Lesson 15

Question 1

stand up

Answer 1

たちます

立ちます

Ta-da! I’m standing!
Imagine shouting “Ta-da!” as you leap to your feet

Question 2

sit down

Answer 2

すわります

座ります

“Suwa…” → “Sofa…”
Picture yourself sitting on a comfy sofa.

Question 3

use

Answer 3

つかいます

使います

“Tsukai” sounds like “This guy.”
Think “This guy uses all the tools!”

Question 4

put

Answer 4

おきます

置きます

“Oki” → “Oh, key!”
Imagine putting down your keys on a table.

Question 5

make, produce

Answer 5

つくります

作ります、造ります

“Tsu-ku-ru” → “To cook or create.”
Associate it with making something (like cooking a dish).

Question 6

sell

Answer 6

うります

売ります

“U-r” → “You are selling.”
Or “U + re” → “You re-sell items online.”

Question 7

get to know

Answer 7

しります

知ります

“Shiri” also means “butt,” but in this case, you’re “getting to know” someone—(cheeky pun if it helps you remember).

Question 8

be going to live

Answer 8

すみます

住ます

“Sumi” → “Sue me for moving in.”
Picture yourself planning to live somewhere new.

Question 9

do research

Answer 9

けんきゅうします

研究します

“Ken-Q” → “Question Ken?”
You research answers to Ken’s questions.

Question 10

know

Answer 10

しっています

知っています

“Shitte” → “I know it.”
A direct pun: “I know the info.”

Question 11

live [in Osaka]

Answer 11

すんでいます[おおさかに~]

住んでいます

“Sunde” → “Sunday in Osaka.”
Imagine yourself living there every Sunday.

Question 12

materials, data

Answer 12

しりょう

資料

“Shi-ryō” → “She wrote the materials down.”
Visualize someone jotting down data.

Question 13

catalog

Answer 13

カタログ

Loanword from “catalog.” Straightforward—just remember the Japanese pronunciation.

Question 14

timetable

Answer 14

じこくひょう

時刻表

“Jikoku” = “time” + “hyō” = “chart.”
Imagine a “time chart” → your timetable.

Question 15

clothes

Answer 15

ふく

服

“Fuku” → “Foo! Cool clothes!”
Or recall that 服 (fuku) means “clothes.”

Question 16

products

Answer 16

せいひん

製品

“Say ‘heen!’” at the store’s products.
Picture praising a product: “Heeeen!”

Question 17

software

Answer 17

ソフト

Loanword from “software.” Just think “soft(ware).”

Question 18

speciality, field of study

Answer 18

せんもん

専門

“Sen-mon” → “Seven months of specialized training.”
Or “send money for your specialty degree.”

Question 19

dentist, dentist’s

Answer 19

はいしゃ

歯医者

“Hai, sha!” → “Yes, open wide!”
Visualize the dentist telling you to open your mouth.

Question 20

barber, barber’s

Answer 20

とこや

床屋

“Toko-ya” → “Took your hair?”
The barber takes your hair off.

Question 21

(theatre) ticket agency

Answer 21

プレイガイド

Loanword from “play guide.”
A place you buy tickets for a play or show.

Question 22

single, unmarried

Answer 22

どくしん

独身

“Doku-shin” → “No document for marriage.”
Or “Doku = alone, shin = body,” so single.

Question 23

especially

Answer 23

とくに

特に

“Toku ni” → “Talk unique.”
Something especially unique.

Question 24

remember, recollect

Answer 24

おもいだします

思い出します

“Oh, moi dash!” → a memory dashes into your mind.
Or “Oh my, that memory popped up!”

Question 25

your family

Answer 25

ごかぞく

ご家族

“Go + kazoku.” “Kazoku” is “family,” and “Go-” is an honorific prefix for someone else’s family.
“Go, family!”

Question 26

be (honorific equivalent of います)

Answer 26

いらっしゃいます

“Irasshaimase” is what shop staff say to mean “Welcome!” → a polite form.
So “irasshaimasu” is the polite way to say someone is present.

Question 27

senior high school

Answer 27

こうこう

|高校

“Kō-kō” → “Co-co.”
Think “co-co” for “high school,” a step up from junior high.