Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including weather and marine animals
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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) |
| 嬉しい |
| (ureshii) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "happy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嬉しい |
| (SLOW) |
| 嬉しい |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| happy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| チョコレートをもらって嬉しい。 |
| (Chokorēto o moratte ureshii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm happy to get a chocolate." |
| (SLOW) |
| チョコレートをもらって嬉しい。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 悲しい |
| (kanashii) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " sad" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 悲しい |
| (SLOW) |
| 悲しい |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sad |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 悲しい顔で若者が、一人座っている。 |
| (Kanashii kao de wakamono ga, hitori suwatte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sad teenager is sitting alone." |
| (SLOW) |
| 悲しい顔で若者が、一人座っている。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怒っている |
| (okotte iru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "angry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怒っている |
| (SLOW) |
| 怒っている |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| angry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 何か怒ってる？ |
| (Nani ka okotte ru?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Are you angry at me?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 何か怒ってる？ |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 服 |
| (fuku) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " clothing" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 服 |
| (SLOW) |
| 服 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| clothing |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| この服は風合いがいい。 |
| (Kono fuku wa fūai ga ii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This item of clothing has a nice texture." |
| (SLOW) |
| この服は風合いがいい。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| くつ |
| (kutsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shoe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| くつ |
| (SLOW) |
| くつ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shoe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| くつが五足あります。 |
| (Kutsu ga go-soku arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are five pairs of shoes." |
| (SLOW) |
| くつが五足あります。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 靴下 |
| (kutsushita) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " sock" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 靴下 |
| (SLOW) |
| 靴下 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sock |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| この靴下は、三足で1,000円です。 |
| (Kono kutsushita wa, san-zoku de sen-en desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "These socks cost a thousand yen for three pairs." |
| (SLOW) |
| この靴下は、三足で1,000円です。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 下着 |
| (shitagi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "underwear" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 下着 |
| (SLOW) |
| 下着 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| underwear |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 私の靴下と下着は、たんすの一番上の引き出しにあります。 |
| (Watashi no kutsushita to shitagi wa, tansu no ichi-ban ue no hikidashi ni arimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My socks and underwear are in the top drawer of my dresser." |
| (SLOW) |
| 私の靴下と下着は、たんすの一番上の引き出しにあります。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 話す |
| (hanasu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " talk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 話す |
| (SLOW) |
| 話す |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| talk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| オペレーターが客と話す。 |
| (Operētā ga kyaku to hanasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The operator talks with a customer." |
| (SLOW) |
| オペレーターが客と話す。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あげる |
| (ageru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " give" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あげる |
| (SLOW) |
| あげる |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| give |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 映画のチケットをあげる。 |
| (Eiga no chiketto o ageru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'll give you a movie ticket." |
| (SLOW) |
| 映画のチケットをあげる。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 低い |
| (hikui) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "low" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 低い |
| (SLOW) |
| 低い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| low |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼はいつも低い声で話します。 |
| (Kare wa itsumo hikui koe de hanashimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He always speaks in a low voice." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼はいつも低い声で話します。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高い |
| (takai) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "high" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高い |
| (SLOW) |
| 高い |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| high |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| あの塔はかなり高いです。 |
| (Ano tō wa kanari takai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That tower is pretty high." |
| (SLOW) |
| あの塔はかなり高いです。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フルーツ |
| (furūtsu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fruit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| フルーツ |
| (SLOW) |
| フルーツ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fruit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| マンゴーは、南の国のフルーツだ。 |
| (Mangō wa, minami no kuni no furūtsu da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Mango is a fruit from southern countries." |
| (SLOW) |
| マンゴーは、南の国のフルーツだ。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蛸 |
| (tako) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "octopus" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蛸 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蛸 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| octopus |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蛸が海を泳いでいる。 |
| (Tako ga umi o oyoide iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The octopus is swimming in the ocean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蛸が海を泳いでいる。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鮫 |
| (same) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shark" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鮫 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鮫 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shark |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鮫が出てくる夢を見た。 |
| (Same ga dete kuru yume o mita.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I had a dream about a shark." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鮫が出てくる夢を見た。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鯨 |
| (kujira) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "whale" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鯨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鯨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| whale |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鯨は哺乳類です。 |
| (Kujira wa honyūrui desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Whales are mammals." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鯨は哺乳類です。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 曇る |
| (kumoru) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cloudy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 曇る |
| (SLOW) |
| 曇る |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cloudy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 外は曇ってきています。 |
| (Soto wa kumotte kite imasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's getting cloudy outside." |
| (SLOW) |
| 外は曇ってきています。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 涼しい |
| (suzushii) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cool" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 涼しい |
| (SLOW) |
| 涼しい |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cool |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| サンダルを履くと、足が涼しい。 |
| (Sandaru o haku to, ashi ga suzushii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When I wear sandals, my feet feel cool." |
| (SLOW) |
| サンダルを履くと、足が涼しい。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 胡瓜 |
| (kyūri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cucumber" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 胡瓜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 胡瓜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cucumber |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 胡瓜はよく生で食べられる。 |
| (Kyūri wa yoku nama de taberareru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Cucumbers are often eaten raw." |
| (SLOW) |
| 胡瓜はよく生で食べられる。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ピーマン |
| (pīman) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bell pepper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ピーマン |
| (SLOW) |
| ピーマン |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bell pepper |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ピーマンが嫌いな子どもは多い。 |
| (Pīman ga kirai na kodomo wa ōi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A lot of kids don't like bell peppers." |
| (SLOW) |
| ピーマンが嫌いな子どもは多い。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ブロッコリー |
| (burokkorī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "broccoli" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ブロッコリー |
| (SLOW) |
| ブロッコリー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| broccoli |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ブロッコリーは、緑の野菜です。 |
| (Burokkorī wa, midori no yasai desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Broccoli is a green vegetable." |
| (SLOW) |
| ブロッコリーは、緑の野菜です。 |
| 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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