Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for fruits, vegetables and school supplies
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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) |
| リュック |
| (ryukku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "backpack" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| リュック |
| (SLOW) |
| リュック |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| backpack |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼はリュックに本と鉛筆、そして紙を入れて持って行った。 |
| (Kare wa ryukku ni hon to enpitsu, soshite kami o irete motte itta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He carried his books, pencils and papers in the backpack." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼はリュックに本と鉛筆、そして紙を入れて持って行った。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャーペンの芯 |
| (shāpen no shin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mechanical pencil lead" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| シャーペンの芯 |
| (SLOW) |
| シャーペンの芯 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mechanical pencil lead |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あの店は、シャーペンの芯の替えが豊富にそろっている。 |
| (Ano mise wa, shāpen no shin no kae ga hōfu ni sorotte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That store stocks a wide assortment of mechanical pencil lead refills." |
| (SLOW) |
| あの店は、シャーペンの芯の替えが豊富にそろっている。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| のり |
| (nori) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "glue" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| のり |
| (SLOW) |
| のり |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| glue |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 紙にのりをつけなさい。 |
| (Kami ni nori o tsukenasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Apply glue to the paper." |
| (SLOW) |
| 紙にのりをつけなさい。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電卓 |
| (でんたく) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "calculator" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電卓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 電卓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| calculator |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| テスト中に電卓を使うことはできません。 |
| (Tesutochū ni dentaku o tsukau koto wa dekimasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We can't use a calculator during the test." |
| (SLOW) |
| テスト中に電卓を使うことはできません。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆削り |
| (enpitsu kezuri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pencil sharpener" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆削り |
| (SLOW) |
| 鉛筆削り |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pencil sharpener |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆削りがあります。 |
| (Enpitsu kezuri ga arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a pencil sharpener." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鉛筆削りがあります。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 広い |
| (hiroi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wide" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 広い |
| (SLOW) |
| 広い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wide |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その川は広くて深い。 |
| (Sono kawa wa hirokute fukai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The river is wide and deep." |
| (SLOW) |
| その川は広くて深い。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 狭い |
| (semai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "narrow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 狭い |
| (SLOW) |
| 狭い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| narrow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その男性は狭い道を登っている。 |
| (Sono dansei wa semai michi o nobotte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is hiking on a narrow path." |
| (SLOW) |
| その男性は狭い道を登っている。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 硬い |
| (katai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 硬い |
| (SLOW) |
| 硬い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カメは身を守るために、体が硬い甲羅で覆われている。 |
| (Kame wa mi o mamoru tame ni, karada ga katai kōra de ōwarete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A turtle has a hard shell for protection." |
| (SLOW) |
| カメは身を守るために、体が硬い甲羅で覆われている。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 柔らかい |
| (yawarakai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soft" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 柔らかい |
| (SLOW) |
| 柔らかい |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soft |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ビロード素材はとても柔らかい。 |
| (Birōdo sozai wa totemo yawarakai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Velvet material is very soft." |
| (SLOW) |
| ビロード素材はとても柔らかい。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あんず |
| (anzu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apricot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あんず |
| (SLOW) |
| あんず |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| apricot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 干しあんずは、とても健康的で手軽なスナックです。 |
| (Hoshi anzu wa, totemo kenkōteki de tegaru na sunakku desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A dried apricot makes a very healthy and convenient snack." |
| (SLOW) |
| 干しあんずは、とても健康的で手軽なスナックです。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| パイナップル |
| (painappuru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pineapple" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| パイナップル |
| (SLOW) |
| パイナップル |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pineapple |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刻んだパイナップルはカッテージチーズとよく合う。 |
| (Kizanda painappuru wa kattēji chīzu to yoku au.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Chopped pineapple goes great in cottage cheese." |
| (SLOW) |
| 刻んだパイナップルはカッテージチーズとよく合う。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メロン |
| (meron) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "melon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| メロン |
| (SLOW) |
| メロン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| melon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 百種類以上のメロンがあるが、どれもジューシーで美味しい。 |
| (Hyaku shurui ijō no meron ga aru ga, dore mo jūshī de oishii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are over one hundred varieties of melon, but all are juicy and good tasting." |
| (SLOW) |
| 百種類以上のメロンがあるが、どれもジューシーで美味しい。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イチジク |
| (ichijiku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fig" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イチジク |
| (SLOW) |
| イチジク |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fig |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イチジクは乾燥させると、長持ちする。 |
| (Ichijiku wa kansō saseru to, nagamochi suru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Once they are dried, figs can last a long time." |
| (SLOW) |
| イチジクは乾燥させると、長持ちする。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プラム |
| (puramu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plum" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プラム |
| (SLOW) |
| プラム |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| plum |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プルーンは、干したプラムです。 |
| (Purūn wa, hoshita puramu desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Prunes are dried plums." |
| (SLOW) |
| プルーンは、干したプラムです。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カリフラワー |
| (karifurawā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cauliflower" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カリフラワー |
| (SLOW) |
| カリフラワー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cauliflower |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カリフラワーは、ランチドレッシングにつけて食べます。 |
| (Karifurawā wa, ranchi doresshingu ni tsukete tabemasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We eat cauliflower dipped in ranch dressing." |
| (SLOW) |
| カリフラワーは、ランチドレッシングにつけて食べます。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キャベツ |
| (kyabetsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cabbage" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キャベツ |
| (SLOW) |
| キャベツ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cabbage |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 昨日の夜、キャベツを食べました。 |
| (Kinō no yoru, kyabetsu o tabemashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I ate a cabbage last night." |
| (SLOW) |
| 昨日の夜、キャベツを食べました。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| セロリ |
| (serori) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "celery" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| セロリ |
| (SLOW) |
| セロリ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| celery |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| セロリを食べて得るカロリーより、セロリを食べるために使うカロリーの方が多い。 |
| (Serori o tabete eru karorī yori, serori o taberu tame ni tsukau karorī no hō ga ōi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It takes more calories to eat celery than you get by eating it." |
| (SLOW) |
| セロリを食べて得るカロリーより、セロリを食べるために使うカロリーの方が多い。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 茄子 |
| (nasu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eggplant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 茄子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 茄子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eggplant |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 茄子は、紫や白、緑など、いろいろな色のものがある。 |
| (Nasu wa, murasaki ya shiro, midori nado, iroiro na iro no mono ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Eggplant comes in various colors including purple, white and green." |
| (SLOW) |
| 茄子は、紫や白、緑など、いろいろな色のものがある。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| モヤシ |
| (moyashi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bean sprout" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| モヤシ |
| (SLOW) |
| モヤシ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bean sprout |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 甘くて歯ごたえのあるモヤシをご飯に混ぜると、とても美味しい一品になる。 |
| (Amakute hagotae no aru moyashi o gohan ni mazeru to, totemo oishii ippin ni naru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Sweet and crunchy bean sprouts in rice make an enjoyable side dish." |
| (SLOW) |
| 甘くて歯ごたえのあるモヤシをご飯に混ぜると、とても美味しい一品になる。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 事故 |
| (jiko) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "accident" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 事故 |
| (SLOW) |
| 事故 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| accident |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車の事故は、怪我の主な原因だ。 |
| (Kuruma no jiko wa, kega no omo na gen'in da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Car accidents are a leading cause of injury." |
| (SLOW) |
| 車の事故は、怪我の主な原因だ。 |
| 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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