Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for bugs, birds, and occupations
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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) |
| コンディショナー |
| (kondishonā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "conditioner" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コンディショナー |
| (SLOW) |
| コンディショナー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| conditioner |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いいコンディショナーは、髪のからまりを取る。 |
| (Ii kondishonā wa, kami no karamari o toru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A good conditioner will take the tangles out of your hair." |
| (SLOW) |
| いいコンディショナーは、髪のからまりを取る。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デオドラント |
| (deodoranto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "deodorant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デオドラント |
| (SLOW) |
| デオドラント |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| deodorant |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 体を洗った後、消臭用デオドラントを塗る。 |
| (Karada o aratta ato, shōshūyō deodoranto o nuru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Put on deodorant after washing to avoid bad odor. |
| " |
| (SLOW) |
| 体を洗った後、消臭用デオドラントを塗る。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 液体せっけん |
| (ekitai sekken) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "liquid soap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 液体せっけん |
| (SLOW) |
| 液体せっけん |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| liquid soap |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 液体せっけんは蛇口の隣にあります。 |
| (Ekitai sekken wa jaguchi no tonari ni arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The liquid soap is next to the faucet." |
| (SLOW) |
| 液体せっけんは蛇口の隣にあります。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鴨 |
| (kamo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "duck" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鴨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鴨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| duck |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 湖にはたくさんの鴨がいます。 |
| (Mizūmi ni wa takusan no kamo ga imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "At the lake there are a lot of ducks." |
| (SLOW) |
| 湖にはたくさんの鴨がいます。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カラス |
| (karasu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "crow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カラス |
| (SLOW) |
| カラス |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| crow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| このお寺には、いつもカラスが十羽います。 |
| (Kono o-tera ni wa, itsumo karasu ga jū-wa imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are always ten crows at this temple. " |
| (SLOW) |
| このお寺には、いつもカラスが十羽います。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ゴキブリ |
| (gokiburi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cockroach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ゴキブリ |
| (SLOW) |
| ゴキブリ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cockroach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ゴキブリはみんなの嫌われ者です。 |
| (Gokiburi wa minna no kirawaremono desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Cockroaches are hated by everyone." |
| (SLOW) |
| ゴキブリはみんなの嫌われ者です。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚊 |
| (ka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mosquito" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蚊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mosquito |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚊に刺されるとかゆい。 |
| (Ka ni sasareru to kayui.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It is itchy when you have a mosquito bite." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蚊に刺されるとかゆい。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 建設作業員 |
| (kensetsu sagyōin ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "construction worker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 建設作業員 |
| (SLOW) |
| 建設作業員 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| construction worker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 建設作業員は、給料は高いが、とても大変な仕事だ。 |
| (Kensetsu sagyōin wa, kyūryō wa takai ga, totemo taihen na shigoto da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You can earn a high salary as a construction worker, but it's really hard work. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 建設作業員は、給料は高いが、とても大変な仕事だ。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 主婦 |
| (shufu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "homemaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 主婦 |
| (SLOW) |
| 主婦 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| homemaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カリスマ主婦のキャラクター弁当が話題になっている。 |
| (Karisuma shufu no kyarakutā bentō ga wadai ni natte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The charismatic homemaker character bento has become a topic of interest." |
| (SLOW) |
| カリスマ主婦のキャラクター弁当が話題になっている。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 氷 |
| (kōri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ice" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 氷 |
| (SLOW) |
| 氷 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ice |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 夏はかき氷が食べたい。 |
| (Natsu wa kakigōri ga tabetai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to eat shaved ice in summer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 夏はかき氷が食べたい。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歴史 |
| (rekishi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "history" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歴史 |
| (SLOW) |
| 歴史 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| history |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 近現代の歴史に興味があります。 |
| (Kingendai no rekishi ni kyōmi ga arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am interested in modern history." |
| (SLOW) |
| 近現代の歴史に興味があります。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地理 |
| (chiri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "geography" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地理 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地理 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| geography |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼の専攻は地理で、副専攻は心理学です。 |
| (Kare no senkō wa chiri de, fukusenkō wa shinrigaku desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is a geography major, with a minor in psychology." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼の専攻は地理で、副専攻は心理学です。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 店 |
| (mise) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "store" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| store |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あっちのお店は高い。 |
| (Atchi no o-mise wa takai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That store over there is expensive." |
| (SLOW) |
| あっちのお店は高い。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 市場 |
| (ichiba) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "market" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 市場 |
| (SLOW) |
| 市場 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| market |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 魚市場には、どの駅で降りればいいですか。 |
| (Uoichiba ni wa, dono eki de orireba ii desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What station should I get off at for the fish market?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 魚市場には、どの駅で降りればいいですか。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 値段 |
| (nedan) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "price" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 値段 |
| (SLOW) |
| 値段 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| price |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 穀物の値段が急激に上がった。 |
| (Kokumotsu no nedan ga kyūgeki ni agatta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The price of grain skyrocketed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 穀物の値段が急激に上がった。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| クーポン |
| (kūpon ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coupon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| クーポン |
| (SLOW) |
| クーポン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| coupon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| クーポンを使うとお得です。 |
| (Kūpon o tsukau to o-toku desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It'll save your money if you use coupons." |
| (SLOW) |
| クーポンを使うとお得です。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 通路 |
| (tsūro) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "aisle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 通路 |
| (SLOW) |
| 通路 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aisle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 通路を空けてください。 |
| (Tsūro o akete kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please clear the aisle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 通路を空けてください。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カバン |
| (kaban) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bag" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カバン |
| (SLOW) |
| カバン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bag |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "このカバンは私のです。 |
| (Kono kaban wa watashi no desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This bag is mine." |
| (SLOW) |
| "このカバンは私のです。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 写真 |
| (shashin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "photograph" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 写真 |
| (SLOW) |
| 写真 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| photograph |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は撮った写真の中の１枚を、Ｌサイズのプリントで注文した。 |
| (Kare wa totta shashin no naka no ichi-mai o, eru-saizu no purinto de chūmon shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He ordered a large size print of one of his photographs." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は撮った写真の中の１枚を、Ｌサイズのプリントで注文した。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 炭酸飲料 |
| (tansan inryō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soda" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 炭酸飲料 |
| (SLOW) |
| 炭酸飲料 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soda |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ルートビアは一番好きな炭酸飲料だ。 |
| (Rūto bia wa ichi-ban suki na tansan inryō da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Root beer is my favorite kind of soda." |
| (SLOW) |
| ルートビアは一番好きな炭酸飲料だ。 |
| 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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