Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including vegetables and clothing
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Japanese. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Risa. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Japanese Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Japanese. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャツ |
| (shatsu) |
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| "shirt" |
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| シャツ |
| (SLOW) |
| シャツ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shirt |
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| このシャツは形状記憶だ。 |
| (Kono shatsu wa keijō kioku da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This shirt keeps its shape." |
| (SLOW) |
| このシャツは形状記憶だ。 |
| 2. |
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| パンツ |
| (pantsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pants" |
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| パンツ |
| (SLOW) |
| パンツ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pants |
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| このパンツは、ちょっときついです。 |
| (Kono pantsu wa, chotto kitsui desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "These pants are a bit tight for me." |
| (SLOW) |
| このパンツは、ちょっときついです。 |
| 3. |
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| ドレス |
| (doresu) |
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| "dress" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ドレス |
| (SLOW) |
| ドレス |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dress |
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| そのドレスはとても高級感がある。 |
| (Sono doresu wa totemo kōkyūkan ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The dress has a really luxurious feel to it." |
| (SLOW) |
| そのドレスはとても高級感がある。 |
| 4. |
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| 言う |
| (iu) |
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| " say" |
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| 言う |
| (SLOW) |
| 言う |
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| say |
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| 自分なりの理論を言う。 |
| (Jibun nari no riron o iu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I say my own theory." |
| (SLOW) |
| 自分なりの理論を言う。 |
| 5. |
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| 電話する |
| (denwa suru) |
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| "call" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電話する |
| (SLOW) |
| 電話する |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| call |
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| すみません。今、電車の中です。あとで電話します。 |
| (Sumimasen. Ima, densha no naka desu. Ato de denwa shimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm sorry. I'm on the train right now. I'll call you back later." |
| (SLOW) |
| すみません。今、電車の中です。あとで電話します。 |
| 6. |
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| 見つける |
| (mitsukeru) |
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| " find" |
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| 見つける |
| (SLOW) |
| 見つける |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| find |
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| 楽な仕事を見つけるのは大変だ。 |
| (Raku na shigoto o mitsukeru no wa taihen da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's hard to find an easy job." |
| (SLOW) |
| 楽な仕事を見つけるのは大変だ。 |
| 7. |
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| きれい |
| (kirei ) |
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| "clean" |
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| きれい |
| (SLOW) |
| きれい |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| clean |
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| そのタオルはきれいではありません。 |
| (Sono taoru wa kirei de wa arimasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " " |
| (SLOW) |
| そのタオルはきれいではありません。 |
| 8. |
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| 汚い |
| (kitanai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dirty" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 汚い |
| (SLOW) |
| 汚い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dirty |
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| この部屋は非常に汚いです。 |
| (Kono heya wa hijō ni kitanai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This room is extremely dirty." |
| (SLOW) |
| この部屋は非常に汚いです。 |
| 9. |
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| 人参 |
| (ninjin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "carrot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 人参 |
| (SLOW) |
| 人参 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| carrot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 包丁で人参を切る。 |
| (Hōchō de ninjin o kiru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I cut the carrot with a knife." |
| (SLOW) |
| 包丁で人参を切る。 |
| 10. |
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| 玉ねぎ |
| (tamanegi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "onion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 玉ねぎ |
| (SLOW) |
| 玉ねぎ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| onion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 玉ねぎ抜きでください。 |
| (Tamanegi nuki de kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hold the onions, please." |
| (SLOW) |
| 玉ねぎ抜きでください。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| レタス |
| (retasu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lettuce" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| レタス |
| (SLOW) |
| レタス |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lettuce |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| レタスは、サラダに使います。 |
| (Retasu wa, sarada ni tsukaimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We use lettuce in salad." |
| (SLOW) |
| レタスは、サラダに使います。 |
| 12. |
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| 羊 |
| (hitsuji) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sheep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 羊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 羊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sheep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 羊が青々とした草を食べている。 |
| (Hitsuji ga aoao to shita kusa o tabete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sheep is eating the green grass." |
| (SLOW) |
| 羊が青々とした草を食べている。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| うさぎ |
| (usagi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rabbit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| うさぎ |
| (SLOW) |
| うさぎ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rabbit |
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| あなたの飼っているうさぎは、とてもかわいいですね。 |
| (Anata no katte iru usagi wa, totemo kawaii desu ne.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your pet rabbit is very cute." |
| (SLOW) |
| あなたの飼っているうさぎは、とてもかわいいですね。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アザラシ |
| (azarashi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seal" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アザラシ |
| (SLOW) |
| アザラシ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seal |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アザラシは極寒の地に住んでいる。 |
| (Azarashi wa gokkan no chi ni sunde iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Seals live in the coldest areas." |
| (SLOW) |
| アザラシは極寒の地に住んでいる。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雲 |
| (kumo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cloud" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cloud |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雲ひとつない。 |
| (Kumo hitotsu nai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There isn't a single cloud." |
| (SLOW) |
| 雲ひとつない。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 晴れ |
| (hare) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sunny" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 晴れ |
| (SLOW) |
| 晴れ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sunny |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 明日は、晴れですか。 |
| (Ashita wa, hare desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Is it going to be sunny tomorrow?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 明日は、晴れですか。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨 |
| (ame) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rainy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rainy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今週の土曜日は、雨です。 |
| (Konshū no do-yōbi wa, ame desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It will be rainy this Saturday." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今週の土曜日は、雨です。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 赤ちゃん |
| (aka-chan) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "baby" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 赤ちゃん |
| (SLOW) |
| 赤ちゃん |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| baby |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 赤ちゃんが生まれました。 |
| (Aka-chan ga umaremashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A baby was born." |
| (SLOW) |
| 赤ちゃんが生まれました。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女の子 |
| (onnanoko) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "girl" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女の子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 女の子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| girl |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女の子は今から寝るところだ。 |
| (Onnanoko wa ima kara neru tokoro da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The girl is about to sleep." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女の子は今から寝るところだ。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男の子 |
| (otokonoko) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男の子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 男の子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 罰として、男の子は廊下に立たされた。 |
| (Batsu to shite, otokonoko wa rōka ni tatasareta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy was put in the hallway as punishment." |
| (SLOW) |
| 罰として、男の子は廊下に立たされた。 |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| またね！(mata ne!) |
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