LEARN JAPANESE with English
Updated: Oct 22
Lesson 4 Learn Japanese words at home with English explanations and fun illustrations. Build your Japanese vocabulary through practical words and expressions you can use in everyday situations.
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In this blog, Japanese words are shown with Hiragana and Katakana readings in parentheses.
The reading before “/” is in Hiragana, and the reading after “/” is in Roman letters.
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＝Today's Japanese Words: At Home＝
CONTENTS 目次
時計 (とけい / to ke i): a clock
時計があります。: There is a clock.
tokei ga arimasu
❀Related words
目覚まし時計 (めざましどけい / me za ma shi do ke i): an alarm clock
懐中時計 (かいちゅうどけい / ka i chu u do ke i): a pocket watch
腕時計 (うでどけい / u de do ke i): a watch
壁掛け時計 (かべかけどけい / ka be ka ke do ke i): a wall clock
鳩時計 (はとどけい / ha to do ke i): a cuckoo clock
砂時計 (すなどけい / su na do ke i): a sandglass, an hourglass
体内時計 (たいないどけい / ta i na i do ke i): an internal clock
鳴る (なる / naru): ring
時計のアラームが鳴っています。: The clock alarm is ringing.
tokei no araamu ga natte imasu
♠︎Tip
In English, the sound of a clock is described as "tick-tock", and the sound of a bell as "ding-dong", while in Japanese, these sounds are expressed with onomatopoeia such as チクタク (ちくたく / chi ku ta ku) for a clock and ゴーン（ごーん / goon） for a bell.
目覚める (めざめる / me za me ru): wake up
アリスはアラームの音で目覚めます。: Alice wakes up to the sound of the alarm.
arisu wa araamu no oto de mezamemasu
♠︎Tip
アリスはアラームの音で覚醒します。: Alice rouses herself to the sound of the alarm. arisu wa araamu no oto de kakuseisimasu
When you deliberately use “rouse” to make the expression sound exaggerated, the Japanese word “覚醒” can be used.
寝る (ねる / ne ru): sleep
アリスはまた寝てしまいます。: Alice goes back to sleep.
arisu wa mata nete simaimasu
♠︎Tip
"Go back to sleep" means to go to sleep again after waking up. In Japanese, this is called 二度寝する（にどねする / ni do ne su ru）.
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