Super Basic Words Review Lesson Part 3 (Twitter lesson follow up)

「毎日、一つ一つ積み重ねです。」

= Mainichi hitotsu hitotsu tsumikasane desu.

= You need to build things up one by one everyday.

Hi, everybody! First, we have an announcement to make! Maggie and Yukari have just started a fun page on Facebook!

Hope you all visit us there!

:rrrr: Maggie Sensei Facebook

OK, this lesson is for my dear Twitter followers who have been studying with us.

As many of you already know, I have been tweeting one Super Basic Word everyday. ( !to right! Twitter account : Maggie Sensei.)

I have also been giving my followers a weekly quiz every Sunday. So if you want to try, please follow me on Twitter.

This is my third review lesson for all the Super Basic Words. This lesson will cover  the last 12 weeks.

That means you will learn a lot!

I hope this is useful for people who are not doing Twitter as well.

:kkk: How to study :

If you are a beginner, you can learn just the main words in romaji or hiragana. If you are more advanced, try learning the kanji along with the examples.

I made all the sound files so that you can click the audio buttons and listen to the pronunciation as well.

They are all random so you can start from any week.

Be sure to check, Super Basic Words review Part 1, Super Basic Words Review Part 2 ,too!

!CHECKHEART! Week 17

1) a friend = 友達 = ともだち = tomodachi

:rrrr: to become friends

= 友達になる

= ともだちになる

= tomodachi ni naru

2) a colleague, a co-worker = 同僚 = どうりょう = dōryō

:rrrr:co-workers at one’s company

= 会社の同僚

= かいしゃのどうりょう

=kaisha no dōryō

3) a stranger = 他人 = たにん= tanin

:rrrr:a total stranger

= 赤の他人

= あかのたにん

= akano tanin

4) neighborhood = 近所 = きんじょ = kinjo

:rrrr:neighbor(s)

= 近所の人

= きんじょのひと

= kinjo no hito

5) customer, guest, client = = きゃく = kyaku

polite form : お客さん/お客様 = おきゃくさん/おきゃくさま= okyakusan/ okyakusama

(Note : 様  ( = sama)  is the politest honorific suffix you can add to a name)

6) acquaintance / someone you know

= 知り合い

=しりあい

= shiriai

:rrrr:to get acquainted

= 知り合いになる

= しりあいになる

= shiriai ni naru

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!CHECKHEART!Week 18

7) deep = 深い = ふかい = fukai

:rrrr: deep sleep

= 深い眠り

= ふかいねむり

= fukai nemuri

8) shallow = 浅い

:rrrr: shallow river

= 浅い川

= あさいかわ

= asai kawa

9) slow, late = 遅い

:rrrr: a late meal

= 遅い食事

= osoi shokuji

10) quick, early = 早い = はやい= hayai

 

:rrrr: to get up early in the morning

= 早起きする

= はやおきする

= hayaoki suru

11) dark, concentrate = 濃い = こい = koi

:rrrr: strong black tea

= 濃い紅茶

= こいこうちゃ

= koi koucha

12) light (colored) , thin, weak = 薄い = うすい = usui

:rrrr: faint color

= 薄い色

= うすいいろ

= usui iro

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!CHECKHEART!Week 19

13) dark = 暗い = くらい = kurai

:rrrr: a dark room

= 暗い部屋

= くらいへや

= kurai heya

14) bright , cheerful= 明るい = あかるい= akarui

:rrrr: happy/cheerful personality

= 明るい性格

= あかるいせいかく

= akarui seikaku

15) quiet, calm, gentle = 静かな = しずかな = shizukana

:rrrr:quiet classroom

= 静かな教室

= しずかなきょうしつ

= shizukana kyoushitsu

16) bustling, busy, lively = にぎやかな = nigiyakana

(There is kanji but don’t worry about it. →賑やか

:rrrr: busy street

= にぎやかな通り

= にぎやかなとおり

= nigiyakana toori

17) urgent, sudden, steep = 急な = きゅうな= kyūna

:rrrr: urgent work

=急な仕事

= きゅうなしごと

= kyūna shigoto

 

18) loose, soft, gentle = ゆるい= yurui

(There is kanji but don’t worry about it now. →緩い

:rrrr:loose-fitting clothes

= ゆるい服

= ゆるいふく

= yurui fuku

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!CHECKHEART!Week 20

19) voice == こえ = koe

:rrrr:voice actor

= 声優

= せいゆう

= seiyū

20) breath = = いき = iki

:rrrr:to sigh

= ため息をつく

=ためいきをつく

= tameiki wo tsuku

21) dream = = ゆめ = yume

:rrrr:to dream about Maggie

= マギーの夢を見る

= マギーのゆめをみる

= Maggie no yume wo miru

22) sound = = おと = oto

:rrrr:sound volume

= 音量

= おんりょう

= onryō

23) sweat = = あせ = ase

:rrrr:to sweat /to get sweaty

= 汗をかく

= あせをかく

= ase wo kaku

24) tears = = なみだ = namida

:rrrr:to shed a tear

= 涙を流す

= なみだをながす

= namida wo nagasu

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!CHECKHEART!Week 21

25) long = 長い = ながい = nagai

:rrrr:a long day

= 長い一日

= ながいいちにち

= nagai ichinichi

26) short = 短い = みじかい = mijikai

:rrrr:short tempered

= 気が短い

= きがみじかい

= ki ga mijikai

27) busy = 忙しい = いそがしい = isogashii

:rrrr:a busy life

= 忙しい生活

= いそがしいせいかつ

= isogashii seikatu

28) thick = 厚い = あつい = atsui

:rrrr:a thick book

= 厚い本

= あついほん

= atsui hon

29) wide = 広い = ひろい = hiroi

:rrrr:wide world

= 広い世界

= ひろいせかい

= hiroi sekai

30) narrow = 狭い せまい = semai

:rrrr:narrow street

= 狭い道

= せまいみち

= semai michi

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!CHECKHEART!Week 22

31) a doctor = 医者 = いしゃ = isha

:rrrr:to consult a doctor

= いしゃにかかる

= 医者にかかる

= isha ni kakaru

32) a lawyer, attorney= 弁護士 = べんごし= bengoshi

:rrrr:to confer with a lawyer

= 弁護士に相談する

= べんごしにそうだんする

= bengoshi ni sōdan suru

33) a secretary = 秘書 = ひしょ = hisho

:rrrr:to work as a secretary

= 秘書として働く

= ひしょとしてはたらく

= hisho to shite hataraku

34) a company worker = 会社員 = かいしゃいん = kaishain

:rrrr:former office worker

= 元会社員

= もとかいしゃいん

= moto kaishain

35) a bank employee = 銀行員= ぎんこういん = ginkouin

:rrrr:a local bank employee

= 地方銀行員

= ちほうぎんこういん

= chihō ginkōin

36) a public employee = 公務員 = こうむいん = kōmuin

:rrrr:civil-service job

=公務員の仕事

= こうむいんのしごと

= kōmuin no shigoto

!CHECKHEART! Week 23

37) flower(s) = =はな= hana

:rrrr: to bloom

= 花が咲く

= はながさく

= hana ga saku

38) tree(s) = = = ki

:rrrr: to fall from a tree

= 木から落ちる

= きからおちる

= ki kara ochiru

 

39) leaf/ leaves = = = ha

:rrrr:new leaves, young leaves

= 若葉

= わかば

= wakaba

40) root(s) = =

:rrrr:to have deep roots

= 根が深い

= ねがふかい

= ne ga fukai

41) plant(s) = 植物 = しょくぶつ = shokubutsu

:rrrr:to give a plant water

= 植物に水をやる

= しょくぶつにみずをやる

= shokubutsu ni mizu wo yaru

42) animal(s) = 動物 = どうぶつ = dōbutu

:rrrr:zoo

= 動物園

= どうぶつえん

= dōbutsuen

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!CHECKHEART! Week24

43) country, countryside = 田舎

:rrrr: to grow up in a country

= 田舎で育つ

= いなかでそだつ

= inaka de sodatsu

44) city, urban area = 都会= とかい= tokai

:rrrr:to live in a city

= 都会で暮らす

= とかいでくらす

= tokai de kurasu

45) capital city = 首都 = しゅと = shuto

:rrrr:the capital city of Japan

= 日本の首都

= にほんのしゅと

= nihon no shuto

46) suburbs = 郊外 = こうがい = kougai

:rrrr: suburban home

= 郊外の家

= こうがいのいえ

= kougai no ie

47) town = = まち = machi

:rrrr: town dweller(s)

= 町の住人

= まちのじゅうにん

= machi no jūnin

48) village = = むら = mura

:rrrr: village square

= 村の広場

= むらのひろば

= mura no hiroba

!CHECKHEART! Week 25

49) a dictionary = 辞書 = じしょ= jisho

:rrrr: an electronic dictionary

= 電子辞書

= でんしじしょ

= denshijisho

50) homework, assignment = 宿題 = しゅくだい = shukudai

:rrrr:tons of homework

= 山の様な宿題

= やまのようなしゅくだい

= yama no yō na shukudai

51) subject(s) = 科目 = かもく= kamoku

:rrrr:compulsory subject

= 必修科目

= ひっしゅうかもく

= hisshuukamoku

52) major = 専攻 = せんこう = senkō

:rrrr: minor

= 副専攻

= ふくせんこう

= fukusenkō

53) exam(s) = 試験 = しけん = shiken

:rrrr: final exam

= 期末試験

= きまつしけん

= kimatsu shiken

54) pass, success in an examination = 合格 = ごうかく = goukaku

:rrrr: passing point/score

= 合格点

=ごうかくてん

= gōkakuten

!CHECKHEART! Week 26

55) to sit down, to be seated =  座る = すわる= suwaru

:rrrr: to sit in a chair

= 椅子に座る

= いすにすわる

= isu ni suwaru

56) to walk = 歩く = あるく= aruku

:rrrr: to walk around

= 歩き回る

= あるきまわる

= arukimawaru

57) to fly = 飛ぶ = とぶ = tobu

:rrrr:to fly in the sky

= 空を飛ぶ

=そらをとぶ

= sora wo tobu

 

58) to stop = 止まる = とまる = tomaru

:rrrr:to stop suddenly

= 突然止まる

= とつぜんとまる

= totsuzen tomaru

59) to cut =切る = きる= kiru

:rrrr: to cut the paper

= 紙を切る

= かみをきる

= kami wo kiru

60) to speak = 話す=はなす=hanasu

:rrrr: to speak two languages

= 二ヵ国語を話す

= にかこくごをはなす

= nikakokugo wo hanasu

!CHECKHEART! Week 27

61) to save s.o. / to give s.o. help = 助ける = たすける = tasukeru

:rrrr:to save someone’s life

= 人の命を助ける

= ひとのいのちをたすける

= hitono inochi wo tasukeru

 

62) to teach = 教える = おしえる = oshieru

:rrrr: to teach English

= 英語を教える

= えいごをおしえる

= eigo wo oshieru

63) to study = 勉強する = べんきょうする= benkyō suru

:rrrr:to study Japanese

= 日本語を勉強する

= にほんごをべんきょうする

= nihongo wo benkyō suru

64) to split ,to divide, to share = 分ける = わける= wakeru

:rrrr: to split (share) something 50-50

= 半分に分ける

= はんぶんにわける

= hanbun ni wakeru

 

65) to get up = 起きる= おきる= okiru

:rrrr: to get up early in the morning

= 朝早く起きる

= あさはやくおきる

= asahayaku okiru

66) to sleep/ to go to bed = 寝る= neru

:rrrr: to go to bed late at night

= 夜遅く寝る

= よるおそくねる

= yoruosoku neru

!CHECKHEART! Week 28

(LOL! You may hear Maggie sensei snoring. She is too loud… !ase! )

67) to forget = 忘れる = wasureru

:rrrr:  to forget to do one’s homework

= 宿題を忘れる

= しゅくだいをわすれる

= shukudai wo wasureru.

68) to erase, to remove, to turn off = 消す = けす = kesu

:rrrr:  to turn off the light

= 電気を消す

= でんきをけす

= denki wo kesu

69) to laugh/ to smile = 笑う = わらう = warau

:rrrr: to laugh loudly

= 大声で笑う

=おおごえでわらう

= oogoe de warau

70) to cry = 泣く = なく = naku

:rrrr:  to cry in public

= 人前で泣く

=ひとまえでなく

= hitomae de naku

71)  to play = 遊ぶ = あそぶ = asobu

:rrrr:  to play with a toy

= おもちゃで遊ぶ

= おもちゃであそぶ

= omocha de asobu

72) to rest, to be absent from , to miss = 休む = やすむ = yasumu

:rrrr:  to be absent from school

= 学校を休む

= がっこうをやすむ

= gakkō wo yasumu

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

ああ、積み上げすぎて背中が重い….

= Aah. tsumiage sugite senaka ga omoi…

= Ahhh..  I piled them up too much. My back is so heavy….

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  1. Sensei I want you to check this sentence please!

    I want to say:
    “I will support you on my own way”
    is it like that?
    “watashi wa jibun no yarikata de anata wo ouen suru”

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