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Waku Waku Japanese – Language Lesson 21: Adopted Words

Waku Waku Japanese – Lesson 21: Adopted Words

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In this lesson of Waku Waku Japanese, Konomi teaches some gairaigo, which are adopted words (words with a foreign origin) in Japanese, so if they might sound familiar to you.

Hanbaagaa – hamburger
ハンバーガー

Koohii – coffee
コーヒー

Piza – pizza
ピザ

Koora – cola; coke
コーラ

Esukareeta – escalator
エスカレータ

Erebeetaa – elevator
エレベーター

Konpyuuta – computer
コンピュータ

Intanetto – internet
インタネット

Arubaito – part-time job
アルバイト

Zubon – pants
ズボン

Manshon – apartment (larger)
マンション

So try out these words that have been brought to Japan from other countries, you probably know some without even realizing it! Japanese has many gairaigo.

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