Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for common adjectives and food
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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) |
| 米 |
| (kome) |
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| "rice" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 米 |
| (SLOW) |
| 米 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rice |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 俵から米を取り出した。 |
| (Tawara kara kome o toridashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I took out rice from the straw rice-bag." |
| (SLOW) |
| 俵から米を取り出した。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| パン |
| (pan) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bread" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| パン |
| (SLOW) |
| パン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bread |
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| 湖のアヒルに、古くなったパンをやる。 |
| (Mizūmi no ahiru ni, furuku natta pan o yaru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I feed old bread to the ducks at the lake." |
| (SLOW) |
| 湖のアヒルに、古くなったパンをやる。 |
| 3. |
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| 卵 |
| (tamago) |
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| "egg" |
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| 卵 |
| (SLOW) |
| 卵 |
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| egg |
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| 卵をゆでる。 |
| (Tamago o yuderu.) |
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| "I boil an egg." |
| (SLOW) |
| 卵をゆでる。 |
| 4. |
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| 麺 |
| (men) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "noodle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 麺 |
| (SLOW) |
| 麺 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| noodle |
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| 麺少なめでお願いします。 |
| (Men sukuname de onegai shimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A small serving of noodles please." |
| (SLOW) |
| 麺少なめでお願いします。 |
| 5. |
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| 目覚まし時計 |
| (mezamashidokei) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "alarm clock" |
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| 目覚まし時計 |
| (SLOW) |
| 目覚まし時計 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| alarm clock |
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| 目覚まし時計を朝五時にセットした。 |
| (Mezamashidokei o asa go-ji ni setto shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The alarm clock is set for 5 a.m." |
| (SLOW) |
| 目覚まし時計を朝五時にセットした。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ドア |
| (doa) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "door" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ドア |
| (SLOW) |
| ドア |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| door |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ドアは閉まっています。 |
| (Doa wa shimatte imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The door is closed." |
| (SLOW) |
| ドアは閉まっています。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リモコン |
| (rimokon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "remote control" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リモコン |
| (SLOW) |
| リモコン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| remote control |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男性がリモコンでテレビを消しています。 |
| (Dansei ga rimokon de terebi o keshite imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is turning off the TV with the remote control." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男性がリモコンでテレビを消しています。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拭く |
| (fuku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wipe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拭く |
| (SLOW) |
| 拭く |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wipe |
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| 床を拭くのを忘れないで。 |
| (Yuka o fuku no o wasurenaide.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't forget to wipe the floor." |
| (SLOW) |
| 床を拭くのを忘れないで。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メニュー |
| (menyū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "menu" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メニュー |
| (SLOW) |
| メニュー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| menu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お客様がメニューを見ている。 |
| (O-kyaku-sama ga menyū o mite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The customer is looking at the menu." |
| (SLOW) |
| お客様がメニューを見ている。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雑誌 |
| (zasshi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "magazine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雑誌 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雑誌 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| magazine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女性は雑誌を読んでいる。 |
| (Josei wa zasshi o yonde iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is reading a magazine." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女性は雑誌を読んでいる。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オーディオブック |
| (ōdiobukku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "audiobook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オーディオブック |
| (SLOW) |
| オーディオブック |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| audiobook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 通勤中は、オーディオブックを聞いています。 |
| (Tsūkinchū wa, ōdiobukku o kiite imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I listen to audiobooks during my commute to work." |
| (SLOW) |
| 通勤中は、オーディオブックを聞いています。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| テレビゲーム |
| (terebi gēmu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "video game" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| テレビゲーム |
| (SLOW) |
| テレビゲーム |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| video game |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今週末に、新しいテレビゲームを買います。 |
| (Konshūmatsu ni, atarashii terebi gēmu o kaimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm going to buy a new video game this weekend." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今週末に、新しいテレビゲームを買います。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 安い |
| (yasui) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cheap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 安い |
| (SLOW) |
| 安い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cheap |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あのお店は安い。 |
| (Ano o-mise wa yasui.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That store is cheap." |
| (SLOW) |
| あのお店は安い。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高い |
| (takai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "expensive" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高い |
| (SLOW) |
| 高い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| expensive |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 家は高いです。 |
| (Ie wa takai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A house is expensive." |
| (SLOW) |
| 家は高いです。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 親切 |
| (shinsetsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "kind" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 親切 |
| (SLOW) |
| 親切 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kind |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女は、笑顔が素敵で、親切な人だ。 |
| (Kanojo wa, egao ga suteki de, shinsetsu na hito da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She is a kind person with a big smile." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女は、笑顔が素敵で、親切な人だ。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怖い |
| (kowai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "scary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怖い |
| (SLOW) |
| 怖い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| scary |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怖い映画が嫌いです。 |
| (Kowai eiga ga kirai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I hate scary movies." |
| (SLOW) |
| 怖い映画が嫌いです。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リラックスする |
| (rirakkusu suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "relaxing" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リラックスする |
| (SLOW) |
| リラックスする |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| relaxing |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 音楽はリラックスする。 |
| (Ongaku wa rirakkusu suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Music is relaxing." |
| (SLOW) |
| 音楽はリラックスする。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ポンド |
| (pondo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pound" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ポンド |
| (SLOW) |
| ポンド |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pound |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ポンドの略は“lb”です。 |
| (Pondo no ryaku wa "eru bī" desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The abbreviation for pound is lb." |
| (SLOW) |
| ポンドの略は“lb”です。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マイル |
| (mairu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mile" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マイル |
| (SLOW) |
| マイル |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mile |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| １マイルはだいたい1.6キロメートルです。 |
| (Ichi-mairu wa daitai itten roku-kiromētoru desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "One mile is roughly 1.6 kilometers." |
| (SLOW) |
| １マイルはだいたい1.6キロメートルです。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フィート |
| (fīto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "foot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フィート |
| (SLOW) |
| フィート |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| foot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| １フィートは12インチです。 |
| (Ichi-fīto wa jū-ni-inchi desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are twelve inches in a foot." |
| (SLOW) |
| １フィートは12インチです。 |
| 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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