Verbs
Vocabulary Table
| Japanese | Romaji | English | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| する | suru | To do | |
| いく | iku | To go | |
| くる | kuru | To come | |
| たべる | taberu | To eat | |
| のむ | nomu | To drink | |
| みる | miru | To see / To watch | |
| かく | kaku | To write | carnet de notes ("ka"-ku) |
| きく | kiku | To hear / To ask (active) | qui a parlé? ("ki"-ku) |
| はなす | hanasu | To speak | |
| よむ | yomu | To read | |
| ねる | neru | To sleep | |
| おきる | okiru | To wake up / To get up | |
| あう | au | To meet / To be correct | |
| わかる | wakaru | To understand | |
| もつ | motsu | To hold / To possess / To carry (tangible) | |
| あげる | ageru | To give (to someone) | |
| くれる | kureru | To give (to me) | Cool (Kure) merci de me l'avoir donné! |
| もらう | morau | To receive / To keep | |
| かう | kau | To buy | |
| うる | uru | To sell | selling an urukai figurine |
| つかう | tsukau | To use | use money to "buy" (tsu-"kau") |
| つくる | tsukuru | To make | "uhh uuh uuh" when making love (triple u) |
| つける | tsukeru | To attach / To apply / To turn on | To care is to apply cream, turn on the music and not get attached |
| つかれる | tsukareru | To get tired | tsukarettaaa... |
| とる | toru | To take (something) | prendre un trou ("toru") [to take, pick up, get, grab, pass, reserve] |
| かかる | kakaru | To take (intransitive) | kaka dans le trou que j'ai pris ("kaka"-ru) [to take (time/money), to hang, to be caught, to be locked] |
| いれる | ireru | To put in / Insert | Putin il est où? ("ireru") |
| でる | deru | To leave / To go out | Go out the door ("deru") |
| はいる | hairu | To enter | enter head first ("hair") |
| あるく | aruku | To walk | walk with japanese accent (w-"aruku") |
| はしる | hashiru | To run | go with haste ("ha"-shiru) |
| たつ | tatsu | To stand | t'asseoir ("tatsu"-waru) combiné |
| すわる | suwaru | To sit | t'asseoir (tat-"suwaru") combiné |
| わすれる | wasureru | To forget | waaah I don't remember ("wa"-sureru) |
| おぼえる | oboeru | To remember / To memorize (stuSdy) | "obo" (smiley thinking) |
| しぬ | shinu | To die | |
| やすむ | yasumu | To rest / To take a break | good night (o"yasum"i) = good rest |
| はじめる | hajimeru | To start | |
| おわる | owaru | To finish (intransitive) | |
| おえる | oweru | To finish (transitive) | |
| まつ | matsu | To wait | mata mata! ("mat"-su) |
| てつだう | tetsudau | To help | |
| さがす | sagasu | To look for / To search | |
| みせる | miseru | To show | show me the world's misery (miseru) |
| あける | akeru | To open (something) | open door with a key ("ake"-ru) |
| あく | aku | To open (intransitive) | |
| しめる | shimeru | To close (something) | une *ferme de *chimères ("shimeru') |
| しまる | shimaru | To close (intransitive) | |
| けす | kesu | To erase / To turn off (electronics) | Queso can be a turn off ("kesu") |
| おしえる | oshieru | To teach / To tell | Oh, share your wisdom ("oshieru") |
| ならう | narau | To learn (from someone / lessons) | I'd like to learn about Nara ("nara"-u) |
| まなぶ | manabu | To learn / To study / To gain knowledge | The marabu has a lot of knowledge |
| きめる | kimeru | To decide | on a chimera (kimer-u), you can't decide which half you like |
| つづける | tsuzukeru | To continue | Take a tsuzu to continue ("tsuzu"-keru) |
| たのむ | tanomu | To ask (a favor) | Tu pourrais m'avancer une boisson? ("tanomu") |
| ある | aru | To have / To be (inanimate objects / concepts) | |
| いる | iru | To have / To be (living things) | |
| いる | iru | To need / to want | Use "irimasu" to avoid confusion with "iru" |
| あそぶ | asobu | To have fun / To hang out | Absolutely gg ("asobu") |
| あびる | abiru | To shower | Don't shower with beer ("abiru") |
| あらう | arau | To wash | A la vaissele ("ara"-u) |
| いう | iu | To say | |
| うたう | utau | To sing | Où t'as appris à chanter comme ça ("uta"-u) |
| うまれる | umareru | To be born | Une mère qui met au monde ("umare"-ru) |
| おす | osu | To push | Push the circles ("osu") |
| およぐ | oyogu | To swim | Nager dans un yaourt (o-"yogu") |
| おりる | oriru | To get off/out of | Reverse ireru |
| かえす | kaesu | To return (an object) | kaeru but for items |
| かえる | kaeru | To return (to a place) | o-kaer-i (good return home) |
| かす | kasu | To lend | lend me a pen from your pencil "kasu" (case) |
| かりる | kariru | To borrow | can I borrow your car? (kar-iru) |
| きえる | kieru | To disappear | le problème c'est "qu'il est ou?" (kieru) |
| きる | kiru | To cut / To wear / To dress | le "kir" est coupé avec du champagne |
| こたえる | kotaeru | To reply | there is no "quota" of answers |
| さく | saku | To bloom | sakura |
| しる | shiru | To know | |
| すう | suu | To smoke | |
| すむ | sumu | To live | rikishi live for their sport (sumu) |
| そうじする | sōji suru | To clean | it's "so ge"nuinely clean (souji) |
| だす | dasu | To take out / hand in / send / serve (food) | ce verbe me donne le dass |
| ちがう | chigau | To be different | chigau! (it's not like that!) |
| つく | tsuku | To arrive | tsu come? no, tsu arrive. |
| つとめる | tsutomeru | To work (for/at) | le travail c'est "tout au mérite" (tsutomeru) |
| とぶ | tobu | To fly / To jump | tobizaru = flying monkey |
| なく | naku | To cry | nakatta nakatta! (also means a sound from a bird / insect) |
| ぬれる | nureru | To be troubled | "nous le rouge" ça nous trouble |
| なる | naru | To become | naruhodo "it becomes clear" |
| みつける | mitsukeru | To find | I can't find yoshimitsu (mitsukeru) |
| おもう | omou | To think (emotional) | to omoimasu |
| かんがえる | kangaeru | To think (logical) | kangaroos think logically to survive |
| とめる | tomeru | To stop (transitive) | stop stop stop, j'ai trop mal (tomeru) - physically |
| とまる | tomaru | To stop / Stay at (intransitive) | stop stop stop, j'ai trop mal (tomaru) - physically |
| やめる | yameru | To quit (stop an action) | yameroooo |
| ためす | tamesu | To test / To attempt | je teste ta mère sur lol |
| やる | yaru | To do / To perform (activity / task / game) | yaru yaru... you're good at this... (Also used when giving things to animals or plants) |
| おく | oku | To place / To put / To leave (something) | osu : push, oku : put |
| 働く | hataraku | To work | "ha t'as ra"té ton premier jour de travail |
| えらぶ | erabu | To choose | je choisis l'érable (erabu) |
| いわう | iwau | To celebrate | wahouuu |
| のる | noru | To ride (car, plane) | don't drive while sleeping (neru, noru). kuruma ni noru (to ride a car) - sleep while riding a bus (neru - noru) |
| いそぐ | isogu | To hurry / To rush | it's all good (isogu), no need to hurry |
| もってくる | motte kuru | To bring (a thing) | motsu in te form |
| つれてくる | tsurete kuru | To bring (a person or an animal) | "tous les jours" je l'amène à la gare (tsureru) |
| かいもの を する | kaimono suru | To do shopping | kaimono (purchases) suru |
| じゅんび する | junbi suru | To prepare / get ready | junbi ga dekimasu |
| じゅぎょう する | jugyō suru | To give a lesson | |
| おとずれる | otozureru | To visit | |
| きらす | kirasu | To run out of / To exhaust a supply | |
| できる | dekiru | Can | |
| びっくりする | bikkuri suru | To be surprised | |
| おどろく | odoroku | To be surprised (other one) | |
| さわる | sawaru | To touch | |
| ひっかかる | hikkakaru | To be stuck / To get caught (physically) | |
| ふとる | futoru | To gain weight / To get fat | |
| やせる | yaseru | To lose weight / To become slim | |
| けっこんする | kekkon suru | To get married | |
| うんてんする | unten suru | To drive | |
| はらう | harau | To pay | |
| こわす | kowasu | To break (something) | |
| こわれる | kowareru | To break (intransitive) | |
| りょうりする | ryōri suru | To cook | |
| 注文する | chūmon suru | To order | |
| 交換する | kōkan suru | To exchange / To swap | |
| 落ちる | ochiru | To fall (something falling) | |
| 戦う | tatakau | To fight | |
| ベッドにはいる | beddo ni hairu | To go to bed | |
| しょくじする | shokuji suru | To have a meal (formal) | More formal/polite than just taberu |
| おもいやりがある | omoiyari ga aru | To be considerate / To be kind hearted | |
| muri o suru | To push one-self too much | ||
| うごかない | ugoku | To work / To function (devices) | |
| おくれる | okureru | To be late / To be delayed | |
| ねぼうする | nebō suru | To oversleep | |
| せんたくする | sentaku suru | To do laundry / To wash clothes | |
| れんらく | renraku suru | To contact / To text (someone) | |
| かんじる | kanjiru | To feel / To experience | |
| れんしゅうする | renshū suru | To practice | |
| うんどうする | undō suru | To exercise / To work out | |
| おどる | odoru | To dance | |
| もてる | moteru | To be popular (around girls) | Popular guys go to the "moteru" (motel) with girls |
| ひく | hiku | To play (string inst.) / To catch a cold | |
| かつ | katsu | To win | |
| きこえる | kikoeru | To hear (passively) | |
| まける | makeru | To loose a game |