Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including parts of the house and words for hygiene
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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) |
| 磨く |
| (migaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brush" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 磨く |
| (SLOW) |
| 磨く |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| brush |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歯を磨いて行きなさい！ |
| (Ha o migaite ikinasai!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Go brush your teeth!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 歯を磨いて行きなさい！ |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャワー |
| (shawā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shower" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャワー |
| (SLOW) |
| シャワー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shower |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 朝、シャワーを浴びます。 |
| (Asa, shawā o abimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I take a shower in the mornings." |
| (SLOW) |
| 朝、シャワーを浴びます。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗う |
| (arau) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wash" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗う |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗う |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wash |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 食事の後、皿を洗うのが嫌だ。 |
| (Shokuji no ato, sara o arau no ga iya da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "After eating I hate to wash the dishes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 食事の後、皿を洗うのが嫌だ。 |
| 4. |
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| 出る |
| (deru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "leave" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出る |
| (SLOW) |
| 出る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| leave |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そろそろ出ましょう。 |
| (Sorosoro demashō.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I think we should leave." |
| (SLOW) |
| そろそろ出ましょう。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 確認 |
| (kakunin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "check" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 確認 |
| (SLOW) |
| 確認 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| check |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 確認してもらえますか。 |
| (Kakunin shite moraemasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Could I get the check, please?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 確認してもらえますか。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六十六 |
| (roku-jū roku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sixty-six" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六十六 |
| (SLOW) |
| 六十六 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sixty-six |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六十六分間走った。 |
| (Roku-jū roppunkan hashitta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I ran for sixty-six minutes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 六十六分間走った。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七十七 |
| (nana-jū nana) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seventy-seven" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七十七 |
| (SLOW) |
| 七十七 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seventy-seven |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼の部屋番号は七十七だ。 |
| (Kare no heya bangō wa nana-jū nana da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His door number is seventy-seven." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼の部屋番号は七十七だ。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八十八 |
| (hachi-jū hachi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eighty-eight" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八十八 |
| (SLOW) |
| 八十八 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eighty-eight |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その会社は従業員が八十八人いる。 |
| (Sono kaisha wa jūgyōin ga hachi-jū hachi-nin iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The company has eighty-eight employees." |
| (SLOW) |
| その会社は従業員が八十八人いる。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九十九 |
| (kyū-jū kyū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ninety-nine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九十九 |
| (SLOW) |
| 九十九 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ninety-nine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼のおじいさんは、九十九歳です。 |
| (Kare no o-jii-san wa, kyū-jū kyū-sai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His grandfather is ninety-nine years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼のおじいさんは、九十九歳です。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百 |
| (hyaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one hundred |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 写真を百枚撮りました。 |
| (Shashin o hyaku-mai torimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I took one hundred pictures." |
| (SLOW) |
| 写真を百枚撮りました。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リビング |
| (ribingu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "living room" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リビング |
| (SLOW) |
| リビング |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| living room |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リビングでお茶を飲もう。 |
| (Ribingu de o-cha o nomō.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let's have some tea in the living room!" |
| (SLOW) |
| リビングでお茶を飲もう。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ダイニング |
| (dainingu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dining room" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ダイニング |
| (SLOW) |
| ダイニング |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dining room |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私の家にはダイニングがない。 |
| (Watashi no ie ni wa dainingu ga nai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In my house there is no dininig room." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私の家にはダイニングがない。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 廊下 |
| (rōka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hallway" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 廊下 |
| (SLOW) |
| 廊下 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hallway |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 廊下を走ってはいけません。 |
| (Rōka o hashitte wa ikemasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don’t run in the hallways." |
| (SLOW) |
| 廊下を走ってはいけません。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アパート |
| (apāto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apartment" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アパート |
| (SLOW) |
| アパート |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| apartment |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アパートから線路が見える。 |
| (Apāto kara senro ga mieru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You can see the railway track from my apartment." |
| (SLOW) |
| アパートから線路が見える。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 家 |
| (ie) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "house" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| house |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 都内に家を買った。 |
| (Tonai ni ie o katta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought a house in Tokyo." |
| (SLOW) |
| 都内に家を買った。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 運動 |
| (undō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "exercise" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 運動 |
| (SLOW) |
| 運動 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| exercise |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| よく運動しますか。 |
| (Yoku undō shimasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you often exercise? " |
| (SLOW) |
| よく運動しますか。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 開く |
| (hiraku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "open" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 開く |
| (SLOW) |
| 開く |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| open |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そのお店は朝９時から開いている。 |
| (Sono o-mise wa asa ku-ji kara hiraite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The store is open from 9 a.m." |
| (SLOW) |
| そのお店は朝９時から開いている。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聞く |
| (kiku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "listen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聞く |
| (SLOW) |
| 聞く |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| listen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 音楽を聞くのは、軽くリラックスするのにいい。 |
| (Ongaku o kiku no wa, karuku rirakkusu suru no ni ii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Listening to music is a way to relax a little." |
| (SLOW) |
| 音楽を聞くのは、軽くリラックスするのにいい。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 誕生日 |
| (tanjōbi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "birthday" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 誕生日 |
| (SLOW) |
| 誕生日 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| birthday |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 誕生日はいつですか。 |
| (Tanjōbi wa itsu desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When is your birthday?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 誕生日はいつですか。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 退職する |
| (taishoku suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "retire" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 退職する |
| (SLOW) |
| 退職する |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| retire |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私の父は来年退職する。 |
| (Watashi no chichi wa rainen taishoku suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My father is going to retire next year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私の父は来年退職する。 |
| 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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