Chores at home
Core words, Stage 4chunk 41 of 79Home and everyday things
Lets you talk about cooking, cleaning up and daily routines at home.
- ryouricooking; a dish; cuisine
- hamigakibrushing your teeth
- araimonothe dishes; washing-up
- takuhaibinparcel delivery; a delivered parcel
- jisui surucook for yourself; make your own meals
Mix-ups Ryouri is any cooking; jisui is cooking your own meals instead of eating out.
ryouri
cooking; a dish; cuisine
Ryouri suru means to cook. As cuisine: nihon ryouri is Japanese food.
ryouri kekkou tokui na n da
I'm actually pretty good at cooking.
料理けっこう得意なんだ
ryouri wa kekkou tokui na n desu
I'm actually quite good at cooking.
料理はけっこう得意なんです
Written 料理 · りょうりRank #856 in 3,030 TV dramas
hamigaki
brushing your teeth
Mostly as hamigaki suru, to brush your teeth.
Toothpaste is hamigakiko.
neru mae ni hamigaki shita?
Did you brush your teeth before bed?
寝る前に歯磨きした?
neru mae ni hamigaki shimashita ka?
Did you brush your teeth before going to bed?
寝る前に歯磨きしましたか?
Written 歯磨き · はみがきRank #16183 in 3,030 TV dramas
araimono
the dishes; washing-up
Usually dirty dishes; goes with suru or yaru.
Can also mean laundry waiting to be washed.
araimono wa ato de yattoku ne
I'll do the dishes later.
洗い物はあとでやっとくね
araimono wa ato de yatte okimasu
I'll take care of the dishes later.
洗い物はあとでやっておきます
Written 洗い物 · あらいものRank #10157 in 3,030 TV dramas
takuhaibin
parcel delivery; a delivered parcel
Courier delivery to your door; you hear 'takuhaibin desu' at the intercom.
Takkyuubin is heard for the same thing.
sakki takuhaibin kiteta yo
A parcel came for you earlier.
さっき宅配便来てたよ
sakki takuhaibin ga kite imashita yo
A delivery came earlier.
さっき宅配便が来ていましたよ
Written 宅配便 · たくはいびんRank #10446 in 3,030 TV dramas
jisui suru
polite jisui shimasu
cook for yourself; make your own meals
Said of people living alone who cook instead of eating out or buying ready meals.
The opposite of gaishoku (eating out).
hitorigurashi da kedo mainichi jisui shiteru yo
I live alone, but I cook for myself every day.
一人暮らしだけど毎日自炊してるよ
hitorigurashi desu ga mainichi jisui shite imasu
I live alone, but I cook my own meals every day.
一人暮らしですが毎日自炊しています
Written 自炊する · じすいする · 自炊しますRank #15814 in 3,030 TV dramas