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JLPT N5 Vocabulary — Adverbs & Expressions flashcards

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The N5 words that hold sentences together: degree, time and frequency adverbs, conjunctions, こ・そ・あ・ど and question words, suffixes, greetings and set responses, each inside a short kana sentence or mini-dialogue, with pitch accent for many headwords.

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  1. あまり (余り) (adv.)
    あにの くるまは あまり あたらしく ないです。
    not very, not much (with a negative) [3]

    My older brother's car isn't very new.

    Watch out: In this sense あまり always needs a negative ending.
    Degree & Quantity
  2. いちばん (一番) (adv.)
    くだものの なかで りんごが いちばん すきです。
    most; number one [2]

    Of all fruits, I like apples best.
    Degree & Quantity
  3. いつも (adv.)
    あねは いつも かばんに じしょを いれて います。
    always, usually

    My older sister always has a dictionary in her bag.
    Time & Frequency
  4. いっしょ (一緒) (n.)
    あした いっしょに えきの ちかくの パンやへ いきませんか。
    together [0]

    Shall we go together to the bakery near the station tomorrow?

    Watch out: It is almost always いっしょに, and "with someone" is 〜と いっしょに.
    Manner & Certainty
  5. おおきな (大きな) (pre-noun adj.)
    かわの ちかくに おおきな いえが あります。
    big [1]

    There is a big house near the river.

    Watch out: It only stands before a noun; おおきい is the form that conjugates.
    Adjectives & Pre-noun Words
  6. お (prefix)
    すみません、おみずを いっぱい ください。
    polite prefix

    Excuse me, may I have a glass of water?

    Watch out: Words of Chinese origin usually take ご instead: ごかぞく.
    Suffixes & Particles
  7. そして・そうして (conj.)
    あさごはんを たべました。そして、がっこうへ いきました。
    and, and then

    I ate breakfast. Then I went to school.

    Watch out: It mostly joins sentences; to join two nouns use と.
    Conjunctions
  8. この (demonstrative)
    すみません、この かばんは いくらですか。
    this (+ noun)

    Excuse me, how much is this bag?

    Watch out: この needs a noun after it; on its own, say これ.
    Demonstratives & Question Words
  9. ください (下さい) (expression)
    いもうとが ねて いますから、しずかに あるいて ください。
    please (do / give me) [3]

    My little sister is asleep, so please walk quietly.

    Watch out: After a noun with を it asks for a thing: みずを ください.
    Greetings & Set Phrases
  10. はい (interjection)
    A: すずきさん、いますか。
    B: はい、ここに います。
    yes; here [1]

    A: Suzuki-san, are you here?
    B: Yes, I'm here.
    Responses & Interjections

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  • Word selection follows vocabulary commonly listed for JLPT N5 (no official list exists since 2010; checked against the N5 list compiled by Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk, CC BY); meanings checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) and usage notes against Kotobank (デジタル大辞泉). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
  • Pitch-accent positions checked against the Kanjium accent data (CC BY-SA 4.0); reference only.

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