I'm sorry, I don't really understand.
すみません、よくわかりません
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Vocabulary
50 words
Vocabulary
50 words
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning | POS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ゼロ | zero | noun |
| 1 | いち | one | noun |
| 10 | じゅう | ten | noun |
| 2 | に | two | noun |
| 3 | さん | three | noun |
| 4 | よん | four | noun |
| 5 | ご | five | noun |
| 6 | ろく | six | noun |
| 7 | なな | seven | noun |
| 8 | はち | eight | noun |
| 9 | きゅう | nine | noun |
| あのう | あのう | Um… (used when the speaker wants to start talking to someone) | expression |
| インドネシア語 | インドネシアご | Indonesian language | noun |
| え？ | え? | Huh? / What? / Pardon? | expression |
| お願いします | おねがいします | Please. | expression |
| お客さん | おきゃくさん | customer (used to address a customer if their name isn't known) | noun |
| ここ | ここ | here | noun |
| じゃあ | じゃあ | Well then… | expression |
| スマホ | スマホ | smartphone | noun |
| そうそう | そうそう | That's right. | expression |
| できます | できます | I can speak / understand it. | expression |
| できますか？ | できますか？ | Can you speak it? | expression |
| はい | はい | yes | |
| はい、どうぞ | はい、どうぞ | Here you go. | expression |
| もういちど | もういちど | once more | |
| もう少し | もうすこし | a little. | |
| ゆっくり | ゆっくり | slowly | |
| よく | よく | (not) really | |
| わかりました | わかりました | I understand. | expression |
| わかります | わかります | I understand. | expression |
| わかりますか？ | わかりますか？ | Do you understand? | expression |
| わかりません | わかりません | I do not understand. | expression |
| 英語 | えいご | English language | noun |
| 何 | なん | what | noun |
| 何ですか？ | なんですか？ | What is it? | expression |
| 何と言いますか？ | なんといいますか？ | What do you call it? | expression |
| 蚊 | か | mosquito | noun |
| 見せてください | みせてください | Please show me ～. | verb-ru |
| 言ってください | いってください | Please say ～. | verb-u |
| 在留カード | ざいりゅうカード | residence card | noun |
| 傘 | かさ | umbrella | noun |
| 書いてください | かいてください | Please write ～. | verb-u |
| 少し | すこし | a little / a few | |
| 消しゴム | けしゴム | eraser | noun |
| 中国語 | ちゅうごくご | Chinese language | noun |
| 日本語 | にほんご | Japanese language | noun |
| 日本語で | にほんごで | in Japanese | |
| 部屋 | へや | room | noun |
| 名前 | なまえ | name | noun |
| 免許証 | めんきょしょう | license | noun |
Study tip
Audio tracks
30 tracks
Audio tracks
30 tracks- X_[02-01]_kiku1.mp3Listening
- X_[02-02]_kiku2.mp3Listening
- X_[02-03]_kiku3.mp3Listening
- X_[02-04]_kiku_number.mp3Listening
- X_[02-05]_hanasu1.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-06]_hanasu2.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-07]_kiku1.mp3Listening
- X_[02-08]_kiku2.mp3Listening
- X_[02-09]_kiku3.mp3Listening
- X_[02-10]_kiku4.mp3Listening
- X_[02-11]_hanasu1-1.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-12]_hanasu1-2.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-13]_hanasu2-1.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-14]_hanasu2-2.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-15]_kiku0-1.mp3Listening
- X_[02-16]_kiku0-2.mp3Listening
- X_[02-17]_kiku1.mp3Listening
- X_[02-18]_kiku2.mp3Listening
- X_[02-19]_kiku3.mp3Listening
- X_[02-20]_kiku4.mp3Listening
- X_[02-21]_hanasu1.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-22]_hanasu2.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-23]_hanasu3.mp3Speaking
- X_[02-24]_katakana1.mp3katakana
- X_[02-25]_katakana2.mp3katakana
- X_[02-26]_katakana3.mp3katakana
- X_[02-27]_katakana4.mp3katakana
- X_[02-28]_katakana5.mp3katakana
- X_[02-29]_katakana_nobasu.mp3katakana
- X_[02-30]_katakana_tsumaru.mp3katakana
Extra listening — Comprehensible Japanese
Graded comprehensible-input videos from Comprehensible Japanese — all Japanese, slow and visual. Many titles are free on YouTube; the CI site adds transcripts, furigana, and watch-time tracking. Watch on cijapanese.com · YouTube channel
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Same catalog on CI (transcripts) - Opposite WordsComplete beginner
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