Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for kitchen utensils and occupations
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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) |
| 九番 |
| (kyū-ban ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ninth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九番 |
| (SLOW) |
| 九番 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ninth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九番テーブルにお客さまを案内した。 |
| (Kyū-ban tēburu ni o-kyaku-sama o annai shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I showed the customers to the ninth table." |
| (SLOW) |
| 九番テーブルにお客さまを案内した。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十番 |
| (jū-ban) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tenth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十番 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十番 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tenth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十番地区に中国市場があります。 |
| (Jū-ban chiku ni Chūgoku ichiba ga arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a Chinese market in the tenth district." |
| (SLOW) |
| 十番地区に中国市場があります。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八番 |
| (hachi-ban) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eighth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八番 |
| (SLOW) |
| 八番 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eighth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右から八番目の本を取ってください。 |
| (Migi kara hachi-ban-me no hon o totte kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please pass me the eighth book from the right." |
| (SLOW) |
| 右から八番目の本を取ってください。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ひげ剃り |
| (higesori) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shaving razor" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ひげ剃り |
| (SLOW) |
| ひげ剃り |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shaving razor |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 使い捨てひげ剃り |
| (tsukaisute higesori) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "disposable shaving razor" |
| (SLOW) |
| 使い捨てひげ剃り |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| おしぼり |
| (oshibori) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wet towel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| おしぼり |
| (SLOW) |
| おしぼり |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wet towel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| すみません、おしぼりください。 |
| (Sumimasen, oshibori kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Excuse me, a wet towel, please." |
| (SLOW) |
| すみません、おしぼりください。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| タオル |
| (taoru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "towel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| タオル |
| (SLOW) |
| タオル |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| towel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大きめのタオルはありますか。 |
| (Ōkime no taoru wa arimasu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have a large towel?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 大きめのタオルはありますか。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スプーン |
| (supūn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "spoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スプーン |
| (SLOW) |
| スプーン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| spoon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| スプーンを使います。 |
| (Supūn o tsukaimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I use a spoon." |
| (SLOW) |
| スプーンを使います。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フォーク |
| (fōku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fork" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フォーク |
| (SLOW) |
| フォーク |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fork |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ナイフとフォークを並べてください。 |
| (Naifu to fōku o narabete kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please lay out knives and forks." |
| (SLOW) |
| ナイフとフォークを並べてください。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ナイフ |
| (naifu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "knife" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ナイフ |
| (SLOW) |
| ナイフ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| knife |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そのナイフを取ってくれませんか。 |
| (Sono naifu o totte kuremasen ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Could you pass me the knife?" |
| (SLOW) |
| そのナイフを取ってくれませんか。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皿 |
| (sara) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plate" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皿 |
| (SLOW) |
| 皿 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| plate |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マグロを一皿、お願いします。 |
| (Maguro o hitosara, onegai shimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "One plate of tuna, please." |
| (SLOW) |
| マグロを一皿、お願いします。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蜂 |
| (hachi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蜂 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蜂 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bee |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蜂ははちみつを作ってくれる。 |
| (Hachi wa hachimitsu o tsukutte kureru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Bees produce honey." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蜂ははちみつを作ってくれる。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アリ |
| (ari) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アリ |
| (SLOW) |
| アリ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ant |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アリは六本の足を持っている。 |
| (Ari wa roppon no ashi o motte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Ants have six legs." |
| (SLOW) |
| アリは六本の足を持っている。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蛇 |
| (hebi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "snake" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蛇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蛇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| snake |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白蛇はとても縁起がいい。 |
| (Shiro hebi wa totemo engi ga ii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "White snakes bring good luck." |
| (SLOW) |
| 白蛇はとても縁起がいい。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛乳 |
| (gyūnyū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "milk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛乳 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牛乳 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| milk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛乳とチーズは乳製品です。 |
| (Gyūnyū to chīzu wa nyūseihin desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Milk and cheese are dairy products." |
| (SLOW) |
| 牛乳とチーズは乳製品です。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デザイナー |
| (dezainā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "designer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デザイナー |
| (SLOW) |
| デザイナー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| designer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| デザイナーにはいろいろな種類があるが、私はファッションデザイナーだ。 |
| (Dezainā ni wa iroiro na shurui ga aru ga, watashi wa fasshon dezainā da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are many kinds of designers, but I'm a fashion designer." |
| (SLOW) |
| デザイナーにはいろいろな種類があるが、私はファッションデザイナーだ。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 芸術家 |
| (geijutsuka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "artist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 芸術家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 芸術家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| artist |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は多才な芸術家です。 |
| (Kare wa tasai na geijutsuka desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is a multi-talented artist." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は多才な芸術家です。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 兵士 |
| (heishi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soldier" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 兵士 |
| (SLOW) |
| 兵士 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soldier |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 兵士たちは自分たちの国を守った。 |
| (Heishi-tachi wa jibun-tachi no kuni o mamotta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Soldiers protected their nation." |
| (SLOW) |
| 兵士たちは自分たちの国を守った。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 起業家 |
| (kigyōka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "entrepreneur" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 起業家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 起業家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| entrepreneur |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 起業家は、自分のアイディアで世界を変える。 |
| (Kigyōka wa, jibun no aidea de sekai o kaeru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Entrepreneurs change the world with their ideas." |
| (SLOW) |
| 起業家は、自分のアイディアで世界を変える。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短編小説 |
| (tanpen shōsetsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short story" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短編小説 |
| (SLOW) |
| 短編小説 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| short story |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は短編小説しか読まない。 |
| (Watashi wa tanpen shōsetsu shika yomanai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I only read short stories." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は短編小説しか読まない。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フォルダー |
| (forudā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "folder" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フォルダー |
| (SLOW) |
| フォルダー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| folder |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その書類をフォルダーに入れました。 |
| (Sono shorui o forudā ni iremashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I put the documents in a folder." |
| (SLOW) |
| その書類をフォルダーに入れました。 |
| 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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