JapanLingo

Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

810 words · JLPT N5

computer

kaisha de atarashii pasokon o moraimashita.

I got a new computer at work.

email

buchou ni meeru o okurimashita.

I sent an email to the department manager.

electricity / light

heya o deru toki, denki o keshite kudasai.

Please turn off the light when you leave the room.

rice / meal

issho ni gohan o tabemasen ka.

Would you like to eat together?

tea

kyuukeijikan ni ocha o nomimasu.

I drink tea during my break.

coffee

maiasa koohii o ippai nomimasu.

I drink a cup of coffee every morning.

milk

konbini de gyuunyuu o kaimashita.

I bought milk at the convenience store.

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fish

nihon no sakana wa oishii desu.

Japanese fish is delicious.

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meat

konban wa niku o yaite tabemasu.

Tonight I will grill meat for dinner.

vegetables

mainichi yasai o taberu youni shiteimasu.

I try to eat vegetables every day.

fruit

dezaato ni kudamono o tabemashita.

I ate fruit for dessert.

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medicine

shokugo ni kono kusuri o nonde kudasai.

Please take this medicine after meals.

dictionary

jisho de kotoba no imi o shirabemashita.

I looked up the meaning of a word in the dictionary.

yesterday

kinou wa zangyou de osoku narimashita.

Yesterday I stayed late for overtime.

now

ima, sukoshi ojikan arimasu ka.

Do you have a moment right now?

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noon / daytime

hiru wa chikaku no mise de tabemasu.

At noon I eat at a nearby restaurant.

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night

yoru wa nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu.

I study Japanese at night.

this week

konshuu wa shigoto ga totemo isogashii desu.

Work is very busy this week.

next week

raishuu no getsuyoubi ni mensetsu ga arimasu.

I have an interview next Monday.

last week

senshuu, kyouto e ryokou ni ikimashita.

I went on a trip to Kyoto last week.

this month

kongetsu wa shigoto ga ooi desu.

There is a lot of work this month.

next month

raigetsu, atarashii purojekuto ga hajimarimasu.

A new project starts next month.

this year

kotoshi, JLPT o ukemasu.

I will take the JLPT this year.

next year

rainen, nihon de shuushoku shitai desu.

I want to get a job in Japan next year.

day off / rest

ashita wa yasumi nanode, yukkuri nemasu.

Tomorrow is my day off, so I will sleep in.

birthday

tanjoubi ni keeki o tabemashita.

I ate cake on my birthday.

weekend

shuumatsu wa tomodachi to dekakemasu.

I go out with friends on weekends.

Japanese language

nihongo de meeru o kakeru youni narimashita.

I have become able to write emails in Japanese.

English language

watashi wa eigo to nihongo o hanashimasu.

I speak English and Japanese.

word / language

shiranai kotoba o jisho de shirabemasu.

I look up words I do not know in the dictionary.

weather

kyou wa tenki ga ii desu ne.

The weather is nice today, isn't it?

problem

nanika mondai ga areba, oshiete kudasai.

If there is any problem, please let me know.

meaning

kono kotoba no imi ga wakarimasen.

I do not understand the meaning of this word.

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talk / story

buchou no hanashi o kikimashita.

I listened to the manager's talk.

music

shigotochuu ni ongaku o kikimasu.

I listen to music while working.

song

karaoke de nihon no uta o utaimashita.

I sang Japanese songs at karaoke.

go — polite present

watashi wa mainichi ikimasu.

I go every day.

💡 Form of 行く (to go).

return home — polite present

watashi wa mainichi kaerimasu.

I return home every day.

💡 Form of 帰る (to return home).

buy — polite present

watashi wa mainichi kaimasu.

I buy every day.

💡 Form of 買う (to buy).

drink — polite present

watashi wa mainichi nomimasu.

I drink every day.

💡 Form of 飲む (to drink).

read — polite present

watashi wa mainichi yomimasu.

I read every day.

💡 Form of 読む (to read).

write — polite present

watashi wa mainichi kakimasu.

I write every day.

💡 Form of 書く (to write).

speak — polite present

watashi wa mainichi hanashimasu.

I speak every day.

💡 Form of 話す (to speak).

listen — polite present

watashi wa mainichi kikimasu.

I listen every day.

💡 Form of 聞く (to listen / to ask).

meet — polite present

watashi wa mainichi aimasu.

I meet every day.

💡 Form of 会う (to meet).

wait — polite present

watashi wa mainichi machimasu.

I wait every day.

💡 Form of 待つ (to wait).

make — polite present

watashi wa mainichi tsukurimasu.

I make every day.

💡 Form of 作る (to make).

use — polite present

watashi wa mainichi tsukaimasu.

I use every day.

💡 Form of 使う (to use).

rest — polite present

watashi wa mainichi yasumimasu.

I rest every day.

💡 Form of 休む (to rest).

work — polite present

watashi wa mainichi hatarakimasu.

I work every day.

💡 Form of 働く (to work).