Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including common pets and modes of transportation
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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) |
| 犬 |
| (inu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dog" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 犬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 犬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dog |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その家には二匹の犬がいる。 |
| (Sono ie ni wa ni-hiki no inu ga iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are two dogs in that house." |
| (SLOW) |
| その家には二匹の犬がいる。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 猫 |
| (neko) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 猫 |
| (SLOW) |
| 猫 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 屋根の上で猫が寝ている。 |
| (Yane no ue de neko ga nete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A cat is sleeping on the roof." |
| (SLOW) |
| 屋根の上で猫が寝ている。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ハムスター |
| (hamusutā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hamster" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ハムスター |
| (SLOW) |
| ハムスター |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hamster |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ハムスターは昼間寝るのが好きだ。 |
| (Hamusutā wa hiruma neru no ga suki da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hamsters like to sleep during the day." |
| (SLOW) |
| ハムスターは昼間寝るのが好きだ。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暖かい |
| (atatakai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "warm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暖かい |
| (SLOW) |
| 暖かい |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| warm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| セーターを着ると、暖かい。 |
| (Sētā o kiru to, atatakai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's warm if you put on a sweater." |
| (SLOW) |
| セーターを着ると、暖かい。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨 |
| (ame) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rain |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨が道路に降り注いでいる。 |
| (Ame ga dōro ni furisosoide iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The rain is falling on the street." |
| (SLOW) |
| 雨が道路に降り注いでいる。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| トマト |
| (tomato) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tomato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| トマト |
| (SLOW) |
| トマト |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tomato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| トマトは７８円です。 |
| (Tomato wa nana-jū hachi-en desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A tomato is 78 yen." |
| (SLOW) |
| トマトは７８円です。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いちご |
| (ichigo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "strawberry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いちご |
| (SLOW) |
| いちご |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| strawberry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いちごのケーキはおいしい。 |
| (Ichigo no kēki wa oishii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Strawberry cakes are delicious." |
| (SLOW) |
| いちごのケーキはおいしい。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| さくらんぼ |
| (sakuranbo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cherry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| さくらんぼ |
| (SLOW) |
| さくらんぼ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cherry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| さくらんぼが食べたい。 |
| (Sakuranbo ga tabetai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to eat cherries." |
| (SLOW) |
| さくらんぼが食べたい。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 子ども |
| (kodomo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "child" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 子ども |
| (SLOW) |
| 子ども |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| child |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あの子どもはかわいい。 |
| (Ano kodomo wa kawaii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That child is cute." |
| (SLOW) |
| あの子どもはかわいい。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 友だち |
| (tomodachi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "friend" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 友だち |
| (SLOW) |
| 友だち |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| friend |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ７時に友だちと会う約束をしました。 |
| (Shichi-ji ni tomodachi to au yakusoku o shimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I made arrangements to see my friend at seven." |
| (SLOW) |
| ７時に友だちと会う約束をしました。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大人 |
| (otona) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "adult" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大人 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大人 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| adult |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十歳になりました。もう大人です。 |
| (Hatachi ni narimashita. Mō otona desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I turned twenty. I'm an adult now." |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十歳になりました。もう大人です。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自転車 |
| (jitensha) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bicycle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自転車 |
| (SLOW) |
| 自転車 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bicycle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 僕は、自転車で駅まで行く。 |
| (Boku wa, jitensha de eki made iku.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I get to the station by bicycle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 僕は、自転車で駅まで行く。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車 |
| (kuruma) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "car" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車 |
| (SLOW) |
| 車 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| car |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| この車は小さいです。 |
| (Kono kuruma wa chiisai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This car is small." |
| (SLOW) |
| この車は小さいです。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| バイク |
| (baiku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "motorcycle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| バイク |
| (SLOW) |
| バイク |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| motorcycle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 僕は、バイクに乗るのが好きだ。 |
| (Boku wa, baiku ni noru no ga suki da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like riding motorcycles." |
| (SLOW) |
| 僕は、バイクに乗るのが好きだ。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スクーター |
| (sukūtā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "scooter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スクーター |
| (SLOW) |
| スクーター |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| scooter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スクーターが買いたいです。 |
| (Sukūtā ga kaitai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to buy a scooter." |
| (SLOW) |
| スクーターが買いたいです。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ボート |
| (bōto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ボート |
| (SLOW) |
| ボート |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ボートを借りよう！ |
| (Bōto o kariyō!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let's rent a boat!" |
| (SLOW) |
| ボートを借りよう！ |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| クラゲ |
| (kurage) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "jellyfish" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| クラゲ |
| (SLOW) |
| クラゲ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jellyfish |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| クラゲが水の中をふわふわ泳いでいる。 |
| (Kurage ga mizu no naka o fuwafuwa oyoide iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The jellyfish are bobbing in the water." |
| (SLOW) |
| クラゲが水の中をふわふわ泳いでいる。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ロブスター |
| (robusutā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lobster" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ロブスター |
| (SLOW) |
| ロブスター |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lobster |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ロブスターはとても高い。 |
| (Robusutā wa totemo takai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Lobsters are very expensive." |
| (SLOW) |
| ロブスターはとても高い。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| かに |
| (kani) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "crab" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| かに |
| (SLOW) |
| かに |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| crab |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| かにが二匹、岩の上を歩いている。 |
| (Kani ga ni-hiki, iwa no ue o aruite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The two crabs are walking on a rock." |
| (SLOW) |
| かにが二匹、岩の上を歩いている。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 亀 |
| (kame) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "turtle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 亀 |
| (SLOW) |
| 亀 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| turtle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 亀は一万年生きると言われています。 |
| (Kame wa ichi-man-nen ikiru to iwarete imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Turtles are said to live for 10,000 years." |
| (SLOW) |
| 亀は一万年生きると言われています。 |
| 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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