Minna Intermediate - Lesson 12 - Living Abroad

Learn how to express cultural differences and experiences of living abroad.

Course: Minna Intermediate

Vocabulary

  • えんそうかい (演奏会): concert
  • ほうこくしょ (報告書): report
  • あくび: yawn
  • はんにん (犯人): culprit; perpetrator
  • おいかける (追いかける): chase; pursue
  • さぎょう (作業): work; task
  • スープ: soup
  • こぼす: spill
  • シャッター: shutter
  • スプレー: spray
  • らくがきする (落書きする): graffiti; scribble
  • よなか (夜中): middle of the night
  • ひ (日): day; sun
  • あたる[ひが~] (当たる[日が~]): to be exposed (to the sun)
  • くらす (暮らす): to live; to make a living
  • しょどう (書道): calligraphy
  • けいこうとう (蛍光灯): fluorescent light
  • メニュー: menu
  • バイク: motorcycle
  • めざましどけい (目覚まし時計): alarm clock
  • なる (鳴る): to ring; to sound
  • おんだん[な] (温暖[な]): warm; mild
  • かじ (家事): housework; household chores
  • ぐっすり[~ぬむる] (ぐっすり[~眠る]): to sleep soundly

Kanji

  • 談 ダン: talk; discussion
  • 暮 ボ く れる く らす: to live; evening
  • 司 シ: to administer; official
  • 奥 オウ おく: interior; depths
  • 労 ロウ: labor; toil
  • 伺 シ うかが う: to ask; to visit
  • 略 リャク: abbreviation; strategy
  • 騒 ソウ さわ ぐ: to make noise; uproar
  • 街 ガイ カイ まち: street; neighborhood
  • 受 ジュ う ける う かる: to receive; to accept
  • 鳴 メイ な く な る な らす: to chirp; to cry; to sound
  • 踏 トウ ふ む ふ まえる: to step on; to tread
  • 販 ハン: to sell; to trade
  • 宅 タク: house; home; residence
  • 虫 チュウ むし: insect; bug; worm
  • 窓 ソウ まど: window

Frequently asked questions

What does 「えんそうかい」 mean in this lesson?
concert
What does 「ほうこくしょ」 mean in this lesson?
report
What does 「あくび」 mean in this lesson?
yawn
What does 「はんにん」 mean in this lesson?
culprit; perpetrator
What does 「おいかける」 mean in this lesson?
chase; pursue
What does 「さぎょう」 mean in this lesson?
work; task
What does 「スープ」 mean in this lesson?
soup
What does 「こぼす」 mean in this lesson?
spill
What does 「シャッター」 mean in this lesson?
shutter
What does 「スプレー」 mean in this lesson?
spray
What does 「らくがきする」 mean in this lesson?
graffiti; scribble
What does 「よなか」 mean in this lesson?
middle of the night
What does 「ひ」 mean in this lesson?
day; sun
What does 「あたる[ひが~]」 mean in this lesson?
to be exposed (to the sun)
What does 「くらす」 mean in this lesson?
to live; to make a living
What does 「しょどう」 mean in this lesson?
calligraphy
What does 「けいこうとう」 mean in this lesson?
fluorescent light
What does 「メニュー」 mean in this lesson?
menu
What does 「バイク」 mean in this lesson?
motorcycle
What does 「めざましどけい」 mean in this lesson?
alarm clock
What does 「なる」 mean in this lesson?
to ring; to sound
What does 「おんだん[な]」 mean in this lesson?
warm; mild
What does 「かじ」 mean in this lesson?
housework; household chores
What does 「ぐっすり[~ぬむる]」 mean in this lesson?
to sleep soundly