Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for religions and eateries
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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. |
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| レストラン |
| (resutoran) |
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| "restaurant" |
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| レストラン |
| (SLOW) |
| レストラン |
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| restaurant |
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| 女性たちが、レストランで食事をしている。 |
| (Josei-tachi ga, resutoran de shokuji o shite iru.) |
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| "The women are eating out at a restaurant." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女性たちが、レストランで食事をしている。 |
| 2. |
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| カフェ |
| (kafe) |
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| "café" |
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| カフェ |
| (SLOW) |
| カフェ |
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| café |
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| 一番近いカフェはどこですか。 |
| (Ichi-ban chikai kafe wa doko desu ka.) |
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| "Where is the closest café?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一番近いカフェはどこですか。 |
| 3. |
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| コーヒーショップ |
| (kōhī shoppu) |
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| "coffee shop" |
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| コーヒーショップ |
| (SLOW) |
| コーヒーショップ |
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| coffee shop |
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| 友達が、コーヒーショップで集まっている。 |
| (Tomodachi ga, kōhī shoppu de atsumatte iru.) |
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| "The friends are hanging out at a coffee shop." |
| (SLOW) |
| 友達が、コーヒーショップで集まっている。 |
| 4. |
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| バー |
| (bā) |
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| "bar" |
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| バー |
| (SLOW) |
| バー |
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| bar |
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| 金曜の夜、私たちは街のバーに行く。 |
| (Kin-yō no yoru, watashi-tachi wa machi no bā ni iku.) |
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| "Friday night we'll go to a bar in the city." |
| (SLOW) |
| 金曜の夜、私たちは街のバーに行く。 |
| 5. |
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| 家具 |
| (kagu) |
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| "furniture" |
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| 家具 |
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| 家具 |
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| furniture |
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| 火事の後、私たちは家具を全て買い替えなくてはいけなかった。 |
| (Kaji no ato, watashi-tachi wa kagu o subete kaikaenakute wa ikenakatta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We had to replace all of our furniture after the fire." |
| (SLOW) |
| 火事の後、私たちは家具を全て買い替えなくてはいけなかった。 |
| 6. |
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| 芝生 |
| (shibafu) |
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| "grass" |
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| 芝生 |
| (SLOW) |
| 芝生 |
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| grass |
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| キツネたちが、芝生の上で遊んでいる。 |
| (Kitsune-tachi ga, shibafu no ue de asonde iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The foxes are playing in the grass." |
| (SLOW) |
| キツネたちが、芝生の上で遊んでいる。 |
| 7. |
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| 土 |
| (tsuchi) |
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| "soil" |
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| 土 |
| (SLOW) |
| 土 |
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| soil |
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| 植物は、土から水分を取る。 |
| (Shokubutsu wa, tsuchi kara suibun o toru.) |
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| "Plants take in water from the soil. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 植物は、土から水分を取る。 |
| 8. |
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| 泥 |
| (doro) |
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| "dirt" |
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| 泥 |
| (SLOW) |
| 泥 |
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| dirt |
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| 赤ちゃん象が、動物園で泥遊びをしている。 |
| (Akachan zō ga, dōbutsuen de doroasobi o shite iru.) |
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| "The baby elephant is playing with dirt in a zoo." |
| (SLOW) |
| 赤ちゃん象が、動物園で泥遊びをしている。 |
| 9. |
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| 石 |
| (ishi) |
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| "rock" |
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| 石 |
| (SLOW) |
| 石 |
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| rock |
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| ローブを着た男性が、石を投げている。 |
| (Rōbu o kita dansei ga, ishi o nagete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man in the robe is throwing a rock." |
| (SLOW) |
| ローブを着た男性が、石を投げている。 |
| 10. |
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| 木 |
| (ki) |
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| "tree" |
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| 木 |
| (SLOW) |
| 木 |
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| tree |
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| 私たちは毎年、裏庭のリンゴの木になる実を食べている。 |
| (Watashi-tachi wa maitoshi, uraniwa no ringo no ki ni naru mi o tabete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We eat fruit every year from the apple tree in my back yard." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私たちは毎年、裏庭のリンゴの木になる実を食べている。 |
| 11. |
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| 道教 |
| (dōkyō) |
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| "Taoism" |
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| 道教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 道教 |
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| Taoism |
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| 道教は、“Daoism”としても知られている。 |
| (Dōkyō wa, "Daoism" to shite mo shirarete iru. ) |
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| "Taoism is also known as Daoism." |
| (SLOW) |
| 道教は、“Daoism”としても知られている。 |
| 12. |
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| 聖書 |
| (seisho) |
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| "Bible" |
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| 聖書 |
| (SLOW) |
| 聖書 |
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| Bible |
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| 文明史上、ベストセラーの本は聖書だ。 |
| (Bunmei shijō, besuto serā no hon wa seisho da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The Bible is the best-selling book in the history of civilization. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 文明史上、ベストセラーの本は聖書だ。 |
| 13. |
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| コーラン |
| (Kōran) |
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| "Quran" |
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| コーラン |
| (SLOW) |
| コーラン |
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| Quran |
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| コーランは、イスラム教の経典だ。 |
| (Kōran wa, Isuramukyō no kyōten da.) |
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| "The Quran is the holy book of the Muslim religion." |
| (SLOW) |
| コーランは、イスラム教の経典だ。 |
| 14. |
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| 司祭 |
| (shisai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "priest" |
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| 司祭 |
| (SLOW) |
| 司祭 |
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| priest |
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| 彼は司祭から助言を受けた。 |
| (Kare wa shisai kara jogen o uketa.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He got advice from a priest." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は司祭から助言を受けた。 |
| 15. |
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| ユダヤ教 |
| (Yudayakyō) |
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| "Judaism" |
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| ユダヤ教 |
| (SLOW) |
| ユダヤ教 |
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| Judaism |
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| ユダヤ教は三千年以上も信仰されてきた。 |
| (Yudayakyō wa san-zen-nen ijō mo shinkō sarete kita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Judaism has been practiced for over three thousand years." |
| (SLOW) |
| ユダヤ教は三千年以上も信仰されてきた。 |
| 16. |
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| 千 |
| (sen) |
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| "one thousand" |
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| 千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 千 |
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| one thousand |
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| 財布に千円しかありません。 |
| (Saifu ni sen-en shika arimasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is only one thousand yen in my wallet." |
| (SLOW) |
| 財布に千円しかありません。 |
| 17. |
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| 二千 |
| (ni-sen) |
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| "two thousand" |
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| 二千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二千 |
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| two thousand |
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| それは二千ドルします。 |
| (Sore wa ni-sen-doru shimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It costs two thousand dollars." |
| (SLOW) |
| それは二千ドルします。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八千 |
| (hassen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eight thousand" |
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| 八千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 八千 |
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| eight thousand |
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| その村には八千人の人が住んでいる。 |
| (Sono mura ni wa hassen-nin no hito ga sunde iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Eight thousand people live in that village." |
| (SLOW) |
| その村には八千人の人が住んでいる。 |
| 19. |
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| 一万 |
| (ichi-man) |
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| "ten thousand" |
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| 一万 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一万 |
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| ten thousand |
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| 一万の兵が戦場に派遣されました。 |
| (Ichi-man no hei ga senjō ni haken saremashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Ten thousand soldiers were dispatched to the site of the battle. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 一万の兵が戦場に派遣されました。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四千 |
| (yon-sen) |
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| "four thousand" |
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| 四千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 四千 |
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| four thousand |
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| その競技場は四千平方メートルあります。 |
| (Sono kyōgijō wa yon-sen-heihō mētoru arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The stadium is four thousand square meters." |
| (SLOW) |
| その競技場は四千平方メートルあります。 |
| 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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