Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including fruits and modes of transportation
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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) |
| バナナ |
| (banana) |
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| "banana" |
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| バナナ |
| (SLOW) |
| バナナ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| banana |
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| サルはバナナが好きだ。 |
| (Saru wa banana ga suki da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Monkeys like bananas." |
| (SLOW) |
| サルはバナナが好きだ。 |
| 2. |
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| りんご |
| (ringo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apple" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| りんご |
| (SLOW) |
| りんご |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| apple |
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| このりんごはいくらですか。 |
| (Kono ringo wa ikura desu ka.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How much is this apple?" |
| (SLOW) |
| このりんごはいくらですか。 |
| 3. |
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| ぶどう |
| (budō) |
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| "grape" |
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| ぶどう |
| (SLOW) |
| ぶどう |
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| grape |
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| 皮がついたままぶどうを食べる人もいる。 |
| (Kawa ga tsuita mama budō o taberu hito mo iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Some people eat grapes unpeeled." |
| (SLOW) |
| 皮がついたままぶどうを食べる人もいる。 |
| 4. |
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| すいか |
| (suika) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "watermelon" |
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| すいか |
| (SLOW) |
| すいか |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| watermelon |
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| すいかが好きです。 |
| (Suika ga suki desu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like watermelon." |
| (SLOW) |
| すいかが好きです。 |
| 5. |
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| 鳥 |
| (tori) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bird" |
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| 鳥 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鳥 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bird |
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| その鳥は、南の国で冬を越す。 |
| (Sono tori wa, minami no kuni de fuyu o kosu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That bird survives winter in southern countries." |
| (SLOW) |
| その鳥は、南の国で冬を越す。 |
| 6. |
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| ねずみ |
| (nezumi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mouse" |
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| ねずみ |
| (SLOW) |
| ねずみ |
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| mouse |
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| ネズミがぶどうを食べている。 |
| (Nezumi ga budō o tabete iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The mouse is eating a grape." |
| (SLOW) |
| ネズミがぶどうを食べている。 |
| 7. |
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| 太陽 |
| (taiyō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sun" |
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| 太陽 |
| (SLOW) |
| 太陽 |
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| sun |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太陽がまぶしい。 |
| (Taiyō ga mabushii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sun is bright." |
| (SLOW) |
| 太陽がまぶしい。 |
| 8. |
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| 天気 |
| (tenki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "weather" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天気 |
| (SLOW) |
| 天気 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| weather |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今日の天気はどうですか。 |
| (Kyō no tenki wa dō desu ka. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How is the weather today?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 今日の天気はどうですか。 |
| 9. |
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| 度 |
| (do) |
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| "degree" |
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| 度 |
| (SLOW) |
| 度 |
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| degree |
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| 今日の最低気温は０度だ。 |
| (Kyō no saitei kion wa rei-do da.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Today's lowest temperature will be 0 degrees." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今日の最低気温は０度だ。 |
| 10. |
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| 女(の人) |
| (onna (no hito)) |
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| "woman" |
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| 女(の人) |
| (SLOW) |
| 女(の人) |
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| woman |
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| 女の人がコーヒーを飲んでいる。 |
| (Onna no hito ga kōhī o nonde iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A woman is drinking coffee." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女の人がコーヒーを飲んでいる。 |
| 11. |
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| 男(の人) |
| (otoko (no hito)) |
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| "man" |
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| 男(の人) |
| (SLOW) |
| 男(の人) |
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| man |
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| あの男の人は、私の友達に似ている。 |
| (Ano otoko no hito wa, watashi no tomodachi ni nite iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That man looks like my friend." |
| (SLOW) |
| あの男の人は、私の友達に似ている。 |
| 12. |
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| 彼女 |
| (kanojo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "girlfriend" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼女 |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼女 |
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| girlfriend |
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| 僕には彼女がいません。 |
| (Boku ni wa kanojo ga imasen.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't have a girlfriend." |
| (SLOW) |
| 僕には彼女がいません。 |
| 13. |
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| 彼氏 |
| (kareshi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boyfriend" |
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| 彼氏 |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼氏 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boyfriend |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 彼氏の行動を疑っている。 |
| (Kareshi no kōdō o utagatte iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm doubting my boyfriend's behaviour." |
| (SLOW) |
| 彼氏の行動を疑っている。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電車 |
| (densha) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "train" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電車 |
| (SLOW) |
| 電車 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| train |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今朝は電車が遅れた。 |
| (Kesa wa densha ga okureta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The train was late this morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今朝は電車が遅れた。 |
| 15. |
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| 飛行機 |
| (hikōki) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "airplane" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 飛行機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 飛行機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| airplane |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 飛行機が空を飛んでいる。 |
| (Hikōki ga sora o tonde iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The airplane is flying in the sky." |
| (SLOW) |
| 飛行機が空を飛んでいる。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| バス |
| (basu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bus" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| バス |
| (SLOW) |
| バス |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bus |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| このバスは駅を通ります。 |
| (Kono basu wa eki o tōrimasu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This bus passes by the station." |
| (SLOW) |
| このバスは駅を通ります。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| タクシー |
| (takushī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "taxi" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| タクシー |
| (SLOW) |
| タクシー |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| taxi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| タクシーを呼んでください。 |
| (Takushī o yonde kudasai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please call me a taxi." |
| (SLOW) |
| タクシーを呼んでください。 |
| 18. |
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| ほうれん草 |
| (hōrensō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "spinach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ほうれん草 |
| (SLOW) |
| ほうれん草 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| spinach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ほうれん草は体にいい。 |
| (Hōrensō wa karada ni ii.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Spinach makes your body healthy." |
| (SLOW) |
| ほうれん草は体にいい。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いるか |
| (iruka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dolphin" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いるか |
| (SLOW) |
| いるか |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dolphin |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イルカが海を泳いでいる。 |
| (Iruka ga umi o oyoide iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The dolphin is swimming in the ocean." |
| (SLOW) |
| イルカが海を泳いでいる。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いか |
| (ika) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "squid" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| いか |
| (SLOW) |
| いか |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| squid |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| イカがさんご礁の近くを泳いでいる |
| (Ika ga sangoshō no chikaku o oyoide iru.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The squid are swimming near the coral reef." |
| (SLOW) |
| イカがさんご礁の近くを泳いでいる |
| 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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