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JLPT N4 vocabulary lessons

Basic everyday Japanese: simple conversations and short texts on familiar topics.

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N4 Vocabulary
Lesson 5

At the clinic: 〜んです and 〜ほうがいいです

Explain your symptoms at a clinic with 〜んです, start a request with 〜んですが, understand advice with 〜たほうがいいです and 〜ないほうがいいです and read medicine instructions — plus the kanji 医, 病, 院, 体 and 心.

45 min
N4 Vocabulary
Lesson 14

Cooking and food shopping: 〜すぎる, 〜やすい and 〜かた

Shop for food and cook in Japan: say “too much” with 〜すぎる, “easy / hard to” with 〜やすい and 〜にくい, “how to” with 〜かた and decide with 〜にします, read supermarket labels and check for pork — plus the kanji 料, 理, 肉, 牛, 鳥, 飯 and 茶.

45 min