Minna Intermediate - Lesson 08 - Accidents and Natural Disasters

Learn vocabulary and sentence patterns for reporting incidents and describing emergency situations.

Course: Minna Intermediate

Vocabulary

  • ねむる (眠る): to sleep
  • だまる (黙る): to be silent
  • とる (取る[ノートを～]): to take [notes]
  • ぬすむ (盗む): to steal
  • こげる (焦げる): to be burned; to be scorched
  • かれる (枯れる): to wither; to dry up
  • へいぼん[な]] (平凡[な]): ordinary; mediocre
  • じんせい (人生): life
  • めんきょ (免許): license; permit
  • とる[めんきょを～] (取る[免許を～]): to obtain [a license]
  • たいしょくする (退職する): to retire; to resign
  • もったいない: wasteful; what a waste
  • なべ (鍋): pot; hot pot
  • ことばづかい (ことば遣い): wording; manner of speech
  • なま (生): raw; uncooked; live
  • せんもんてき[な] (専門的[な]): specialized; technical
  • しゃかいべんきょう (社会勉強): social studies; life experience
  • こうこうせい (高校生): high school student
  • しま: stripe; striped
  • はながら (花柄): floral pattern; flower print
  • チェック: check pattern; plaid
  • スカート: skirt
  • むじ (無地): solid color; plain
  • みずたま (水玉): polka dot; polka-dot pattern

Kanji

  • 科 カ: department; section; subject
  • 象 ショウ　ゾウ: elephant; image; phenomenon
  • 際 サイ きわ: occasion; edge; when
  • 絵 カイ　エ: picture; painting; drawing
  • 紹 ショウ: introduce; present
  • 介 カイ: mediate; go-between
  • 健 ケン すこ やか: healthy; robust
  • 康 コウ: health; ease
  • 輝 キ かがや く: shine; radiance
  • 晴 セイ は れる は らす: clear; sunny
  • 褒 ホウ ほ める: praise; commend
  • 浮 フ う く う かれる う かぶ う かべる: to float; superficial
  • 並 ヘイ なみ　なら べる なら ぶ なら びに: ordinary; average; to line up
  • 雲 ウン くも: cloud
  • 与 ヨ あた える: to give; to grant
  • 髪 ハツ かみ: hair

Frequently asked questions

What does 「ねむる」 mean in this lesson?
to sleep
What does 「だまる」 mean in this lesson?
to be silent
What does 「とる」 mean in this lesson?
to take [notes]
What does 「ぬすむ」 mean in this lesson?
to steal
What does 「こげる」 mean in this lesson?
to be burned; to be scorched
What does 「かれる」 mean in this lesson?
to wither; to dry up
What does 「へいぼん[な]]」 mean in this lesson?
ordinary; mediocre
What does 「じんせい」 mean in this lesson?
life
What does 「めんきょ」 mean in this lesson?
license; permit
What does 「とる[めんきょを～]」 mean in this lesson?
to obtain [a license]
What does 「たいしょくする」 mean in this lesson?
to retire; to resign
What does 「もったいない」 mean in this lesson?
wasteful; what a waste
What does 「なべ」 mean in this lesson?
pot; hot pot
What does 「ことばづかい」 mean in this lesson?
wording; manner of speech
What does 「なま」 mean in this lesson?
raw; uncooked; live
What does 「せんもんてき[な]」 mean in this lesson?
specialized; technical
What does 「しゃかいべんきょう」 mean in this lesson?
social studies; life experience
What does 「こうこうせい」 mean in this lesson?
high school student
What does 「しま」 mean in this lesson?
stripe; striped
What does 「はながら」 mean in this lesson?
floral pattern; flower print
What does 「チェック」 mean in this lesson?
check pattern; plaid
What does 「スカート」 mean in this lesson?
skirt
What does 「むじ」 mean in this lesson?
solid color; plain
What does 「みずたま」 mean in this lesson?
polka dot; polka-dot pattern