Hello everyone!
How are you doing?
There is a typhoon in Japan right now.
As I’m sure you all know, Japan is a disaster-prone country.
Earthquakes and typhoons are a regular occurrence in Japan.
So! In this lesson, let’s learn some Japanese words related to disasters!
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Let’s get started!
【Types of disasters】
・地震(じしん) / jishin / Earthquake
・津波(つなみ) / tsunami / Tsunami
・台風(たいふう) / taifuu / Typhoon
・落雷(らくらい) / rakurai / Lightning strike
・噴火(ふんか) / funka / Eruption
・竜巻(たつまき) / tatsumaki / Tornado
【Japanese words related to disaster】
・揺れる(ゆれる) / yureru / Shake
・怖い(こわい) / kowai / Scary
・危ない(あぶない) / abunai / Dangerous
・逃げろ(にげろ) / nigero / Run!
・気を付ける(きをつける) / kiwotsukeru / Be careful!
Now let’s look at some example sentences using the above Japanese!
(1)
昨日の落雷はとても怖かった。
(Kinou no rakurai wa totemo kowakatta)
Yesterday’s lightning strike was very scary.
*昨日(きのう) / kinou / yesterday
とても / totemo / very
(2)
津波が来るぞ！逃げろ！
(Tsunami ga kuruzo! Nigero!)
There’s a tsunami coming! Run away!
*来る(くる) / kuru / coming
(3)
昨日の地震はすごく揺れた。
(Kinou no jishin wa totemo yureta)
Yesterday’s earthquake was very shaking.
*昨日(きのう) / kinou / yeaterday
*すごく / sugoku / very
(4)
竜巻が起こりそうなので、気を付けて！
(Tatsumaki ga okorisou nanode kiwotsukete!)
A tornado is about to hit, so be careful.
*起こる(おこる) / okoru / happen
～そう / sou / about to ~
(5)
近くの火山が噴火した。
(Chikaku no kazan ga funka shita)
A nearby volcano erupted.
*近く(ちかく) / chikaku / nearby
火山(かざん) / kazan / volcano
(6)
昨日の台風で、家が停電になった。
(Kinou no taifuu de ie ga teiden ni natta)
Yesterday’s typhoon caused a power outage in my house.
*昨日(きのう) / kinou / yesterday
家(いえ) / ie / home, house
停電(ていでん) / teiden / power outage
What kind of disasters do you think will happen in your country?
You never know when a disaster will strike.
Let’s prepare in advance and protect ourselves!
Good job studying today!
Stay tuned for the next post!
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