Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for alcoholic drinks and illnesses
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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) |
| 病気 |
| (byōki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "illness" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 病気 |
| (SLOW) |
| 病気 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| illness |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 病気でかなり体重が落ちました。 |
| (Byōki de kanari taijū ga ochimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I lost a lot of weight because of the illness." |
| (SLOW) |
| 病気でかなり体重が落ちました。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風邪 |
| (kaze) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風邪 |
| (SLOW) |
| 風邪 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cold |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風邪を引きました。 |
| (Kaze o hikimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I caught a cold." |
| (SLOW) |
| 風邪を引きました。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怪我 |
| (kega) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "injury" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怪我 |
| (SLOW) |
| 怪我 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| injury |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怪我の主な原因は、車の事故だ。 |
| (Kega no omo na gen'in wa, kuruma no jiko da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Car accidents are a leading cause of injury." |
| (SLOW) |
| 怪我の主な原因は、車の事故だ。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 薬 |
| (kusuri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "medicine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 薬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 薬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| medicine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 薬を飲むときは、水をコップ一杯飲むようにしてください。 |
| (Kusuri o nomu toki wa, mizu o koppu ippai nomu yō ni shite kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Make sure to drink a glass of water with your medicine." |
| (SLOW) |
| 薬を飲むときは、水をコップ一杯飲むようにしてください。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛み |
| (itami) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛み |
| (SLOW) |
| 痛み |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pain |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 脚に痛みがある。 |
| (Ashi ni itami ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have pain in my leg." |
| (SLOW) |
| 脚に痛みがある。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 熱 |
| (netsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fever" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 熱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 熱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fever |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 熱があります。 |
| (Netsu ga arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a fever." |
| (SLOW) |
| 熱があります。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 窓 |
| (mado) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "window" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 窓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 窓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| window |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今日は暑いから、窓を開けましょう。 |
| (Kyō wa atsui kara, mado o akemashō.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let’s open the window, because it’s hot today." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今日は暑いから、窓を開けましょう。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アルコール |
| (arukōru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "alcohol" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アルコール |
| (SLOW) |
| アルコール |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| alcohol |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は強いアルコールの方が好きです。 |
| (Watashi wa tsuyoi arukōru no hō ga suki desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I prefer strong alcohol." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は強いアルコールの方が好きです。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 食事 |
| (shokuji) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "meal" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 食事 |
| (SLOW) |
| 食事 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| meal |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一緒に食事に行きませんか。 |
| (Issho ni shokuji ni ikimasen ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Why don't we go out for meal?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一緒に食事に行きませんか。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 霧 |
| (kiri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fog" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 霧 |
| (SLOW) |
| 霧 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fog |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 霧が濃い。 |
| (Kiri ga koi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is dense fog." |
| (SLOW) |
| 霧が濃い。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ひょう |
| (hyō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hail" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ひょう |
| (SLOW) |
| ひょう |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hail |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ひょうは危険だ。 |
| (Hyō wa kiken da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hail is dangerous." |
| (SLOW) |
| ひょうは危険だ。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雷雨 |
| (raiu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "thunderstorm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雷雨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雷雨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| thunderstorm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雷雨が暗い森を照らしている。 |
| (Raiu ga kurai mori o terashite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The thunderstorm is lighting up the dark forest." |
| (SLOW) |
| 雷雨が暗い森を照らしている。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水族館 |
| (suizokukan) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "aquarium" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水族館 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水族館 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aquarium |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水族館で魚が泳ぎ回るのを見るのが、大好きです。 |
| (Suizokukan de sakana ga oyogimawaru no o miru no ga, daisuki desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I love to watch all the fish swim at the aquarium." |
| (SLOW) |
| 水族館で魚が泳ぎ回るのを見るのが、大好きです。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| サッカー |
| (sakkā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soccer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| サッカー |
| (SLOW) |
| サッカー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soccer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| サッカーは、世界で最も人気のあるスポーツです。 |
| (Sakkā wa, sekai de mottomo ninki no aru supōtsu desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Soccer is the world's most popular sport." |
| (SLOW) |
| サッカーは、世界で最も人気のあるスポーツです。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 動物園 |
| (dōbutsuen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "zoo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 動物園 |
| (SLOW) |
| 動物園 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| zoo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 動物園で、キリンが木から葉っぱを食べている。 |
| (Dōbutsuen de, kirin ga ki kara happa o tabete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The giraffes are eating leaves from a tree in a zoo." |
| (SLOW) |
| 動物園で、キリンが木から葉っぱを食べている。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 料金 |
| (ryōkin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fare" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 料金 |
| (SLOW) |
| 料金 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fare |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| バスの料金はいくらですか。 |
| (Basu no ryōkin wa ikura desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How much is the bus fare?" |
| (SLOW) |
| バスの料金はいくらですか。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| バス停 |
| (basutei) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bus stop" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| バス停 |
| (SLOW) |
| バス停 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bus stop |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は、次のバス停で降ります。 |
| (Watashi wa, tsugi no basutei de orimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'll get off at the next bus stop." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は、次のバス停で降ります。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| グラム |
| (guramu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "gram" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| グラム |
| (SLOW) |
| グラム |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| gram |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そのリンゴは、157グラムあります。 |
| (Sono ringo wa, hyaku go-jū nana-guramu arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The apple weighs 157 grams." |
| (SLOW) |
| そのリンゴは、157グラムあります。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メートル |
| (mētoru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "meter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メートル |
| (SLOW) |
| メートル |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| meter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大人の女性の脚の長さは、１メートルあります。 |
| (Otona no josei no ashi no nagasa wa, ichi-mētoru arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The adult woman's leg measures one meter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大人の女性の脚の長さは、１メートルあります。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キロメートル |
| (kiromētoru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "kilometer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キロメートル |
| (SLOW) |
| キロメートル |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kilometer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 東京都の面積は2,187.58平方キロメートルだ。 |
| (Tōkyō-to no menseki wa ni-sen hyaku hachi-jū nana ten go hachi-heihō kiromētoru da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The area of Tokyo measures 2,187.58 square kilometers." |
| (SLOW) |
| 東京都の面積は2,187.58平方キロメートルだ。 |
| 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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