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808 words · JLPT N5

JLPT N5 vocabulary

Part 79

Words 781–790

Meaning and examples

sleep — request: please ~

mazu, nete kudasai.

First, please sleep.

💡 Form of 寝る (to sleep).

Memory tip

寝てください is 寝る in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 寝る = sleep.

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wake up — request: please ~

issho ni okite kudasai.

Please wake up together with me.

💡 Form of 起きる (to wake up).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 起きてください is still 起きる — same image, new grammar around it: 起きる = wake up.

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teach — request: please ~

sumimasen ga, oshiete kudasai.

Excuse me, but please teach.

💡 Form of 教える (to teach / to tell).

Memory tip

Do not learn 教えてください from zero: it carries 教える inside it. Hold on to 教える = teach / tell and the rest is grammar.

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memorize — request: please ~

mazu, oboete kudasai.

First, please memorize.

💡 Form of 覚える (to memorize).

Memory tip

Once 覚える clicks, 覚えてください comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 覚える = memorize.

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forget — request: please ~

mazu, wasurete kudasai.

First, please forget.

💡 Form of 忘れる (to forget).

Memory tip

Once 忘れる clicks, 忘れてください comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 忘れる = forget.

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leave — request: please ~

ashita made ni dete kudasai.

Please leave by tomorrow.

💡 Form of 出る (to leave / to attend).

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open — request: please ~

issho ni akete kudasai.

Please open together with me.

💡 Form of 開ける (to open).

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close — request: please ~

yukkuri shimete kudasai.

Please close slowly.

💡 Form of 閉める (to close).

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show — request: please ~

mou ichido misete kudasai.

Please show once more.

💡 Form of 見せる (to show).

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borrow — request: please ~

mazu, karite kudasai.

First, please borrow.

💡 Form of 借りる (to borrow).

Memory tip

Once 借りる clicks, 借りてください comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 借りる = borrow.

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