1. Chores (家事)

Question 1

部屋を掃除する

Answer 1

Clean your room

Ex 1. Please clean your room before breakfast.
Ex 2. Did you finish cleaning your room?

Question 2

[x] を掃除する

Answer 2

Clean the [x]

Ex 1. Don’t forget to clean the sink after you finish brushing your teeth.

Question 3

[x]を洗う

Answer 3

Wash [x]

Ex 1. I wash my car once a week.

Question 4

[x]を片付ける

Answer 4

Tidy (the) [x]

Ex 1. Please tidy the living room before your friends come over.

Question 5

皿を拭く

Answer 5

Dry the dishes

Question 6

犬に餌をあげる

Answer 6

Feed the dog

Ex.​ We feed the dog twice a day.

Question 7

犬の散歩をする

Answer 7

Walk the dog

ex. We usually walk the dog in the evening.

Question 8

ゴミを出す

Answer 8

Take out the trash

Ex. Please take out the trash before 8am.

Question 9

食卓の用意をする

Answer 9

To set the table

Ex. Please set the table for five people.

Question 10

床を掃く

Answer 10

To sweep the floor

Question 11

掃除機をかける

Answer 11

To vacuum

Ex. I need to vacuum under my bed, it’s disgusting!

Question 12

ベッドを整える

Answer 12

Make the bed

Ex. Each week I pay my younger brother $5 to make my bed for me.

Ex. My father gets upset if I forget to make the bed before school in the morning.

Question 13

洗濯する

Answer 13

Do (the) laundry

*Ex. You need to do your own laundry.

Ex. Please let me know when you want do your laundry, and I’ll show you how to use the washing machine.*

Question 14

芝を刈る

Answer 14

Mow the lawn / cut the grass

1. I haven’t cut the grass in months, my front yard looks like a jungle!

Question 15

洗濯物を干す

Answer 15

To Hang Out The Washing

1. Don’t hang out the washing now, it’s going to rain soon!

Question 16

洗濯物を入れる

Answer 16

To Bring In The Washing

1. Can you pelase bring in the washing before it starts raining?

Question 17

[x] を片付ける

Answer 17

Put away [x] / Tidy up [x]

• 1. Can you put away your books when you’re finished doing your homework?*
• 2. Please put away the dishes once they are dry.*

Question 18

花に水をやる

Answer 18

Water The Plants

1. Please water the plants once a week, but be careful not to give them too much water or they’ll die!

Question 19

[夕飯]を作る

Answer 19

To Make [Dinner]

1. I won’t be home until late tomorrow night so please make your own dinner.

Question 20

洗濯物を出す

Answer 20

Put Out (Your) Washing

1. Please put out your washing each morning and I will do the laundry for you.

Question 21

洗濯剤

Answer 21

Detergent

*The same word can be used for the 「洗濯剤」 used to wash the dishes and do the laundry, but the product is different!

Question 22

掃除機

Answer 22

Vacuum Cleaner

Question 23

洗濯機

Answer 23

Washing Machine

Question 24

食器洗い機

Answer 24

Dishwasher

Question 25

ほうき

Answer 25

Broom

Question 26

スポンジ

Answer 26

Sponge

Question 27

布巾

Answer 27

Towel, Dish Cloth

Question 28

パーパータオル

Answer 28

Paper Towel

Question 29

テーブルマット

Answer 29

Place Mat

Question 30

ゴミ

Answer 30

Trash

‘Trash’ is also used as slang for something that is bad, or that you dislike. It is mostly used by young people, and can be a litlte rude so be careful if you try to use it!

E.g. ‘The New York Yankees are trash this year!’.