Japanese Skill:Home 3

Home 3 is the 102th skill (assuming read left to right) in the Japanese language course. It has 5 lessons.

Grammar Notes[]

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On 切(き)れる[]

... を切った = I cut ...
... を切れる = I cut ... (general tense)

... が切れる is when the object itself snapped, but
... を切れる is when you snapped the object.

Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

炊飯器 (sui-han-ki) = rice cooker
父は高い電気炊飯器を買った。(chi-chi-wa-ta-kai-den-ki-sui-han-ki-wo-ka-tta) = My father bought an expensive electric rice cooker.
...を切った (...-wo-ki-tta) = I cut ...
...を切れる (...-wo-ki-re-ru) = I cut ... (general tense)
言葉は剣より切れる。(ko-to-ba-wa-ken-yo-ri-ki-re-ru) = Words cut more than swords. ("Words can cut more ...", or "Words, swords more than which, they can cut." [Notice the bad grammar in the Japanese, "Words cut more than the amount that swords cut." Don't compare an act of cutting to a sword!])
この包丁はあまり切れない。(ko-no-hō-chō-wa-a-ma-ri-ki-re-nai) = This knife does not cut very well.
...を炊きました (...-wo-ta-ki-ma-shi-ta) = I cooked ...
...を炊いた (...-wo-tai-ta) = I cooked ...
...を炊いてください (...-wo-tai-te-ku-da-sai) = Please cook ...
包丁 (hō-chō) = kitchen knife
習慣 (shū-kan) = custom / practice / habit
読書 (do-ku-sho) = book reading
読書する暇がない。(do-ku-sho-su-ru-hi-ma-ga-nai) = I have no time to read. ("The time to read does not exist."/"The to-read time does not exist.")
[切れて, 切れなく, 切らないで, 切れ, お切り]

Lesson 2[]

引き出し (hi-ki-da-shi) = drawer
引き出しを閉めてください。(hi-ki-da-shi-wo-shi-me-te-ku-da-sai) = Please close the drawer.
お金を引き出しにしまった。(o-ka-ne-wo-hi-ki-da-shi-ni-shi-ma-tta) = I put away the money in the drawer.
彼女は私たちを夕食に招いてくれた。(ka-no-jo-wa-wa-ta-shi-ta-chi-wo-yū-sho-ku-ni-ma-ne-i-te-ku-re-ta) = She invited us to dinner.
お招きいただきありがとうございます。(o-ma-ne-ki-i-ta-da-ki-a-ri-ga-tō-go-zai-ma-su) = Thank you very much for inviting me.
ご自宅 / 自宅 (go-ji-ta-ku / ji-ta-ku) = home
自宅にお電話ください。(ji-ta-ku-ni-o-den-wa-ku-da-sai) = Please call my home.
彼を自宅に招いた。(ka-re-wo-ji-ta-ku-ni-ma-ne-i-ta) = I invited him to my home.
住宅 (jū-ta-ku) = housing
住宅不足は重大な社会問題である。(jū-ta-ku-bu-so-ku-wa-jū-dai-na-sha-kai-mon-dai-de-a-ru) = The housing shortage is a serious social issue.
犠牲者は主に古い木の住宅に住んでいる人たちだった。(gi-sei-sha-wa-o-mo-ni-fu-rui-ki-no-jū-ta-ku-ni-sun-de-i-ru-hi-to-ta-chi-da-tta) = The victims were primarily people living in old wooden housing. ("The victims, regarding them, primarily it was living-at-old-wood's-housing people." or "...it was old-wood's-housing-at-which-live people.")
お住まい / 住まい (o-su-mai / su-mai) = residence / home
お住まいはどちらですか？(o-su-mai-wa-do-chi-ra-de-su-ka) = Where is your residence? ("Which way...")
この建物は住まい向きにできている。(ko-no-ta-te-mo-no-wa-su-mai-mu-ki-ni-de-ki-te-i-ru) = This building is designated as a residence.
彼は大都会に住むことを寂しいと感じた。(ka-re-wa-dai-to-kai-ni-su-mu-ko-to-wo-sa-bi-shī-to-kan-ji-ta) = He felt lonely living in a big city. / He felt that it was [isolating / lonely] [living / residing] in [a / the] [big / large] city.
いいお住まいですね。(ī-o-su-mai-de-su-ne) = You have a nice residence. ("It is a good/fine residence, isn't it?")
イタリアに住みたい。(i-ta-ri-a-ni-su-mi-tai) = I want to live in Italy.
この町はとても住みやすい。(ko-no-ma-chi-wa-to-te-mo-su-mi-ya-sui) = This town is very easy/comfortable to live in.
屋根裏部屋 (ya-ne-u-ra-be-ya) = attic
[住める]

Lesson 3[]

土 (tsu-chi) = soil / dirt / earth [tsuchikage!! 💪]
ここは土が悪い。(ko-ko-wa-tsu-chi-ga-wa-rui) = The soil here is poor.
ここは土のにおいがする。(ko-ko-wa-tsu-chi-no-ni-oi-ga-su-ru) = It smells like soil here.
泥 (do-ro) = mud
清潔 (sei-ke-tsu) = clean
部屋を清潔にしておきなさい。(he-ya-wo-sei-ke-tsu-ni-shi-te-o-ki-na-sai) = Keep your room clean.
直美はいつも手を清潔にしている。(nao-mi-wa-i-tsu-mo-te-wo-sei-ke-tsu-ni-shi-te-i-ru) = Naomi always keeps her hands clean.
汚れた (yo-go-re-ta) = It got dirty
白い手袋はすぐ汚れる。(shi-roi-te-bu-ku-ro-wa-su-gu-yo-go-re-ru) = White gloves get dirty quickly.
彼の指輪は泥で汚れている。(ka-re-no-yu-bi-wa-do-ro-de-yo-go-re-te-i-ru) = His fingers are dirty with mud.
くしゃくしゃ (ku-sha-ku-sha) = wrinkled / crumpled / messy
彼はくしゃくしゃのシャツを着ている。(ka-re-wa-ku-sha-ku-sha-no-sha-tsu-wo-ki-te-i-ru) = He is wearing a wrinkled/wrinkly shirt.

Lesson 4[]

扉 (to-bi-ra) = door
生地 (sei-chi) = material
配管工 (hai-kan-kō) = plumber
配管工は扉を開けようとした。(hai-kan-kō-wa-to-bi-ra-wo-a-ke-yō-to-shi-ta) = The plumber tried to open the door.
カーテン (kā-ten) = curtain
扉が開かれた。(to-bi-ra-ga-hi-ra-ka-re-ta) = The door was opened.
その本のおかげで彼は新しい世界に目を開かれた。(so-no-hon-no-o-ka-ge-de-ka-re-wa-a-ta-ra-shī-se-kai-ni-me-wo-hi-ra-ka-re-ta) = His eyes were opened to a new world thanks to that book.
扉を開けようとしたが無駄だった。(to-bi-ra-wo-a-ke-yō-to-shi-ta-ga-mu-da-da-tta) = I tried to open the door but it was no use.
配管工は赤いキノコを盗もうとして捕まった。(hai-kan-kō-wa-a-kai-ki-no-ko-wo-nu-su-mo-u-to-shi-te-tsu-ka-ma-tta) = The plumber was caught trying to steal a red mushroom.
[開かれて]

Lesson 5[]

糸 (i-to) = thread [in sewing]
糸が切れた。(i-to-ga-ki-re-ta) = The thread snapped.
...を縫った (nu-tta) = I sewed ...
糸で結びなさい。(i-to-de-mu-su-bi-na-sai) = Tie it with a thread.
彼は口を固く結んだ。(ka-re-wa-ku-chi-wo-ko-tei-ku-mu-sun-da) = He shut his mouth firmly.
木綿 (mo-men) = cotton
木綿のシャツを三枚買った。(mo-men-no-sha-tsu-wo-san-mai-ka-tta) = I bought three cotton shirts.
彼は木綿のセーターを着ている。(ka-re-wa-mo-men-no-sē-tā-wo-ki-te-i-ru) = He is wearing a cotton sweater.
木綿のシャツは良く/よく汗を吸う。(mo-men-no-sha-tsu-wa-yo-ku-a-se-wo-sū) = Cotton shirts absorb sweat well.
[縫って, 縫えない]