Learn the top 25 most common Japanese verbs
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| Risa: Hi everyone, welcome to Japanese top 25 verbs. Let’s go. Yay! |
| 1. 忘れる(wasureru) To forget. |
| What did you eat last night for dinner? Umm what did I eat... 忘れる(wasureru) |
| 2. する(suru) to do |
| ジャンプする(jampu suru) |
| 3. やる(yaru) to do |
| やる(yaru) is also means to do like する(suru) but やる(yaru) is more bit more casual way to say to do. やることリストを作る(yaru koto risuto o tsukuru) Make to do list えへへへ、わかったけど、忘れちゃった(ehehehe, wakatta kedo, wasurechatta) Learn how to do yoga, make my original song. To do list. |
| 4. いる(iru) To exist |
| 友達がいる(tomo-dachi ga iru) I have a friend, thank you |
| 5. ある(aru) to exist. |
| We usually use いる(iru) for living things but ある(aru) for not living things. |
| 6. 話す(hanasu) to talk |
| カメラに向かって、話す(kamera ni mukatte, hanasu) to talk to the camera, to the camera えーっと、昨日ねえ(Ētto, kinō nē) I don’t know what should I talk to the camera. Hello. |
| 7. 呼ぶ (yobu) to call |
| to call your name. おーい(ōi) |
| 8. 行く( iku) To go, |
| To go to France. ボン・ボヤージュ(bonboyāju) |
| 9. 出る(deru) To go out, |
| to go out of this room. ひゅっ(hyu) |
| 10. 見る(miru) To see. |
| To see. To see the future. I can see your future. You get a candy from your friend tomorrow. ふっふっふっふっふ(fuffuffuffuffu) |
| 11. 思う(omou) To think. |
| Do you think about what I want to eat for lunch today. Hmmmmm, French fries? |
| 12. 待つ(matsu) to wait |
| ふーん、遅いな、まだかなあ。うーん、早く来ないかな！(Fūn, osoi na, mada ka nā. Ūn, hayaku konai ka na!) |
| 13. 言う(iu) to say, |
| to say what you want to say. To say もう一回お願いします。。(mō i-kkai o-negai shimasu..) to say what you want to say. ふっふっふっふ。。 |
| 14. わかる(wakaru) to understand. |
| To understand Japanese 日本語わかった！(Nihongo wakatta!) あー、なるほど。(Ā, naruhodo.) |
| 15. 来る(kuru) to come |
| 来るぅー(kurū). In spring, 花粉症が、来るぅー（kanfunshō ga kurū) |
| 16. 出来る(dekiru) To be able to do |
| 出来る(dekiru) I want my foot to be able to touch my head. This is my foot. ひゅうー(Hyū) |
| 17. 開く(hiraku) To open |
| 心を開く(kokoro o hiraku) |
| 18. 取る(toru) to take, |
| to take tissue box, to take slipper, to take a keyboard, to take a slipper again. To take a handkerchief 取るものがいっぱい(toru mono ga ippai) |
| 19. 作る(tsukuru) to make, |
| to make a cup out of clay. ひゅっ(hyu) |
| 20. 読む(yomu) to read, |
| to read your mind. I know. I know what you think about. I have been reading a book called Alchemist. It’s been taking a long time. ふぅーんふんふん・・・わあ！(fūnfunfun...wā!) |
| 21. 歩く(aruku) to walk |
| テテテテーンテーンテーンテーテテーンテーテテテテンテンテンテンテン・・・ あーるーこー、あーるーこー、歩くのー大好きー(tetetetēntēntēntētetēntētetetetententententen... ārūkō, ārūkō, aruku nō daisukī) |
| 22. 食べる(taberu) to eat |
| to eat with my hand. うーん、美味しい！(ūn, oishii!) |
| 23. 寝る(neru) to sleep, |
| to sleep in the class. 起きなさい！ はい、すいません！(oki nasai! Hai, suimasen!) |
| 24. 聞く(kiku) to hear, to ask. |
| What is your favorite Japanese word あなたの好きな日本語は何ですか？へえー、なるほど。(Anata no suki na Nihongo wa nan desu ka? Hē, naruhodo.) |
| 25. なる(naru) to become |
| 心の広い人になりたい！(Kokoro no hiroi hito ni naritai!) I want to become a big hearted person. |
| BONUS: |
| 運転する(unten suru) To drive, |
| Oh be careful! |
| 笑う(warau) to laugh |
| Hahaha! |
| 歌う(utau) To sing |
| Thank you for watching. Today we did top 25 Japanese verbs. みんなにいいことがありますように！(Minna ni ii koto ga arimasu yō ni!) |
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