Japanese Skill:Science 1

Science 1 is the 60th skill (assuming read left to right) in the Japanese language course. It has 6 lessons.

Grammar Notes[]

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Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

固い (ka-tai) = hard/stiff (かたい)
頭が固すぎ = too stubborn
(adj.)すぎます ((adj.)-su-gi-ma-su) = it is too (adj.)
科学 (ka-ga-ku) = SCIENCE
柔らかく(ya-wa-ra-ka-ku) = tenderly, softly
柔らかすぎる (ya-wa-ra-ka su-gi-ru) = is too soft
お調べします (o-shi-ra-be-shi-ma-su) = I will check (おしらべします)
調べて (shi-ra-be-te) = check it
変わった (ka-wat-ta) = it changed/transformed; [when used as an adjective] weird
変えた (ka-e-ta) = I changed it
変えてもらった (ka-e-te-mo-rat-ta) = I had it changed

Lesson 2[]

研究 (ken-kyū) = research/study
比べて (ku-ra-be-te) = compared
X は Y に比べて(adj.)です (X wa Y ni ku-ra-be-te (adj.) de-su) = X is (は) (adj.) compared to (に) Y
大きさ (ō-ki-sa) = size
変え (ka-e) = change
予約 (yo-ya-ku) = appointment
初心者 (sho-shin-sha) = novice

Lesson 3[]

測ります (ha-ka-ri-ma-su) = I take a measurement (はかり)
測ってみてください (ha-kat-te-mi-te-ku-da-sai) = please try to measure
深さ (fu-ka-sa) = depth
幅 (ha-ba) = width (はば)
長さ (na-ga-sa) = length
高さ (ta-ka-sa) = height

Lesson 4[]

重さ (o-mo-sa) = weight
寒さ (sa-mu-sa) = the cold
量ります (ha-ka-ri-ma-su) = measure weight and volume
秤 (ha-ka-ri) = scale/scales (はかり)
科学者 (ka-ga-ku-sha) = scientist
寒さ (sa-mu-sa) = the cold; coldness
置いてください (o-i-te-ku-da-sai) = please put it
多くの動物 (ō-ku-no-dō-bu-tsu) = a large proportion of animals
感じませんか (kan-ji-ma-sen-ka) = don't you feel

Lesson 5[]

専攻 (sen-kō) = (school) major
専攻している (sen-kō-shi-te-i-ru) = is majoring in
化学 (ka-ga-ku) = CHEMISTRY
地質学 (chi-shi-tsu-ga-ku) = GEOLOGY
生物学 (sei-bu-tsu-ga-ku) = BIOLOGY
用意 (yōi) = preparation
用意ができた (yō-i-ga-de-ki-ta) = preparation is done / is ready
用意ができていません (yō-i-ga-de-ki-te-i-ma-sen) = not ready
教えてくれた (o-shi-e-te-ku-re-ta) = taught me / told me
教えてくれた先生 (o-shi-e-te-ku-re-ta-sen-sei) = The teacher who taught me

Lesson 6[]

生じました (shō-ji-ma-shi-ta) = has occurred; has taken place
- どのくらいの変化が生じましたか？　How much change has taken place
生じた (shō-ji-ta) = has arisen / occured
反応 (han-nō) = response / reaction
ほとんど (ho-ton-do) = hardly
物理学 (bu-tsu-ri-ga-ku) = PHYSICS
物理学者 (bu-tsu-ri-ga-ku-sha) = physicist
実験 (jik-ken) = experiment
実験をした (jik-ken-wo-shi-ta) = conducted an experiment
変化 (hen-ka) = change(s)
あまり変化がなかった (a-ma-ri-hen-ka-ga-na-ka-tta) = There have not been many changes