Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for natural disasters and common emotions
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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) |
| 大家 |
| (ōya) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "landlord" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| landlord |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私の兄弟の大家は、小切手は受け付けないだろう。 |
| (Watashi no kyōdai no ōya wa, kogitte wa uketsukenai darō.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My brother's landlord will not accept a check." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私の兄弟の大家は、小切手は受け付けないだろう。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寮 |
| (ryō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dormitory" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寮 |
| (SLOW) |
| 寮 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dormitory |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その大学生は寮に住んだ。 |
| (Sono daigakusei wa ryō ni sunda. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The college student lived in a dormitory." |
| (SLOW) |
| その大学生は寮に住んだ。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アパート |
| (apāto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apartment building" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アパート |
| (SLOW) |
| アパート |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| apartment building |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| このアパートには24部屋あります。 |
| (Kono apāto ni wa ni-jū yon-heya arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are 24 apartments in this apartment building." |
| (SLOW) |
| このアパートには24部屋あります。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 街 |
| (machi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "city" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 街 |
| (SLOW) |
| 街 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| city |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 街が霧で覆われている。 |
| (Machi ga kiri de ōwarete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The city is covered in fog." |
| (SLOW) |
| 街が霧で覆われている。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農場 |
| (nōjō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "farm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農場 |
| (SLOW) |
| 農場 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| farm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ヤギたちが農場で遊んでいる。 |
| (Yagi-tachi ga nōjō de asonde iru. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The goats are playing on the farm." |
| (SLOW) |
| ヤギたちが農場で遊んでいる。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 津波 |
| (tsunami) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tsunami" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 津波 |
| (SLOW) |
| 津波 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tsunami |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 津波が町を襲った。 |
| (Tsunami ga machi o osotta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tsunami hit the city." |
| (SLOW) |
| 津波が町を襲った。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩 |
| (nadare) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "avalanche" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雪崩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| avalanche |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩がスキーリゾートを破壊したが、幸運なことに、誰も怪我人はいなかった。 |
| (Nadare ga sukī rizōto o hakai shita ga, kōun na koto ni, dare mo keganin wa inakatta. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The avalanche destroyed the ski resort, but luckily, nobody was hurt. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 雪崩がスキーリゾートを破壊したが、幸運なことに、誰も怪我人はいなかった。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火事 |
| (kaji) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fire" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火事 |
| (SLOW) |
| 火事 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fire |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 消防士たちが、ハシゴに登って、火事と格闘している。 |
| (Shōbōshi-tachi ga, hashigo ni nobotte, kaji to kakutō shite iru. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The fire fighters are fighting the fire on the ladder." |
| (SLOW) |
| 消防士たちが、ハシゴに登って、火事と格闘している。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地震 |
| (jishin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "earthquake" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地震 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地震 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| earthquake |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地震で地面が揺れている。 |
| (Jishin de jimen ga yurete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The earthquake is shaking the ground." |
| (SLOW) |
| 地震で地面が揺れている。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 砂嵐 |
| (suna'arashi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sandstorm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 砂嵐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 砂嵐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sandstorm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 砂嵐がやってきた。 |
| (Suna'arashi ga yatte kita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sandstorm has touched down." |
| (SLOW) |
| 砂嵐がやってきた。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手袋 |
| (tebukuro) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "glove" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手袋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手袋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| glove |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その手袋は、彼の手に合わなかった。 |
| (Sono tebukuro wa, kare no te ni awanakatta. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The gloves did not fit his hands." |
| (SLOW) |
| その手袋は、彼の手に合わなかった。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 傘 |
| (kasa) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "umbrella" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 傘 |
| (SLOW) |
| 傘 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| umbrella |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨が降っているけど、傘を持っていない。 |
| (Ame ga futte iru kedo, kasa o motte inai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't have an umbrella, and it's raining." |
| (SLOW) |
| 雨が降っているけど、傘を持っていない。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帽子 |
| (bōshi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帽子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 帽子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その帽子には赤いスカーフが似合いそうだ。 |
| (Sono bōshi ni wa akai sukāfu ga niaisō da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A red scarf would look nice with that hat." |
| (SLOW) |
| その帽子には赤いスカーフが似合いそうだ。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 長袖 |
| (nagasode) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long-sleeved" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 長袖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 長袖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| long-sleeved |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寒い日には、長袖のシャツがいい。 |
| (Samui hi ni wa, nagasode no shatsu ga ii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Long-sleeved shirts are good for cold weather." |
| (SLOW) |
| 寒い日には、長袖のシャツがいい。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 半袖 |
| (hansode) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short-sleeved" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 半袖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 半袖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| short-sleeved |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暖かい日は半袖シャツの方がいい。 |
| (Atatakai hi wa hansode shatsu no hō ga ii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Short-sleeved shirts are better when it is warm." |
| (SLOW) |
| 暖かい日は半袖シャツの方がいい。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛い |
| (itai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "painful" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛い |
| (SLOW) |
| 痛い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| painful |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| クラゲに刺されると、とても痛い。 |
| (Kurage ni sasareru to, totemo itai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A jellyfish sting is very painful." |
| (SLOW) |
| クラゲに刺されると、とても痛い。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 恥ずかしがる |
| (hazukashigaru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 恥ずかしがる |
| (SLOW) |
| 恥ずかしがる |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 恥ずかしがらないで。 |
| (Hazukashigaranaide.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't be shy!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 恥ずかしがらないで。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 緊張する |
| (kinchō suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nervous" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 緊張する |
| (SLOW) |
| 緊張する |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nervous |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 人前に出ると緊張する。 |
| (Hitomae ni deru to kinchō suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm so nervous in front of people." |
| (SLOW) |
| 人前に出ると緊張する。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 興奮する |
| (kōfun suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "excited" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 興奮する |
| (SLOW) |
| 興奮する |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| excited |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大好きな人のライブを見に行くのは興奮する。 |
| (Daisuki na hito no raibu o mi ni iku no wa kōfun suru. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I get excited to go to the concert of my favorite singer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大好きな人のライブを見に行くのは興奮する。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 恥ずかしい |
| (hazukashii) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "embarrassed" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 恥ずかしい |
| (SLOW) |
| 恥ずかしい |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| embarrassed |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 恥ずかしいと顔が赤くなります。 |
| (Hazukashii to kao ga akaku narimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My face turns red when I am embarrassed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 恥ずかしいと顔が赤くなります。 |
| 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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