Buildings
Vocabulary Table
| Japanese | Romaji | English | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| がっこう | gakkō | school | |
| しょうがっこう | shōgakkō | elementary school | short kids (sho-gakko) |
| ちゅうがっこう | chūgakkō | middle school | in middle school kids can't "chu"t up |
| こうこう | kōkō | high school | "koko"ro stories in highschool |
| だいがく | daigaku | college / university | gakusei = student / dai"gaku" |
| ぎんこう | ginkō | bank | |
| としょかん | toshokan | library | |
| ゆうびんきょく | yūbinkyoku | post office | in the post office you put "u" shaped letters in bigs "bins" to send them. (yuubin...) |
| うち | uchi | house / my place | |
| しょくどう | shokudou | cafeteria | a la cafet il y a du chocolat chaud coupé à l'eau (shoku-dou) |
| びょういん | byōin | hospital | "bio"logy place |
| くすりや | kusuriya | pharmacy | on voit des gens "qui sourient" après avoir acheté des médicaments / kusuri = medecine |
| ほんや | honya | bookstore | |
| スーパー | sūpā | supermarket | |
| コンビニ | konbini | convenience store | |
| えき | eki | train station | |
| ホテル | hoteru | hotel | |
| レストラン | resutoran | restaurant | |
| いざかや | izakaya | Japanese pub | |
| じむ | jimu | gym | |
| びじゅつかん | bijutsukan | art museum | on voit souvent des bijoux au musée |
| えいがかん | eigakan | movie theater | |
| じんじゃ | jinja | Shinto shrine | |
| おてら | otera | Buddhist temple | |
| たてもの | tatemono | building (general) | tateru = to build |
| kan | building? | ||
| eegakan | cinema |