Minna Intermediate - Lesson 02 - Personality and Impressions

Learn how to describe personality, impressions, and differences between people in communication.

Course: Minna Intermediate

Vocabulary

  • ふく [ガラスを~]: to wipe (glass)
  • けっか (結果): result; outcome
  • がいらいご (外来語): loanword
  • まもるを[ちきゅうを~] (守る[地球を~]): to protect [the Earth]
  • ソフトウェア: software
  • メール: email
  • ゆうびん (郵便): postal mail; mail
  • イーメール (E メール): email
  • えいよう (栄養): nutrition
  • カロリー: calories
  • エコ: eco; eco-friendly
  • かんきょう (環境): environment
  • アポ: appointment (abbr.)
  • しょうエネ (省エネ): energy saving; energy conservation
  • がくしゅうする (学習する): to learn; to study
  • きじ (記事): article; news article
  • わける (分ける[ごみを~]): to separate; to sort [garbage]
  • うわさ: rumor; gossip
  • あたり (辺り): area; vicinity
  • アドバイス: advice
  • じけん (事件): incident; crime
  • うばう (奪う): to take by force; to snatch
  • ほす (干す): to hang out (to dry)
  • いがい (以外): except; other than

Kanji

  • 僕 ボク: I (male)
  • 苦 ク くる しい くる しむ くる しめる にが い にが る: suffering; hardship; bitter
  • 簡 カン: simple; simplicity
  • 単 タン: single; simple
  • 宇 ウ: universe; eaves
  • 宙 チュウ: space; midair
  • 紛 フン まぎ れる まぎ らす まぎら わす まぎ らわしい: confusion; disorder
  • 身 シン み: body; oneself
  • 違 イ ちが う ちが える: different; to differ; wrong
  • 複 フク: complex; multiple
  • 雑 ザツ ゾウ: miscellaneous; mixed
  • 初 ショ はじ め はじ めて はつ うい そ める: first; initial
  • 相 ショウ ソウ あい: mutual; minister; phase
  • 例 レイ たと える: example; instance
  • 確 カク たし か たし かめる: certain; sure; confirm
  • 反 ハン ホン タン そ る そ らす: opposite; to oppose

Frequently asked questions

What does 「ふく [ガラスを~]」 mean in this lesson?
to wipe (glass)
What does 「けっか」 mean in this lesson?
result; outcome
What does 「がいらいご」 mean in this lesson?
loanword
What does 「まもるを[ちきゅうを~]」 mean in this lesson?
to protect [the Earth]
What does 「ソフトウェア」 mean in this lesson?
software
What does 「メール」 mean in this lesson?
email
What does 「ゆうびん」 mean in this lesson?
postal mail; mail
What does 「イーメール」 mean in this lesson?
email
What does 「えいよう」 mean in this lesson?
nutrition
What does 「カロリー」 mean in this lesson?
calories
What does 「エコ」 mean in this lesson?
eco; eco-friendly
What does 「かんきょう」 mean in this lesson?
environment
What does 「アポ」 mean in this lesson?
appointment (abbr.)
What does 「しょうエネ」 mean in this lesson?
energy saving; energy conservation
What does 「がくしゅうする」 mean in this lesson?
to learn; to study
What does 「きじ」 mean in this lesson?
article; news article
What does 「わける」 mean in this lesson?
to separate; to sort [garbage]
What does 「うわさ」 mean in this lesson?
rumor; gossip
What does 「あたり」 mean in this lesson?
area; vicinity
What does 「アドバイス」 mean in this lesson?
advice
What does 「じけん」 mean in this lesson?
incident; crime
What does 「うばう」 mean in this lesson?
to take by force; to snatch
What does 「ほす」 mean in this lesson?
to hang out (to dry)
What does 「いがい」 mean in this lesson?
except; other than