Laundry and wiping
Core words, Stage 4chunk 7 of 79Verbs: home and routine
Covers wiping up, hanging out the washing and folding it.
- fukuwipe; dry (with a towel)
- hosuhang out to dry; air (a futon)
- tatamufold (clothes, futons, umbrellas)
Mix-ups Fuku (wipe) sounds like fuku (clothes) and fuku (blow).
fuku
polite fukimasu
wipe; dry (with a towel)
With a cloth or towel: tables, hands, tears, a wet body.
Same sound as fuku 'clothes' and fuku 'blow'.
chotto teeburu fuite kureru?
Can you wipe the table?
ちょっとテーブル拭いてくれる?
chotto teeburu o fuite moraemasu ka?
Could you wipe the table?
ちょっとテーブルを拭いてもらえますか?
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hosu
polite hoshimasu
hang out to dry; air (a futon)
Bringing it back in is torikomu. Futon o hosu = air the futon in the sun.
sentakumono, soto ni hoshite kureta?
Did you hang the washing outside?
洗濯物、外に干してくれた?
sentakumono o soto ni hoshite kuremashita ka?
Did you hang the washing outside?
洗濯物を外に干してくれましたか?
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tatamu
polite tatamimasu
fold (clothes, futons, umbrellas)
Also mise o tatamu = close a shop for good.
kawaitara sentakumono tatande oite ne.
Fold the laundry once it's dry, okay?
乾いたら洗濯物畳んでおいてね。
kawaitara sentakumono o tatande oite kudasai.
Please fold the laundry once it's dry.
乾いたら洗濯物を畳んでおいてください。
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