Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including common verbs and big numbers
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| Hi everybody, my name is Risa. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Japanese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その通り。 |
| (Sono tōri.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "True." |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その通り。 |
| (SLOW) |
| その通り。 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "True." |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| おかしいが、その通り。 |
| (Okashii ga, sono tōri.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's strange but true." |
| (SLOW) |
| おかしいが、その通り。 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 正しくない。 |
| (Tadashikunai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "False." |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 正しくない。 |
| (SLOW) |
| 正しくない。 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "False." |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼の話は、正しくない。 |
| (Kare no hanashi wa, tadashikunai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His story is false." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼の話は、正しくない。 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 勉強する |
| (benkyō suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "study" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 勉強する |
| (SLOW) |
| 勉強する |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "study" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 法律を勉強する |
| (hōritsu o benkyō suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "study law" |
| (SLOW) |
| 法律を勉強する |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 料理する |
| (ryōri suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 料理する |
| (SLOW) |
| 料理する |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 誰かのために料理する |
| (dareka no tame ni ryōri suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cook for someone" |
| (SLOW) |
| 誰かのために料理する |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お風呂 |
| (o-furo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bath" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お風呂 |
| (SLOW) |
| お風呂 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bath" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ゆったりとお風呂に入った。 |
| (Yuttari to o-furo ni haitta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I took a very relaxing bath." |
| (SLOW) |
| ゆったりとお風呂に入った。 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十億 |
| (jū-oku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十億 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十億 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中国には十億人以上の人がいます。 |
| (Chūgoku ni wa jū-oku-nin ijō no hito ga imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are more than one billion people in China." |
| (SLOW) |
| 中国には十億人以上の人がいます。 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一兆 |
| (itchō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一兆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一兆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一兆マイル |
| (itchō-mairu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one trillion miles" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一兆マイル |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十万 |
| (jū-man) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十万 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十万 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十万ドルのローン |
| (jū-man-doru no rōn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one-hundred-thousand-dollar loan" |
| (SLOW) |
| 十万ドルのローン |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百万 |
| (hyaku-man) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one million" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百万 |
| (SLOW) |
| 百万 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one million" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は百万ドル当てた。 |
| (Kare wa hyaku-man-doru ateta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He won one million dollars." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は百万ドル当てた。 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 千億 |
| (sen-oku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 千億 |
| (SLOW) |
| 千億 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出かけないために、いつも千億の言い訳があるね。 |
| (Dekakenai tame ni, itsumo sen-oku no iiwake ga aru ne.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You always have one hundred billion excuses not to go out." |
| (SLOW) |
| 出かけないために、いつも千億の言い訳があるね。 |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Japanese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "True.?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| その通り。 |
| (1) |
| その通り。 |
| (And how to say "False.?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 正しくない。 |
| (1) |
| 正しくない。 |
| (What about "study?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 勉強する |
| (1) |
| 勉強する |
| (Do you remember how to say "cook?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 料理する |
| (1) |
| 料理する |
| (Let's try "bath!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| お風呂 |
| (1) |
| お風呂 |
| (What about "one billion?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 十億 |
| (1) |
| 十億 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "one trillion!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 一兆 |
| (1) |
| 一兆 |
| (Another one! What about "one hundred thousand?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 十万 |
| (1) |
| 十万 |
| (Do you remember how to say "one million?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 百万 |
| (1) |
| 百万 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "one hundred billion?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 千億 |
| (1) |
| 千億 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| またね！(mata ne!) |
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