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Minna no Nihongo lesson 13: vocabulary & grammar
Vocabulary
32 words from lesson 13, with their reading in kana and rōmaji, and an example sentence under each.
| Japanese | Meaning | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| あそびます遊びますasobimasu | to enjoy oneself, play | |
| こうえんであそびます。Kouen de asobimasu.I play in the park. | ||
| およぎます泳ぎますoyogimasu | to swim | |
| プールでおよぎます。Puuru de oyogimasu.I swim in the pool. | ||
| むかえます迎えますmukaemasu | to go to meet, welcome | |
| くうこうにむかえにいきます。Kuukou ni mukae ni ikimasu.I'm going to the airport to pick someone up. | ||
| つかれます疲れますtsukaremasu | to get tired (when expressing the condition of being tired, つかれました is used) | |
| まいにちはたらきますから、つかれます。Mainichi hatarakimasu kara, tsukaremasu.I work every day, so I get tired. | ||
| けっこんします結婚しますkekkon shimasu | to marry, get married | |
| らいねんけっこんします。Rainen kekkon shimasu.I'm getting married next year. | ||
| かいものします買い物しますkaimono shimasu | To go shopping | |
| デパートでかいものします。Depaato de kaimono shimasu.I go shopping at the department store. | ||
| しょくじします食事しますshokuji shimasu | to have a meal, dine (≠ to eat something, from L6) | |
| ともだちと いっしょに しょくじします。Tomodachi to issho ni shokuji shimasu.I have a meal together with my friends. | ||
| さんぽします散歩しますsanpo shimasu | To take a walk | |
| まいにちこうえんをさんぽします。Mainichi kouen wo sanpo shimasu.I walk in the park every day. | ||
| たいへんなtaihen na | Tough, terrible, very | |
| このしごとはたいへんです。Kono shigoto wa taihen desu.This work is tough. | ||
| ほしい欲しいhoshii | want (something) | |
| あたらしいくるまが ほしいです。Atarashii kuruma ga hoshii desu.I want a new car. | ||
| ひろい広いhiroi | wide, spacious | |
| このこうえんはひろいです。Kono kouen wa hiroi desu.This park is spacious. | ||
| せまい狭いsemai | narrow, small (room, etc.) | |
| このへやはせまいです。Kono heya wa semai desu.This room is narrow. | ||
| プールpuuru | swimming pool | |
| なつは プールで およぎたいです。Natsu wa puuru de oyogitai desu.In summer I want to swim in the pool. | ||
| かわ川kawa | river | |
| かわで およぎたいです。Kawa de oyogitai desu.I want to swim in the river. | ||
| びじゅつ美術bijutsu | fine arts | |
| びじゅつが すきですから、びじゅつかんへ いきます。Bijutsu ga suki desu kara, bijutsukan e ikimasu.I like art, so I go to the art museum. | ||
| つりtsuri | fishing (〜をします: to fish, to angle) | |
| にちようびに かわで つりを したいです。Nichiyoubi ni kawa de tsuri wo shitai desu.On Sunday I want to go fishing in the river. | ||
| スキーsukii | skiing (〜をします: to ski) | |
| ふゆにスキーをします。Fuyu ni sukii wo shimasu.I go skiing in winter. | ||
| しゅうまつ週末shuumatsu | weekend | |
| しゅうまつはなにをしますか。Shuumatsu wa nani wo shimasu ka.What are you doing on the weekend? | ||
| おしょうがつoshougatsu | New Year | |
| おしょうがつに にほんへ いきたいです。Oshougatsu ni nihon e ikitai desu.I want to go to Japan for New Year. | ||
| ごろgoro | Around, at about a time | |
| なんじごろにきますか。Nanji goro ni kimasu ka.At what time will he come more or less? | ||
| なにかnanika | something | |
| なにかたべたいですか。Nanika tabetai desu ka.Do you want to eat something? | ||
| どこかdokoka | somewhere, some place | |
| どこかにいきたいです。Dokoka ni ikitai desu.I want to go somewhere. | ||
| のどがかわきますnodo ga kawakimasu | to get thirsty (when expressing the condition of being thirsty, のどが かわきました is used) | |
| のどが かわきましたから、なにかのみたいです。Nodo ga kawakimashita kara, nanika nomitai desu.I'm thirsty, so I want to drink something. | ||
| おなかがすきますonaka ga sukimasu | to get hungry (when expressing the condition of being hungry, おなかが すきました is used) | |
| おなかが すきましたから、なにかたべたいです。Onaka ga sukimashita kara, nanika tabetai desu.I'm hungry, so I want to eat something. | ||
| そうしましょうsou shimashou | Let's do that. (used when agreeing with someone's suggestion) | |
| まつりへ いきませんか。そうしましょう。Matsuri e ikimasen ka. sou shimashou.Shall we go to the festival? — Let's do that! | ||
| ごちゅうもんはgo-chuumon wa | May I take your order? | |
| ごちゅうもんは。ぎゅうどんをおねがいします。Go-chuumon wa. gyuudon wo onegai shimasu.May I take your order? — A gyudon, please. | ||
| ていしょく定食teishoku | set meal, table d'hote | |
| このみせの ていしょくは やすくておいしいです。Kono mise no teishoku wa yasukute oishii desu.This place's set meal is cheap and tasty. | ||
| ぎゅうどんgyuudon | bowl of rice topped with beef | |
| ひるごはんに ぎゅうどんを たべました。Hirugohan ni gyuudon wo tabemashita.For lunch I had a beef rice bowl. | ||
| しょうしょうおまちくださいshoushou omachi kudasai | Please wait a moment | |
| しょうしょうおまちください。はい。Shoushou omachi kudasai. hai.One moment, please. — All right. | ||
| でございます~de gozaimasu | (polite form of desu) | |
| はい、IMCでございます。Hai, IMC de gozaimasu.Yes, this is IMC (polite 'it is'). | ||
| べつべつにbetsubetsu ni | separately | |
| べつべつにおねがいします。Betsubetsu ni onegai shimasu.Separately, please. | ||
| なつやすみnatsuyasumi | summer holidays | |
| なつやすみはなにをしますか。Natsuyasumi wa nani wo shimasu ka.What do you do in the summer holidays? | ||
Grammar
The patterns of lesson 13 and their examples, as the app explains them.
ほしい／たい + に いく
- N が ほしいですWant (thing)
- V[stem]-たいですWant to (action)
- V[stem]-たくないですDon't want to
- V[stem] に いきますGo to do
- なにか ／ どこかSomething / Somewhere
Examples
- あたらしい パソコンが ほしいです。atarashii pasokon ga hoshii desu.I want a new computer.
- ビールが のみたいです。biiru ga nomitai desu.I want to drink a beer.
- ほんを かりに いきます。hon wo kari ni ikimasu.I am going to borrow a book.
Practise this lesson in the app: you type the answers and it checks them right away.