Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including education and work-related words
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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) |
| 先輩 |
| (senpai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "superior" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 先輩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 先輩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| superior |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今年の新人は、毎朝先輩より早く出勤している。 |
| (Kotoshi no shinjin wa, maiasa senpai yori hayaku shukkin shite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The new employees that joined this year go to work earlier than their superiors every morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今年の新人は、毎朝先輩より早く出勤している。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 会社 |
| (kaisha) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "company" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 会社 |
| (SLOW) |
| 会社 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| company |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| うちの会社には、社員食堂がない。 |
| (Uchi no kaisha ni wa, shain shokudō ga nai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The company I work at doesn't have its own cafeteria." |
| (SLOW) |
| うちの会社には、社員食堂がない。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 給料 |
| (kyūryō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "salary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 給料 |
| (SLOW) |
| 給料 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| salary |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 給料はいくらですか。 |
| (Kyūryō wa ikura desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How much is the salary?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 給料はいくらですか。 |
| 4. |
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| ラジオ |
| (rajio) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "radio" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ラジオ |
| (SLOW) |
| ラジオ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| radio |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 明日ラジオで放送される予定です。 |
| (Ashita rajio de hōsō sareru yotei desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They'll broadcast it on the radio tomorrow." |
| (SLOW) |
| 明日ラジオで放送される予定です。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| テレビ |
| (terebi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "television" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| テレビ |
| (SLOW) |
| テレビ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| television |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その家族は、テレビを見ている。 |
| (Sono kazoku wa, terebi o mite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The family is watching television." |
| (SLOW) |
| その家族は、テレビを見ている。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| インターネット |
| (intānetto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Internet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| インターネット |
| (SLOW) |
| インターネット |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Internet |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| インターネットはつながりますか。 |
| (Intānetto wa tsunagarimasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Does the internet work?" |
| (SLOW) |
| インターネットはつながりますか。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新聞 |
| (shinbun) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "newspaper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新聞 |
| (SLOW) |
| 新聞 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| newspaper |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新聞でニュースについての記事を読む。 |
| (Shinbun de nyūsu ni tsuite no kiji o yomu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Read the articles about the news in the newspaper." |
| (SLOW) |
| 新聞でニュースについての記事を読む。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ニュースチャンネル |
| (nyūsu channeru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "news channel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ニュースチャンネル |
| (SLOW) |
| ニュースチャンネル |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| news channel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 夕方ニュースチャンネルをつけます。 |
| (Yūgata nyūsu channeru o tsukemasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I turn on the news channel in the evening." |
| (SLOW) |
| 夕方ニュースチャンネルをつけます。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 楽器 |
| (gakki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "musical instrument" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 楽器 |
| (SLOW) |
| 楽器 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| musical instrument |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 楽器を演奏しますか。 |
| (Gakki o ensō shimasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you play a musical instrument?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 楽器を演奏しますか。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 絵 |
| (e) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "painting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 絵 |
| (SLOW) |
| 絵 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| painting |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼の絵には優れた特徴がある。 |
| (Kare no e ni wa sugureta tokuchō ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His painting has outstanding characteristics." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼の絵には優れた特徴がある。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 劇場 |
| (gekijō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "theater" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 劇場 |
| (SLOW) |
| 劇場 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| theater |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 劇場はどこですか。 |
| (Gekijō wa doko desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where is the theatre?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 劇場はどこですか。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ミュージカル |
| (myūjikaru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "musical" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ミュージカル |
| (SLOW) |
| ミュージカル |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| musical |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ミュージカルのチケットが取れました。 |
| (Myūjikaru no chiketto ga toremashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I got tickets to a musical." |
| (SLOW) |
| ミュージカルのチケットが取れました。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オペラ |
| (opera) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "opera" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オペラ |
| (SLOW) |
| オペラ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| opera |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オペラに行きませんか。 |
| (Opera ni ikimasen ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Why don't you go to the opera?" |
| (SLOW) |
| オペラに行きませんか。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リラックス |
| (rirakkusu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "relax" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リラックス |
| (SLOW) |
| リラックス |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| relax |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 家でリラックスして過ごす。 |
| (Ie de rirakkusu shite sugosu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Stay at home and relax." |
| (SLOW) |
| 家でリラックスして過ごす。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ホワイトボード |
| (howaitobōdo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "whiteboard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ホワイトボード |
| (SLOW) |
| ホワイトボード |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| whiteboard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 先生はホワイトボードに書きます。 |
| (Sensei wa howaitobōdo ni kakimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The teacher writes on the whiteboard." |
| (SLOW) |
| 先生はホワイトボードに書きます。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黒板 |
| (kokuban) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blackboard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黒板 |
| (SLOW) |
| 黒板 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blackboard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 先生は黒板に文字を書きます。 |
| (Sensei wa kokuban ni moji o kakimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The teacher writes letters on the blackboard." |
| (SLOW) |
| 先生は黒板に文字を書きます。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| テスト |
| (tesuto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "test" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| テスト |
| (SLOW) |
| テスト |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| test |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ぎりぎりテストに合格した。 |
| (Girigiri tesuto ni gōkaku shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I just barely passed the test." |
| (SLOW) |
| ぎりぎりテストに合格した。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教科書 |
| (kyōkasho) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "textbook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教科書 |
| (SLOW) |
| 教科書 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| textbook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教科書を忘れました。 |
| (Kyōkasho o wasuremashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I forgot my textbook." |
| (SLOW) |
| 教科書を忘れました。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前 |
| (mae) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "front" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前 |
| (SLOW) |
| 前 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| front |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今あなたの家の前で待っています。 |
| (Ima anata no ie no mae de matte imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am waiting in front of your house." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今あなたの家の前で待っています。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 仕事 |
| (shigoto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "job" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 仕事 |
| (SLOW) |
| 仕事 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| job |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| どうして仕事を辞めるのですか。 |
| (Dōshite shigoto o yameru no desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Why are you leaving your job?" |
| (SLOW) |
| どうして仕事を辞めるのですか。 |
| 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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