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Minna no Nihongo lesson 25: vocabulary & grammar

Vocabulary

14 words from lesson 25, with their reading in kana and rōmaji, and an example sentence under each.

Japanese	Meaning	Listen
かんがえます考えますkangaemasu	To think, consider
よくかんがえてからこたえます。Yoku kangaete kara kotaemasu.I think carefully before answering.
つきます着きますtsukimasu	To arrive
なんじにとうきょうにつきますか。Nanji ni Toukyou ni tsukimasu ka.What time do you arrive in Tokyo?
としをとりますtoshi o torimasu	To age, grow old
ちちも としを とりました。Chichi mo toshi wo torimashita.My father has aged, too.
たります足りますtarimasu	to be enough, be sufficient
このおかねでたりますか。Kono okane de tarimasu ka.Is this money enough?
いなか田舎inaka	countryside, hometown
なつやすみにいなかへかえります。Natsu yasumi ni inaka e kaerimasu.During the summer holidays I go back to my hometown in the countryside.
チャンスchansu	chance
チャンスがあったら、にほんへいきたいです。Chansu ga attara, nihon e ikitai desu.If I get the chance, I want to go to Japan.
おくoku	hundred million
このビルは さんおくえんです。Kono biru wa san oku en desu.This building costs three hundred million yen.
もしmoshi	If, in case (adverb reinforcing a conditional; goes with ~tara)
もしあめがふったら、うちでえいがをみます。Moshi ame ga futtara, uchi de eiga wo mimasu.If it rains, I'll watch a movie at home.
いみ意味imi	meaning
このかんじのいみはなんですか。Kono kanji no imi wa nan desu ka.What is the meaning of this kanji?
てんきん転勤tenkin	job transfer (〜します: to be transferred to another office)
おおさかにてんきんになりました。Oosaka ni tenkin ni narimashita.They have transferred me to Osaka.
ことkoto	thing, matter (as in «about ~»)
にほんごをはなすことができます。Nihongo wo hanasu koto ga dekimasu.I can do the thing of speaking Japanese (I can speak Japanese).
いろいろおせわになりましたiroiro osewa ni narimashita	Thank you for everything
いろいろおせわになりました。Iroiro osewa ni narimashita.Thank you for everything.
がんばります頑張りますganbarimasu	do one's best
しけんがあるから、がんばります。Shiken ga aru kara, ganbarimasu.I have an exam, so I'll do my best.
どうぞおげんきでdouzo o-genki de	Please take care of yourself. (said when expecting a long separation)
いろいろおせわになりました。どうぞおげんきで。Iroiro osewa ni narimashita. douzo o-genki de.Thanks for everything. Please take care of yourself.

Grammar

The patterns of lesson 25 and their examples, as the app explains them.

たら／ても — Conditionals

• V-たら、～If/When (verb)
• [い]-かったら、～If/When (i-adj)
• [な]だったら、～If/When (na-adj)
• V-ても、～Even if (verb)
• [い]-くても、～Even if (i-adj)
• [な]でも、～Even if (na-adj)

Examples

• かぶきを みたら、きっと すきに なりますよ。kabuki wo mitara, kitto suki ni narimasu yo.If you see kabuki, you will surely like it.
• バスが こなかったら、タクシーで いきませんか。basu ga konakattara, takushii de ikimasen ka.If the bus doesn't come, shall we take a taxi?
• ぶっかが たかくても、すみたいです。bukka ga takakute mo, sumitai desu.Even if prices are high, I want to live there.