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Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

808 words · JLPT N5

JLPT N5 vocabulary

Part 60

Words 591–600

Meaning and examples

begin — te-form

hajimatte mo ii desu ka.

Is it all right if I begin?

💡 Form of 始まる (to begin).

Meaning and examples

understand — te-form

wakatte kara, sukoshi yasumimasu.

I rest a little after I understand.

💡 Form of 分かる (to understand).

Meaning and examples

eat — te-form

tabete mo ii desu ka.

Is it all right if I eat?

💡 Form of 食べる (to eat).

Memory tip

食べて is 食べる in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 食べる = eat.

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Meaning and examples

see — te-form

mite mo ii desu ka.

Is it all right if I see?

💡 Form of 見る (to see / to watch).

Memory tip

Do not learn 見て from zero: it carries 見る inside it. Hold on to 見る = see / watch and the rest is grammar.

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sleep — te-form

nete kara, sukoshi yasumimasu.

I rest a little after I sleep.

💡 Form of 寝る (to sleep).

Memory tip

Do not learn 寝て from zero: it carries 寝る inside it. Hold on to 寝る = sleep and the rest is grammar.

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wake up — te-form

okite kara, gohan o tabemasu.

I eat after I wake up.

💡 Form of 起きる (to wake up).

Memory tip

Do not learn 起きて from zero: it carries 起きる inside it. Hold on to 起きる = wake up and the rest is grammar.

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teach — te-form

maiasa oshiete kara, koohii o nomimasu.

Every morning I drink coffee after I teach.

💡 Form of 教える (to teach / to tell).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 教えて is still 教える — same image, new grammar around it: 教える = teach / tell.

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memorize — te-form

oboete kara, sukoshi yasumimasu.

I rest a little after I memorize.

💡 Form of 覚える (to memorize).

Memory tip

覚えて is 覚える in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 覚える = memorize.

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forget — te-form

maiasa wasurete kara, koohii o nomimasu.

Every morning I drink coffee after I forget.

💡 Form of 忘れる (to forget).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 忘れて is still 忘れる — same image, new grammar around it: 忘れる = forget.

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leave — te-form

dete kara, denwa o shimasu.

I will call after I leave.

💡 Form of 出る (to leave / to attend).

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