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Minna no Nihongo lesson 21: vocabulary & grammar
Vocabulary
39 words from lesson 21, with their reading in kana and rōmaji, and an example sentence under each.
| Japanese | Meaning | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| おもいます思いますomoimasu | to think | |
| このえいがはおもしろいとおもいます。Kono eiga wa omoshiroi to omoimasu.I think this movie is interesting. | ||
| いいます言いますiimasu | to say | |
| せんせいは「しゅくだいです」と いいました。Sensei wa "shukudai desu" to iimashita.The teacher said, "it's homework." | ||
| かちます勝ちますkachimasu | to win | |
| しあいにかちました。Shiai ni kachimashita.I won the match. | ||
| まけます負けますmakemasu | to lose (a game), be beaten | |
| しあいでまけました。Shiai de makemashita.I lost the match. | ||
| やくにたちますyaku ni tachimasu | to be useful | |
| でんしじしょはやくにたちます。Denshi jisho wa yaku ni tachimasu.Electronic dictionaries are useful. | ||
| うごきます動きますugokimasu | to move, work | |
| このとけいはうごきません。Kono tokei wa ugokimasen.This clock doesn't work. | ||
| やめますyamemasu | to quit, to give up; to resign from [a company] | |
| タバコを やめました。Tabako wo yamemashita.I stopped smoking. | ||
| きをつけますki wo tsukemasu | to pay attention, take care | |
| くるまに きを つけてください。Kuruma ni ki wo tsukete kudasai.Watch out for cars. | ||
| りゅうがくします留学しますryuugaku shimasu | to study abroad | |
| らいねんにほんにりゅうがくします。Rainen nihon ni ryuugaku shimasu.Next year I will study in Japan. | ||
| むだな無駄なmuda na | unnecessary, wasteful | |
| それは じかんの むだだと おもいます。Sore wa jikan no muda da to omoimasu.I think that is a needless waste of time. | ||
| ふべんな不便なfuben na | Inconvenient | |
| くるまが ありませんから、ふべんです。Kuruma ga arimasen kara, fuben desu.I don't have a car, so it's inconvenient. | ||
| すごいsugoi | awful, great (express astonishment or admiration) | |
| このえはすごいですね。Kono e wa sugoi desu ne.This painting is awesome, isn't it! | ||
| ほんとう本当hontou | true | |
| ほんとうですか。Hontou desu ka.Is that true? | ||
| うそuso | lie | |
| うそをつかないでください。Uso wo tsukanai de kudasai.Please don't lie. | ||
| じどうしゃ自動車jidousha | car, automobile | |
| にほんの じどうしゃは ゆうめいです。Nihon no jidousha wa yuumei desu.Japanese cars are famous. | ||
| こうつう交通koutsuu | transport, traffic | |
| このまちはこうつうがべんりです。Kono machi wa koutsuu ga benri desu.Transportation in this city is convenient. | ||
| ぶっか物価bukka | prices (in general), cost of living | |
| とうきょうは ぶっかが たかいと おもいます。Toukyou wa bukka ga takai to omoimasu.I think prices in Tokyo are high. | ||
| ほうそう放送housou | broadcast, announcement | |
| えきの ほうそうを よくきいてください。Eki no housou wo yoku kiite kudasai.Listen carefully to the station announcements. | ||
| ニュースnyuusu | news | |
| まいばんニュースをみます。Maiban nyuusu wo mimasu.I watch the news every night. | ||
| アニメanime | anime (Japanese animation) | |
| アニメがすきです。Anime ga suki desu.I like animes. | ||
| まんがmanga | Manga, comic | |
| まんがをよむのがすきです。Manga wo yomu no ga suki desu.I like reading manga. | ||
| デザインdezain | design, artwork | |
| このくるまの デザインは いいと おもいます。Kono kuruma no dezain wa ii to omoimasu.I think this car's design is good. | ||
| ゆめ夢yume | dream | |
| わたしのゆめはいしゃになることです。Watashi no yume wa isha ni naru koto desu.My dream is to become a doctor. | ||
| てんさい天才tensai | genius | |
| かれは てんさいだと おもいます。Kare wa tensai da to omoimasu.I think he is a genius. | ||
| しあい試合shiai | game, match (〜をします: to play a game/match) | |
| あした、すもうの しあいを みに いきます。Ashita, sumou no shiai wo mi ni ikimasu.Tomorrow I'm going to watch a sumo match. | ||
| いけんiken | opinion | |
| あなたのいけんをきかせてください。Anata no iken wo kikasete kudasai.Please tell me your opinion. | ||
| はなし話hanashi | talk, speech, what one says, story (〜をします: to talk, tell a story) | |
| たのしいはなしをしましょう。Tanoshii hanashi wo shimashou.Let's talk about something fun. | ||
| ちきゅう地球chikyuu | earth | |
| ちきゅうは つきより おおきいです。Chikyuu wa tsuki yori ookii desu.The Earth is bigger than the Moon. | ||
| つき月tsuki | moon | |
| つきが きれいですね。Tsuki ga kirei desu ne.The moon is beautiful, isn't it? | ||
| さいきん最近saikin | recently, these days | |
| さいきんいそがしいです。Saikin isogashii desu.I'm busy recently. | ||
| たぶんtabun | probably, perhaps, maybe | |
| たぶんあしたはあめです。Tabun ashita wa ame desu.It will probably rain tomorrow. | ||
| きっとkitto | surely, certainly | |
| あしたはきっとあめがふります。Ashita wa kitto ame ga furimasu.It will surely rain tomorrow. | ||
| ほんとうに本当にhontouni | really, truly | |
| ほんとうにありがとうございます。Hontou ni arigatou gozaimasu.Thank you very much, really. | ||
| そんなにsonna ni | Not that much, not so (with negatives) | |
| にほんごは そんなに むずかしくないです。Nihongo wa sonna ni muzukashikunai desu.Japanese is not that difficult. | ||
| についてni tsuite | about ~, concerning ~ (≠ envelope, from L11) | |
| にほんのぶんかについてはなします。Nihon no bunka ni tsuite hanashimasu.I talk about Japanese culture. | ||
| ひさしぶりですねhisashiburi desu ne | Long time no see! | |
| やまださん、ひさしぶりですね。おげんきですか。Yamada-san, hisashiburi desu ne. o-genki desu ka.Mr. Yamada, long time no see! How are you? | ||
| でものみませんか~demo nomimasen ka | How about we drink ~ or something? | |
| コーヒーでものみませんか。Koohii demo nomimasen ka.How about a coffee or something? | ||
| もちろんmochiron | of course | |
| もちろんいきます。Mochiron ikimasu.Of course I'm going. | ||
| もうかえらないともう帰らないと・・・mou kaeranai to... | I really have to go now. | |
| もうくじですね。もうかえらないと・・・。Mou kuji desu ne. mou kaeranai to...It's already nine. I really should get going… | ||
Grammar
The patterns of lesson 21 and their examples, as the app explains them.
と おもいます/と いいました/でしょう
- [no です/ます] と おもいますOpinion
- 「~」と いいましたDirect quote
- [no です/ます] と いいましたIndirect quote
- [no です/ます] でしょう?Supposition
Examples
- ノアさんは あした くると おもいます。Noa-san wa ashita kuru to omoimasu.I think Noa will come tomorrow.
- アナさんは だいがくへ いくと いいました。Ana-san wa daigaku e iku to iimashita.Ana said she was going to university.
- とうきょうは ひとが おおいでしょう?Toukyou wa hito ga ooi deshou?There are many people in Tokyo, aren't there?
Practise this lesson in the app: you type the answers and it checks them right away.