Japanese vocabulary from Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles allows you to play in English, with the original Japanese audio - perfect for some casual Japanese listening practice. The characters in this game talk almost non-stop and there's a mix of captioned cut scenes and uncaptioned small talk.
I have been learning Japanese for a few months now - I've learnt hiragana, katakana, about 200 kanji and have a decent starter vocabulary, but my understanding of conjugations and grammar is very limited for now.
This is the Japanese I learned to recognise from my first play-through of Xenoblade (on the Switch). I'd like to play it again in a couple of years and see how much more I can work out.
Now, to find some more games with Japanese audio to play...
ใใฃใฏใฝใณ - Dickson
ใใ ใใ - Kyoshin/Bionis
ใใใ - Kishin/Mechonis
ใใใใธใ - Kishinhei/Mechon
ใใใใ - me too / I also
ใใฃใฑใ - nonetheless
ใฟใใชใใ - everyone
ใใฏใใ - good morning
ใใใใฟ - good night
ใ ใใใใใถ - safe/ok
ใใใ ใญ - that's right
ใใใฃใ - understood
ใกใใฃใจ ใพใฃใฆ - wait a moment
ใใใฐใ - try one's best
ใใใฃใ - understood (past tense conjugation of ใใใ)
ใใใฃใฆใ - I know (te form of ใใใ + helper)
ใใใใชใ - I don't understand (negative present conjugation of ใใใ)
ใใใฐใ - try one's best
ใใใฐใ - try your best (command conjugation of ใใใฐใ)
ใใฃใ - I did it! (past tense of ใใ)
ใพใใใฆ - trust me / leave it to me (te form)
Repetition / ใใใใ
ใใใใ- occasionally
ใพใ ใพใ - more to come
ใบใใบใ - dented, giving in
ใใ ใ ใใ ใ - liked liked
ใใ ใฏ ใใ ใฏ - this this (well well)
ใใฐใ - cool!/terrible!/crazy!
ใใฃใใใย - cool/attractive/handsome
ใใซใใใ - brother
ใใซใใกใใ - brother
ใใฉใใใก - children
ใใใฟใพใใใ - invitation to rest (conjugation of ใใใ)
ใใใใ- occasionally
ใใ - okay. Pronounced as "yosh" a lot
ใใฃใใใ - expression of effort
ใขใณในใฟใผ - monster
ใตใณใญใฅใผ - Thankyou
ใณใณใใใผใทใงใณ - Combination
ใทใฃใใผ ใขใค - shadow eye
ในใใชใผใ ใจใใธ - stream edge
ใทใผใซใ ใใใทใง - shield bash
ใใผใชใณใฐ ใขใฏใข - healing aqua
ใใใซ ใใฌใผใ - double blade
ใตใขใณ ใฆใคใณใ - summon wind
Karla: Yosh. Yaru aiyo. ใใ ใใ ใใใ. Okay, do okay. ?
Shulk: ganji ganji ganji. Can't seem to find this in a dictionary, but it sounds positive. Maybe "cool cool cool"?