Getting dressed and washed
Core words, Stage 4chunk 6 of 79Verbs: home and routine
Covers shoes off at the door, putting shoes on, showering and brushing teeth.
- nugutake off (clothes, shoes, hats)
- hakuput on, wear (shoes, socks, trousers, skirts)
- abirutake (a shower); bathe in (sunlight)
- migakubrush (teeth); polish
Mix-ups Haku is only for feet and legs; tops use kiru, though nugu takes everything off.
nugu
polite nugimasu
take off (clothes, shoes, hats)
One verb takes everything off, but putting on splits: kiru (tops), haku (shoes, trousers), kaburu (hats).
koko de kutsu nuide ne.
Take your shoes off here, okay?
ここで靴脱いでね。
koko de kutsu o nuide kudasai.
Please take your shoes off here.
ここで靴を脱いでください。
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haku
polite hakimasu
put on, wear (shoes, socks, trousers, skirts)
For anything on the feet or legs; haite iru (haiteru) = be wearing.
Tops take kiru and hats kaburu. Same sound as haku 'throw up'.
kyou wa sukaato haite iku.
I'm wearing a skirt today.
今日はスカート履いていく。
kyou wa sukaato o haite ikimasu.
I'm wearing a skirt today.
今日はスカートを履いていきます。
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abiru
polite abimasu
take (a shower); bathe in (sunlight)
Almost always shawaa o abiru; also sunlight or criticism pouring onto you.
A bath is ofuro ni hairu, not abiru.
saki ni shawaa abite kuru ne.
I'll go take a shower first.
先にシャワー浴びてくるね。
saki ni shawaa o abite kimasu.
I'll go take a shower first.
先にシャワーを浴びてきます。
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migaku
polite migakimasu
brush (teeth); polish
Above all ha o migaku, brushing your teeth; also shoes, or a skill (ude o migaku).
Hamigaki = brushing your teeth, or toothpaste.
neru mae ni ha migaita?
Did you brush your teeth before bed?
寝る前に歯磨いた?
neru mae ni ha o migakimashita ka?
Did you brush your teeth before bed?
寝る前に歯を磨きましたか?
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