day 18things around the house
unit 3 · home & daily lifethings around the house
Name everyday things around the house (string, scissors, bottles, cans, boards) and complain that it's “nothing but…” (ばかり).
today’s words
- はさみ · scissors
- ひも · string, cord
- 縄 なわ · rope
- 針 はり · needle; (clock) hand
- 布 ぬの · cloth, fabric
- 綿 めん · cotton
- わた · cotton wool, stuffing
- 袋 ふくろ · bag (plastic or paper)
- かご · basket
- 缶 かん · can, tin
- 瓶 びん · bottle (glass)
- 皿 さら · plate, dish
- 板 いた · board, plank
- 棒 ぼう · stick, pole
- 鎖 くさり · chain
- ペンキ · paint (for walls)
- インク · ink
- ピン · pin
- 筆 ふで · (writing) brush
- 束 たば · bundle, bunch
- すぐ · right away, soon
sentences
- 最近、外で食べてばかりいる。 · Lately I've been doing nothing but eating out.
- 台所の棚は、皿ばかりで、鍋が入らない。 · The kitchen shelf is all plates, so the pots won't fit.
- はさみとひもを、取ってくれる？ · Can you pass me the scissors and the string?
- 綿の布で人形を作って、中にわたを入れた。 · I made a doll out of cotton fabric and stuffed it with cotton wool.
- 器用な祖母は、針と糸で、なんでも作ってしまう。 · My grandmother is so handy, she can make anything with a needle and thread.