Minna Intermediate - Lesson 10 - Work and the Workplace

Learn how to talk about jobs, working styles, and personal views.

Course: Minna Intermediate

Vocabulary

  • もうける[おかねを～] (もうける[お金を～]): to make (money) [e.g., make money]
  • みかける (見かける): to see; to notice; to come across
  • ひていする (否定する): deny; negate
  • タイムマシン: time machine
  • たからくじ (宝くじ): lottery
  • あたる[たからくじが～] (当たる[宝くじが～]): win (a lottery)
  • ワールドカップ: World Cup
  • カエル: frog
  • けいかく (計画): plan; project
  • じっさい (実際): actually; in reality
  • めったに: rarely; seldom
  • つうじる[でんわが～] (通じる[電話が～]): get through (on the phone)
  • じかんどおりに (時間通りに): on time; punctually
  • かかる[エンジンが～]: start (an engine)
  • おに (鬼): ogre; demon
  • おこる (怒る): get angry
  • シーオーツー: CO2; carbon dioxide
  • ちゅうせん (抽選): lottery; drawing
  • いっとう (一等): first prize
  • とうひょう (投票): vote; voting
  • [お]たがいに ([お]互いに): each other; mutually
  • だす[しゅうりに～] (出す[修理に～]): take in (for repair); submit (for repair)
  • ききかえす (聞き返す): ask someone to repeat; ask for repetition
  • てっきり: surely; (I) was sure (often used when mistaken)

Kanji

  • 億 オク: hundred million
  • 型 ケイ かた: type; model
  • 財 ザイイ: wealth; property
  • 酒 シュ さけ　さか: alcohol; rice wine
  • 交 コウ まじ わる まじ える ま じる ま ざる ま ぜる か う か わす: intersect; exchange; mingle
  • 故 コ ゆえ: cause; reason; former
  • 原 ゲン はら: origin; source; plain
  • 因 イン よ る: cause; due to
  • 飛 ヒ と ぶ と ばす: to fly
  • 庭 テイ にわ: courtyard; garden
  • 患 カン わずら う: illness; suffer
  • 活 カツ: life; active
  • 果 カ は たす は てる は て: fruit; result
  • 奇 キ: strange; odd
  • 番 バン: turn; number
  • 号 ゴウ: number; designation

Frequently asked questions

What does 「もうける[おかねを～]」 mean in this lesson?
to make (money) [e.g., make money]
What does 「みかける」 mean in this lesson?
to see; to notice; to come across
What does 「ひていする」 mean in this lesson?
deny; negate
What does 「タイムマシン」 mean in this lesson?
time machine
What does 「たからくじ」 mean in this lesson?
lottery
What does 「あたる[たからくじが～]」 mean in this lesson?
win (a lottery)
What does 「ワールドカップ」 mean in this lesson?
World Cup
What does 「カエル」 mean in this lesson?
frog
What does 「けいかく」 mean in this lesson?
plan; project
What does 「じっさい」 mean in this lesson?
actually; in reality
What does 「めったに」 mean in this lesson?
rarely; seldom
What does 「つうじる[でんわが～]」 mean in this lesson?
get through (on the phone)
What does 「じかんどおりに」 mean in this lesson?
on time; punctually
What does 「かかる[エンジンが～]」 mean in this lesson?
start (an engine)
What does 「おに」 mean in this lesson?
ogre; demon
What does 「おこる」 mean in this lesson?
get angry
What does 「シーオーツー」 mean in this lesson?
CO2; carbon dioxide
What does 「ちゅうせん」 mean in this lesson?
lottery; drawing
What does 「いっとう」 mean in this lesson?
first prize
What does 「とうひょう」 mean in this lesson?
vote; voting
What does 「[お]たがいに」 mean in this lesson?
each other; mutually
What does 「だす[しゅうりに～]」 mean in this lesson?
take in (for repair); submit (for repair)
What does 「ききかえす」 mean in this lesson?
ask someone to repeat; ask for repetition
What does 「てっきり」 mean in this lesson?
surely; (I) was sure (often used when mistaken)