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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 191–200
hanashimasu
speak — polite present
あしたも話します。
あした も はなします。
ashita mo hanashimasu.
I will speak tomorrow too.
💡 Form of 話す (to speak / to talk).
Once 話す clicks, 話します comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 話す = speak / talk.
Read the full tip →kikimasu
listen — polite present
毎日聞きます。
まいにち ききます。
mainichi kikimasu.
I listen every day.
💡 Form of 聞く (to listen / to ask).
聞きます is 聞く in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 聞く = listen or ask.
Read the full tip →aimasu
meet — polite present
あしたも会います。
あした も あいます。
ashita mo aimasu.
I will meet tomorrow too.
💡 Form of 会う (to meet).
Once 会う clicks, 会います comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 会う = meet in person.
Read the full tip →machimasu
wait — polite present
あしたも待ちます。
あした も まちます。
ashita mo machimasu.
I will wait tomorrow too.
💡 Form of 待つ (to wait).
Once 待つ clicks, 待ちます comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 待つ = wait.
Read the full tip →tsukurimasu
make — polite present
これから作ります。
これから つくります。
korekara tsukurimasu.
I am going to make now.
💡 Form of 作る (to make).
Do not learn 作ります from zero: it carries 作る inside it. Hold on to 作る = make / create and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →tsukaimasu
use — polite present
日曜日にも使います。
にちようび に も つかいます。
nichiyoubi ni mo tsukaimasu.
I use on Sundays as well.
💡 Form of 使う (to use).
Once 使う clicks, 使います comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 使う = use a thing.
Read the full tip →yasumimasu
rest — polite present
ときどき友だちと休みます。
ときどき ともだち と やすみます。
tokidoki tomodachi to yasumimasu.
I sometimes rest with my friends.
💡 Form of 休む (to rest).
休みます is 休む in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 休む = rest / take a day off.
Read the full tip →hatarakimasu
work — polite present
土曜日によく働きます。
どようび に よく はたらきます。
doyoubi ni yoku hatarakimasu.
I often work on Saturdays.
💡 Form of 働く (to work).
働きます is 働く in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 働く = work (a job).
Read the full tip →arukimasu
walk — polite present
あしたも歩きます。
あした も あるきます。
ashita mo arukimasu.
I will walk tomorrow too.
💡 Form of 歩く (to walk).
hashirimasu
run — polite present
土曜日によく走ります。
どようび に よく はしります。
doyoubi ni yoku hashirimasu.
I often run on Saturdays.
💡 Form of 走る (to run).
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