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Core words: vocabulary drill

人hito · person友達tomodachi · friend先生sensei · teacher学生gakusei · student子供kodomo · child家族kazoku · family家ie · house, home学校gakkō · school
The first eight words of this drill. The full list and the quiz are below.

Short answer: 26 words from the core words guide. Study the list first, pressing each word to hear it, then take the quiz: each word appears with its reading, and you choose the English meaning.

Study the words

Press a word to hear it. Say it aloud before moving on.

Quiz yourself

Choose the meaning, then press Next. The reading in romaji appears after you answer.

Word 1 of 26 · 0 correct人ひと
Choose the meaning.

The words in sentences

From the topic guide, glossed word by word.

友達ともだちtomodachifriendとtowith学校がっこうgakkōschoolにnito行きますいきますikimasugo
Tomodachi to gakkō ni ikimasu.“I go to school with a friend.”Why: と means “with” after a person; に marks the destination. “A friend” or “friends”: context decides.
今日きょうkyōtodayはwa(topic)時間じかんjikantimeがga(subject)ありますarimasuthere is
Kyō wa jikan ga arimasu.“I have time today.”Why: Japanese says “as for today, time exists”. あります is used because time is not a living thing.

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