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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 221–230
tabemasu
eat — polite present
わたしは家で食べます。
わたし は いえ で たべます。
watashi wa ie de tabemasu.
I eat at home.
💡 Form of 食べる (to eat).
Do not learn 食べます from zero: it carries 食べる inside it. Hold on to 食べる = eat and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →mimasu
see — polite present
学校が終わってから見ます。
がっこう が おわって から みます。
gakkou ga owatte kara mimasu.
I see after school is over.
💡 Form of 見る (to see / to watch).
Do not learn 見ます from zero: it carries 見る inside it. Hold on to 見る = see / watch and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →nemasu
sleep — polite present
一週間に二回寝ます。
いっしゅうかん に にかい ねます。
isshuukan ni nikai nemasu.
I sleep twice a week.
💡 Form of 寝る (to sleep).
Do not learn 寝ます from zero: it carries 寝る inside it. Hold on to 寝る = sleep and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →okimasu
wake up — polite present
土曜日によく起きます。
どようび に よく おきます。
doyoubi ni yoku okimasu.
I often wake up on Saturdays.
💡 Form of 起きる (to wake up).
起きます is 起きる in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 起きる = wake up.
Read the full tip →oshiemasu
teach — polite present
あしたも教えます。
あした も おしえます。
ashita mo oshiemasu.
I will teach tomorrow too.
💡 Form of 教える (to teach / to tell).
Under the surface, 教えます is still 教える — same image, new grammar around it: 教える = teach / tell.
Read the full tip →oboemasu
memorize — polite present
一週間に二回覚えます。
いっしゅうかん に にかい おぼえます。
isshuukan ni nikai oboemasu.
I memorize twice a week.
💡 Form of 覚える (to memorize).
Under the surface, 覚えます is still 覚える — same image, new grammar around it: 覚える = memorize.
Read the full tip →wasuremasu
forget — polite present
毎日忘れます。
まいにち わすれます。
mainichi wasuremasu.
I forget every day.
💡 Form of 忘れる (to forget).
忘れます is 忘れる in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 忘れる = forget.
Read the full tip →demasu
leave — polite present
わたしは家で出ます。
わたし は いえ で でます。
watashi wa ie de demasu.
I leave at home.
💡 Form of 出る (to leave / to attend).
akemasu
open — polite present
あしたも開けます。
あした も あけます。
ashita mo akemasu.
I will open tomorrow too.
💡 Form of 開ける (to open).
shimemasu
close — polite present
朝ごはんのあとで閉めます。
あさごはん の あと で しめます。
asagohan no ato de shimemasu.
I close after breakfast.
💡 Form of 閉める (to close).
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