Lesson 23

Question 1

ask [the teacher]

Answer 1

ききます[せんせいに~]

聞きます

“Kiki” asks questions like a curious child.

Question 2

turn

Answer 2

まわします

回します

Imagine “Mawa” spinning a wheel.

Question 3

pull

Answer 3

ひきます

引きます

You “heave” (hiki) a rope to pull something.

Question 4

change

Answer 4

かえます

変えます

Sounds like “kaeru” (frog), which changes by jumping.

Question 5

touch [a door]

Answer 5

さわります[ドアに~]

触ります

Think of “sawari” as softly “touching” something.

Question 6

[change] come out

Answer 6

でます[おつりが~]

出ます

Picture a vending machine saying “Demasen” unless change comes out.

Question 7

[a watch] move, work

Answer 7

うごきます[とけいが~]

動きます

“Ugoku” sounds like “go go,” something that moves or works.

Question 8

walk [along a road]

Answer 8

あるきます[みちを~]

歩きます

“Aruki” is like “a rookie” walking the path of life.

Question 9

cross [a bridge]

Answer 9

わたります[はしを~]

渡ります

Imagine Wataru crossing a big bridge.

Question 10

pay attention [to cars], take care

Answer 10

きをつけます[くるまに~]

気をつけます

“Ki wo tsukete!” is what someone shouts to warn you of danger.

Question 11

move (house)

Answer 11

ひっこしします

引っ越しします

“Hikkoshi” sounds like “heave-couch”, moving house furniture.

Question 12

electrician

Answer 12

でんきや

電気屋

“Denki” means electricity, and “ya” is the shop/person.

Question 13

person of ~ shop

Answer 13

~や

~屋

Like “hon-ya” (bookshop), it refers to shop owners.

Question 14

size

Answer 14

サイズ

Question 15

sound

Answer 15

おと

音

Think of a door going “oto” when it creaks open.

Question 16

machine

Answer 16

きかい

機械

Machines say “kikai-kikai” as they work mechanically.

Question 17

knob

Answer 17

つまみ

抓み

Imagine turning a knob and saying “tsu-ma-mi” like a tune.

Question 18

breakdown (~します: breakdown)

Answer 18

こしょう

故障

“Ko-sho” sounds like a machine crashing – “ko-shonk!”

Question 19

road, way

Answer 19

みち

道

Imagine “me, chillin’” on the road.

Question 20

crossroad

Answer 20

こうさてん

交差点

“Kōsaten” is where roads cross each other like an intersection.

Question 21

traffic light

Answer 21

しんごう

信号

“Shin-go” sounds like “signal go” – a traffic light command.

Question 22

corner

Answer 22

かど

角

Imagine someone “cutting a corner”, saying “kado!”

Question 23

bridge

Answer 23

はし

橋

Picture “Hashi” (橋) like hashing together two lands.

Question 24

parking lot, car park

Answer 24

ちゅうしゃじょう

駐車場

“Chūsha” means parking, and “jō” is the place – a parking area.

Question 25

the -th (indicating order)

Answer 25

ーめ

ー目

Use to count “steps/measures” in order: 1-me, 2-me…

Question 26

New Year’s Day

Answer 26

[お]しょうがつ

[お]正月

“Shōgatsu” – a show of fireworks for New Year’s.

Question 27

That was delicious. (Said after eating or drinking)

Answer 27

ごちそうさま[でした]

ご馳走さま

After a good meal, say “Gochisōsama deshita” thankfully.

Question 28

building

Answer 28

たてもの

建物

“Tate” (stand) + “mono” (thing) = standing structure.

Question 29

alien registration card

Answer 29

がいこくじんとうろくしょう

外国人登録証

Long word, but think of it as a foreign person (gaikokujin) + registration (tōroku) + certificate (shō).