Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for measurement and numbers
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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. |
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| 出す |
| (dasu) |
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| "take out" |
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| 出す |
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| 出す |
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| take out |
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| ごみを出してもらえませんか。 |
| (Gomi o dashite moraemasen ka.) |
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| "Can you take out the trash, please?" |
| (SLOW) |
| ごみを出してもらえませんか。 |
| 2. |
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| ウェイター |
| (weitā) |
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| "waiter" |
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| ウェイター |
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| ウェイター |
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| waiter |
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| お客さんから、ウェイターに苦情が出た。 |
| (O-kyaku-san kara, weitā ni kujō ga deta.) |
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| "The customer complained about the waiter." |
| (SLOW) |
| お客さんから、ウェイターに苦情が出た。 |
| 3. |
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| 天気予報 |
| (tenki yohō) |
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| "weather report" |
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| 天気予報 |
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| 天気予報 |
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| weather report |
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| 天気予報をお伝えします。 |
| (Tenki yohō o o-tsutae shimasu.) |
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| "Here are the weather reports." |
| (SLOW) |
| 天気予報をお伝えします。 |
| 4. |
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| 摂氏 |
| (sesshi) |
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| "Celsius" |
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| 摂氏 |
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| 摂氏 |
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| Celsius |
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| 水は、摂氏0度で凍る。 |
| (Mizu wa, sesshi rei-do de kōru.) |
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| "Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius." |
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| 水は、摂氏0度で凍る。 |
| 5. |
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| テレビ番組 |
| (terebi bangumi) |
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| "TV show" |
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| テレビ番組 |
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| テレビ番組 |
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| TV show |
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| 今夜、彼女の好きなテレビ番組があります。 |
| (Kon'ya, kanojo no suki na terebi bangumi ga arimasu.) |
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| "Her favorite TV show is on tonight." |
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| 今夜、彼女の好きなテレビ番組があります。 |
| 6. |
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| ジョギング |
| (jogingu) |
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| "jogging" |
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| ジョギング |
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| ジョギング |
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| jogging |
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| ジョギングは楽しいです。 |
| (Jogingu wa tanoshii desu.) |
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| "Jogging is fun." |
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| ジョギングは楽しいです。 |
| 7. |
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| ファーストフード |
| (fāsuto fūdo) |
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| "fast food" |
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| ファーストフード |
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| ファーストフード |
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| fast food |
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| 私はファーストフードの方が好きです。 |
| (Watashi wa fāsuto fūdo no hō ga suki desu.) |
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| "I prefer fast food." |
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| 私はファーストフードの方が好きです。 |
| 8. |
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| 公園 |
| (kōen) |
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| "park" |
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| 公園 |
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| 公園 |
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| park |
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| あの公園は静かです。 |
| (Ano kōen wa shizuka desu.) |
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| "That park is quiet." |
| (SLOW) |
| あの公園は静かです。 |
| 9. |
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| 信号 |
| (shingō) |
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| "traffic light" |
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| 信号 |
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| 信号 |
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| traffic light |
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| 三つ目の信号を渡ってください。 |
| (Mittsu-me no shingō o watatte kudasai.) |
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| "Cross the road at the third traffic light." |
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| 三つ目の信号を渡ってください。 |
| 10. |
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| 標識 |
| (hyōshiki) |
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| "sign" |
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| 標識 |
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| 標識 |
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| sign |
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| 止まれの標識を見たら、止まりなさい。 |
| (Tomare no hyōshiki o mitara, tomarinasai.) |
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| "Stop when you see the stop sign." |
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| 止まれの標識を見たら、止まりなさい。 |
| 11. |
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| 地下鉄 |
| (chikatetsu) |
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| "subway" |
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| 地下鉄 |
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| 地下鉄 |
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| subway |
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| 地下鉄では、電話が通じない。 |
| (Chikatetsu de wa, denwa ga tsūjinai.) |
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| "You can't get though on the phone on the subway." |
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| 地下鉄では、電話が通じない。 |
| 12. |
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| 駅 |
| (eki) |
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| "train station" |
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| 駅 |
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| 駅 |
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| train station |
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| たくさんの学生が、駅の前に集合した。 |
| (Takusan no gakusei ga, eki no mae ni shūgō shita.) |
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| "A lot of students congregated in front of the train station." |
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| たくさんの学生が、駅の前に集合した。 |
| 13. |
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| 五百 |
| (go-hyaku) |
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| "five hundred" |
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| 五百 |
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| 五百 |
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| five hundred |
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| 私の家は、ここから五百メートルです。 |
| (Watashi no ie wa, koko kara go-hyaku-mētoru desu.) |
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| "My house is five hundred meters from here." |
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| 私の家は、ここから五百メートルです。 |
| 14. |
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| 九百九十九 |
| (kyū-hyaku kyū-jū kyū) |
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| "nine hundred ninety nine" |
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| 九百九十九 |
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| 九百九十九 |
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| nine hundred ninety nine |
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| イベント用に、九百九十九のいすを買った。 |
| (Ibentoyō ni, kyū-hyaku kyū-jū kyū no isu o katta.) |
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| "We bought nine hundred ninety nine chairs for the event." |
| (SLOW) |
| イベント用に、九百九十九のいすを買った。 |
| 15. |
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| 百一 |
| (hyaku ichi) |
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| "one hundred and one" |
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| 百一 |
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| 百一 |
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| one hundred and one |
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| 私の得点は百一だった。 |
| (Watashi no tokuten wa hyaku ichi datta.) |
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| "My score was one hundred and one." |
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| 私の得点は百一だった。 |
| 16. |
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| 四百 |
| (yon-hyaku) |
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| "four hundred" |
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| 四百 |
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| 四百 |
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| four hundred |
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| このスタジアムの一周は、四百メートルあります。 |
| (Kono sutajiamu no isshū wa, yon-hyaku-mētoru arimasu.) |
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| "One lap in the stadium is four hundred meters long." |
| (SLOW) |
| このスタジアムの一周は、四百メートルあります。 |
| 17. |
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| 九百 |
| (kyū-hyaku) |
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| "nine hundred" |
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| 九百 |
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| 九百 |
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| nine hundred |
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| そのアンティークのスプーンは、九百年前のものだ。 |
| (Sono antīku no supūn wa, kyū-hyaku-nen mae no mono da.) |
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| "The antique spoon was nine hundred years old." |
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| そのアンティークのスプーンは、九百年前のものだ。 |
| 18. |
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| インチ |
| (inchi) |
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| "inch" |
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| インチ |
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| インチ |
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| inch |
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| 私は４０インチの薄型テレビを買ったばかりです。 |
| (Watashi wa yon-jū-inchi no usugata terebi o katta bakari desu.) |
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| "I just bought a 40 inch flat screen television." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は４０インチの薄型テレビを買ったばかりです。 |
| 19. |
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| キログラム |
| (kiroguramu) |
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| "kilogram" |
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| キログラム |
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| キログラム |
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| kilogram |
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| 一キログラムは、千グラムです。 |
| (Ichi-kiroguramu wa, sen-guramu desu.) |
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| "One kilogram is one thousand grams." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一キログラムは、千グラムです。 |
| 20. |
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| センチメートル |
| (senchimētoru) |
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| "centimeter" |
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| センチメートル |
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| センチメートル |
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| centimeter |
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| 十センチメートルの厚さのマットレスが必要だ。 |
| (Jussenchimētoru no atsusa no mattoresu ga hitsuyō da.) |
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| "I need a ten centimeter thick mattress." |
| (SLOW) |
| 十センチメートルの厚さのマットレスが必要だ。 |
| 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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