Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for disasters, body parts, and religions
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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) |
| 洪水 |
| (kōzui) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "flood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洪水 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洪水 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| flood |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ジープが洪水の中を何とか進んでいる。 |
| (Jīpu ga kōzui no naka o nantoka susunde iru. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The jeep is pushing through the flood." |
| (SLOW) |
| ジープが洪水の中を何とか進んでいる。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台風 |
| (taifū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "typhoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台風 |
| (SLOW) |
| 台風 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| typhoon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台風が上陸した。 |
| (Taifū ga jōriku shita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The typhoon has hit." |
| (SLOW) |
| 台風が上陸した。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ハリケーン |
| (harikēn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hurricane" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ハリケーン |
| (SLOW) |
| ハリケーン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hurricane |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ハリケーンが、海から吹きつけてきている。 |
| (Harikēn ga, umi kara fukitsukete kite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The hurricane is blowing in from the sea." |
| (SLOW) |
| ハリケーンが、海から吹きつけてきている。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 竜巻 |
| (tatsumaki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tornado" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 竜巻 |
| (SLOW) |
| 竜巻 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tornado |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 竜巻が町に近づいている。 |
| (Tatsumaki ga machi ni chikazuite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tornado is approaching the town." |
| (SLOW) |
| 竜巻が町に近づいている。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 日照り |
| (hideri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "drought" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 日照り |
| (SLOW) |
| 日照り |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| drought |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 日照りが続いたので、稲が枯れてしまった。 |
| (Hideri ga tsuzuita node, ine ga karete shimatta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Because of the drought, the rice plants have died. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 日照りが続いたので、稲が枯れてしまった。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イスラム教 |
| (Isuramukyō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イスラム教 |
| (SLOW) |
| イスラム教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Islam |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イスラム教の信仰は、預言者ムハンマドによって創始されました。 |
| (Isuramukyō no shinkō wa, yogensha Muhanmado ni yotte sōshi saremashita. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad." |
| (SLOW) |
| イスラム教の信仰は、預言者ムハンマドによって創始されました。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プロテスタント |
| (Purotesutanto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestantism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プロテスタント |
| (SLOW) |
| プロテスタント |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Protestantism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プロテスタントは、ローマカトリック教会から分離してできました。 |
| (Purotesutanto wa, Rōma Katorikku Kyōkai kara bunri shite dekimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestantism came as a break from the Roman Catholic Church. " |
| (SLOW) |
| プロテスタントは、ローマカトリック教会から分離してできました。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カトリック |
| (Katorikku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カトリック |
| (SLOW) |
| カトリック |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Catholicism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カトリックは、ローマ法王を指導者とする宗教です。 |
| (Katorikku wa, Rōma hōō o shidōsha to suru shūkyō desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism is the religion of those who accept the leadership of the Pope. " |
| (SLOW) |
| カトリックは、ローマ法王を指導者とする宗教です。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ヒンズー教 |
| (Hinzūkyō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ヒンズー教 |
| (SLOW) |
| ヒンズー教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Hinduism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| インドのヒンズー教は、霊魂の再生や、様々な神を信じている。 |
| (Indo no Hinzūkyō wa, reikon no saisei ya, samazama na kami o shinjite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism, from India, involves the belief in reincarnation and many gods. " |
| (SLOW) |
| インドのヒンズー教は、霊魂の再生や、様々な神を信じている。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 仏教 |
| (Bukkyō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buddhism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 仏教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 仏教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Buddhism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 仏教は、悟りを開いたとされる釈迦の教えを元にしている。 |
| (Bukkyō wa, satori o hiraita to sareru Shaka no oshie o moto ni shite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha, the enlightened one. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 仏教は、悟りを開いたとされる釈迦の教えを元にしている。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 足首 |
| (ashikubi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ankle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 足首 |
| (SLOW) |
| 足首 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ankle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 階段につまづいて、足首をひねってしまった。 |
| (Kaidan ni tsumazuite, ashikubi o hinette shimatta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I tripped on the stairs, and now I have a sprained ankle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 階段につまづいて、足首をひねってしまった。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肘 |
| (hiji) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "elbow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肘 |
| (SLOW) |
| 肘 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| elbow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 腕は、肘のところで、一方方向にしか曲がらない。 |
| (Ude wa, hiji no tokoro de, ippō hōkō ni shika magaranai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The arm only bends one way at the elbow." |
| (SLOW) |
| 腕は、肘のところで、一方方向にしか曲がらない。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手首 |
| (tekubi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wrist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手首 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手首 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wrist |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その選手は、手首の怪我で退場している。 |
| (Sono senshu wa, tekubi no kega de taijō shite iru. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The player is out with a wrist injury." |
| (SLOW) |
| その選手は、手首の怪我で退場している。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ひざ |
| (hiza) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "knee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ひざ |
| (SLOW) |
| ひざ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| knee |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その少年は転んで、ひざをすりむいた。 |
| (Sono shōnen wa koronde, hiza o surimuita. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy fell and scraped his knees. " |
| (SLOW) |
| その少年は転んで、ひざをすりむいた。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肌 |
| (hada) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "skin" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肌 |
| (SLOW) |
| 肌 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| skin |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肌は、体の中で一番大きな器官だ。 |
| (Hada wa, karada no naka de ichi-ban ōkina kikan da. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Skin is the largest organ in the body." |
| (SLOW) |
| 肌は、体の中で一番大きな器官だ。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 剃る |
| (soru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shave" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 剃る |
| (SLOW) |
| 剃る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shave |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その男性は、使い捨てカミソリでひげを剃っている。 |
| (Sono dansei wa, tsukaisute kamisori de hige o sotte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is shaving his beard with a disposable razor." |
| (SLOW) |
| その男性は、使い捨てカミソリでひげを剃っている。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シェフ |
| (shefu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chef" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シェフ |
| (SLOW) |
| シェフ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chef |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シェフが料理をしています。 |
| (Shefu ga ryōri o shite imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The chef is making a meal." |
| (SLOW) |
| シェフが料理をしています。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 禁煙 |
| (kin'en) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "non-smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 禁煙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 禁煙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| non-smoking |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は、禁煙席に座りたいです。 |
| (Watashi wa, kin'enseki ni suwaritai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My preference is to sit in the non-smoking section." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は、禁煙席に座りたいです。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喫煙 |
| (kitsuen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喫煙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 喫煙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| smoking |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| レストランには、喫煙用のテラスが別にある。 |
| (Resutoran ni wa, kitsuen’yō no terasu ga betsu ni aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a separate patio for smoking attached to the restaurant. " |
| (SLOW) |
| レストランには、喫煙用のテラスが別にある。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 血液 |
| (ketsueki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 血液 |
| (SLOW) |
| 血液 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blood |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 血液検査で、彼の血液中のアルコール濃度が高いことがわかった。 |
| (Ketsueki kensa de, kare no ketsuekichū no arukōru nōdo ga takai koto ga wakatta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The blood test found that his blood alcohol level was very high." |
| (SLOW) |
| 血液検査で、彼の血液中のアルコール濃度が高いことがわかった。 |
| 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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