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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 561–570
yonde
read — te-form
読んで、学校へ行きます。
よんで、がっこう へ いきます。
yonde, gakkou e ikimasu.
I read, and then go to school.
💡 Form of 読む (to read).
Once 読む clicks, 読んで comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 読む = read.
Read the full tip →kaite
write — te-form
書いて、学校へ行きます。
かいて、がっこう へ いきます。
kaite, gakkou e ikimasu.
I write, and then go to school.
💡 Form of 書く (to write).
Once 書く clicks, 書いて comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 書く = write.
Read the full tip →hanashite
speak — te-form
話して、学校へ行きます。
はなして、がっこう へ いきます。
hanashite, gakkou e ikimasu.
I speak, and then go to school.
💡 Form of 話す (to speak / to talk).
Once 話す clicks, 話して comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 話す = speak / talk.
Read the full tip →kiite
listen — te-form
聞いてもいいですか。
きいて も いい です か。
kiite mo ii desu ka.
Is it all right if I listen?
💡 Form of 聞く (to listen / to ask).
聞いて 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 →atte
meet — te-form
会ってから、少し休みます。
あって から、すこし やすみます。
atte kara, sukoshi yasumimasu.
I rest a little after I meet.
💡 Form of 会う (to meet).
会って is 会う in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 会う = meet in person.
Read the full tip →matte
wait — te-form
毎朝待ってから、コーヒーを飲みます。
まいあさ まって から、こーひー を のみます。
maiasa matte kara, koohii o nomimasu.
Every morning I drink coffee after I wait.
💡 Form of 待つ (to wait).
Under the surface, 待って is still 待つ — same image, new grammar around it: 待つ = wait.
Read the full tip →tsukutte
make — te-form
作ってもいいですか。
つくって も いい です か。
tsukutte mo ii desu ka.
Is it all right if I make?
💡 Form of 作る (to make).
作って is 作る in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 作る = make / create.
Read the full tip →tsukatte
use — te-form
まず使って、そのあとで休みます。
まず つかって、その あと で やすみます。
mazu tsukatte, sono ato de yasumimasu.
First I use, and after that I rest.
💡 Form of 使う (to use).
Under the surface, 使って is still 使う — same image, new grammar around it: 使う = use a thing.
Read the full tip →yasunde
rest — te-form
まず休んで、そのあとで休みます。
まず やすんで、その あと で やすみます。
mazu yasunde, sono ato de yasumimasu.
First I rest, and after that I rest.
💡 Form of 休む (to rest).
Under the surface, 休んで is still 休む — same image, new grammar around it: 休む = rest / take a day off.
Read the full tip →hataraite
work — te-form
まず働いて、そのあとで休みます。
まず はたらいて、その あと で やすみます。
mazu hataraite, sono ato de yasumimasu.
First I work, and after that I rest.
💡 Form of 働く (to work).
Under the surface, 働いて is still 働く — same image, new grammar around it: 働く = work (a job).
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