About This Lesson
Use Using Example Sentences to Learn New Words to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
私は勉強時間に新しい言葉を覚えます。
wah-TAH-shee wah ben-KYOH JEE-kahn nee ah-tah-rah-SHEE koh-toh-BAH oh oh-boh-eh-MAHS. I remember new words during study time.
A
でも、話そうとすると忘れてしまいます。
DEH-moh, hah-nah-SOH toh soo-ROO toh wah-soo-reh-teh shee-MY-mahs. But I forget them when I try to speak.
B
その言葉が、実際に使う場面と結びついていないのかもしれません。
soh-noh koh-toh-BAH gah, JITS-sigh nee tsoo-KAH-oo bah-MEN toh moo-soo-bee-TSOO-ee-teh ee-NAI noh KAH-moh shee-reh-MAH-sen. The words may not be connected to situations where you would actually use them.
A
私はいつも訳を書いて、後で同じリストを復習します。
wah-TAH-shee wah EET-soo-moh yah-KOO oh KAI-teh, ah-toh deh oh-NAH-jee REE-soo-toh oh foo-koo-SHOO shee-MAHS. I usually write the translation and review the same list later.
B
使える言葉ごとに、簡単な例文を一つ加えてみてください。
tsoo-KAH-eh-roo koh-toh-BAH goh-toh nee, kahn-TAHN nah RAY-boon oh hee-TOHT-soo koo-wah-EH-teh mee-teh koo-DAH-sigh. Try adding one simple example sentence for each useful word.
A
仕事や買い物、友達へのメッセージについて文を書けます。
shee-GOH-toh yah kai-MOH-noh, toh-moh-DAH-chee eh noh meh-SAY-jee nee TSOO-ee-teh boon oh kah-keh-MAHS. I can write sentences about work, shopping, or messages to friends.
B
そうした場面があると、会話中に意味を思い出しやすくなります。
soh-SHEE-tah bah-MEN gah ah-roo toh, kai-wah-CHOO nee EE-mee oh oh-moh-ee-DAH-shee yah-soo-koo nah-ree-MAHS. Those situations will make the meaning easier to recall during conversation.
A
勉強する言葉を減らして、もっと頻繁に使ったほうがよさそうです。
ben-KYOH soo-roo koh-toh-BAH oh heh-rah-SHEE-teh, MOHT-toh heen-PAHN nee tsoo-KAHT-tah hoh gah yoh-sah-SOH dess. I should probably study fewer words and use them more often.
B
繰り返し使うと、その言葉が使える語彙の一部になります。
koo-ree-KAI-shee tsoo-KAH-oo toh, soh-noh koh-toh-BAH gah tsoo-KAH-eh-roo goh-EE noh ee-chee-BOO nee nah-ree-MAHS. Repeated use will help the words become part of your active vocabulary.
A
少しだけ言葉を選んで、授業の後に自分の例文を書きます。
soo-KOH-shee dah-keh koh-toh-BAH oh eh-RAHN-deh, joo-GYOH noh ah-toh nee jee-BOON noh RAY-boon oh kah-kee-MAHS. I will choose a small set and write personal examples after class.
B
その習慣で、語彙の練習がもっと実用的になりそうです。
soh-noh shoo-KAHN deh, goh-EE noh ren-SHOO gah MOHT-toh JEET-soo-YOH-teh-kee nee nah-ree-SOH dess. That routine should make your vocabulary practice more practical.Word by Word
私
私 means “I” here and refers to the speaker. It is used when talking about one’s own actions, as in 私は.
は
は marks 私 as the topic of the sentence, so the sentence is about what the speaker does. A common pattern is a person or thing followed by は and then information about it.
勉強
勉強 means study here, as in 勉強時間 and 勉強する. It identifies the activity connected with the time or words being studied.
時間
時間 means time here, specifically the time set aside for study in 勉強時間. It is used to refer to a period or amount of time.
に
に marks when an action happens in 勉強時間に, meaning during study time. It commonly follows a time expression to locate an event in time.
新しい
新しい means new and directly describes 言葉 in 新しい言葉. It is placed before a noun when describing something as new.
言葉
言葉 means a word or vocabulary item here. In 言葉を覚えます, it is the thing that the speaker memorizes, and in その言葉 it refers back to those words.
を
を marks 言葉 as the object of 覚えます in 言葉を覚えます. It commonly follows the thing directly affected by an action.
覚えます
覚えます means memorize or remember here, referring to learning new words. It is the polite form related to 覚える, and the reusable pattern in the dialogue is Xを覚えます.
でも
でも means but and introduces a contrast with the previous statement. At the beginning of a sentence, it is useful for presenting a problem or different result.
話そう
話そう expresses the intention or attempt to speak in 話そうとすると. It is the form used before とする in the reusable expression 話そうとする, meaning try to speak.
と
と connects 話そう with する in 話そうとする and marks the intended action before the attempt. This helps form the pattern for trying to do something.
すると
すると means when doing so in 話そうとすると, giving the time or condition under which the forgetting happens. It is formed from する followed by と and can introduce what happens when an action occurs.
忘れて
忘れて means forgetting as the first part of 忘れてしまいます. It links the act of forgetting to しまいます, which presents the result as something the speaker ends up doing.
しまいます
しまいます adds the meaning of ending up forgetting, with an unintended or regrettable feeling in 忘れてしまいます. It is the polite form used at the end of this expression.
その
その means that or those and points back to the words already mentioned. In その言葉, it comes directly before the noun it identifies.
が
が marks その言葉 as the subject in その言葉が結びついていない. It identifies what is or is not in the state described by the predicate.
実際
実際 means actual or real here and emphasizes real use in 実際に使う. With に, it describes using the words in genuine situations rather than only studying them.
使う
使う means use here, describing what someone does with the words in 実際に使う場面. It is the basic form used when describing an action or a situation in which something is used.
場面
場面 means situation or setting here, specifically a situation where the words are actually used. It identifies the context connected to an action.
結びついて
結びついて means connected or linked in 結びついていない. Its form links the state of being connected to いない, which makes that state negative.
いない
いない means not being in the stated condition in 結びついていない, so the words are not in a connected state. The pattern te-form plus いない can describe an ongoing negative state.
の
の makes the preceding description 結びついていない the content being considered in 結びついていないのかもしれません. Together with かもしれません, it helps present that description as a possible explanation.
かも
かも marks possibility in かもしれません and means might or perhaps. It shows that the speaker is not claiming certainty and is followed here by しれません.
しれません
しれません completes the polite possibility expression かもしれません. In this sentence, it keeps the explanation tentative rather than certain.
いつも
いつも means usually or always here and describes a habitual action. In いつも訳を書いて, it comes before the action the speaker regularly performs.
訳
訳 means translation here, referring to what the speaker writes in 訳を書いて. It is the object of writing and can identify the translated meaning of a word or expression.
書いて
書いて means write and then or writing as the first action in 訳を書いて、後で. It connects writing the translation with reviewing the list later; its basic form is 書く.
後で
後で means later or afterward and places the review after the writing. It is commonly used to say that an action will happen at a later time.
同じ
同じ means same and describes リスト in 同じリスト. It shows that the list reviewed later is the one already mentioned.
リスト
リスト means list here, specifically the vocabulary list in 同じリストを復習します. It is the object being reviewed.
復習します
復習します means review here, referring to reviewing the same vocabulary list. It is the polite form related to 復習する, and the dialogue uses the pattern Xを復習します.
使える
使える means usable or useful here and describes 言葉 in 使える言葉. It identifies words that can be used in practical communication and comes before the noun it describes.
ごとに
ごとに means for each or per in 使える言葉ごとに. The pattern noun plus ごとに distributes an action or amount across each item.
簡単な
簡単な means simple or easy and describes 例文 in 簡単な例文. The form ending in な is used here because the word directly modifies a noun.
例文
例文 means example sentence here, referring to one simple sentence added for each useful word. It is the object in 例文を一つ加えてみてください.
加えて
加えて means add or adding as the first part of 加えてみてください. It connects the action of adding an example sentence to the request to try it; its basic form is 加える.
みて
みて contributes the meaning try doing in 加えてみてください. Following a te-form, it forms a construction used to suggest or ask someone to try an action.
ください
ください makes 加えてみてください a polite request meaning please try adding it. The pattern te-form plus ください is used when asking someone politely to do something.
仕事
仕事 means work or job here and is one subject for the example sentences. It appears in a list of practical areas together with shopping and messages.
や
や connects examples in 仕事や買い物 and means things such as work and shopping. It indicates that the list is giving examples rather than necessarily naming every item.
買い物
買い物 means shopping here and is one practical situation for writing example sentences. It is listed alongside 仕事 and messages to friends.
友達
友達 means friends here and identifies the recipients in 友達へのメッセージ. It is used to describe people connected with the message.
へ
へ marks the direction or recipient in 友達へのメッセージ, pointing the message toward friends. It is part of the expression that describes a message sent to someone.
メッセージ
メッセージ means message here, specifically a message to friends in 友達へのメッセージ. It is one practical topic for the sentences the speaker can write.
について
について means about or concerning in 友達へのメッセージについて文を書けます and introduces the topic of the sentences. Here に marks the relation to the topic, while ついて completes the expression; the whole construction is used after a noun when discussing that subject.
文
文 means sentence here, referring to the sentences the speaker can write. In 文を書けます, it is the thing being written.
書けます
書けます means can write here and expresses the speaker’s ability to write sentences. It is the polite potential form related to 書く, and the dialogue uses it with the object in 文を書けます.
そうした
そうした means such or those kinds of and refers back to the practical situations just mentioned. In そうした場面, it directly describes the situations that help recall meaning.
ある
ある means exist or there are in そうした場面があると. It presents the existence of such situations, and the following と connects that condition with its result.
会話
会話 means conversation here and appears in 会話中. It identifies the activity during which the learner recalls the meaning.
中
中 means during or in the middle of in 会話中, so the recalling happens during conversation. The pattern noun plus 中 is used to describe an ongoing period.
意味
意味 means meaning here, referring to the meaning of the vocabulary. In 意味を思い出しやすく, it is what becomes easier to recall.
思い出しやすく
思い出しやすく means easy to recall in 思い出しやすくなります. Its form connects the idea of ease to なります, and the ～やすい pattern describes an action that is easy to do.
なります
なります means become or come to be in 思い出しやすくなります. It describes a change into an easier state and is the polite form related to なる.
する
する means do in 勉強する言葉 and combines with 勉強 to mean study. The pattern noun plus する forms an activity or action.
減らして
減らして means reduce and then in 勉強する言葉を減らして. It connects reducing the number of words with the next action of using them more often; its basic form is 減らす.
もっと
もっと means more and increases the degree of frequency in もっと頻繁に使った. It is placed before the expression whose amount or degree is being increased.
頻繁
頻繁 means frequent, and with に in 頻繁に使った it means frequently. 頻繁に is used before an action to describe how often it happens.
使った
使った is the form of use used before ほうがよさそう in 使ったほうがよさそうです. Here it is part of a recommendation about using the words more often, not simply a reference to past time.
ほう
ほう means the preferable side or option in 使ったほうがよさそうです. Together with 使った and よさそう, it presents using the words more often as the better choice.
よさそう
よさそう means seems good or seems better in ほうがよさそうです. It expresses a tentative judgment, so the speaker presents the recommendation as likely to be better rather than absolutely certain.
です
です gives the ending よさそうです a polite tone. The main meaning comes from よさそう, while です makes the statement polite.
繰り返し
繰り返し means repeatedly or repetition in 繰り返し使う. It describes using the words again and again and is placed before the action it modifies.
語彙
語彙 means vocabulary here, referring to the learner’s body of known words. In 語彙の一部, it is the larger whole that the words become part of.
一部
一部 means part or portion in 語彙の一部になります. It shows that the words become included within the learner’s vocabulary rather than remaining separate study items.
少し
少し means a little or a small amount in 少しだけ言葉. It limits the number of words selected for study and practice.
だけ
だけ means only or just in 少しだけ. It emphasizes that the speaker will choose a limited amount, and it commonly follows the quantity or thing being limited.
選んで
選んで means choose and then in 言葉を選んで、. It connects selecting the words with writing personal examples afterward; its basic form is 選ぶ.
授業
授業 means class or lesson here, referring to the classroom session. In 授業の後, it provides the event after which the speaker will write examples.
後
後 means after or afterward in 授業の後に. The pattern noun plus の後に places an action after the named event.
自分
自分 means oneself or one’s own here and describes the examples in 自分の例文. It shows that the sentences are personal to the speaker.
書きます
書きます means write here and expresses the speaker’s planned action after class. It is the polite form related to 書く, and the dialogue uses the pattern Xを書きます.
習慣
習慣 means habit or routine here, referring to the regular method of vocabulary practice. In その習慣で, it is the means through which the practice becomes more practical.
で
で marks the means or method in その習慣で. It shows that the routine is what brings about the improvement described in the sentence.
練習
練習 means practice here, specifically vocabulary practice in 語彙の練習. It refers to repeated activity intended to improve a skill.
実用的
実用的 means practical in 実用的になりそうです. It describes practice that is useful for real communication and daily use.
なりそう
なりそう means seems likely to become in 実用的になりそうです. It presents a predicted change toward a practical state without stating it as certain.
Grammar Points
〜てしまう
新しい言葉を忘れてしまいます。
ah-tah-rah-SHEE koh-toh-BAH oh wah-soo-REH-teh shee-MY-mahs.I end up forgetting new words.
This pattern expresses that something is completed, often with regret or an unwanted result.
〜やすい
新しい言葉を思い出しやすくします。
ah-tah-rah-SHEE koh-toh-BAH oh oh-moh-ee-DAH-shee yah-soo-koo shee-MAHS.I make it easy to recall new words.
Attached to a verb stem, 〜やすい means that an action is easy to do.
Japanese Vocabulary
覚える
verb
oh-boh-eh-ROO
to remember; to learn
覚えます
私は勉強時間に新しい言葉を覚えます。
結びつく
verb
moo-soo-bee-TSOO-koo
to be connected; to be linked
結びついていない
実際に使う場面と結びついていないのかもしれません。
使う
verb
tsoo-KAH-oo
to use
実際に使う場面と結びついていないのかもしれません。
実際に
adv
JITS-sigh nee
actually; in practice
実際に使う場面と結びついていないのかもしれません。
場面
noun
bah-MEN
situation; occasion
実際に使う場面と結びついていないのかもしれません。
新しい言葉
phrase
ah-tah-rah-SHEE koh-toh-BAH
new words
私は勉強時間に新しい言葉を覚えます。
復習する
verb
foo-koo-SHOO soo-roo
to review
復習します
後で同じリストを復習します。
勉強時間
noun
ben-KYOH JEE-kahn
study time
私は勉強時間に新しい言葉を覚えます。
忘れる
verb
wah-soo-REH-roo
to forget
忘れてしまいます
話そうとすると忘れてしまいます。
訳
noun
yah-KOO
translation
私はいつも訳を書いて、後で同じリストを復習します。
例文
noun
RAY-boon
example sentence
簡単な例文を一つ加えてみてください。
話す
verb
hah-NAH-soo
to speak
話そうとする
話そうとすると忘れてしまいます。
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to be connected; to be linked
Show Answer
結びついていないnew words
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新しい言葉study time
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勉強時間to remember; to learn