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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) |
白い |
(shiroi) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"white" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
白い |
(SLOW) |
白い |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
white |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
娘に白い帽子を買った。 |
(Musume ni shiroi bōshi o katta.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I bought a white hat for my daughter." |
(SLOW) |
娘に白い帽子を買った。 |
2. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
赤い |
(akai) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"red" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
赤い |
(SLOW) |
赤い |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
red |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
その赤いかさは、誰のですか。 |
(Sono akai kasa wa, dare no desu ka.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Whose red umbrella is that?" |
(SLOW) |
その赤いかさは、誰のですか。 |
3. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
緑色 |
(midoriiro) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"green" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
緑色 |
(SLOW) |
緑色 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
green |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
緑色の服を買いたい。 |
(Midoriiro no fuku o kaitai.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I want to buy green clothes." |
(SLOW) |
緑色の服を買いたい。 |
4. |
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終える |
(oeru) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"finish" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
終える |
(SLOW) |
終える |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
finish |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
私は、去年コースを終えました。 |
(Watashi wa, kyonen kōsu o oemashita.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I finished a course last year." |
(SLOW) |
私は、去年コースを終えました。 |
5. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
始める |
(hajimeru) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"start" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
始める |
(SLOW) |
始める |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
start |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
9時からテストを始めます。 |
(Ku-ji kara tesuto o hajimemasu.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"We'll start the test at 9." |
(SLOW) |
9時からテストを始めます。 |
6. |
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なる |
(naru) |
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"become" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
なる |
(SLOW) |
なる |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
become |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
何になりたいですか。 |
(Nani ni naritai desu ka.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Who do you want to become?" |
(SLOW) |
何になりたいですか。 |
7. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
十四 |
(jū-yon) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"fourteen" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
十四 |
(SLOW) |
十四 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
fourteen |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
この建物は十四階まであります。 |
(Kono tatemono wa jū-yon-kai made arimasu.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"There are fourteen stories in this building." |
(SLOW) |
この建物は十四階まであります。 |
8. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
十五 |
(jū-go) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"fifteen" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
十五 |
(SLOW) |
十五 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
fifteen |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
封筒を十五枚ください。 |
(Fūtō o jū-go-mai kudasai.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Fifteen envelopes, please." |
(SLOW) |
封筒を十五枚ください。 |
9. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
十六 |
(jū-roku) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"sixteen" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
十六 |
(SLOW) |
十六 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
sixteen |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
オペラは十六世紀に、イタリアで始まった。 |
(Opera wa jū-roku-seiki ni, Itaria de hajimatta.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Opera began in Italy in the 16th century." |
(SLOW) |
オペラは十六世紀に、イタリアで始まった。 |
10. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
電話 |
(denwa) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"telephone" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
電話 |
(SLOW) |
電話 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
telephone |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
電話番号案内は104です。 |
(Denwa bangō annai wa ichi rei yon desu.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The telephone number for information is 104." |
(SLOW) |
電話番号案内は104です。 |
11. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
目 |
(me) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"eye" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
目 |
(SLOW) |
目 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
eye |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
目がかゆいなら、眼科に行ったほうがいい。 |
(Me ga kayui nara, ganka ni itta hō ga ii.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"If your eye itches, you should go to an eye clinic." |
(SLOW) |
目がかゆいなら、眼科に行ったほうがいい。 |
12. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
歯 |
(ha) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"teeth" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
歯 |
(SLOW) |
歯 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
teeth |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
歯を磨きましたか。 |
(Ha o migakimashita ka.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Did you brush your teeth?" |
(SLOW) |
歯を磨きましたか。 |
13. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
唇 |
(kuchibiru) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"lip" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
唇 |
(SLOW) |
唇 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
lip |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
あの人の唇は厚い。 |
(Ano hito no kuchibiru wa atsui.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"That person's lips are thick." |
(SLOW) |
あの人の唇は厚い。 |
14. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
コピー機 |
(kopīki) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"copy machine" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
コピー機 |
(SLOW) |
コピー機 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
copy machine |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
そのコピー機は壊れています。 |
(Sono kopīki wa kowarete imasu.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The copy machine is broken." |
(SLOW) |
そのコピー機は壊れています。 |
15. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
机 |
(tsukue) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"desk" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
机 |
(SLOW) |
机 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
desk |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
机から本が落ちた。 |
(Tsukue kara hon ga ochita.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"A book fell off the desk." |
(SLOW) |
机から本が落ちた。 |
16. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
本 |
(hon) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"book" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
本 |
(SLOW) |
本 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
book |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
いつも寝る前に本を読みます。 |
(Itsumo neru mae ni hon o yomimasu.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I always read a book before I go to bed." |
(SLOW) |
いつも寝る前に本を読みます。 |
17. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
ペン |
(pen) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"pen" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
ペン |
(SLOW) |
ペン |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
pen |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
そのペンは誰のですか。 |
(Sono pen wa dare no desu ka.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Whose pen is it?" |
(SLOW) |
そのペンは誰のですか。 |
18. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
郵便局 |
(yūbinkyoku) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"post office" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
郵便局 |
(SLOW) |
郵便局 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
post office |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
郵便局で、お金を振り込んだ。 |
(Yūbinkyoku de, o-kane o furikonda.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I transfered money at a post office." |
(SLOW) |
郵便局で、お金を振り込んだ。 |
19. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
図書館 |
(toshokan) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"library" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
図書館 |
(SLOW) |
図書館 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
library |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
図書館で本を借りました。 |
(Toshokan de hon o karimashita.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I borrowed some books from the library." |
(SLOW) |
図書館で本を借りました。 |
20. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
スーパー |
(sūpā) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"supermarket" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
スーパー |
(SLOW) |
スーパー |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
supermarket |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
スーパーでパンを買います。 |
(Sūpā de pan o kaimasu.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I buy bread at the supermarket." |
(SLOW) |
スーパーでパンを買います。 |
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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