New Words and Phrases

Want to know what all the abbreviations are? Here is the place to come if you see something you don't quite understand. :)

Mission Terms:

Aganai- Atonement
Akashi- Testify/Testimony
Baputesuma- Baptism
Keigi- Revelation
Kyodai- Brother
Kyokai- Church
Chie no Kotoba- Word of Wisdom
Choro- Elder
Chorotachi- Plural for Elder
Dendo- Mission
Doryo- Companion
Distorikuto- District
The Field - in Japan (not really a field, although I might be in one...)
Fukuin- The Gospel
Greenie - New Missionary out in the field
Hoshi- To serve
Iesu Kirisuto- Jesus Christ
Iesu Krisuto no Kyogi - The Gospel of Jesus Christ
Imashime- Commandments
Inori- Pray/ Prayer
Junketsu no Rippo- The Law of Chastity
Kamisama- God
Kohai- New Missionaries
Kyudosha- Investigator
Morumon Sho- Book of Mormon
MTC - Missionary Training Center
Seireio kanjiru- Feels the Spirit
Senkyoshi- Missionary
Shimai ( しまい) - Japanese for Sister, which is what sister missionaries are called
Shimaitachi- Plural for Sister
Shiden- Temple
Shinko- Faith
Shinko in Iesu Kirisuto no aganai- Faith in Jesus Christ's Atonement
Shukufuku shite kudasi- Please Bless
Ten no Otosama- The Lord
Ukeru- receive


General Lingo:

Ai- Love
Atama- Head
Ato de- After that
Bankyo- Study
Bunpo- Grammer
Bunsho- Sentence
Chijo- World
Choto- A little bit
Chotto okashi- A little bit strange
Gengo- Language
Gomenesorry (ごめnえさい) - Sorry
Haiaku- Fast
Haian- Bronchitis or Pneumonia
Hajime- First
Heian- Peace
Hi- Yes
Jinsei- Life
Katakana- One of the three alphabets used in the Japanese language. This one is often used for the words and terms borrowed from other languages. EX: Hamburger or Keyboard are written mostly in Katakana.
Kodomotachi- Children
Kuzoku- Family
Musikashii- Difficult
Nagusume- Comfort
Nihongo- Japanese
Nihonjin- Japanese People
Nintai- Patience
Okashi- Strange
Oshie- To teach
Pafekto- Perfect
Sensei- Teacher
Senseitachi- Teachers
Subarashii- Great
Taskeru- Help
Tomodachi- Friends
Wakarimasu- Understand


Time:

Getsuyobi- Monday
Kino- Yesterday
Mainichi- Everyday
Tokidoki- Sometimes


Food and Drink:

Tabemono- Food

Numbers:

Go- 5

Greetings:

Genki desu ka?- How are you?
Konichiwa- Hello!


Phrases:
Ai shite masu- I love you!
Choto wakari masu- I understand a little bit more
Dai ski desu- I love it!!!
Iki masho!- let's go
Kamisama wa watashitachi o ai suru to shitte imasu. - I know that God loves us.
Watashi no atama- My head
Watashi wa shinden o ai shite masu- I love the temple

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