Minna Intermediate - Lesson 13 - Hobbies and Interests
Talk about hobbies, passions, and the reasons behind personal interests.
Course: Minna Intermediate
Vocabulary
- かぶしきがいしゃ (株式会社): joint-stock company; Co., Ltd.
- ずいひつ (随筆): essay; miscellaneous prose
- けいか(する) (経過(する)): to pass; to elapse
- へんか(する) (変化(する)): to change; to transform
- しんじょう (心情): feelings; emotions
- かんちがい(する) (勘違い(する)): to misunderstand; to be mistaken
- にちじょう(てき) (日常(的)): everyday; routine
- しゃこう (社交): socializing; social interaction
- ざつだん(する) (雑談(する)): to chat; to make small talk
- にゅうえんりょう (入園料): admission fee (park/zoo)
- おとな (大人): adult
- しょうにん (小人): child
- そのうち: before long; eventually
- ちゅうもく(する) (注目(する)): to pay attention to; to notice
- ご (語): word; language
- しこう(する) (思考(する)): to think; to contemplate
- とい (問い): question; inquiry
- ぜんぶん (全文): entire text; full text
- のみこむ: to swallow; to understand
- つくだに (佃煮): tsukudani; soy-simmered preserved food
- いご (以後): after; thereafter
- いこう (以降): from then on; thereafter
- いらい (以来): since; ever since
- いったい (一体): one body; what on earth
Kanji
- 株 かぶ: stock; share; stump
- 佃 つくだ: paddy; surname
- 煮 シャ に る に える に やす: to boil; to simmer
- 降 コウ お りる お ろす ふ る: to descend; to fall
- 熟 ジュク う れる: ripe; mature; skilled
- 覚 カク おぼ える さ ます さ める: to remember; to awaken
- 退 タイ しりぞ く しりぞ ける: to retreat; to withdraw
- 錯 サク: mistake; confusion
- 誤 ゴ あやま る: mistake; error
- 極 キョク ゴク きわ める きわ まる きわ み: extreme; utmost
- 頃 ころ: about; period
- 辞 ジ や める: to resign; to take leave
- 詰 キツ つ める つ まる つ む: to pack; to question
- 看 カン: to watch; to nurse
- 駐 チュウ: to park; to station
- 典 テン: code; ceremony
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「かぶしきがいしゃ」 mean in this lesson?
- joint-stock company; Co., Ltd.
- What does 「ずいひつ」 mean in this lesson?
- essay; miscellaneous prose
- What does 「けいか(する)」 mean in this lesson?
- to pass; to elapse
- What does 「へんか(する)」 mean in this lesson?
- to change; to transform
- What does 「しんじょう」 mean in this lesson?
- feelings; emotions
- What does 「かんちがい(する)」 mean in this lesson?
- to misunderstand; to be mistaken
- What does 「にちじょう(てき)」 mean in this lesson?
- everyday; routine
- What does 「しゃこう」 mean in this lesson?
- socializing; social interaction
- What does 「ざつだん(する)」 mean in this lesson?
- to chat; to make small talk
- What does 「にゅうえんりょう」 mean in this lesson?
- admission fee (park/zoo)
- What does 「おとな」 mean in this lesson?
- adult
- What does 「しょうにん」 mean in this lesson?
- child
- What does 「そのうち」 mean in this lesson?
- before long; eventually
- What does 「ちゅうもく(する)」 mean in this lesson?
- to pay attention to; to notice
- What does 「ご」 mean in this lesson?
- word; language
- What does 「しこう(する)」 mean in this lesson?
- to think; to contemplate
- What does 「とい」 mean in this lesson?
- question; inquiry
- What does 「ぜんぶん」 mean in this lesson?
- entire text; full text
- What does 「のみこむ」 mean in this lesson?
- to swallow; to understand
- What does 「つくだに」 mean in this lesson?
- tsukudani; soy-simmered preserved food
- What does 「いご」 mean in this lesson?
- after; thereafter
- What does 「いこう」 mean in this lesson?
- from then on; thereafter
- What does 「いらい」 mean in this lesson?
- since; ever since
- What does 「いったい」 mean in this lesson?
- one body; what on earth