uni-venture:There’s this theory that in any given language, there are 600 basic words that are reall
uni-venture:There’s this theory that in any given language, there are 600 basic words that are really, really good to know, because, you guessed it, they are the most common. Up next is the second half of some of the most commonly used verbs!love - 愛する{あい~}make - 作る{つくる}may (=permission) - ~てもいいmay (=possibility) - かもしれないNB! This is an expression, not a verb.mean - 意味する{いみ ~}meet - 会う{あう}must - ~ないと行けない{ ~ないといけない}NB! Insert a verb at ~, to indicate what it is that you must do.need - 要る{いる}obtain - 掴む{つかむ}open - 開く{ひらく}ought to; should - ~べきNB! Auxiliary verb; add a verb in its dictionary form at ~, to indicate what it is that you should/ought to do. pay - 払う{はらう}play - 遊ぶ{あそぶ}put - 置く{おく}read - 読む{よむ}remember - 思い出す{おもいだす}say - 言う{いう}see; watch - 見る{みる}sell - 売る{うる}send - 送る{おくる}show - 見せてもらう{みせて~}shut - 閉める{しめる}sing - 歌う{うたう}sleep - 寝る{ねる}speak; talk - 話す{はなす}stand - 立つ{たつ}stay - 泊まる{とまる}(overnight)stop - 止める{とめる}suggest - 言い出す{いいだす}・申し入れる{もうしいれる}take - 持つ{もつ}(bring) ・飲む{のむ}(medicine) ・撮る{とる}(pictures)teach - 教える{おしえる}think - 考える{かんがえる}・思う{おもう}travel - 旅行する{りょこう~}try - やってみるunderstand - 分かる{わかる}use - 使う{つかう}(get) used to - 慣れる{なれる}wait for - ~に待つ{~にまつ}walk - 歩く{あるく}want - ~が欲しい{ ~がほしい}NB! This is actually an い-adjective, and behaves as such!will(intend to) - ~をするつもりですwork (=operate) - 動く{うごく}work (=toil) - 働く{はたらく}worry - 心配する{しんぱい~}would - ~したものだったNB! Auxiliary verb. write - 書く{かく}my posts || more like this || tracking #lookasta || originals on saturdays -- source link