Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including big numbers and words for patterns
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| Hi everybody, my name is Risa. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Japanese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百億 |
| (hyaku-oku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ten billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百億 |
| (SLOW) |
| 百億 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ten billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百億ドルを手にすることは絶対にない。 |
| (Hyaku-oku-doru o te ni suru koto wa zettai ni nai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am never going to have ten billion dollars." |
| (SLOW) |
| 百億ドルを手にすることは絶対にない。 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一億 |
| (ichi-oku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred million" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一億 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一億 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred million" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一億ドル |
| (ichi-oku-doru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred million dollars" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一億ドル |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百兆 |
| (hyaku-chō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百兆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 百兆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宇宙には百兆以上の星がある。 |
| (Uchū ni wa hyaku-chō ijō no hoshi ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are more than one hundred trillion stars in the universe." |
| (SLOW) |
| 宇宙には百兆以上の星がある。 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十兆 |
| (jutchō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ten trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十兆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十兆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ten trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| どの会社も十兆ドルの価値はない。 |
| (Dono kaisha mo jutchō-doru no kachi wa nai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "No company is worth ten trillion dollars." |
| (SLOW) |
| どの会社も十兆ドルの価値はない。 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 格子柄の |
| (kōshigara no) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "checkered" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 格子柄の |
| (SLOW) |
| 格子柄の |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "checkered" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 格子柄の半ズボン |
| (kōshigara no hanzubon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "checkered shorts" |
| (SLOW) |
| 格子柄の半ズボン |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水玉 |
| (mizutama) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "polka dot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水玉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水玉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "polka dot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水玉模様 |
| (mizutama moyō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "polka dot pattern" |
| (SLOW) |
| 水玉模様 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ピンストライプの |
| (pin sutoraipu no) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pin-striped" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ピンストライプの |
| (SLOW) |
| ピンストライプの |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pin-striped" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ピンストライプの服 |
| (pin sutoraipu no fuku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pin-striped clothing" |
| (SLOW) |
| ピンストライプの服 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 点 |
| (ten) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 点 |
| (SLOW) |
| 点 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼のズボンには小さな点がたくさん付いています。 |
| (Kare no zubon ni wa chiisana ten ga takusan tsuite imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His pants have many small dots on them." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼のズボンには小さな点がたくさん付いています。 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 無地 |
| (muji) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "solid" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 無地 |
| (SLOW) |
| 無地 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "solid" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 無地 |
| (muji) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "solid color" |
| (SLOW) |
| 無地 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 縞模様の |
| (shima moyō no) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "striped" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 縞模様の |
| (SLOW) |
| 縞模様の |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "striped" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 赤い縞模様のネクタイ |
| (akai shima moyō no nekutai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "red, striped necktie" |
| (SLOW) |
| 赤い縞模様のネクタイ |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Japanese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "ten billion?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 百億 |
| (1) |
| 百億 |
| (And how to say "one hundred million?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 一億 |
| (1) |
| 一億 |
| (What about "one hundred trillion?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 百兆 |
| (1) |
| 百兆 |
| (Do you remember how to say "ten trillion?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 十兆 |
| (1) |
| 十兆 |
| (Let's try "checkered!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 格子柄の |
| (1) |
| 格子柄の |
| (What about "polka dot?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 水玉 |
| (1) |
| 水玉 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "pin-striped!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ピンストライプの |
| (1) |
| ピンストライプの |
| (Another one! What about "dot?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 点 |
| (1) |
| 点 |
| (Do you remember how to say "solid?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 無地 |
| (1) |
| 無地 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "striped?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 縞模様の |
| (1) |
| 縞模様の |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| またね！(mata ne!) |
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