Baby/Milk Tooth

goodbye baby teeth
Originally uploaded by mnods.

Mliječni zub (plural: mliječni zubi)

nyuushi

乳（にゅう）歯（し）

- Njegov mliječni zub upravo što nije ispao!
- kare no nyuushi ga mousugu nuke sou desu!
- 彼の乳歯がもうすぐ抜けそうです！
- His baby tooth is about to fall out!

Vocabulary:
乳歯 literally means "milk tooth" in Japanese.

zub (plural: zubi) 歯（は, ha） - tooth

mlijeko ミルク（miruku）、乳（ちち, chichi） - milk

cf. 牛乳（ぎゅうにゅう, gyuunyuu） - cow's milk

Tale/Story

The Tales of Ise 伊勢物語絵巻
Originally uploaded by marsalade

Priča (plural: priče)

monogatari

物（もの）語（がたり）

- Pročitam priču svojoj djeci svake noći.
- watashi wa maiban kodomotachi ni monogatari wo yonde yarimasu.
- 私は毎晩子供たちに物語を読んでやります。
- I read a story to my children every night.

- Kažu da je Taketori monogatari (Priča o sjekaču bambusa) najstarija priča u Japanu.
- nippon/nihon saiko no monogatari wa taketori-monogatari to iwarete imasu.
- 日本最古の物語は「竹取物語」といわれています。
- The oldest tale in Japan is said to be Taketori Monogatari (the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter).

Daisy

Daisy マーガレット
Originally uploaded
by marsalade.

Tratinčica (plural: tratinčice)
Ivančica (plural: ivančice)

maagaretto

マーガレット

- Moja mala sestra često nosi tratinčicu u svojoj kosi.
- watashi no imouto wa yoku maagaretto no hana wo kami ni tsukete imasu.
- 私の妹はよくマーガレットの花を髪につけています。
- My little sister often wears a daisy flower in her hair.

Witch

broom
Originally uploaded by äRRä.

Vještica (plural: vještice)

majo

魔（ま）女（じょ）

- Voljela bih da mogu letjeti na metli kao vještica! (female)
- majo no youni houki de tobetara ii noni!
- 魔女のようにほうきで飛べたらいいのに！
- I wish I could fly on a broom like a witch!

- Dvije vještice žive u lijepoj kući napravljenoj od kolačića.
- futari no majo ga, kawaii okashi no ie ni sunde imasu.
- 二人の魔女が、かわいいお菓子の家に住んでいます。
- Two witches live in the pretty house made of sweets.

Vocabulary:
metla (plural: metle) ほうき (houki) - broom
letjeti/letiti 飛ぶ（とぶ, tobu） - to fly
kolačić (plural: kolačići) お菓子（おかし, okashi） - sweets, cookies, cakes, candy
kuća (plural: kuće) 家（いえ, ie）- house
živjeti 住む（すむ, sumu） - to live
lijep, lijepa, lijepo かわいい（kawaii）、綺麗な（きれいな, kirei na） - pretty

Judo

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Originally uploaded by
Daishin Judo in Osaka, Japan

Džudo

juudou

柔（じゅう）道（どう）

- Idemo na treninge džuda nakon škole.
- boku tachi wa houkago, juudou wo naratte imasu.
- 僕たちは放課後、柔道を習っています。
- We are taking judo lessons after school.

- Čitam knjigu o džudu.
- watashi wa juudou no hon wo yonde imasu.
- 私は柔道の本を読んでいます。
- I'm reading a book on judo.

- Vježbam džudo svaki dan.
- watashi wa juudou no renshuu wo mainichi yarimasu.
- 私は柔道の練習を毎日やります。
- I practice judo every day.

Chalk

082609_Chalk
Originally uploaded by Erica365

Kreda (plural: krede)

chooku

チョーク

- Kredom je nacrtala srce na pločniku.
- kanojo wa chooku de hodou ni haato wo kaki mashita.
- 彼女はチョークで歩道にハートを描きました。
- She drew a heart in chalk on the sidewalk.

Vocabulary:
pločnik (plural: pločnici) 歩道（ほどう, hodou） - sidewalk
srce (plural: srca) ハート（haato） - heart

Shape

Piparkakkutalo (gingerbread house)
Originally uploaded by mwri

Oblik (plural: oblici)

katachi

形（かたち）

- Izrezali smo različite oblike od tijesta.
- watashi tachi wa kiji kara iroirona katachi wo kirinuki mashita.
- 私たちは生地からいろいろな形を切り抜きました。
- We cut out various shapes from the dough.

Vocabulary:
izrezati (perfective) 切る（きる, kiru） - to cut
rezati (imperfective) 切る（きる, kiru） - to cut
različit, različita, različito いろいろな (iroirona) - various

Swallow

Barn Swallow Nestlings
Originally uploaded by J Gilbert

Lasta (plural: laste)

tsubame

燕 （つばめ、ツバメ）

- Pronašli smo gnijezdo lasta pod strehom.
- watashi tachi wa nokishita ni tsubame no su wo mitsuke mashita.
- 私たちは軒下に燕の巣を見つけました。
- We found a nest of swallows under the eaves.

Swan

KUĞULU PARK
Originally uploaded by arslangaye

Labud (plural: labudovi)

hakuchou

白（はく）鳥（ちょう）

- Ovog jutra sam slušao/slušala "Labuđe jezero" od Tchaikovskog.
- kesa, Chaikofusukii no "Hakuchou no mizu'umi" wo kiki mashita.
- 今朝、チャイコフスキーの 「白鳥の湖」を聞きました。
- [ I ] listened to Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" this morning.

Turkey

Wild Turkey
Originally uploaded by HowiePoon

Puran (plural: purani) - turkey, male turkey
Pura (plural: pure) - female turkey

shichimenchou

七（しち）面（めん）鳥（ちょう）

- Nikad nisam vidio/vidila divlje purane u Japanu.
- watashi wa yasei no shichimenchou wo nihon de wa mita koto ga ari masen.
- 私は野生の七面鳥を日本では見たことがありません。
- I have never seen wild turkeys in Japan.

Stork

Zoo - watchful
Originally uploaded by Which Witch

Roda (plural: rode)

kounotori

コウノトリ、こうのとり

- Rode stoje na svome velikom gnijezdu.
- kounotori tachi ga ookina su no ue ni tatte imasu.
- コウノトリたちが大きな巣の上に立っています。
- The storks are standing on their big nest.

Embroidery

Daoist... Detail 4
Originally uploaded by mharrsch.

Vez (plural: vezovi)

shishuu

刺（し）繍（しゅう）

- Moj kostim ima svakakve vrste vezova na sebi.
- watashi no ishou ni wa iroirona shishuu ga hodokosarete imasu.
- 私の衣装にはいろいろな刺繍が施されています。
- My costume has all kinds of embroidery on it.

Help

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Originally uploaded by Katsu.K.

Pomoći - verb, perfective
Pomagati - verb, imperfective
Pomoć (noun)

tetsudau (verb)
手（て）伝（つだ）う

tetsudai　(noun)
手（て）伝（つだ）い

-Pomoći ću ti (Vam).
-otetsudai shimasu yo.
-お手伝いしますよ。
-I'll help you.

-Mogu li ti (Vam) pomoći?
-otetsudai shimashou ka?
-お手伝いしましょうか？
-May I help you?

-Hoćeš li mi pomoći?
-tetsudatte moraemasu ka?
-手伝ってもらえますか？
-Will you help me?

-Naravno.
-mochiron desu.
-もちろんです。
-Of course.

- Hvala ti na pomoći.
- tetsudatte kurete arigatou.
- 手伝ってくれてありがとう。
- Thank you for your help.

(Photo loc.: Japan)

Crab

Coacoa Beach
Originally uploaded by Sara May


Giant Crab
Originally uploaded by Steve Woodward

Rak* (plural: rakovi)

kani

蟹（かに）、カニ

- Jutros sam vidio raka kako hoda po plaži.
- watashi wa kesa kani ga hamabe wo aruite iru no wo mimashita.
- 私は今朝カニが浜辺を歩いているのを見ました。
- I saw a crab walking on the beach this morning.

* The Croatian word rak refers not only to crab but also to shrimp and lobster.

Green Pheasant

Japanese (Green) Pheasant
Originally uploaded by yamasan.

Zeleni fazan

kiji

雉（キジ）

- Zeleni fazan je nacionalna ptica Japana.
- kiji wa nippon no kokuchou desu.
- キジは日本の国鳥です。
- The green pheasant is the national bird of Japan.