Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including money-related and business-related words
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| 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) |
| 大統領 |
| (daitōryō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "president" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大統領 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大統領 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| president |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大統領の支持率が高い。 |
| (Daitōryō no shijiritsu ga takai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The president has high public approval ratings." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大統領の支持率が高い。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 業界 |
| (gyōkai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "industry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 業界 |
| (SLOW) |
| 業界 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| industry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 僕は、自動車業界で働いている。 |
| (Boku wa, jidōsha gyōkai de hataraite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I work in the automotive industry." |
| (SLOW) |
| 僕は、自動車業界で働いている。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ベルト |
| (beruto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "belt" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ベルト |
| (SLOW) |
| ベルト |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| belt |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ベルトが短すぎる。 |
| (Beruto ga mijikasugiru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The belt is too short." |
| (SLOW) |
| ベルトが短すぎる。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コイン |
| (koin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coin" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コイン |
| (SLOW) |
| コイン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| coin |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| コインの枚数を数えてください。 |
| (Koin no maisū o kazoete kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please count the number of coins." |
| (SLOW) |
| コインの枚数を数えてください。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お金 |
| (o-kane) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "money" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お金 |
| (SLOW) |
| お金 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| money |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お金が欲しいです。 |
| (O-kane ga hoshii desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want money." |
| (SLOW) |
| お金が欲しいです。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デビットカード |
| (debitto kādo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "debit card" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デビットカード |
| (SLOW) |
| デビットカード |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| debit card |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デビットカードをなくしたので、警察に行かなければなりませんでした。 |
| (Debitto kādo o nakushita node, keisatsu ni ikanakereba narimasen deshita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I lost my debit card and had to go to the police. " |
| (SLOW) |
| デビットカードをなくしたので、警察に行かなければなりませんでした。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 支払い |
| (shiharai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bill" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 支払い |
| (SLOW) |
| 支払い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bill |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼はやっとすべての支払いを終えた。 |
| (Kare wa yatto subete no shiharai o oeta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He finally managed to pay all his bills." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼はやっとすべての支払いを終えた。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 写真 |
| (shashin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "photography" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 写真 |
| (SLOW) |
| 写真 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| photography |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 写真の勉強をしているんですか。 |
| (Shashin no benkyō o shite iru n desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Are you studying photography?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 写真の勉強をしているんですか。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 離陸 |
| (ririku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "take off" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 離陸 |
| (SLOW) |
| 離陸 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| take off |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 飛行機は二十分後に離陸します。 |
| (Hikōki wa ni-juppun go ni ririku shimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The plane will take off in twenty minutes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 飛行機は二十分後に離陸します。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寝室 |
| (shinshitsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bedroom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寝室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 寝室 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bedroom |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 広い寝室がほしい。 |
| (Hiroi shinshitsu ga hoshii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want a big bedroom." |
| (SLOW) |
| 広い寝室がほしい。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台所 |
| (daidokoro) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "kitchen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台所 |
| (SLOW) |
| 台所 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kitchen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台所で物音がした。 |
| (Daidokoro de monōto ga shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A noise came from the kitchen." |
| (SLOW) |
| 台所で物音がした。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風呂場 |
| (furoba) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bathroom (not the toilet/restroom!)" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風呂場 |
| (SLOW) |
| 風呂場 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bathroom (not the toilet/restroom!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風呂場はとてもきれいだ。 |
| (Furoba wa totemo kirei da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The bathroom is very clean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 風呂場はとてもきれいだ。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 卒業 |
| (sotsugyō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "graduation" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 卒業 |
| (SLOW) |
| 卒業 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| graduation |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 卒業論文を書いている。 |
| (Sotsugyō ronbun o kaite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm writing my graduation thesis." |
| (SLOW) |
| 卒業論文を書いている。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 昇進 |
| (shōshin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "promotion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 昇進 |
| (SLOW) |
| 昇進 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| promotion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 昇進おめでとうございます。 |
| (Shōshin omedetō gozaimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Congratulations on your promotion!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 昇進おめでとうございます。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 記念日 |
| (kinenbi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "anniversary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 記念日 |
| (SLOW) |
| 記念日 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| anniversary |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 結婚記念日はいつですか。 |
| (Kekkon kinenbi wa itsu desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When is your wedding anniversary?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 結婚記念日はいつですか。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 葬式 |
| (sōshiki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "funeral" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 葬式 |
| (SLOW) |
| 葬式 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| funeral |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ペットのお葬式をする人が多い。 |
| (Petto no o-sōshiki o suru hito ga ōi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are lots of people who have funerals for their pets." |
| (SLOW) |
| ペットのお葬式をする人が多い。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 結婚式 |
| (kekkonshiki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wedding" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 結婚式 |
| (SLOW) |
| 結婚式 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wedding |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 結婚式が好きです。 |
| (Kekkonshiki ga suki desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like wedding ceremonies." |
| (SLOW) |
| 結婚式が好きです。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 説明 |
| (setsumei) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "explain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 説明 |
| (SLOW) |
| 説明 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| explain |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| もう一度それを説明してもらえますか。 |
| (Mō ichi-do sore o setsumei shite moraemasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you explain that to me once more?" |
| (SLOW) |
| もう一度それを説明してもらえますか。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 後ろ |
| (ushiro) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "back" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 後ろ |
| (SLOW) |
| 後ろ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| back |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 家の後ろに庭がある。 |
| (Ie no ushiro ni niwa ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "At the back of our house we have a garden." |
| (SLOW) |
| 家の後ろに庭がある。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 東 |
| (higashi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "east" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 東 |
| (SLOW) |
| 東 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| east |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太陽は東から昇る。 |
| (Taiyō wa higashi kara noboru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sun rises in the east." |
| (SLOW) |
| 太陽は東から昇る。 |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| またね！(mata ne!) |
Comments
Hide