Y u g i oh V o c a b u r a r y

introduction  

For someone who doesn't get familiar with Japanese, at least he or she should know these words. They are frequently spoken in almost every epiosde.

Accent Understanding

I would like to draw your attention to Japanese accent that Japanese can't speak "-er, -d, -t, -p". For example, Japenese says "Card" as "Ca-Do", "Trap" as "Ta-Ra-Pu", "Shocker" as "Shock-Ka". Luckily, people usually speak English terms on card words when they play. It depends whether you understand them or not. ^^

 

general terms  

Yu Gi Oh

Yugi (Asobi)
- play, enjoy, game
Ou
- king
Yu Gi Oh - King of Game

Number terms

1
- Ichi
2 - Ni
3 - San
4 - Yon
5 - Ko
6 - Roku
7 - Shichi, Nana
8 - Hachi
9 - Kyuu, Ku
10 - Jyuu
100 - Hyaku, Byaku, Pyaku
1,000 - Zen (2000= Ni Zen, 3000=San Zen ...)
10,000 - Man (20,000= Ni Man, 30,000 = San Man ...)
Hitori - one person
Futari - two persons

Person terms

Aibou - Partner , Little Yugi (Yami Yugi calls little Yugi)
Bonkotsu - A common person, an ordinary person (Kaiba calls Jyonouchi to look down him)
Mou Hitori No boku - my another soul, Yami Yugi ( little Yugi calls Yami Yugi)
Mou Hitori No Yugi - another Yugi , Yami Yugi (Friends call Yami Yugi)
Namonaki Pharaoh - Nameless Pharaoh (Doom warrior calls Yugi)
Juu Shi - musketeer (San Juu Shi = The three musketeers/warriors = Raphael, Amelda and Varon)
Sako - Small fish, weak person/monster (Kaiba calls weak people or weak monsters)

Pronoun

Anta, Aitsura, Omae, Kisama, Sonata - You (Impolite)
Anata, Kimi, Kare - You (Polite)
Atashi, Watashi, Boku - I (Polite)
Ore, Waga - I (Impolite)
(O) Nisama - Brother

Duel terms

Boku No Time
- My turn (More polite)
Bouchi - Cemetry, Graveyard
Dai - a monster, a piece (Come with number ; ichidai = a monster)
Dekinai - Unable to...
Dekiru - Able to...
Draw - Draw
Hatsudou - Activate
Ikenie
- Sacrification
Iku So!
- Go!
Kado
- Card
Kimi No Time
- Your turn (More polite)
Kougeki - Attack
Mai - Number of Card (Ichi Mai=1 card, Ni Mai 2 cards, San Mai=3 cards etc.)
Mahou - Magic (Mahou Kado=Magic Card)
Omae No Time - Your turn
Ore No Time - My turn
Setto - Set
Shookan (Suru) - Summon
Shuuryoo - Complete, Finish
Watashi No Time - My turn
Yuukou - Fusion, Combination, Polimerization

Note: Usually, English words are used in the duel. It depends on whether you can listent to them. Those words usually are Draw, Turn End, Duel, Reverse Card Open, Magic etc.

God Terms

Osiris no Tenkuu Ryuu
- Sky Dragon Osiris
Obelisk no Kyo Shin Hei - Obelisk the Tormentor
Ra no Yoku Shin Ryuu - Winged Dragon of Ra

Other terms

Akiramenai - Not give up
Duelist No Tamashi
- A soul of a duelist
Hikari
- Light
Katsu
- win (You usually hear "Ore Wa Katsuda" = "I win")
Kekkai
- seaed area l, ring (Orichalcos No Kekkai)
Kokoro
- heart, mind (Kokoro No Yami=dark mind)
Kono
- This
Kourin
- Advent
Kowai
- scare, afraid of
Makenai
- Not lose
...No... -
... of... (Ore No Turn=Turn of mine=My turn)
...O... -
object O verb (Magic Card O Hatsudou=Activate Magic Card)
Nase
- why
Nakama
- friend
Nan, Nani
- what
...Ni Naru
- become...
Ryuu
- dragon
San Nen Mae
- 3,000 years ago
Senshi
- warrior
Sara Ni - Then
Settai Ni - Definitely
Shin No Duelist - a true duelist
Shinjiru - believe
Shinkan - priest
Sono - That
Tamashi - Soul
Tatakau - battle, fight
Ten - heaven, sky
Tomodachi - friend
Unmei - destiny, fate
Yami - dark (Yami No Game=A shadow game)
Zen Nen Item - A millennium item

 

pharaoh terms  

Characters

Ani
- Older brother
Chi Chi Ue
- Father (Yugi calls his father. This word is used widely in a royal family)
Ha Ha Ue
- Mother (Widely used in a royal family)
Daijyashin
- The Greatly Wicked God
Daishinkan
- The Great Priest
Kuroki Majyusshi
- Black Magician (Pharaoh calls Mahado)
Kyoodai
- Brothers or Sisters
Musuko
- Son
Osho-Sama
- Master, teacher, instructor (Mana calls Mahado, her teacher)
Otouto
- Younger brother
Ou-Sama
- The King (Theif Bakura calls Pharaoh Yugi)
Ouji-Sama - The Prince (Mana calls Pharaoh Yugi)
Sendai Pharaoh - Previous Pharaoh (Akunumkanon)
Shiryuu Domo - The dead spirits (of Kuruelna village)
Yami No Daijyashin - The Great Priest of Darkness
Yami No Ou - King of Darkness

Attacks/Abilities

Ankoku Marendan
- Dark Evil Wave (Black Magician's or Mahado's attack)
Black Magic
- Black Magician's attack
Burnt Steam
- Blue Eyes White Dragon's attack
God Hand Crusher
- Obelisk's attack
God Phoenix
- Ra's attack
Horibi No Ikou
- Destructive Light - Burnt Steam (Blue Eyes'attack)
Madouha
- Magic Wave (Black Magician's or Mahado's attack)
Marendan
- Evil Wave (Black Magician's or Mahado's attack)
Meikai Jikuu
- Hades Dimension (Black Magician's or Mahado's attack)
Rasenhado
- Spiral Wave (Diabound's attack)
Shooraidan
- Thunder Wave/Thunder Force (Osiris'attack)
Yami Meisai
- Camouflage of Darkness (Diabound's special ability)

Others

Buchi
- Safe
Fukkatsu
- Revival
Hontou No Namae
- Rea name
Kioku No Sekai
- Memory's World
Koma
- Chessman, chess, player in the game
Oukyuu
- The royal palace
Oubou
- The tombs of the kings
Meikai No Sekiban
- The stone tablet of Hades
Sentou
- Battle, War
Shimobe
- Servent
Shiroki Ryu
- White Dragon
Sunadokei
- Sandglass

 

dialog samples  

"Mahou Kado O Hatsudou ! "

Activate magic card

"Kado O Ichi Mai Setto, Turn Shuuryoo Da/Time endo Da "

Set up a card and end the time

" Reverse Kado Open! "

Open reverse card !

" Settai Ni Akiramenai"

I won't defenitely give up!

" Meikai No Sekiban"

The Stone Tablet of Hades

" Waga Tamashi, Anata No Eien No Shimobe Nari"

My soul will be your servant forever

" Shiroki Ryuu Ga Watashi No Unmei Pharaoh To Naru"

The white dragon is my destiny to become Pharaoh!?