Where you live
Core words, Stage 4chunk 27 of 79Places
Lets you say where you live and where you're from.
- inakathe countryside; (rural) hometown
- juushoaddress (where you live)
- apaatoapartment; flat (in a low-rise block)
- kateihome; household; family
Mix-ups Katei is the household, not the building (ie or uchi).
inaka
the countryside; (rural) hometown
Inaka ni kaeru means going back to your family's home region.
Calling a place inaka can sound mildly dismissive, like 'the sticks'.
oshougatsu wa inaka ni kaeru yo.
I'm going back home to the country for New Year.
お正月は田舎に帰るよ。
oshougatsu wa inaka ni kaerimasu.
I'm going back home to the country for New Year.
お正月は田舎に帰ります。
Written 田舎 · いなかRank #2490 in 3,030 TV dramas
juusho
address (where you live)
Not for email: an email address is a meeru adoresu.
juusho, ato de okutte ne.
Send me your address later, okay?
住所、あとで送ってね。
juusho o ato de okutte kudasai.
Please send me your address later.
住所をあとで送ってください。
Written 住所 · じゅうしょRank #2079 in 3,030 TV dramas
apaato
apartment; flat (in a low-rise block)
A newer, sturdier block of flats is a manshon, which doesn't mean mansion.
ima eki no chikaku no apaato ni sunderu.
I'm living in a flat near the station now.
今、駅の近くのアパートに住んでる。
ima eki no chikaku no apaato ni sunde imasu.
I'm living in a flat near the station now.
今、駅の近くのアパートに住んでいます。
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katei
home; household; family
Home as a family unit, not the building (that's ie or uchi).
Kateiteki (homely, good at home life) is a compliment.
kare, katei no jijou de yameta rashii yo.
Apparently he quit for family reasons.
彼、家庭の事情で辞めたらしいよ。
kare wa katei no jijou de yameta sou desu.
I hear he quit for family reasons.
彼は家庭の事情で辞めたそうです。
Written 家庭 · かていRank #1719 in 3,030 TV dramas