Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including a couple of crucial greetings
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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… |
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| こんにちは |
| (kon'nichiwa) |
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| "hello" |
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| こんにちは |
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| こんにちは |
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| hello |
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| 人々が「こんにちは」と言っている。 |
| (Hitobito ga "kon'nichiwa" to itte iru. ) |
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| "The people are saying, "Hello."" |
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| 人々が「こんにちは」と言っている。 |
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| すみません。 |
| (Sumimasen.) |
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| "Excuse me." |
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| すみません。 |
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| すみません。 |
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| Excuse me. |
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| すみません、これください。 |
| (Sumimasen, kore kudasai.) |
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| "Excuse me, this one, please. " |
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| すみません、これください。 |
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| ごめんなさい。 |
| (Gomen nasai.) |
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| "I'm sorry." |
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| ごめんなさい。 |
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| ごめんなさい。 |
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| I'm sorry. |
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| 一緒に行けなくて、ごめんなさい。 |
| (Issho ni ikenakute, gomen nasai.) |
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| "Sorry, I can't go with you." |
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| 一緒に行けなくて、ごめんなさい。 |
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| お休みなさい |
| (oyasuminasai) |
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| "good night" |
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| お休みなさい |
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| お休みなさい |
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| good night |
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| 黒川先生、お休みなさい。 |
| (Kurokawa-sensei, oyasuminasai.) |
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| "Good night, Mr. Kurokawa." |
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| 黒川先生、お休みなさい。 |
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| 初めまして。 |
| (Hajimemashite. ) |
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| "Nice to meet you." |
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| 初めまして。 |
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| 初めまして。 |
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| Nice to meet you. |
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| 阿部さん、初めまして。田代と申します。 |
| (Abe-san, hajimemashite. Tashiro to mōshimasu. ) |
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| "Mr. Abe, nice to meet you. I'm Tashiro." |
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| 阿部さん、初めまして。田代と申します。 |
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| お元気ですか。 |
| (O-genki desu ka. ) |
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| "How are you?" |
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| お元気ですか。 |
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| お元気ですか。 |
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| How are you? |
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| こんにちは、松島さん、お元気ですか。 |
| (Kon'nichiwa, Matsushima-san, o-genki desu ka.) |
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| "Hello Mr. Matsushima. How are you?" |
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| こんにちは、松島さん、お元気ですか。 |
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| はい |
| (hai ) |
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| "yes" |
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| はい |
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| はい |
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| yes |
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| はい、これは私のです。 |
| (Hai, kore wa watashi no desu. ) |
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| "Yes, this is mine." |
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| はい、これは私のです。 |
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| いいえ |
| (iie ) |
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| "no" |
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| いいえ |
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| いいえ |
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| no |
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| いいえ、私は盗んでいません。 |
| (Iie, watashi wa nusunde imasen. ) |
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| "No, I didn't steal it!" |
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| いいえ、私は盗んでいません。 |
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| ありがとう。 |
| (Arigatō. ) |
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| "Thank you." |
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| ありがとう。 |
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| ありがとう。 |
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| Thank you. |
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| ありがとう。でも、私はこれを注文していません。 |
| (Arigatō. Demo, watashi wa kore o chūmon shite imasen. ) |
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| "Thank you, but I didn't order this." |
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| ありがとう。でも、私はこれを注文していません。 |
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| 私は [name] です。 |
| (Watashi wa [name] desu.) |
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| "I'm _ _ _." |
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| 私は です。 |
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| 私は です。 |
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| I'm _ _ _. |
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| 私はエミリー・マーティンです。 |
| (Watashi wa Emirī Mātin desu.) |
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| "I'm Emily Martin." |
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| 私はエミリー・マーティンです。 |
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| さようなら |
| (sayōnara) |
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| "goodbye" |
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| さようなら |
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| さようなら |
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| goodbye |
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| さようなら、また明日会いましょう！ |
| (Sayōnara, mata ashita aimashō! ) |
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| "Goodbye, I'll see you tomorrow." |
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| さようなら、また明日会いましょう！ |
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| 悪い |
| (warui) |
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| "bad" |
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| 悪い |
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| 悪い |
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| bad |
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| 天気が悪い |
| ( tenki ga warui ) |
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| "the weather is bad" |
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| 天気が悪い |
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| 良い |
| (ii / yoi) |
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| "good" |
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| 良い |
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| 良い |
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| good |
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| 野菜は体に良いです。 |
| (Yasai wa karada ni ii desu. ) |
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| "Vegetables are good for you." |
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| 野菜は体に良いです。 |
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| きれい |
| (kirei) |
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| "pretty" |
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| きれい |
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| きれい |
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| pretty |
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| 桜がきれいだね。 |
| (Sakura ga kirei da ne.) |
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| "The cherry blossoms are pretty, aren't they?" |
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| 桜がきれいだね。 |
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| 醜い |
| (minikui) |
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| "ugly" |
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| 醜い |
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| 醜い |
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| ugly |
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| 醜い顔 |
| (minikui kao ) |
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| "ugly face" |
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| 醜い顔 |
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| 簡単 |
| (kantan ) |
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| "easy" |
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| 簡単 |
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| 簡単 |
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| easy |
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| 簡単な試験 |
| (kantan na shiken ) |
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| "easy exam" |
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| 簡単な試験 |
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| 難しい |
| (muzukashii ) |
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| "difficult" |
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| 難しい |
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| 難しい |
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| difficult |
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| 難しい仕事 |
| (muzukashii shigoto ) |
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| "difficult job" |
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| 難しい仕事 |
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| 近い |
| (chikai) |
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| "near" |
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| 近い |
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| 近い |
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| near |
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| 私の学校は病院の近くにある。 |
| (Watashi no gakkō wa byōin no chikaku ni aru. ) |
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| "My school is near the hospital." |
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| 私の学校は病院の近くにある。 |
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| 遠い |
| (tōi) |
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| "far" |
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| 遠い |
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| 遠い |
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| far |
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| 女性は、遠い何かを見ている。 |
| (Josei wa, tōi nani ka o mite iru. ) |
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| "The woman is looking at something far away." |
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| 女性は、遠い何かを見ている。 |
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| 小さい |
| (chiisai ) |
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| "small" |
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| 小さい |
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| 小さい |
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| small |
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| この車は小さいです。 |
| (Kono kuruma wa chiisai desu.) |
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| "This car is small." |
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| この車は小さいです。 |
| Remember, the goal of this series is to build a vocabulary of the 800 most common words and phrases in Japanese. If that sounds like a lot, don't worry. We can help you. |
| See you next time! |
| またね！(mata ne!) |
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