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Useful Around the House Words

Vocabulary Builder: Useful Around the House Words

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Furniture and Such

Chair いす
Bed ベッド
Futon ふとん
Pillow まくら
Blanket もうふ
Chest たんす
Bookshelf ほんだな
Table テーブル
Window まど
Piano ピアノ
Air Conditioner エアコン

Electronics

TV テレビ
Remote Control リモコン
Computer コンピュータ
Radio ラジオ
Light でんき

Rooms and Parts of House

Door ドア
Living Room いま
Hallway ろうか
Bedroom しんしつ
Bathroom トイレ
Kitchen だいどころ
Roof やね
Entrance げんかん
Japanese Style Room ざしき


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Computer?

Can't it also be パスコン, instead of コンピュータ. Because that's how I hear and say it sometimes. Any difference?

まったん's picture

パソコン is short for

パソコン is short for personal computer (PC). In Japan it doesn't matter, but some people care elsewhere; PC vs. Mac is always a hot topic. :3

Door

Is the sound byte for door correct? Because I don't think it matches up with the Katakana you added. It sounds like といで, but you wrote ドア. I don't know what the proper way is (and it could be that both are right), but the sound doesn't match the written.

Oni's picture

Hmm...

I hear ドア.

Edit: Ah. Thx Mario. I see what ya mean.

Actually...

Actually, look right below where it says "Allow time to load", it lets you click each word to instantly hear the audio and the pronunctiation for door is different, is not ドア.
The pronunctiation matching the text is below that, where you click a "sound symbol"

Hope that helped ^^

Yes, sorry. If you click on

Yes, sorry. If you click on the English 'Door' you get トイレ, but if you click on  ドア you get ドア

Kudo Masaki's picture

I hear it

I hear ドア without any problem. :/

まったん's picture

You need to click "Door"

You need to click "Door" (not ドア next to it) in the flash file not in the list below in order to hear the problem stated.

tansu? chest? Treasure? no...

I would like to add that tansu means chest of draws not like a treasure chest chest. ^-^

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