#4 "Toire wa doko desu ka?" ๐ฝ | The Most Important Japanese Phrase! (N5)
Welcome to Lesson 4 of our Beginner Japanese series! Today, we are learning a life-saving skill: Asking Directions (Mich
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Um, I'd like you to imagine for a moment that you're standing on an unfamiliar street corner in Japan right now. Yes, it's suddenly a survival situation.
Exactly. All around you are dazzling neon signs, and many people are hurrying past, but what you hear is like a wave of completely incomprehensible language.
I see. And what about your trusty smartphone? It's the worst. The battery is at zero, the screen is black. You don't know your current location, and you don't even know which way your hotel is.
Wow, that would make you quite anxious. Right? That feeling when your heart races and your hands start to get clammy. That unique fear of being completely lost. You might have experienced it too.
Yes, I understand. Losing your sense of direction and information simultaneously in an unfamiliar place triggers an extremely strong stress signal in the human brain.
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๐ Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๆณๅใใ (ใใใใใใ) | Verb | to imagine | ๆฅๆฌใๆ ่กใใใฎใๆณๅใใพใใ |
| ่ก่ง (ใพใกใใฉ) | Noun | street corner | ็งใฏๆฅๆฌใฎ่ก่งใซ็ซใฃใฆใใพใใ |
| ็ถๆณ (ใใใใใใ) | Noun | situation | ใใใฏ้ฃใใ็ถๆณใงใใ |
| ็่งฃใใ (ใใใใใ) | Verb | to understand | ็งใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใๅฐใ็่งฃใใพใใ |
| ๆๆช (ใใใใ) | Noun/Adjective | the worst | ใใใฏๆๆชใฎ็ถๆณใงใใ |
| ็ฆใ (ใใใ) | Verb | to panic, to be in a hurry | ้ใซ่ฟทใฃใฆ็ฆใใพใใใ |
| ่ฟทๅญ (ใพใใ) | Noun | lost child, getting lost | ็งใฏ้ง ใง่ฟทๅญใซใชใใพใใใ |
| ็ต้จ (ใใใใ) | Noun | experience | ใใฎๆ ่กใฏ่ฏใ็ต้จใงใใใ |
| ใณใณใใ | Noun | convenience store | ๆฅๆฌใฎใณใณใใใฏใจใฆใไพฟๅฉใงใใ |
| ่ณชๅ (ใใคใใ) | Noun | question | ๅ ็ใซ่ณชๅใใใใพใใ |
โ๏ธ Exercises
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็งใฏๆฅๆฌใฎ___ใซ็ซใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใๆณๅใใใใฎๆญฃใใๆๅณใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ
็งใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใใพใ ___ใงใใพใใใ
้ใซ่ฟทใฃใฆใใจใฆใ___ใพใใใ
ใใใฏ___ใช็ถๆณใงใใ
ๆฅๆฌใฎ___ใงใฏใ็กๆWi-FiใATMใใใใพใใ
ๅญไพใ___ใซใชใใพใใใ
ๅฐใฃใฆใใไบบใซๅฃฐใใใใใจใใไฝใจ่จใใพใใ๏ผ
็งใฏใใฎไปไบใ___ใใใใจใใใใพใใใ
ๆ ่กใฎ___ใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
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