Colors and Shapes Vocabulary

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to recognize and use 20 core N5 vocabulary words related to everyday actions, time expressions, and descriptions. You will also learn how to use these words in simple sentences.

Today's vocabulary covers four useful categories:

• Everyday actions: 歩く (aruku - to walk), 止まる (tomaru - to stop), 洗う (arau - to wash), 死ぬ (shinu - to die)歩止洗死
• Time expressions: 毎朝 (maiasa - every morning), 毎晩 (maiban - every evening), 毎週 (maishuu - every week), 毎月 (maitsuki - every month), 毎年 (mainen - every year)毎朝晩週月年
• Describing things: 汚い (kitanai - dirty), 欲しい (hoshii - to want), 沢山 (takusan - many/much)汚欲沢山
• Nouns: 橋 (hashi - bridge), 次 (tsugi - next), 歌 (uta - song), 歯 (ha - teeth), 歳 (sai - years old), 池 (ike - pond), 洋服 (youfuku - western clothing), 水曜日 (suiyoubi - Wednesday)橋次歌歯歳池

1. Everyday Action Verbs

2. Time Expressions with 毎 (mai - every)

The prefix 毎 (mai) means "every" and attaches to time words:毎

3. Describing Words

4. Useful Nouns

1. 毎朝、公園を歩きます。
   Maiasa, kouen o arukimasu.
   "Every morning, I walk in the park."毎朝公園歩

   毎朝公園歩

2. 新しい洋服が欲しいです。
   Atarashii youfuku ga hoshii desu.
   "I want new western clothes."新洋服欲

   新洋服欲

3. 水曜日に池で止まりました。
   Suiyoubi ni ike de tomarimashita.
   "I stopped at the pond on Wednesday."水曜日池止

   水曜日池止

4. この歌は毎年人気です。
   Kono uta wa mainen ninki desu.
   "This song is popular every year."歌毎年人気

   歌毎年人気

5. 手を洗ってください。汚いです。
   Te o aratte kudasai. Kitanai desu.
   "Please wash your hands. They are dirty."手洗汚

   手洗汚

❌ Mixing up 欲しい (hoshii) and たい (tai)欲

• 欲しい is for wanting things: 水が欲しい (mizu ga hoshii - I want water)欲水
• たい is for wanting to do actions: 水を飲みたい (mizu o nomitai - I want to drink water)水飲

❌ Forgetting 毎 changes readings毎

• 毎朝 = maiasa (not maiasa)毎朝
• 毎月 = maitsuki (not maigetsu)毎月
• 毎年 = mainen (not mainen)毎年

Fill in the blanks with the correct word:

1. 毎晩、___を歌います。
   Maiban, ___ o utaimasu.
   (Every evening, I sing a ___ .)
   Answer: 歌 (uta)毎晩歌

   毎晩歌

2. この___はとても長いです。
   Kono ___ wa totemo nagai desu.
   (This ___ is very long.)
   Answer: 橋 (hashi)長橋

   長橋

3. 私は20___です。
   Watashi wa 20___ desu.
   (I am 20 years old.)
   Answer: 歳 (sai)私歳

   私歳

4. に歯を洗います。
   * ni ha o araimasu.*
   (I wash my teeth every morning.)
   Answer: 毎朝 (maiasa)歯洗毎朝

   歯洗毎朝

What you learned:

• 20 new N5 vocabulary words across 4 categories
• How to use 毎 (mai) to make "every" time expressions毎
• The difference between 欲しい (wanting things) and other expressions欲
• Common sentence patterns with these words

Next step:
Practice using these words in your own sentences. Try to:

• Describe your daily routine using 毎朝, 毎晩, etc.毎朝晩
• Talk about things you want using 欲しい欲
• Use 沢山 to describe quantities沢山
• Practice the verb conjugations for 歩く, 止まる, 洗う, 死ぬ in polite form (ます form)歩止洗死