Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including business attire and school-related words
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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) |
| ネクタイ |
| (nekutai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "necktie" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ネクタイ |
| (SLOW) |
| ネクタイ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| necktie |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ちゃんとネクタイを結ばないと、だらしなく見えますよ。 |
| (Chanto nekutai o musubanai to, darashinaku miemasu yo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "If you don't tie your necktie properly, you will look like a slob." |
| (SLOW) |
| ちゃんとネクタイを結ばないと、だらしなく見えますよ。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スーツ |
| (sūtsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スーツ |
| (SLOW) |
| スーツ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| suit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| これは上品なスーツです。 |
| (Kore wa jōhin na sūtsu desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is an elegant suit." |
| (SLOW) |
| これは上品なスーツです。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スニーカー |
| (sunīkā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sneaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スニーカー |
| (SLOW) |
| スニーカー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sneaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スニーカーのひもがほどけていますよ。 |
| (Sunīkā no himo ga hodokete imasu yo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your sneakers are untied." |
| (SLOW) |
| スニーカーのひもがほどけていますよ。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十一 |
| (ni-jū ichi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twenty-one" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十一 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十一 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| twenty-one |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そのビルは二十一階建てです。 |
| (Sono biru wa ni-jū ikkai date desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The building has twenty-one stories." |
| (SLOW) |
| そのビルは二十一階建てです。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二 |
| (ni-jū ni) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twenty-two" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十二 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| twenty-two |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二は彼女が好きな数字です。 |
| (Ni-jū ni wa kanojo ga suki na sūji desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Twenty-two is her favorite number." |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十二は彼女が好きな数字です。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三十三 |
| (san-jū san) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "thirty-three" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三十三 |
| (SLOW) |
| 三十三 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| thirty-three |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三十三本のブラシを買いました。 |
| (San-jū san-bon no burashi o kaimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought thirty-three brushes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 三十三本のブラシを買いました。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四十四 |
| (yon-jū yon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "forty-four" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四十四 |
| (SLOW) |
| 四十四 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| forty-four |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| パーティーにはテーブルが四十四必要です。 |
| (Pātī ni wa tēburu ga yon-jū yon hitsuyō desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We need forty-four tables for the party." |
| (SLOW) |
| パーティーにはテーブルが四十四必要です。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五十五 |
| (go-jū go) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifty-five" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五十五 |
| (SLOW) |
| 五十五 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fifty-five |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私のテレビは五十五チャンネルあります。 |
| (Watashi no terebi wa go-jū go channeru arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My TV has fifty-five channels." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私のテレビは五十五チャンネルあります。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学生 |
| (gakusei) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "student" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学生 |
| (SLOW) |
| 学生 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| student |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女はいい学生です。 |
| (Kanojo wa ii gakusei desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She is a good student." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女はいい学生です。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 見る |
| (miru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "watch" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 見る |
| (SLOW) |
| 見る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| watch |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リビングに行って映画を見よう。 |
| (Ribingu ni itte eiga o miyō.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let's go to the living room and watch a movie." |
| (SLOW) |
| リビングに行って映画を見よう。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教室 |
| (kyōshitsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "classroom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 教室 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| classroom |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ここは教室です。 |
| (Koko wa kyōshitsu desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is a classroom." |
| (SLOW) |
| ここは教室です。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校 |
| (gakkō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校 |
| (SLOW) |
| 学校 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校まで毎朝バスで行きます。 |
| (Gakkō made maiasa basu de ikimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I go to school by bus every day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 学校まで毎朝バスで行きます。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校のいす |
| (gakkō no isu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school chair" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校のいす |
| (SLOW) |
| 学校のいす |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school chair |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校のいす用の座布団を買った。 |
| (Gakkō no isu yō no zabuton o katta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought a cushion for my school chair." |
| (SLOW) |
| 学校のいす用の座布団を買った。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校の机 |
| (gakkō no tsukue) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school desk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校の机 |
| (SLOW) |
| 学校の机 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school desk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校の机は全部新しい。 |
| (Gakkō no tsukue wa zenbu atarashii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The school desks are all new." |
| (SLOW) |
| 学校の机は全部新しい。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ネットサーフィンする |
| (netto sāfin suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "surf the internet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ネットサーフィンする |
| (SLOW) |
| ネットサーフィンする |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| surf the internet |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寝る前に毎晩ネットサーフィンする。 |
| (Neru mae ni maiban netto sāfin suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I surf the internet every night before bed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 寝る前に毎晩ネットサーフィンする。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北 |
| (kita) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "north" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北 |
| (SLOW) |
| 北 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| north |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北枕で寝る。 |
| (Kitamakura de neru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I sleep with my head toward the north in this direction." |
| (SLOW) |
| 北枕で寝る。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帰り |
| (kaeri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "return" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帰り |
| (SLOW) |
| 帰り |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| return |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帰りはいつですか。 |
| (Kaeri wa itsu desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When is your return?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 帰りはいつですか。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風呂に入る |
| (furo ni hairu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bathe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風呂に入る |
| (SLOW) |
| 風呂に入る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bathe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 夕方仕事の後にお風呂に入るのが好きだ。 |
| (Yūgata shigoto no ato ni o-furo ni hairu no ga suki da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like to bathe in the evening just after work." |
| (SLOW) |
| 夕方仕事の後にお風呂に入るのが好きだ。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寝る |
| (neru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sleep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寝る |
| (SLOW) |
| 寝る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sleep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 柔らかい布団で寝たい。 |
| (Yawarakai futon de netai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to sleep in a soft futon." |
| (SLOW) |
| 柔らかい布団で寝たい。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南 |
| (minami) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "south" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南 |
| (SLOW) |
| 南 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| south |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九州は日本の南にあります。 |
| (Kyūshū wa Nihon no minami ni arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Kyushu is located in the south of Japan." |
| (SLOW) |
| 九州は日本の南にあります。 |
| 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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