Japanese Vocabulary 1

食べます　－　たべます 　eat
飲みます　－　のみます　drink
歩きます　－　歩きます　walk
書きます　－　かきます　 write
行きます　－　いきます 　 go
来ます　　－　きます 　come
払います　－　はらいます 　pay
話します　－　はなします 　talk/speak
考えます　－　かんがえます 　 think
郵便局　－　ゆうびんきょく　post office
英語　－　えいご　English
学校　－　がっこう　school
コーヒ　－こーひー　coffee
私　－　わたし　I/Me


コーヒーを飲みます。
(I) drink coffee.

私は学校へ歩いて行きます。
I walk to school.

郵便局へ行きます。　　　
(I) go to post office.

彼は英語で話します。
He talks in English.

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