Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for technology and types of schools
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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) |
| 口ひげ |
| (kuchihige) |
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| "mustache" |
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| 口ひげ |
| (SLOW) |
| 口ひげ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mustache |
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| 男性は濃い口ひげを生やしている。 |
| (Dansei wa koi kuchihige o hayashite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man has a thick mustache." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男性は濃い口ひげを生やしている。 |
| 2. |
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| 洗濯機 |
| (sentakuki) |
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| "washing machine" |
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| 洗濯機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗濯機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| washing machine |
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| 服を清潔に保つために、洗濯機を使います。 |
| (Fuku o seiketsu ni tamotsu tame ni, sentakuki o tsukaimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I use the washing machine to keep my clothes clean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 服を清潔に保つために、洗濯機を使います。 |
| 3. |
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| ＤＶＤプレーヤー |
| (dībuidī purēyā) |
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| "DVD player" |
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| ＤＶＤプレーヤー |
| (SLOW) |
| ＤＶＤプレーヤー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| DVD player |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は昨日DVDプレーヤーを買った。 |
| (Kare wa kinō dībuidī purēyā o katta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He bought a DVD player yesterday." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は昨日DVDプレーヤーを買った。 |
| 4. |
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| 扇風機 |
| (senpūki) |
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| "fan" |
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| 扇風機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 扇風機 |
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| fan |
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| 扇風機をつけたら、部屋中に書類が飛び散った。 |
| (Senpūki o tsuketa ra, heyajū ni shorui ga tobichitta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When I turned on the fan, my papers blew all over the room." |
| (SLOW) |
| 扇風機をつけたら、部屋中に書類が飛び散った。 |
| 5. |
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| エアコン |
| (eakon) |
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| "air conditioner" |
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| エアコン |
| (SLOW) |
| エアコン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| air conditioner |
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| 外付け式のエアコンは結構安い。 |
| (Sotozukeshiki no eakon wa kekkō yasui.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "External air conditioners are quite cheap." |
| (SLOW) |
| 外付け式のエアコンは結構安い。 |
| 6. |
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| コンロ |
| (konro) |
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| "stove" |
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| コンロ |
| (SLOW) |
| コンロ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| stove |
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| 電気コンロは安全ですか。 |
| (Denki konro wa anzen desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Is an electric cooking stove safe?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 電気コンロは安全ですか。 |
| 7. |
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| 小学校 |
| (shōgakkō) |
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| "elementary school" |
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| 小学校 |
| (SLOW) |
| 小学校 |
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| elementary school |
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| 私達は小さいとき同じ小学校に通っていた。 |
| (Watashi-tachi wa chiisai toki onaji shōgakkō ni kayotte ita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We went to the same elementary school when we were little." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私達は小さいとき同じ小学校に通っていた。 |
| 8. |
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| 中学校 |
| (chūgakkō) |
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| "middle school" |
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| 中学校 |
| (SLOW) |
| 中学校 |
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| middle school |
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| 十二歳の兄は、中学校へ行っています。 |
| (Jū-ni-sai no ani wa, chūgakkō e itte imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My twelve-year-old brother goes to middle school." |
| (SLOW) |
| 十二歳の兄は、中学校へ行っています。 |
| 9. |
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| 高校 |
| (kōkō) |
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| "high school" |
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| 高校 |
| (SLOW) |
| 高校 |
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| high school |
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| 高校は私の人生で最高の時間でした。 |
| (Kōkō wa watashi no jinsei de saikō no jikan deshita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "High school was the best time of my life." |
| (SLOW) |
| 高校は私の人生で最高の時間でした。 |
| 10. |
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| 大学 |
| (daigaku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "university" |
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| 大学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大学 |
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| university |
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| 彼は有名な大学から全額給付の奨学金を受け取った。 |
| (Kare wa yūmei na daigaku kara zengaku kyūfu no shōgakukin o uketotta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He received a full scholarship from a famous university." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は有名な大学から全額給付の奨学金を受け取った。 |
| 11. |
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| 校長 |
| (kōchō) |
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| "principal" |
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| 校長 |
| (SLOW) |
| 校長 |
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| principal |
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| 私の祖父は校長をしていた。 |
| (Watashi no sofu wa kōchō o shite ita.) |
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| "My grandfather used to be a principal." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私の祖父は校長をしていた。 |
| 12. |
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| 明るい |
| (akarui) |
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| "bright" |
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| 明るい |
| (SLOW) |
| 明るい |
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| bright |
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| 彼女は明るい色のシャツを着ていた。 |
| (Kanojo wa akarui iro no shatsu o kite ita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She wore a bright colored shirt." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女は明るい色のシャツを着ていた。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ノートパソコン |
| (nōto pasokon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "laptop computer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ノートパソコン |
| (SLOW) |
| ノートパソコン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| laptop computer |
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| ノートパソコンはコンパクトです。 |
| (Nōto pasokon wa konpakuto desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Laptop computers are compact." |
| (SLOW) |
| ノートパソコンはコンパクトです。 |
| 14. |
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| マウス |
| (mausu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mouse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マウス |
| (SLOW) |
| マウス |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mouse |
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| パソコンのマウスが壊れた。 |
| (Pasokon no mausu ga kowareta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My computer mouse broke." |
| (SLOW) |
| パソコンのマウスが壊れた。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スピーカー |
| (supīkā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "speaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スピーカー |
| (SLOW) |
| スピーカー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| speaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スピーカーの音量が大きい。 |
| (Supīkā no onryō ga ōkii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The speaker volume is loud." |
| (SLOW) |
| スピーカーの音量が大きい。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ウェブカメラ |
| (webu kamera) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "webcam" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ウェブカメラ |
| (SLOW) |
| ウェブカメラ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| webcam |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女性は、ビデオ会議で、ウェブカメラを使っている。 |
| (Josei wa, bideo kaigi de, webu kamera o tsukatte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is using a webcam to video conference." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女性は、ビデオ会議で、ウェブカメラを使っている。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マイク |
| (maiku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "microphone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マイク |
| (SLOW) |
| マイク |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| microphone |
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| マイクをちょうだい。 |
| (Maiku o chōdai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Give me the microphone." |
| (SLOW) |
| マイクをちょうだい。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デスクトップパソコン |
| (desukutoppu pasokon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "desktop computer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デスクトップパソコン |
| (SLOW) |
| デスクトップパソコン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| desktop computer |
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| ノートパソコンとデスクトップパソコン、二つのパソコンを持っています。 |
| (Nōto pasokon to desukutoppu pasokon, futatsu no pasokon o motte imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have two computers: a laptop computer and a desktop computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| ノートパソコンとデスクトップパソコン、二つのパソコンを持っています。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唐辛子 |
| (tōgarashi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chili pepper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唐辛子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 唐辛子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chili pepper |
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| 唐辛子の種も使うと、より辛さが増す。 |
| (Tōgarashi no tane mo tsukau to, yori karasa ga masu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Leaving the seeds in a chili pepper will make it much hotter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 唐辛子の種も使うと、より辛さが増す。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| トウモロコシ |
| (tōmorokoshi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "corn" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| トウモロコシ |
| (SLOW) |
| トウモロコシ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| corn |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私の好きな野菜は、軸付きのトウモロコシだ。 |
| (Watashi no suki na yasai wa, jiku tsuki no tōmorokoshi da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My favorite vegetable is corn on the cob." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私の好きな野菜は、軸付きのトウモロコシだ。 |
| 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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