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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 371–380
ikimashita
go — polite past
きのうの夜、家で行きました。
きのう の よる、いえ で いきました。
kinou no yoru, ie de ikimashita.
Last night I went at home.
💡 Form of 行く (to go).
行きました is 行く in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 行く = go (away from you).
Read the full tip →kaerimashita
return home — polite past
家族といっしょに帰りました。
かぞく と いっしょ に かえりました。
kazoku to issho ni kaerimashita.
I returned home together with my family.
💡 Form of 帰る (to return home).
帰りました is 帰る in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 帰る = head back home.
Read the full tip →kaimashita
buy — polite past
学校のあとで買いました。
がっこう の あと で かいました。
gakkou no ato de kaimashita.
I bought after school.
💡 Form of 買う (to buy).
Under the surface, 買いました is still 買う — same image, new grammar around it: 買う = buy it.
Read the full tip →nomimashita
drink — polite past
学校のあとで飲みました。
がっこう の あと で のみました。
gakkou no ato de nomimashita.
I drank after school.
💡 Form of 飲む (to drink).
Once 飲む clicks, 飲みました comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 飲む = drink (even medicine).
Read the full tip →yomimashita
read — polite past
きのう、読みました。
きのう、よみました。
kinou, yomimashita.
Yesterday I read.
💡 Form of 読む (to read).
読みました is 読む in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 読む = read.
Read the full tip →kakimashita
write — polite past
今週の月曜日に書きました。
こんしゅう の げつようび に かきました。
konshuu no getsuyoubi ni kakimashita.
I wrote this Monday.
💡 Form of 書く (to write).
Once 書く clicks, 書きました comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 書く = write.
Read the full tip →hanashimashita
speak — polite past
きのうの夜、家で話しました。
きのう の よる、いえ で はなしました。
kinou no yoru, ie de hanashimashita.
Last night I spoke at home.
💡 Form of 話す (to speak / to talk).
Do not learn 話しました from zero: it carries 話す inside it. Hold on to 話す = speak / talk and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →kikimashita
listen — polite past
けさ、聞きました。
けさ、ききました。
kesa, kikimashita.
This morning I listened.
💡 Form of 聞く (to listen / to ask).
Under the surface, 聞きました is still 聞く — same image, new grammar around it: 聞く = listen or ask.
Read the full tip →aimashita
meet — polite past
家族といっしょに会いました。
かぞく と いっしょ に あいました。
kazoku to issho ni aimashita.
I met together with my family.
💡 Form of 会う (to meet).
Do not learn 会いました from zero: it carries 会う inside it. Hold on to 会う = meet in person and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →machimashita
wait — polite past
きのうの夜、家で待ちました。
きのう の よる、いえ で まちました。
kinou no yoru, ie de machimashita.
Last night I waited at home.
💡 Form of 待つ (to wait).
待ちました is 待つ in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 待つ = wait.
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