Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for settlements and common emotions
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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) |
| 田舎 |
| (inaka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "country" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 田舎 |
| (SLOW) |
| 田舎 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| country |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼らは田舎に大きな家がある。 |
| (Kare-ra wa inaka ni ōkina ie ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They have a big house in the country." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼らは田舎に大きな家がある。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 村 |
| (mura) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "village" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 村 |
| (SLOW) |
| 村 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| village |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は、小さな村で育ちました。 |
| (Watashi wa, chiisana mura de sodachimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I grew up in a small village." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は、小さな村で育ちました。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 街 |
| (machi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "town" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 街 |
| (SLOW) |
| 街 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| town |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ちょっと街を散策したい。 |
| (Chotto machi o sansaku shitai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to go for a walk in town." |
| (SLOW) |
| ちょっと街を散策したい。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郊外 |
| (kōgai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suburb" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郊外 |
| (SLOW) |
| 郊外 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| suburb |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 去年郊外に引っ越しました。 |
| (Kyonen kōgai ni hikkoshimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I moved to the suburbs last year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 去年郊外に引っ越しました。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 部屋 |
| (heya) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "room" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 部屋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 部屋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| room |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ボーイが私達の荷物を部屋まで運んでくれた。 |
| (Bōi ga watashi-tachi no nimotsu o heya made hakonde kureta. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A porter carried our bags to our room." |
| (SLOW) |
| ボーイが私達の荷物を部屋まで運んでくれた。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火傷 |
| (yakedo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "burn" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火傷 |
| (SLOW) |
| 火傷 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| burn |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女は左手に熱湯を浴び、第二度の火傷を負った。 |
| (Kanojo wa hidarite ni nettō o abi, dai-ni-do no yakedo o otta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She spilled boiling water on her left hand and has a second degree burn. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女は左手に熱湯を浴び、第二度の火傷を負った。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| チェス |
| (chesu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chess" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| チェス |
| (SLOW) |
| チェス |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chess |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は辛抱強い人間ではないので、スピードチェスの方が好きだ。 |
| (Watashi wa shinbōzuyoi ningen de wa nai node, supīdo chesu no hō ga suki da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm not a patient person, so I prefer speed chess." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は辛抱強い人間ではないので、スピードチェスの方が好きだ。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 言語 |
| (gengo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "language" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 言語 |
| (SLOW) |
| 言語 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| language |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 言語学は自然言語の分野です。 |
| (Gengogaku wa shizen gengo no bun'ya desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Linguistics is the study of natural language." |
| (SLOW) |
| 言語学は自然言語の分野です。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ブローする |
| (burō suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blow-dry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ブローする |
| (SLOW) |
| ブローする |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blow-dry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 毎朝髪をブローする。 |
| (Maiasa kami o burō suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I blow-dry my hair every morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 毎朝髪をブローする。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 武術 |
| (bujutsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "martial arts" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 武術 |
| (SLOW) |
| 武術 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| martial arts |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私達の武術の師範は、二十五年も修行を積んできた。 |
| (Watashi-tachi no bujutsu no shihan wa, ni-jū go-nen mo shugyō o tsunde kita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Our martial arts instructor has practiced for twenty five years. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 私達の武術の師範は、二十五年も修行を積んできた。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 満足した |
| (manzoku shita) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "satisfied" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 満足した |
| (SLOW) |
| 満足した |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| satisfied |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私はその結果に満足している。 |
| (Watashi wa sono kekka ni manzoku shite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm satisfied with the result." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私はその結果に満足している。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 落ち着いた |
| (ochitsuita) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "calm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 落ち着いた |
| (SLOW) |
| 落ち着いた |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| calm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 落ち着いた話し方をする人。 |
| (Ochitsuita hanashikata o suru hito.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Person who has a calm way of speaking. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 落ち着いた話し方をする人。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| とかす |
| (tokasu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "comb" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| とかす |
| (SLOW) |
| とかす |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| comb |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は毎日犬の毛をとかす。 |
| (Watashi wa mainichi inu no ke o tokasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I comb my dog every day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は毎日犬の毛をとかす。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| うがいをする |
| (ugai o suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "gargle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| うがいをする |
| (SLOW) |
| うがいをする |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| gargle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は一日に何度かうがいをする。 |
| (Watashi wa ici-nichi ni nan-do ka ugai o suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I gargle several times a day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は一日に何度かうがいをする。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 不満 |
| (fuman) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dissatisfied" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 不満 |
| (SLOW) |
| 不満 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dissatisfied |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その男の人は、その製品に不満だ。 |
| (Sono otoko no hito wa, sono seihin ni fuman da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is dissatisfied with the product." |
| (SLOW) |
| その男の人は、その製品に不満だ。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五千 |
| (go-sen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "five thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 五千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| five thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五千人の人々が広場に集まって抗議した。 |
| (Go-sen-nin no hito-bito ga hiroba ni atsumatte kōgi shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Five thousand people were protesting on the square." |
| (SLOW) |
| 五千人の人々が広場に集まって抗議した。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三千 |
| (san-zen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "three thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 三千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| three thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ペルーには、三千種以上のジャガイモが存在する。 |
| (Perū ni wa, san-zen-shu ijō no jagaimo ga sonzai suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In Peru, more than three thousand types of potatoes exist." |
| (SLOW) |
| ペルーには、三千種以上のジャガイモが存在する。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六千 |
| (roku-sen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "six thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 六千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| six thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ギリシャには約六千の島がある。 |
| (Girisha ni wa yaku roku-sen no shima ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are around six thousand islands in Greece." |
| (SLOW) |
| ギリシャには約六千の島がある。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七千 |
| (nana-sen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seven thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 七千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seven thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女はアルバムを七千枚売った。 |
| (Kanojo wa arubamu o nana-sen-mai utta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She sold seven thousand albums." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女はアルバムを七千枚売った。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九千 |
| (kyū-sen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nine thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 九千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nine thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九千の軍隊がその国から撤退した。 |
| (Kyū-sen no guntai ga sono kuni kara tettai shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Nine thousand troops withdrew from the country." |
| (SLOW) |
| 九千の軍隊がその国から撤退した。 |
| 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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