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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) |
| ヘリコプター |
| (herikoputā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "helicopter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ヘリコプター |
| (SLOW) |
| ヘリコプター |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| helicopter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ヘリコプターが空を飛んでいる。 |
| (Herikoputā ga sora o tonde iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A helicopter is flying in the sky." |
| (SLOW) |
| ヘリコプターが空を飛んでいる。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黒い |
| (kuroi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "black" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黒い |
| (SLOW) |
| 黒い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| black |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宇宙は黒い。 |
| (Uchū wa kuroi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Outer space is black." |
| (SLOW) |
| 宇宙は黒い。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 茶色い |
| (chairoi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brown" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 茶色い |
| (SLOW) |
| 茶色い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| brown |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私の目は茶色い。 |
| (Watashi no me wa chairoi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My eyes are brown." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私の目は茶色い。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| グレー |
| (gurē) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "gray" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| グレー |
| (SLOW) |
| グレー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| gray |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| グレーはあまり派手な色ではありません。 |
| (Gurē wa amari hade na iro de wa arimasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Gray is not a very flashy color." |
| (SLOW) |
| グレーはあまり派手な色ではありません。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 休む |
| (yasumu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rest" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 休む |
| (SLOW) |
| 休む |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rest |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| しっかり休んで、風邪を治す。 |
| (Shikkari yasunde, kaze o naosu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'll rest up and cure my cold." |
| (SLOW) |
| しっかり休んで、風邪を治す。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聞く |
| (kiku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hear" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聞く |
| (SLOW) |
| 聞く |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hear |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あなたの言うことがよく聞こえない。 |
| (Anata no iu koto ga yoku kikoenai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I cannot hear you clearly." |
| (SLOW) |
| あなたの言うことがよく聞こえない。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ほしい |
| (hoshii) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "want" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ほしい |
| (SLOW) |
| ほしい |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| want |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自分の時間がほしい。 |
| (Jibun no jikan ga hoshii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want my own time." |
| (SLOW) |
| 自分の時間がほしい。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 最低 |
| (saitei) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "disgusting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 最低 |
| (SLOW) |
| 最低 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| disgusting |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| この国の人のテーブルマナーは最低だ！ |
| (Kono kuni no hito no tēburu manā wa saitei da!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In this country, people's table manners are disgusting!" |
| (SLOW) |
| この国の人のテーブルマナーは最低だ！ |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十一 |
| (jū-ichi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eleven" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十一 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十一 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eleven |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| このデパートは十一階まである。 |
| (Kono depāto wa jū-ikkai made aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This department store has eleven floors." |
| (SLOW) |
| このデパートは十一階まである。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十二 |
| (jū-ni) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twelve" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十二 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十二 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| twelve |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 東京からパリまで十二時間かかります。 |
| (Tōkyō kara Pari made jū-ni-jikan kakarimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It takes twelve hours to go to Paris from Tokyo." |
| (SLOW) |
| 東京からパリまで十二時間かかります。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十三 |
| (jū-san) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "thirteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十三 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十三 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| thirteen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は十三歳です。 |
| (Kare wa jū-san-sai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is thirteen years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は十三歳です。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メール |
| (mēru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "e-mail" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メール |
| (SLOW) |
| メール |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メールアドレスを教えてくれませんか。 |
| (Mēru adoresu o oshiete kuremasen ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you tell me your e-mail address?" |
| (SLOW) |
| メールアドレスを教えてくれませんか。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 携帯電話 |
| (keitai denwa) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cellular phone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 携帯電話 |
| (SLOW) |
| 携帯電話 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cellular phone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 携帯電話を持っていますか。 |
| (Keitai denwa o motte imasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have a cellular phone?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 携帯電話を持っていますか。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ショートメール |
| (shōto mēru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "text message" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ショートメール |
| (SLOW) |
| ショートメール |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| text message |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女はショートメールで連絡をくれた。 |
| (Kanojo wa shōto mēru de renraku o kureta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She contacted me via text message." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女はショートメールで連絡をくれた。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 口 |
| (kuchi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mouth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 口 |
| (SLOW) |
| 口 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mouth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 口に何かついているよ。 |
| (Kuchi ni nani ka tsuite iru yo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is something at your mouth." |
| (SLOW) |
| 口に何かついているよ。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 頬 |
| (hō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cheek" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 頬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 頬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cheek |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女の頬はとても赤い。 |
| (Kanojo no hō wa totemo akai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Her cheeks are very red." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女の頬はとても赤い。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼻 |
| (hana) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nose" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼻 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鼻 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nose |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼の鼻は大きいです。 |
| (Kare no hana wa ōkii desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His nose is big." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼の鼻は大きいです。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ノート |
| (nōto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "notebook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ノート |
| (SLOW) |
| ノート |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| notebook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ノートを六冊買いました。 |
| (Nōto o roku-satsu kaimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought six notebooks." |
| (SLOW) |
| ノートを六冊買いました。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆 |
| (enpitsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pencil" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鉛筆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pencil |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆を一本買いに行った。 |
| (Enpitsu o ippon kai ni itta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I went to buy a pencil." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鉛筆を一本買いに行った。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 消しゴム |
| (keshigomu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eraser" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 消しゴム |
| (SLOW) |
| 消しゴム |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eraser |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| この文房具店では、いろいろな種類の消しゴムが売っている。 |
| (Kono bunbōguten de wa, iroiro na shurui no keshigomu ga utte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This stationary store sells many kinds of erasers." |
| (SLOW) |
| この文房具店では、いろいろな種類の消しゴムが売っている。 |
| 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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