Words with Sentences

2024/December/06

Example sentences

1.

Mukashi, Nihon no otoko wa kaji o shimasendeshita. Demo, saikin, otoko mo kaji o suru yoo ni narimashita.

mukashi old times, in the past, otoko man, kaji housework
demo but, however, saikin recently, lately, these days
-yoo ni narimasu expressing a change of state or condition; come to do, become

2.

Watashi wa ryoori o shimasu. Watashi wa Itaria ryoori o tsukurimasu.

ryoori [sv] food, cuisine, dish / cooking
Itaria ryoori Italian cuisine (food, dish), tsukurimasu to make, cook

3.

Shujin wa tokidoki ryoori o shimasu. Kinoo wa Tai ryoori o tsukurimashita.

shujin (speaker's) husband, tokidoki sometimes, kinoo yesterday
Tai ryoori Thai cuisine (food, dish), tsukurimasu to make, cook

4.

Watashi wa ryoori wa suki da kedo, sooji to sentaku wa kirai desu.

suki [na] like, -da root form of desu, -kedo but
sooji [sv] cleaning, sentaku [sv] laundry, washing, kirai [na] dislike, don't like

5.

Sooji-ki de heya o sooji suru. Hooki de niwa o sooji suru.

sooji-ki vacuum cleaner, -de means, method marker; by, with, on, heya room
hooki broom, niwa garden, yard

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6.

Sentaku-mono ga tamatta. Sentaku o shiyoo. Are? Senzai ga nai.

sentaku-mono laundry, sentaku [sv] do the laundry, mono thing, object, stuff
tamatta ta form of tamarimasu; be accumulated, be piled up
shiyoo volitional form of shimasu; Let's do, are? Well..., Oh
senzai detergent, cleanser, nai nai form of arimasu; there is not, don't have

7.

Kazoku de kaji o buntan suru. Watashi wa ryoori o tantoo suru. Shujin wa sooji no tantoo. Sentaku no tantoo wa musume desu.

kazoku de with one's family, among one's family, kazoku family, kaji housework
buntan [sv] share, divide (expenses, work), tantoo [sv] be in charge, be involved, be responsible
shujin (speaker's) husband, musume daughter

8.

Shigoto o shi-nagara, ikuji o suru no wa taihen desu.

shigoto [sv] work, job, business, [stem] + nagara while doing
ikuji raising a child, child rearing, parenting, -no forming a noun phrase; to do, doing, that ...
taihen [na] difficult, hard, tough

9.

Yooko-san wa kongetsu ikuji-kyuuka o totte imasu.

Yooko-san common woman's first name, kongetsu this month
ikuji-kyuuka maternity leave, childcare leave, paternity leave, kyuuka o torimasu to take holidays, take a vacation
kyuuka vacation, day off, totte te form of torimasu; take, get, -te imasu expressing progressive or state

Practice the following words

1. kajihousework 2. ryoori[sv] food, cuisine, dish / cooking 3. sooji[sv] clean (room, garden, bookshelf, so on) 4. sooji-kivacuum cleaner 5. sentaku[sv] do the laundry, washing (clothes) 6. sentaku-monolaundry 7. monothing, object, stuff 8. ikuji raising a child, child rearing, parenting 9. ikuji-kyuuka maternity leave, childcare leave, paternity leave 10. kyuukavacation, day off 11. mukashiold times, in the past 12. otokoman 13. demobut, however 14. saikinrecently, lately, these days 15. ItariaItaly 16. TaiThailand 17. tsukurimasu / tsukuruto make, cook 18. shujin(speaker's) husband 19. tokidokisometimes

20. kinooyesterday 21. suki[na] like 22. kirai[na] dislike, don't like 23. -kedobut 24. heyaroom 25. hookibroom 26. niwagarden, yard 27. tamarimasu / tamaru to be accumulated, be piled up 28. senzaidetergent, cleanser 29. arimasu / aruthere is, to have 30. kazokufamily 31. buntan[sv] share, divide (expenses, work) 32. tantoo [sv] be in charge, be involved, be responsible 33. musumedaughter 34. shigoto[sv] work, job 35. taihen[na] difficult, hard, tough 36. kongetsuthis month 37. torimasu / toruto take, get