Cleaning and tidying
Families talk about housework every day: who's doing the dishes, whose turn it is, what still needs doing. This lesson gives you the chores and the words around them, with ～なきゃ and ～てから from Everyday Japanese 1. One card uses ～たい from Everyday Japanese 3. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 cleaning words
Each card shows the word, the form used, and a sentence about jobs around the house. Several reuse verbs from Everyday Japanese 1.
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Chores and how to say them
Each chore has its own verb. Learn the verb with its object, as a pair.
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- する or やる. Both mean "do". やる is more casual:
- or ? Same kanji. describes something as dirty. means it has got dirty: floors, clothes, hands.
- Whose turn? is the everyday way to ask. is a job on a rota, at home or at school.
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.