Super Basic Words Review Part 2 (From Twitter lessons)

「毎日、一語つぶやいてるよ!」

= Mainichi ichigo tsubuyaiteruyo!

= I have been tweeting one word per day!

Hi, everyone!

Many of you may have already followed me on Twitter. (Maggie Sensei)

This lesson is for all my twitter followers who have been studying Super Basic Words with me every day.

:rrrr: For those of you who don’t know about this, I have been tweeting a super basic word every day and giving  a weekly quiz on Sundays — all on Twitter.

Time flies and it has been a half year since I started doing this.

I would like to encourage you to review all the words you have learned so far. They are all random so you can start with any word but if you haven’t seen the first review lesson, go check here!

If you are a beginner, don’t worry about the kanji. Just hiragana is fine to start with. And if you are an advanced beginner, try to learn how you read the kanji and example words.

がんばって!= ganbatte! = Good luck!

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From the picture above :

「毎日、一語つぶやいてるよ!」

= Mainichi ichigo tsubuyaiteruyo!

= I have been tweeting one word per day!

一語 = ichigo = one word

つぶやく= tsubuyaku = to tweet (on twitter)

It’s Twitter lingo. The literal meaning of つぶやく= tsubuyaku  is to murmur. )

:rrrr: つぶやいてる = tsubuyaiteru a casual form of つぶやいている= tsubuyaite iru = tweeting)

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!CHECKHEART! Week 10:

1)  a mirror = = かがみ = kagami

:rrrr: to look in a mirror

= 鏡を見る

= かがみをみる

= kagami wo miru

2) a chair = 椅子= いす = isu

:rrrr: to sit on a chair

= 椅子に座る

= いすにすわる

3) a desk = = つくえ = tsukue

:rrrr: on the desk

= 机の上

= つくえのうえ

= tsukue no ue

4) a vacuum cleaner = 掃除機 = そうじき = soujiki

:rrrr:to vacuum

掃除機をかける

= そうじきをかける

= soujiki wo kakeru

5) a refrigerator = 冷蔵庫 =れいぞうこ=reizouko

:rrrr:to open the refrigerator

= 冷蔵庫を開ける

= れいぞうこをあける

= reizouko wo akeru

6)a washing machine = 洗濯機 = せんたくき= sentakuki

:rrrr:to machine-wash

= 洗濯機で洗う

= せんたくきであらう

= sentakuki de arau

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!CHECKHEART! Week 11 :

7) sky = = そら= sora

:rrrr: blue sky

= 青空

= あおぞら

= aozora

8) cloud = = くも = kumo

:rrrr: cloudless

= 雲一つない

= くもひとつない

= kumo hitotsu nai

9) rainbow == にじ= niji

:rrrr: over the rainbow

= 虹の向こう

= にじのむこう

= niji no mukou

10) the moon == つき = tsuki

:rrrr: crescent moon

= 三日月

= みかづき

= mikazuki

:rrrr: full moon

= 満月

= まんげつ

= mangetsu

11) the sun = 太陽 = たいよう = taiyou

:rrrr: sunlight

= 太陽の光

= たいようのひかり

= taiyou no hikari

(or 日光 = にっこう= nikkou)

12) star(s) = = ほし=hoshi

:rrrr:a shooting star

= 流れ星

= ながれぼし

= nagbareboshi

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boucingheart! Week 12 :

13) clothes = = fuku

:rrrr: to put on one’s clothes

= 服を着る

= ふくをきる

= fuku wo kiru

14) a jacket / outerwear  = 上着  = うわぎ = uwagi

:rrrr:to take off one’s jacket

= 上着を脱ぐ

= uwagi wo nugu

15) shoes =

:rrrr:a pair of shoes

= 一足の靴

= いっそくのくつ

= issoku no kutsu

or

靴一足

= くついっそく

= kutsu issoku

16) socks = 靴下= くつした = kutsushita

:rrrr:to put on one’s socks

= 靴下をはく

= くつしたをはく

= kutsushita wo haku

17) gloves = 手袋  = てぶくろ = tebukuro

:rrrr:to put on one’s gloves

= 手袋をはめる

= てぶくろをはめる

= tebukuro wo hameru

18) a hat  = 帽子 = ぼうし= boushi

:rrrr:to put on one’s hat

= 帽子をかぶる

= ぼうしをかぶる

= boushi wo kaburu

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!CHECKHEART! Week 13 :

19) name  = 名前 なまえ = namae

:rrrr:to fill out one’s name

= 名前を記入する

= なまえをきにゅうする

= namae wo kinyuu suru

20) address = 住所 = juusho

:rrrr: current address

= 現住所

=げんじゅうしょ

= genjuusho

21) occupation 職業 =しょくぎょう = shokugyou

:rrrr:a variety of professions

=様々な職業
= さまざまなしょくぎょう
= samazamana shokugyou

22) hobby, interests = 趣味 = しゅみ= shumi

:rrrr:to have diverse interests

= 多趣味
= たしゅみ
= tashumi

23) birthday = 誕生日 = たんじょうび= tanjoubi

:rrrr:Happy Birthday!

= (お)誕生日おめでとう!

= (O)tanjoubi omedetou!

24) telephone = 電話 = でんわ= denwa

:rrrr: telephone number

= 電話番号

= でんわばんごう

= denwa bangou

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!CHECKHEART! Week 14

25) rocks, crags = = いわ= iwa

:rrrr: rocky, craggy

= 岩だらけ

=いわだらけ

= iwadarake

26) ocean, sea = = うみ = umi

:rrrr: beach, seashore

= 海辺

=うみべ

= umibe

27)mountain(s) = = やま = yama

:rrrr: mountain climbing

= 登山

= とざん

= tozan

28) landscape, view = 景色 = けしき = keshiki

:rrrr: beautiful scenery

= 美しい景色

= うつくしいけしき

= utsukushii keshiki

29) lake = =みずうみ

:rrrr:lakeside,the edge of a lake

= 湖のほとり

= みずうみのほとり

= mizuumi no hotori

30) nature = 自然 = しぜん = shizen

:rrrr:to protect nature

= 自然を守る

= しぜんをまもる

= shizen wo mamoru

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!CHECKHEART! Week 15

31) head = = あたま= atama

:rrrr: intelligent

= 頭がいい

= あたまがいい

= atama ga ii

 

32) hair = = かみ= kami

:rrrr:black hair

=黒髪

= くろかみ

= kurokami

:rrrr: blond hair

= 金髪

= きんぱつ

= kinpatsu

33) face = = かお = kao

:rrrr: complexion

= 顔色

= かおいろ

= kaoiro

34) eyebrows = = まゆ = mayu

:rrrr: to frown

= 眉をひそめる

= まゆをひそめる

= mayu wo hisomeru


35) nose = =はな= hana

:rrrr: to blow one’s nose

= 鼻をかむ

= はなをかむ

= hana wo kamu

36) mouth = =くち= kuchi

:rrrr: to have a big mouth

= 口が軽い

= くちがかるい

= kuchi ga karui

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!CHECKHEART! Week 16

37) neck == くび = kubi

:rrrr: to be fired

= 首になる

= くびになる

= kubi ni naru

38) shoulders = = かた = kata

:rrrr: to have stiff shoulders

= 肩がこる

= かたがこる

= kata ga koru

39) arms = = うで = ude


:rrrr: to gain in skill / one’s skill improves

= 腕が上がる

= ude ga agaru

40) lower back = = こし= koshi


:rrrr: humble

= 腰が低い

= こしがひくい

= koshi ga hikui

or

= 腰の低い

= こしのひくい

= koshi no hikui


41) legs, feet = = あし = ashi

:rrrr: both feet

= 両足

= りょうあし

= ryouashi

42) fingers = = ゆび = yubi

:rrrr: thumb, first toe

= 親指

= おやゆび

= oyayubi

!CHECKHEART! Week 17:

43) stomach = = = i

:rrrr: stomach medicine

= 胃薬

= いぐすり

= igusuri

44) 心臓 = しんぞう = shinzou

:rrrr: to have a lot of nerve

= 心臓が強い

= しんぞうがつよい

= shinzou ga tsuyoi

45) blood = 血液 = けつえき = ketsueki  (also called 血 == chi)

:rrrr:blood type

= 血液型

= けつえきがた

= ketsuekigata

46) blood pressure = 血圧 = けつあつ = ketsuatsu

:rrrr:to have low blood pressure

=血圧が低い

= けつあつがひくい

= ketsuatsu ga hikui

47) throat = = のど = nodo

:rrrr:thirsty

= 喉が渇く

=のどがかわく

= nodo ga kawaku

48) muscles = 筋肉 = きんにく = kinniku

:rrrr:muscle ache

= 筋肉痛

= きんにくつう

= kinnikutsuu

マギー先生より = Maggie Sensei yori = From Maggie Sensei

習った言葉を使って文章作ってみてね。

= Naratta kotoba wo tsuatte bunshou wo tsukutte mitene.

= Try to make sentences using the words you have learned.

例えば = tatoeba = For example,

:rrrr: Ex. マギー先生は頭がいいです。 :)

= Maggie sensei wa atama ga iidesu.

= Maggie Sensei is intelligent.


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7 Comments

  1. Hi,

    I am wondering what’s the difference between さまざま and いろいろ. Can I say いろいろな職業?

    Thank you!

    1. @Jack
      Hi Jack!!
      様々(さまざま)is a bit more formal than 色々(いろいろ)but you can say
      いろいろな職業
      However, the cases like this,
      Ex.いろいろ有り難う。= Thank you for everything

      you can’t say
      様々ありがとう!
      様々

      1. 犬先生、いろいろ有り難う!

        I have a follow-up question: For example 色々 means various, but it’s written “color-color”. Somehow this seems weird, because the meaning of the Kanji 色 has no real connection to the meaning of 色色. Also it’s used twice.

        There are a few more of these I know, e.g. 益々 and 元々.

        I have two questions:

        1) Are these words colloquial? Can I use them in a business negotiation or do they sound childish (double-syllables always sound childish in english, e.g. you could never say “This tree is old-old!”)

        2) Are there more of these words that use the same kanji twice? Is there a connection to 擬声語 ?

        Thank you!

        1. @Jack

          OK, let me answer your questions.
          1) No. They are not colloquial and you can use them in business/formal situations. And they don’t sound childish.
          2) There are tons of words with 々
          人々 = hitobito = people
          日々 =hibi = everyday, day by day
          年々= nennen= each year, every year
          木々 = kibi = trees
          別々 = betsubetsu = separately
          But they are not necessary onomatopoeic words.
          Many of onomatopoeic words are written in hiragana or katakana but you are right. But you are right. There are some onomatopoeic words in kanji with 々

        2. @Jack

          It’s good you try to understand kanji a bit more.
          To answer your question about 色色, “形形色色” is a very common Chinese idiom. 形形色色 means all kinds, all shapes, all sizes, all forms, etc. Hope this helps!

  2. 先生の授業はすごく分かりやすい!ちょっと聞きたいことがある。状態と状況と情報が同じですか?

    1. @dans

      コメントありがとう!
      状況、状態、情報の違いはこちらです!
      *状況 = circumstance, situation
      Ex. 社会状況 = social circumstances
      *状態 = condition 
      Ex.健康状態= condition of health
      *情報= information 
      Ex. 情報がない = lack of information

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