Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including bodies of water and office supplies
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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. |
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| つまらない |
| (tsumaranai) |
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| "boring" |
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| つまらない |
| (SLOW) |
| つまらない |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boring |
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| このトークショーは本当につまらない。 |
| (Kono tōku shō wa hontō ni tsumaranai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This talk show is too boring!" |
| (SLOW) |
| このトークショーは本当につまらない。 |
| 2. |
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| 面白い |
| (omoshiroi) |
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| "exciting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 面白い |
| (SLOW) |
| 面白い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| exciting |
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| 面白い映画を見た。 |
| (Omoshiroi eiga o mita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I saw an exciting movie." |
| (SLOW) |
| 面白い映画を見た。 |
| 3. |
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| 大切 |
| (taisetsu) |
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| "important" |
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| 大切 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大切 |
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| important |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お金は大切ですよ。 |
| (O-kane wa taisetsu desu yo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Money is important, you know." |
| (SLOW) |
| お金は大切ですよ。 |
| 4. |
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| クレジットカード |
| (kurejitto kādo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "credit card" |
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| クレジットカード |
| (SLOW) |
| クレジットカード |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| credit card |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| クレジットカードは便利です。 |
| (Kurejitto kādo wa benri desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Credit cards are convenient." |
| (SLOW) |
| クレジットカードは便利です。 |
| 5. |
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| 鍵 |
| (kagi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "key" |
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| 鍵 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鍵 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| key |
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| これが前のドアの鍵です。 |
| (Kore ga mae no doa no kagi desu.) |
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| "This is the key to the front door." |
| (SLOW) |
| これが前のドアの鍵です。 |
| 6. |
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| 運転免許証 |
| (unten menkyoshō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "driver's license" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 運転免許証 |
| (SLOW) |
| 運転免許証 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| driver's license |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 運転免許証を持っていますか。 |
| (Unten menkyoshō o motte imasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have a driver's licence?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 運転免許証を持っていますか。 |
| 7. |
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| 森林 |
| (shinrin) |
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| "forest" |
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| 森林 |
| (SLOW) |
| 森林 |
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| forest |
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| 森林を保護しなくてはいけません。 |
| (Shinrin o hogo shinakute wa ikemasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We have to conserve forests." |
| (SLOW) |
| 森林を保護しなくてはいけません。 |
| 8. |
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| 川 |
| (kawa) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "river" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 川 |
| (SLOW) |
| 川 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| river |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ふなを釣りに川に行きます。 |
| (Funa o tsuri ni kawa ni ikimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm going to fish for crucian carps in the river." |
| (SLOW) |
| ふなを釣りに川に行きます。 |
| 9. |
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| 海 |
| (umi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海 |
| (SLOW) |
| 海 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ocean |
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| 夜の海はとても穏やかだ。 |
| (Yoru no umi wa totemo odayaka da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The ocean at night is so peaceful. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 夜の海はとても穏やかだ。 |
| 10. |
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| 湖 |
| (mizūmi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lake" |
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| 湖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 湖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lake |
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| 湖までドライブしよう。 |
| (Mizūmi made doraibu shiyō.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let's drive to the lake." |
| (SLOW) |
| 湖までドライブしよう。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文書 |
| (bunsho) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "document" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文書 |
| (SLOW) |
| 文書 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| document |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| これは社内文書なので、お客さんには渡さないでください。 |
| (Kore wa shanai bunsho na node, o-kyaku-san ni wa watasanaide kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is an in-house document, so please do not give it to our clients." |
| (SLOW) |
| これは社内文書なので、お客さんには渡さないでください。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コンピューター |
| (konpyūtā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "computer" |
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| コンピューター |
| (SLOW) |
| コンピューター |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| computer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コンピューターを直せますか。 |
| (Konpyūtā o naosemasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you fix the computer?" |
| (SLOW) |
| コンピューターを直せますか。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ファックス |
| (fakkusu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fax machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ファックス |
| (SLOW) |
| ファックス |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fax machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ファックスがありますか。 |
| (Fakkusu ga arimasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have a fax machine?" |
| (SLOW) |
| ファックスがありますか。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プリンター |
| (purintā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "printer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プリンター |
| (SLOW) |
| プリンター |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| printer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そのプリンターは騒音が少ない。 |
| (Sono purintā wa sōon ga sukunai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The printer has a low noise level. " |
| (SLOW) |
| そのプリンターは騒音が少ない。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャーペン |
| (shāpen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mechanical pencil" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャーペン |
| (SLOW) |
| シャーペン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mechanical pencil |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| どこでこのシャーペンを買いましたか。 |
| (Doko de kono shāpen o kaimashita ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where did you buy this mechanical pencil?" |
| (SLOW) |
| どこでこのシャーペンを買いましたか。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 定規 |
| (jōgi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ruler" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 定規 |
| (SLOW) |
| 定規 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ruler |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 定規で線を引きなさい。 |
| (Jōgi de sen o hikinasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Draw a line with a ruler." |
| (SLOW) |
| 定規で線を引きなさい。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マーカー |
| (mākā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "marker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マーカー |
| (SLOW) |
| マーカー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| marker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マーカーのインクが少なくなっている。 |
| (Mākā no inku ga sukunaku natte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The marker is running low on ink." |
| (SLOW) |
| マーカーのインクが少なくなっている。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 銀行 |
| (ginkō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bank" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 銀行 |
| (SLOW) |
| 銀行 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bank |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 日本橋に日本銀行があります。 |
| (Nihonbashi ni Nihon Ginkō ga arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There's a Bank of Japan in Nihonbashi." |
| (SLOW) |
| 日本橋に日本銀行があります。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コンビニ |
| (konbini) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "convenience store" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コンビニ |
| (SLOW) |
| コンビニ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| convenience store |
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| コンビニは、サービスを多様化している。 |
| (Konbini wa, sābisu o tayōka shite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Convenience stores offer diversified services." |
| (SLOW) |
| コンビニは、サービスを多様化している。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 病院 |
| (byōin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hospital" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 病院 |
| (SLOW) |
| 病院 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hospital |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 病院に電話をかけました。 |
| (Byōin ni denwa o kakemashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I called the hospital." |
| (SLOW) |
| 病院に電話をかけました。 |
| 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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