means the whole stairs as one item, while stepenice means an assembly of steps which make stairs.
Stepenica (plural: stepenice) - step(s), stair(s)
kaidan
階(かい)段(だん)
- Pronašao/pronašla sam šešir na stepenicama.
- watashi wa kaidan de boushi wo mitsuke mashita.
- わたしは階段で帽子を見つけました。
- I found a hat on the stairs.
- Pronašao/pronašla sam šešir na stepeništu.
- watashi wa kaidan no ue de boushi wo mitsuke mashita.
- 私は階段の上で帽子を見つけました
- I found a hat on (top of) the staircase.
Note:
Stepenište means the whole stairs as one item, while stepenice means an assembly of steps which make stairs.
Cheese
Sir (plural: sirovi)
chiizu
チーズ
- Želio/željela bih sendvič od sira, molim vas.
- chiizu sandoicchi wo onegai shimasu.
- チーズサンドイッチをお願いします。(lit. Cheese sandwich, please.)
- I'd like a cheese sandwich, please.
- Ovaj kolač je napravljen od sira.
- kono keeki wa chiizu de tsukurarete imasu.
- このケーキはチーズで作られています。
- This cake is made with cheese.
cf.
chiizu
チーズ
- Želio/željela bih sendvič od sira, molim vas.
- chiizu sandoicchi wo onegai shimasu.
- チーズサンドイッチをお願いします。(lit. Cheese sandwich, please.)
- I'd like a cheese sandwich, please.
- Ovaj kolač je napravljen od sira.
- kono keeki wa chiizu de tsukurarete imasu.
- このケーキはチーズで作られています。
- This cake is made with cheese.
cf.
Inside, In
Unutra - inside
Unutar - inside
U - in, inside
naka, uchi
中(なか)、内(うち)
- Pada kiša, uđimo unutra.
- ame ga futte imasu. naka ni hairi mashou.
- 雨が降っています。中に入りましょう。
- It is raining, let's go inside.
- Ima bazen unutar dvorane.
- hooru no uchigawa ni puuru ga ari masu.
- ホールの内側にプールがあります。
- There is a pool inside the hall.
Note: Unutar is rarely used. Instead, it is replaced with the preposition "u".
- Bazen je u dvorani.
- puuru wa hooru no naka ni ari masu.
- プールはホールの中にあります。
- The pool is in the hall.
- Tko je najviši u tvojoj obitelji?
- go-kazoku no uchi de se ga ichiban takai no wa donata desu ka.
- ご家族の内で背が一番高いのはどなたですか。
- Who is the tallest in your family?
Unutar - inside
U - in, inside
naka, uchi
中(なか)、内(うち)
- Pada kiša, uđimo unutra.
- ame ga futte imasu. naka ni hairi mashou.
- 雨が降っています。中に入りましょう。
- It is raining, let's go inside.
- Ima bazen unutar dvorane.
- hooru no uchigawa ni puuru ga ari masu.
- ホールの内側にプールがあります。
- There is a pool inside the hall.
Note: Unutar is rarely used. Instead, it is replaced with the preposition "u".
- Bazen je u dvorani.
- puuru wa hooru no naka ni ari masu.
- プールはホールの中にあります。
- The pool is in the hall.
- Tko je najviši u tvojoj obitelji?
- go-kazoku no uchi de se ga ichiban takai no wa donata desu ka.
- ご家族の内で背が一番高いのはどなたですか。
- Who is the tallest in your family?
Outside
Napolje (napolju)
Van, vani
Izvan, izvana
Note:
2 or all 3 of the terms above are often used as synonyms in Croatian, however, only one of them sounds natural in certain cases.
soto
外(そと)
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- Idem van. ( Idem napolje. )
- soto e itte kimasu.
- 外へ行ってきます。
- I'm going out (outside).
- Napolje!
- soto!
- 外(そと)!
- (Go) Outside!
- Parkirao sam auto izvan garaže.
- [watashi wa] kuruma wo shako no soto ni tome mashita.
- [私は]車を車庫の外にとめました。
- I parked the car outside the garage.
- Napolju pada kiša.
- soto wa ame ga futte imasu.
- 外は雨が降っています。
- It's raining outside.
Van, vani
Izvan, izvana
Note:
2 or all 3 of the terms above are often used as synonyms in Croatian, however, only one of them sounds natural in certain cases.
soto
外(そと)
→ Check our kanji blog for 外.
- Idem van. ( Idem napolje. )
- soto e itte kimasu.
- 外へ行ってきます。
- I'm going out (outside).
- Napolje!
- soto!
- 外(そと)!
- (Go) Outside!
- Parkirao sam auto izvan garaže.
- [watashi wa] kuruma wo shako no soto ni tome mashita.
- [私は]車を車庫の外にとめました。
- I parked the car outside the garage.
- Napolju pada kiša.
- soto wa ame ga futte imasu.
- 外は雨が降っています。
- It's raining outside.
Field
Polje (plural: polja)
hatake
畑(はたけ)
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- Na polju uzgajam mnogo različitog povrća.
- watashi wa hatake de iroirona yasai wo sodate te imasu.
- 私は畑でいろいろな野菜を育てています。
- I grow many different vegetables in the field.
Vocabulary:
napolju 外で (そとで, soto de) - outside
povrće 野菜 (やさい, yasai) - vegetables
uzgajati 育てる (そだてる, sodateru) - verb, imperfective: to grow, to raise
uzgojiti 育てる (そだてる, sodateru) - verb, perfective: to grow, to raise
hatake
畑(はたけ)
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- Na polju uzgajam mnogo različitog povrća.
- watashi wa hatake de iroirona yasai wo sodate te imasu.
- 私は畑でいろいろな野菜を育てています。
- I grow many different vegetables in the field.
Vocabulary:
napolju 外で (そとで, soto de) - outside
povrće 野菜 (やさい, yasai) - vegetables
uzgajati 育てる (そだてる, sodateru) - verb, imperfective: to grow, to raise
uzgojiti 育てる (そだてる, sodateru) - verb, perfective: to grow, to raise
Magazine
Časopis (plural: časopisi)
Magazin (plural: magazini) - not often used
zasshi
雑(ざっ)誌(し)
- Kupujem ovaj časopis svaki mjesec.
- watashi wa kono zasshi wo maitsuki kai masu.
- 私はこの雑誌を毎月買います。
- I buy this magazine every month.
Magazin (plural: magazini) - not often used
zasshi
雑(ざっ)誌(し)
- Kupujem ovaj časopis svaki mjesec.
- watashi wa kono zasshi wo maitsuki kai masu.
- 私はこの雑誌を毎月買います。
- I buy this magazine every month.
Suicide
Samoubojstvo (plural: samoubojstva)
jisatsu
自(じ)殺(さつ)
- Njegov pokušaj samoubojstva nas je sve šokirao.
- kare no jisatsu-misui wa watashi tachi mina ni shougeki wo atae mashita.
- 彼の自殺未遂は私たち皆に衝撃を与えました。
- His suicide attempt shocked us all.
Vocabulary:
jisatsu
自(じ)殺(さつ)
- Njegov pokušaj samoubojstva nas je sve šokirao.
- kare no jisatsu-misui wa watashi tachi mina ni shougeki wo atae mashita.
- 彼の自殺未遂は私たち皆に衝撃を与えました。
- His suicide attempt shocked us all.
Vocabulary:
- pokušati 試みる (こころみる, kokoromiru) - to try, to attempt
- ubojstvo (plural: ubojstva) 殺人 (さつじん、satsujin) - murder
- ubiti 殺す (ころす, korosu) - to kill
- samoubojica (plural: samoubojice) 自殺者 (じさつしゃ, jisatsusha) - a male or female person that commits or attempts suicide
Hospital
Bolnica (plural: bolnice)
byouin
病(びょう)院(いん)
- Odvedite me u bolnicu, molim vas.
- watashi wo byouin ni tsurete itte kudasai.
- 私を病院に連れて行ってください。
- Take me to a hospital, please.
- Idem u bolnicu dati krv.
- watashi wa kenketsu wo shi ni byouin e itte kimasu.
- 私は献血をしに病院へ行って来ます。
- I'm going to a hospital to donate blood.
Vocabulary:
bolničar (plural: bolničari) 看護士(かんごし, kangoshi) - male nurse
bolničarka (plural: bolničarke) 看護婦(かんごふ, kangofu) - female nurse
bolnička soba (plural: bolničke sobe) 病室(びょうしつ, byoushitsu) - ward, hospital room
toplomjer (plural: toplomjeri) 体温計 (たいおんけい, taionkei)- thermometer
toplo (warm) + mjer ( mjeriti = to measure) = toplomjer
byouin
病(びょう)院(いん)
- Odvedite me u bolnicu, molim vas.
- watashi wo byouin ni tsurete itte kudasai.
- 私を病院に連れて行ってください。
- Take me to a hospital, please.
- Idem u bolnicu dati krv.
- watashi wa kenketsu wo shi ni byouin e itte kimasu.
- 私は献血をしに病院へ行って来ます。
- I'm going to a hospital to donate blood.
Vocabulary:
bolničar (plural: bolničari) 看護士(かんごし, kangoshi) - male nurse
bolničarka (plural: bolničarke) 看護婦(かんごふ, kangofu) - female nurse
bolnička soba (plural: bolničke sobe) 病室(びょうしつ, byoushitsu) - ward, hospital room
toplomjer (plural: toplomjeri) 体温計 (たいおんけい, taionkei)- thermometer
toplo (warm) + mjer ( mjeriti = to measure) = toplomjer
Play (an instrument)
Svirati - verb, imperfective
Odsvirati - verb, perfective
hiku
弾(ひ)く
- Znaš li svirati klavir? - Da, znam.*
- [anata wa] piano ga hikeru? un, hikeru yo.
- [あなたは]ピアノが弾ける?うん、弾けるよ。(casual)
- Can you play the piano? (= Do you know how to play the piano? )
- Odsviraj mi "Za Adelinu".
- "nagisa no aderiinu" wo watashi no tame ni hiite kudasai.
- 「渚のアデリーヌ」を私のために弾いてください。
- Play "Ballade Pour Adeline" for me.
Vocabulary:
Svirač (plural: svirači) 奏者 (そうしゃ, sousha) - a male (instrument) player
Sviračica (plural: sviračice) 奏者 (そうしゃ, sousha) - a female (instrument) player
cf.
*Možeš li svirati klavir? "Is it possible for you to play the piano [now]?"
- Da, mogu. "Yes, I can." (Yes, it's possible.)
- Ne, ne mogu. "No, I can't. " (No, it's not possible.)
Odsvirati - verb, perfective
hiku
弾(ひ)く
- Znaš li svirati klavir? - Da, znam.*
- [anata wa] piano ga hikeru? un, hikeru yo.
- [あなたは]ピアノが弾ける?うん、弾けるよ。(casual)
- Can you play the piano? (= Do you know how to play the piano? )
- Odsviraj mi "Za Adelinu".
- "nagisa no aderiinu" wo watashi no tame ni hiite kudasai.
- 「渚のアデリーヌ」を私のために弾いてください。
- Play "Ballade Pour Adeline" for me.
Vocabulary:
Svirač (plural: svirači) 奏者 (そうしゃ, sousha) - a male (instrument) player
Sviračica (plural: sviračice) 奏者 (そうしゃ, sousha) - a female (instrument) player
cf.
*Možeš li svirati klavir? "Is it possible for you to play the piano [now]?"
- Da, mogu. "Yes, I can." (Yes, it's possible.)
- Ne, ne mogu. "No, I can't. " (No, it's not possible.)
My Turn
Moj red
watashi no ban
私(わたし)の番(ばん)
- Sad je moj red!
- mou watashi no ban da yo! (colloquial)
- もう私の番だよ!
- It's my turn now!
- Čekaj! Još nije tvoj red!
- matte! mada anata no ban ja nai yo!
- 待って!まだあなたの番じゃないよ! (colloquial)
- Wait! It's not your turn yet!
Vocabulary:
redni broj (plural: redni brojevi) 序数 (じょすう, josuu)- ordinal number
broj (plural: brojevi) 数 (かず, kazu)- number
watashi no ban
私(わたし)の番(ばん)
- Sad je moj red!
- mou watashi no ban da yo! (colloquial)
- もう私の番だよ!
- It's my turn now!
- Čekaj! Još nije tvoj red!
- matte! mada anata no ban ja nai yo!
- 待って!まだあなたの番じゃないよ! (colloquial)
- Wait! It's not your turn yet!
Vocabulary:
redni broj (plural: redni brojevi) 序数 (じょすう, josuu)- ordinal number
broj (plural: brojevi) 数 (かず, kazu)- number
Tennis
Tenis
tenisu
テニス
- Ja često gledam tenis na televiziji.
- watashi wa yoku terebi de tenisu wo mimasu.
- 私はよくテレビでテニスを見ます。
- I often watch tennis on tv.
- Želim igrati tenis svaki dan!
- watashi wa mainichi tenisu ga shitai desu!
- 私は毎日テニスがしたいです!
- I want to play tennis every day!
- Idemo igrati tenis!
- tenisu wo shi ni ikou!
- テニスをしに行こう!
- Let's go play tennis!
Vocabulary:
igrati [スポーツを]する (すぽーつをする, [supootsu wo] suru) - to play [a sport]
teniser (plural: teniseri) テニスの選手 (てにすのせんしゅ, tenisu no senshu), テニスプレーヤー(てにすぷれーやー, tenisu pureeyaa)- male tennis player
tenisačica (plural: tenisačice) テニスの選手 (てにすのせんしゅ, tenisu no senshu), テニスプレーヤー(てにすぷれーやー, tenisu pureeyaa)- female tennis player
teniski teren (plural: teniski tereni) テニスコート (てにすこーと, tenisukooto) - tennis court
tenisu
テニス
- Ja često gledam tenis na televiziji.
- watashi wa yoku terebi de tenisu wo mimasu.
- 私はよくテレビでテニスを見ます。
- I often watch tennis on tv.
- Želim igrati tenis svaki dan!
- watashi wa mainichi tenisu ga shitai desu!
- 私は毎日テニスがしたいです!
- I want to play tennis every day!
- Idemo igrati tenis!
- tenisu wo shi ni ikou!
- テニスをしに行こう!
- Let's go play tennis!
Vocabulary:
igrati [スポーツを]する (すぽーつをする, [supootsu wo] suru) - to play [a sport]
teniser (plural: teniseri) テニスの選手 (てにすのせんしゅ, tenisu no senshu), テニスプレーヤー(てにすぷれーやー, tenisu pureeyaa)- male tennis player
tenisačica (plural: tenisačice) テニスの選手 (てにすのせんしゅ, tenisu no senshu), テニスプレーヤー(てにすぷれーやー, tenisu pureeyaa)- female tennis player
teniski teren (plural: teniski tereni) テニスコート (てにすこーと, tenisukooto) - tennis court
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