1.9 Everyday Objects

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Overview

Learn the names of common everyday objects — things you carry, use at a desk, or find around you. These are useful building blocks for practicing basic sentence patterns.

These are some of the most common objects that come up in everyday conversation. Many of them are loanwords from English, written in katakana, so they will already feel familiar.

Things you carry

Japanese	Reading	Meaning
かばん	かばん	bag
さいふ	さいふ	wallet
かぎ	かぎ	key
スマホ	すまほ	smartphone
てちょう	てちょう	planner; notebook
めがね	めがね	glasses

Things on a desk

Japanese	Reading	Meaning
ペン	ぺん	pen
えんぴつ	えんぴつ	pencil
ノート	のーと	notebook
ほん	ほん	book
つくえ	つくえ	desk
いす	いす	chair
パソコン	ぱそこん	computer; laptop

Around the room

Japanese	Reading	Meaning
まど	まど	window
ドア	どあ	door
でんわ	でんわ	telephone
テレビ	てれび	television
つくえ	つくえ	desk

Dialogue

あAきごう：これはなん何ですか。 bBきごう：えんぴつです。

あAきごう：あのかばんはあなたのですか。 bBきごう：はい、そうです。わたしのかばんです。

あAきごう：つくえのうえ上になん何がありますか。 bBきごう：のうとノートとぺんペンがあります。

A: What is this? B: It's a pencil.

A: Is that bag over there yours? B: Yes, that's right. It's my bag.

A: What is on the desk? B: There is a notebook and a pen.

New words

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