Basic Adjectives

Some basic Japanese adjectives:

 さむい samui– cold. Kyoo was samui desu.  It is very cold today.

 ふるい furui– old (thing). Kore was furui desu. This (thing) is old.

ちいさい chiisai – small.  Ano neko was chiisai desu.  That cat is small.

やすい yasui – cheap, not dear.  Sono hon was yasui desu. That book is inexpensive.

あつい atsui – hot (weather or things).  Kinoo was atsui desu ne?  Yesterday was hot wasn’t it?

やさしい yasashii – gentle, nice (people), easy (things like exams).  Yasashii sensei. Nice teacher.

たかい takai – expensive.  Takai kuruma. Expensive car.

 あたらしい atarashii – new.  Atarashii gakusei. New student.