Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including basic colors and places around town
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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) |
| 白い |
| (shiroi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "white" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白い |
| (SLOW) |
| 白い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| white |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 娘に白い帽子を買った。 |
| (Musume ni shiroi bōshi o katta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought a white hat for my daughter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 娘に白い帽子を買った。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 赤い |
| (akai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "red" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 赤い |
| (SLOW) |
| 赤い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| red |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その赤いかさは、誰のですか。 |
| (Sono akai kasa wa, dare no desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Whose red umbrella is that?" |
| (SLOW) |
| その赤いかさは、誰のですか。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 緑色 |
| (midoriiro) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "green" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 緑色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 緑色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| green |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 緑色の服を買いたい。 |
| (Midoriiro no fuku o kaitai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to buy green clothes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 緑色の服を買いたい。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 終える |
| (oeru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "finish" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 終える |
| (SLOW) |
| 終える |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| finish |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は、去年コースを終えました。 |
| (Watashi wa, kyonen kōsu o oemashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I finished a course last year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は、去年コースを終えました。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 始める |
| (hajimeru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "start" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 始める |
| (SLOW) |
| 始める |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| start |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 9時からテストを始めます。 |
| (Ku-ji kara tesuto o hajimemasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We'll start the test at 9." |
| (SLOW) |
| 9時からテストを始めます。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| なる |
| (naru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "become" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| なる |
| (SLOW) |
| なる |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| become |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 何になりたいですか。 |
| (Nani ni naritai desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Who do you want to become?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 何になりたいですか。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十四 |
| (jū-yon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fourteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十四 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十四 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fourteen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| この建物は十四階まであります。 |
| (Kono tatemono wa jū-yon-kai made arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are fourteen stories in this building." |
| (SLOW) |
| この建物は十四階まであります。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十五 |
| (jū-go) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十五 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十五 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fifteen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 封筒を十五枚ください。 |
| (Fūtō o jū-go-mai kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Fifteen envelopes, please." |
| (SLOW) |
| 封筒を十五枚ください。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十六 |
| (jū-roku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sixteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十六 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十六 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sixteen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オペラは十六世紀に、イタリアで始まった。 |
| (Opera wa jū-roku-seiki ni, Itaria de hajimatta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Opera began in Italy in the 16th century." |
| (SLOW) |
| オペラは十六世紀に、イタリアで始まった。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電話 |
| (denwa) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "telephone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電話 |
| (SLOW) |
| 電話 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| telephone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電話番号案内は１０４です。 |
| (Denwa bangō annai wa ichi rei yon desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The telephone number for information is 104." |
| (SLOW) |
| 電話番号案内は１０４です。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 目 |
| (me) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eye" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 目 |
| (SLOW) |
| 目 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eye |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 目がかゆいなら、眼科に行ったほうがいい。 |
| (Me ga kayui nara, ganka ni itta hō ga ii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "If your eye itches, you should go to an eye clinic." |
| (SLOW) |
| 目がかゆいなら、眼科に行ったほうがいい。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歯 |
| (ha) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "teeth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歯 |
| (SLOW) |
| 歯 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| teeth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歯を磨きましたか。 |
| (Ha o migakimashita ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Did you brush your teeth?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 歯を磨きましたか。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唇 |
| (kuchibiru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lip" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 唇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lip |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あの人の唇は厚い。 |
| (Ano hito no kuchibiru wa atsui.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That person's lips are thick." |
| (SLOW) |
| あの人の唇は厚い。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コピー機 |
| (kopīki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "copy machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コピー機 |
| (SLOW) |
| コピー機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| copy machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そのコピー機は壊れています。 |
| (Sono kopīki wa kowarete imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The copy machine is broken." |
| (SLOW) |
| そのコピー機は壊れています。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 机 |
| (tsukue) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "desk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 机 |
| (SLOW) |
| 机 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| desk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 机から本が落ちた。 |
| (Tsukue kara hon ga ochita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A book fell off the desk." |
| (SLOW) |
| 机から本が落ちた。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 本 |
| (hon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "book" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 本 |
| (SLOW) |
| 本 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| book |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いつも寝る前に本を読みます。 |
| (Itsumo neru mae ni hon o yomimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I always read a book before I go to bed." |
| (SLOW) |
| いつも寝る前に本を読みます。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ペン |
| (pen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ペン |
| (SLOW) |
| ペン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そのペンは誰のですか。 |
| (Sono pen wa dare no desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Whose pen is it?" |
| (SLOW) |
| そのペンは誰のですか。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郵便局 |
| (yūbinkyoku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "post office" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郵便局 |
| (SLOW) |
| 郵便局 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| post office |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郵便局で、お金を振り込んだ。 |
| (Yūbinkyoku de, o-kane o furikonda.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I transfered money at a post office." |
| (SLOW) |
| 郵便局で、お金を振り込んだ。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 図書館 |
| (toshokan) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "library" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 図書館 |
| (SLOW) |
| 図書館 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| library |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 図書館で本を借りました。 |
| (Toshokan de hon o karimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I borrowed some books from the library." |
| (SLOW) |
| 図書館で本を借りました。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スーパー |
| (sūpā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "supermarket" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スーパー |
| (SLOW) |
| スーパー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| supermarket |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スーパーでパンを買います。 |
| (Sūpā de pan o kaimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I buy bread at the supermarket." |
| (SLOW) |
| スーパーでパンを買います。 |
| 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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