Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including direction words and words for hygiene
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) |
| 外 |
| (soto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "outside" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 外 |
| (SLOW) |
| 外 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| outside |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 外に座りたいです。 |
| (Soto ni suwaritai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to sit outside." |
| (SLOW) |
| 外に座りたいです。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中 |
| (naka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "inside" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中 |
| (SLOW) |
| 中 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| inside |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大豆はさやの中で育つ。 |
| (Daizu wa saya no naka de sodatsu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Soybeans grow inside the pods." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大豆はさやの中で育つ。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 左 |
| (hidari) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "left" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 左 |
| (SLOW) |
| 左 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| left |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| それは左側にあります。 |
| (Sore wa hidarigawa ni arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's on the left side." |
| (SLOW) |
| それは左側にあります。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右 |
| (migi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "right" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右 |
| (SLOW) |
| 右 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| right |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右側に立ってください。 |
| (Migigawa ni tatte kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please stand on the right side." |
| (SLOW) |
| 右側に立ってください。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一番 |
| (ichi-ban) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "first" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一番 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一番 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| first |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一番最初というのは、常に一番大変です。 |
| (Ichi-ban saisho to iu no wa, tsune ni ichi-ban taihen desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The first time is always the most difficult." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一番最初というのは、常に一番大変です。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二番 |
| (ni-ban) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "second" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二番 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二番 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| second |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私の二番目の息子は、英語を話します。 |
| (Watashi no ni-ban-me no musuko wa, Eigo o hanashimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My second son speaks English." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私の二番目の息子は、英語を話します。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三番 |
| (san-ban) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "third" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三番 |
| (SLOW) |
| 三番 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| third |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九州は、日本で三番目に大きい島です。 |
| (Kyūshū wa, Nihon de san-ban-me ni ōkii shima desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Kyushu is the third largest island of Japan." |
| (SLOW) |
| 九州は、日本で三番目に大きい島です。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 石鹸 |
| (sekken) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 石鹸 |
| (SLOW) |
| 石鹸 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soap |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 石鹸と水で、毎日体を洗いなさい。 |
| (Sekken to mizu de, mainichi karada o arainasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Bathe with soap and water every day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 石鹸と水で、毎日体を洗いなさい。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歯ブラシ |
| (haburashi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothbrush" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歯ブラシ |
| (SLOW) |
| 歯ブラシ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| toothbrush |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ホテルの部屋には、備え付けの歯ブラシがあった。 |
| (Hoteru no heya ni wa, sonaetsuke no haburashi ga atta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hotel rooms had toothbrushes available." |
| (SLOW) |
| ホテルの部屋には、備え付けの歯ブラシがあった。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歯磨き粉 |
| (ha migakiko ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothpaste" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歯磨き粉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 歯磨き粉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| toothpaste |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ほとんどの歯科医師はフッ素入りの歯磨き粉を勧めます。 |
| (Hotondo no shika ishi wa fusso iri no ha migakiko o susumemasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Most dentists recommend using a toothpaste with fluoride." |
| (SLOW) |
| ほとんどの歯科医師はフッ素入りの歯磨き粉を勧めます。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャンプー |
| (shanpū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shampoo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャンプー |
| (SLOW) |
| シャンプー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shampoo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 花の香りのするシャンプーを使っている。 |
| (Hana no kaori no suru shanpū o tsukatte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I use flower-scented shampoo." |
| (SLOW) |
| 花の香りのするシャンプーを使っている。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 情報 |
| (jōhō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "information" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 情報 |
| (SLOW) |
| 情報 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| information |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 僕は、いつもインターネットで情報収集する。 |
| (Boku wa, itsumo intānetto de jōhō shūshū suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I gather information from the internet." |
| (SLOW) |
| 僕は、いつもインターネットで情報収集する。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農家 |
| (nōka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "farmer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 農家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| farmer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農家の人は、日の出から日没まで休みなく働く。 |
| (Nōka no hito wa, hinode kara nichibotsu made yasumi naku hataraku.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The farmer works from sunrise to sunset without a break." |
| (SLOW) |
| 農家の人は、日の出から日没まで休みなく働く。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 秘書 |
| (hisho) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "secretary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 秘書 |
| (SLOW) |
| 秘書 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| secretary |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私に、秘書はいません。 |
| (Watashi ni, hisho wa imasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't have a secretary." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私に、秘書はいません。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 銀行員 |
| (ginkōin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "banker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 銀行員 |
| (SLOW) |
| 銀行員 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| banker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は、住宅ローンを受ける前に、十人の銀行員と会いました。 |
| (Watashi wa, jūtaku rōn o ukeru mae ni, jū-nin no ginkōin to aimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I met with ten bankers before I received a loan to buy a house." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は、住宅ローンを受ける前に、十人の銀行員と会いました。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 作家 |
| (sakka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "writer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 作家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 作家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| writer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女は私の好きな作家です。彼女の本はとても感動的だからです。 |
| (Kanojo wa watashi no suki na sakka desu. Kanojo no hon wa totemo kandōteki da kara desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She’s my favorite writer because her books are so moving." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女は私の好きな作家です。彼女の本はとても感動的だからです。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 挑戦する |
| (chōsen suru ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "try" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 挑戦する |
| (SLOW) |
| 挑戦する |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| try |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イカ墨で習字に挑戦する。 |
| (Ikasumi de shūji ni chōsen suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm going to try to do calligraphy with squid ink." |
| (SLOW) |
| イカ墨で習字に挑戦する。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 測る |
| (hakaru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "measure" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 測る |
| (SLOW) |
| 測る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| measure |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大体で大丈夫です。ミリ単位まで測らなくていいです。 |
| (Daitai de daijōbu desu. Miri tan'i made hakaranakute ii desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "More or less is fine. You don't have to measure every millimeter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大体で大丈夫です。ミリ単位まで測らなくていいです。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 取っておく |
| (totte oku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "keep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 取っておく |
| (SLOW) |
| 取っておく |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| keep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 書類をファイルに取っておく。 |
| (Shorui o fairu ni totte oku.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I keep the documents in the file." |
| (SLOW) |
| 書類をファイルに取っておく。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 待つ |
| (matsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wait" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 待つ |
| (SLOW) |
| 待つ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wait |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は私たちを待つと言っていました。 |
| (Kare wa watashi-tachi o matsu to itte imashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He said that he would wait for us." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は私たちを待つと言っていました。 |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| またね！(mata ne!) |
Comments
Hide