Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for body parts and foods
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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) |
| 期待している |
| (kitai shite iru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hopeful" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 期待している |
| (SLOW) |
| 期待している |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hopeful |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 次の夏休みがすばらしいものであることを期待している。 |
| (Tsugi no natsuyasumi ga subarashii mono de aru koto o kitai shite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am hopeful that my next summer vacation will be very good." |
| (SLOW) |
| 次の夏休みがすばらしいものであることを期待している。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 深い |
| (fukai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "deep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 深い |
| (SLOW) |
| 深い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| deep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その男の子は転んで、脚に深い切り傷を負った。 |
| (Sono otokonoko wa koronde, ashi ni fukai kirikizu o otta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy fell and has a deep cut on his leg." |
| (SLOW) |
| その男の子は転んで、脚に深い切り傷を負った。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 浅い |
| (asai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shallow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 浅い |
| (SLOW) |
| 浅い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shallow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 心配しないで。ここは水がとても浅いから。 |
| (Shinpai shinaide. Koko wa mizu ga totemo asai kara.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't worry; the water is very shallow here." |
| (SLOW) |
| 心配しないで。ここは水がとても浅いから。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お金持ちの |
| (o-kanemochi no) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rich" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お金持ちの |
| (SLOW) |
| お金持ちの |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rich |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼のお父さんは、お金持ちだ。 |
| (Kare no o-tō-san wa, o-kanemochi da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His father is a rich man." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼のお父さんは、お金持ちだ。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 貧乏 |
| (binbō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "poor" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 貧乏 |
| (SLOW) |
| 貧乏 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| poor |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| その男性は貧乏です。 |
| (Sono dansei wa binbō desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is poor." |
| (SLOW) |
| その男性は貧乏です。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| モニター |
| (monitā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "monitor" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| モニター |
| (SLOW) |
| モニター |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| monitor |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| もっと大きいモニターが欲しい。 |
| (Motto ōkii monitā ga hoshii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'd like to have a bigger monitor." |
| (SLOW) |
| もっと大きいモニターが欲しい。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キーボード |
| (kībōdo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "keyboard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キーボード |
| (SLOW) |
| キーボード |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| keyboard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キーボードが壊れました。 |
| (Kībōdo ga kowaremashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My keyboard is broken." |
| (SLOW) |
| キーボードが壊れました。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ヘッドフォン |
| (heddofon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "headphones" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ヘッドフォン |
| (SLOW) |
| ヘッドフォン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| headphones |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| そのヘッドフォンはとても高いです。 |
| (Sono heddofon wa totemo takai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Those headphones are really expensive." |
| (SLOW) |
| そのヘッドフォンはとても高いです。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| しゃっくりをする |
| (shakkuri o suru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hiccup" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| しゃっくりをする |
| (SLOW) |
| しゃっくりをする |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hiccup |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| しゃっくりをしながらは話しにくい。 |
| (Shakkuri o shinagara wa hanashinikui.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When you have to hiccup it is hard to talk." |
| (SLOW) |
| しゃっくりをしながらは話しにくい。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ブルーベリー |
| (burūberī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blueberry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ブルーベリー |
| (SLOW) |
| ブルーベリー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blueberry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ブルーベリーは丸い。 |
| (Burūberī wa marui.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Blueberries are round." |
| (SLOW) |
| ブルーベリーは丸い。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プルーン |
| (purūn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "prune" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| プルーン |
| (SLOW) |
| プルーン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| prune |
| (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。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マンゴー |
| (mangō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mango" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マンゴー |
| (SLOW) |
| マンゴー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mango |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 世界中で一番食べられている果物は、マンゴーだ。 |
| (Sekaijū de ichi-ban taberarete iru kudamono wa, mangō da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "More mangoes are eaten than any other fruit in the world." |
| (SLOW) |
| 世界中で一番食べられている果物は、マンゴーだ。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| レモン |
| (remon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lemon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| レモン |
| (SLOW) |
| レモン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lemon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カキにレモンの絞り汁をかけて食べた。 |
| (Kaki ni remon no shiborijiru o kakete tabeta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I put squeezed lemon juice on the oysters and ate them." |
| (SLOW) |
| カキにレモンの絞り汁をかけて食べた。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お尻 |
| (o-shiri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "buttocks" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| お尻 |
| (SLOW) |
| お尻 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| buttocks |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女は、後ろに倒れて、お尻を強く打った。 |
| (Kanojo wa, ushiro ni taorete, o-shiri o tsuyoku utta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She fell backwards landing hard on her buttocks." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女は、後ろに倒れて、お尻を強く打った。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肩 |
| (kata) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shoulder" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 肩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shoulder |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右の肩が痛いです。 |
| (Migi no kata ga itai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My right shoulder hurts." |
| (SLOW) |
| 右の肩が痛いです。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 筋肉 |
| (kinniku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "muscle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 筋肉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 筋肉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| muscle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ウェイトトレーニングをすれば、筋肉を鍛えられる。 |
| (Weito torēningu o sureba, kinniku o kitaerareru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "If you lift weights, you can build your muscles." |
| (SLOW) |
| ウェイトトレーニングをすれば、筋肉を鍛えられる。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 骨 |
| (hone) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 骨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 骨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 骨は皮膚の下にある。 |
| (Hone wa hifu no shita ni aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your bones are beneath your skin." |
| (SLOW) |
| 骨は皮膚の下にある。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あごひげ |
| (agohige) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あごひげ |
| (SLOW) |
| あごひげ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| beard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| サンタクロースは、長くて白いあごひげがある。 |
| (Santa Kurōsu wa, nagakute shiroi agohige ga aru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Santa Claus has a long white beard." |
| (SLOW) |
| サンタクロースは、長くて白いあごひげがある。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| サツマイモ |
| (satsumaimo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sweet potato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| サツマイモ |
| (SLOW) |
| サツマイモ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sweet potato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ヤムイモは、サツマイモとも呼ばれている。 |
| (Yamuimo wa, satsumaimo to mo yobarete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A yam is also called a sweet potato." |
| (SLOW) |
| ヤムイモは、サツマイモとも呼ばれている。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キノコ |
| (kinoko) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mushroom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| キノコ |
| (SLOW) |
| キノコ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mushroom |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| きのこを食べるのは、菌を食べているのと同じだ。 |
| (Kinoko o taberu no wa, kin o tabete iru no to onaji da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When you eat mushrooms, you are eating a fungus." |
| (SLOW) |
| きのこを食べるのは、菌を食べているのと同じだ。 |
| 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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