Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including animals and adjectives
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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) |
| 時計 |
| (tokei) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "watch" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 時計 |
| (SLOW) |
| 時計 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| watch |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大事な時計を壊してしまいました。 |
| (Daiji na tokei o kowashite shimaimashita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I broke the important watch." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大事な時計を壊してしまいました。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 眼鏡 |
| (megane) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " glasses" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 眼鏡 |
| (SLOW) |
| 眼鏡 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| glasses |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女は、あのダサい眼鏡がなければ、かわいいのに。 |
| (Kanojo wa, ano dasai megane ga nakereba, kawaii no ni.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She would be pretty if she didn't have those awful glasses." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女は、あのダサい眼鏡がなければ、かわいいのに。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ジャケット |
| (jaketto) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "jacket" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ジャケット |
| (SLOW) |
| ジャケット |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jacket |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| このジャケットを半額で買った。 |
| (Kono jaketto o hangaku de katta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought this jacket at half price." |
| (SLOW) |
| このジャケットを半額で買った。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 受け取る |
| (uketoru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "receive" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 受け取る |
| (SLOW) |
| 受け取る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| receive |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 荷物を受け取るのが大好きだ。 |
| (Nimotsu o uketoru no ga daisuki da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I love to receive packages." |
| (SLOW) |
| 荷物を受け取るのが大好きだ。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 探す |
| (sagasu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "search" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 探す |
| (SLOW) |
| 探す |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| search |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| アパートを探さなくてはいけない。 |
| (Apāto o sagasanakute wa ikenai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I need to search for an apartment." |
| (SLOW) |
| アパートを探さなくてはいけない。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 取る |
| (toru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " take" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 取る |
| (SLOW) |
| 取る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| take |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女はりんごを手に取った。 |
| (Kanojo wa ringo o te ni totta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She took an apple in her hand." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女はりんごを手に取った。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 弱い |
| (yowai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "weak" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 弱い |
| (SLOW) |
| 弱い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| weak |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は意志が弱い。 |
| (Kare wa ishi ga yowai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His will is weak." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は意志が弱い。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 強い |
| (tsuyoi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "strong" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 強い |
| (SLOW) |
| 強い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| strong |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼は信仰心が強い。 |
| (Kare wa shinkōshin ga tsuyoi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is strong in faith." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼は信仰心が強い。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寒い |
| (samui) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寒い |
| (SLOW) |
| 寒い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cold |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| カナダは寒いです。 |
| (Kanada wa samui desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's cold in Canada." |
| (SLOW) |
| カナダは寒いです。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暑い |
| (atsui) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暑い |
| (SLOW) |
| 暑い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暑いから、ジャケットを脱いだ。 |
| (Atsui kara, jaketto o nuida.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It was hot, so I took off my jacket." |
| (SLOW) |
| 暑いから、ジャケットを脱いだ。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 変 |
| (hen) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "funny" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 変 |
| (SLOW) |
| 変 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| funny |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 変な顔！ウケるー！ |
| (Hen na kao! Ukerū!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What a funny face? That's hilarious!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 変な顔！ウケるー！ |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃 |
| (momo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "peach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃 |
| (SLOW) |
| 桃 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| peach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 岡山県の桃は有名だ。 |
| (Okayama-ken no momo wa yūmei da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Peaches from Okayama are famous." |
| (SLOW) |
| 岡山県の桃は有名だ。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オレンジ |
| (orenji) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "orange" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オレンジ |
| (SLOW) |
| オレンジ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| orange |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私は朝、オレンジジュースを飲む。 |
| (Watashi wa asa, orenji jūsu o nomu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I drink orange juice in the morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私は朝、オレンジジュースを飲む。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 芋 |
| (imo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "potato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 芋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 芋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| potato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 木の葉を燃やしてお芋を焼こう。 |
| (Ko no ha o moyashite o-imo o yakō.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Burn those leaves and bake some sweet potatoes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 木の葉を燃やしてお芋を焼こう。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大豆 |
| (daizu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soybean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大豆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大豆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soybean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大豆は豆の一種です。 |
| (Daizu wa mame no isshu desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A soybean is a kind of bean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大豆は豆の一種です。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 野菜 |
| (yasai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vegetable" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 野菜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 野菜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vegetable |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| これは野菜と肉です。 |
| (Kore wa yasai to niku desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is vegetable and meat." |
| (SLOW) |
| これは野菜と肉です。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛 |
| (ushi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牛 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| インドでは、牛が道路を歩いている。 |
| (Indo de wa, ushi ga dōro o aruite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Cows walk on the street in India." |
| (SLOW) |
| インドでは、牛が道路を歩いている。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 豚 |
| (buta) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pig" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 豚 |
| (SLOW) |
| 豚 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pig |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 豚がひなたぼっこをしている。 |
| (Buta ga hinatabokko o shite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The pigs are resting in the sun." |
| (SLOW) |
| 豚がひなたぼっこをしている。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 馬 |
| (uma) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "horse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 馬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 馬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| horse |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 馬が野原を走っている。 |
| (Uma ga nohara o hashitte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The horse is running in the field." |
| (SLOW) |
| 馬が野原を走っている。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪 |
| (yuki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "snow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雪 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| snow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 森に雪が降っている。 |
| (Mori ni yuki ga futte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The snow is falling in the woods." |
| (SLOW) |
| 森に雪が降っている。 |
| 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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