Doors and windows
Core words, Stage 4chunk 33 of 79Home and everyday things
Lets you open up, shut up and say where something was left.
Mix-ups Genkan is a home's entrance; a building's is iriguchi.
doa
door
Open = akeru, shut = shimeru.
samui kara doa shimete kureru?
It's cold, can you shut the door?
寒いからドア閉めてくれる?
samui node doa o shimete moraemasu ka?
It's cold, could you shut the door?
寒いのでドアを閉めてもらえますか?
Written ドアRank #1978 in 3,030 TV dramas
mado
window
A window seat is madogawa no seki.
chotto mado akete mo ii?
Mind if I open the window a bit?
ちょっと窓開けてもいい?
sukoshi mado o akete mo ii desu ka?
May I open the window a little?
少し窓を開けてもいいですか?
Written 窓 · まどRank #2151 in 3,030 TV dramas
genkan
entrance hall; front door
The entry area of a home where you take your shoes off, a step below the floor.
Mainly for homes; a building's entrance is the iriguchi.
nimotsu, genkan ni oite oku ne.
I'll leave the parcel by the front door.
荷物、玄関に置いておくね。
nimotsu wa genkan ni oite okimasu ne.
I'll leave the parcel by the front door.
荷物は玄関に置いておきますね。
Written 玄関 · げんかんRank #3218 in 3,030 TV dramas
niwa
garden; yard
A house's own garden; a public park is a kouen.
shuumatsu, niwa de baabekyuu shiyou yo.
Let's have a barbecue in the garden this weekend.
週末、庭でバーベキューしようよ。
shuumatsu, niwa de baabekyuu o shimashou.
Let's have a barbecue in the garden this weekend.
週末、庭でバーベキューをしましょう。
Written 庭 · にわRank #2986 in 3,030 TV dramas