Lesson 23 Flashcards
ask [the teacher]
ききます[せんせいに~]
聞きます
“Kiki” asks questions like a curious child.
turn
まわします
回します
Imagine “Mawa” spinning a wheel.
pull
ひきます
引きます
You “heave” (hiki) a rope to pull something.
change
かえます
変えます
Sounds like “kaeru” (frog), which changes by jumping.
touch [a door]
さわります[ドアに~]
触ります
Think of “sawari” as softly “touching” something.
[change] come out
でます[おつりが~]
出ます
Picture a vending machine saying “Demasen” unless change comes out.
[a watch] move, work
うごきます[とけいが~]
動きます
“Ugoku” sounds like “go go,” something that moves or works.
walk [along a road]
あるきます[みちを~]
歩きます
“Aruki” is like “a rookie” walking the path of life.
cross [a bridge]
わたります[はしを~]
渡ります
Imagine Wataru crossing a big bridge.
pay attention [to cars], take care
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.
move (house)
ひっこしします
引っ越しします
“Hikkoshi” sounds like “heave-couch”, moving house furniture.
electrician
でんきや
電気屋
“Denki” means electricity, and “ya” is the shop/person.
person of ~ shop
~や
~屋
Like “hon-ya” (bookshop), it refers to shop owners.
size
サイズ
sound
おと
音
Think of a door going “oto” when it creaks open.
machine
きかい
機械
Machines say “kikai-kikai” as they work mechanically.
knob
つまみ
抓み
Imagine turning a knob and saying “tsu-ma-mi” like a tune.
breakdown (~します: breakdown)
こしょう
故障
“Ko-sho” sounds like a machine crashing – “ko-shonk!”
road, way
みち
道
Imagine “me, chillin’” on the road.
crossroad
こうさてん
交差点
“Kōsaten” is where roads cross each other like an intersection.
traffic light
しんごう
信号
“Shin-go” sounds like “signal go” – a traffic light command.
corner
かど
角
Imagine someone “cutting a corner”, saying “kado!”
bridge
はし
橋
Picture “Hashi” (橋) like hashing together two lands.
parking lot, car park
ちゅうしゃじょう
駐車場
“Chūsha” means parking, and “jō” is the place – a parking area.
