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 1 People  2 Family Members  3 Getting to know others  4 At school  5 Countries and Languages  6 Reading and writing  7 Numbers  8 The time  9 Days of the week 10 Yesterday – today – tomorrow 11 Months 12 Beverages 13 Activities 14 Colors 15 Fruits and food 16 Seasons and Weather 17 Around the house 18 House cleaning 19 In the kitchen 20 Small Talk 1 21 Small Talk 2 22 Small Talk 3 23 Learning foreign languages 24 Appointment 25 In the city 26 In nature 27 In the hotel – Arrival 28 In the hotel – Complaints 29 At the restaurant 1 30 At the restaurant 2 31 At the restaurant 3 32 At the restaurant 4 33 At the train station 34 On the train 35 At the airport 36 Public transportation 37 En route 38 In the taxi 39 Car breakdown 40 Asking for directions 41 Where is ... ? 42 City tour 43 At the zoo 44 Going out in the evening 45 At the cinema 46 In the discotheque 47 Preparing a trip 48 Vacation activities 49 Sports 50 In the swimming pool 51 Running errands 52 In the department store 53 Shops 54 Shopping 55 Working 56 Feelings 57 At the doctor 58 Parts of the body 59 At the post office 60 At the bank 61 Ordinal numbers 62 Asking questions 1 63 Asking questions 2 64 Negation 1 65 Negation 2 66 Possessive pronouns 1 67 Possessive pronouns 2 68 big – small 69 to need – to want to 70 to like something 71 to want something 72 to have to do something / must 73 to be allowed to 74 asking for something 75 giving reasons 1 76 giving reasons 2 77 giving reasons 3 78 Adjectives 1 79 Adjectives 2 80 Adjectives 3 81 Past tense 1 82 Past tense 2 83 Past tense 3 84 Past tense 4 85 Questions – Past tense 1 86 Questions – Past tense 2 87 Past tense of modal verbs 1 88 Past tense of modal verbs 2 89 Imperative 1 90 Imperative 2 91 Subordinate clauses: that 1 92 Subordinate clauses: that 2 93 Subordinate clauses: if 94 Conjunctions 1 95 Conjunctions 2 96 Conjunctions 3 97 Conjunctions 4 98 Double connectors 99 Genitive 100 Adverbs

30 Languages Vietnamese






come into being: (start to exist) entstehen

early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise: (Benjamin Franklin quote) Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund

go to bed: (to lie down to sleep) zu Bett gehen, schlafen gehen

put to bed: (help someone go to bed) zu Bett bringen

remain to be seen: (to be as yet unknown) zeigen [reflexive] (i.e., "es wird sich zeigen"), abzuwarten bleiben (i.e., "es bleibt abzuwarten")

rules are made to be broken: (it is acceptable to break rules) Regeln sind da, um gebrochen zu werden

to be continued: (continues in next episode) Fortsetzung folgt

to be honest: (frankly) ehrlich gesagt



002 Age 年龄 (niánlíng)
old person (often not polite) pervert, lady-killer firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea (chief daily necessities) the former purpose generation-gap ideas culture sanitarium pull open, draw bck carry away, be carried away live bear and raise children pleased with yourself impossible have interest in be obsessed expected want strive to, make every effort to dare to willingly willing dare to willingly willing pretend pretend pretend to be ignorant pretend to be confused beg for food or money go to bed to be take part in a trade show be up to mischief pretend to be something, feign turn defeat into victory mature timber, useful person not match one’s position, lose face strive to be first screen, stage stand trial leave home to be a monk practice Buddhism or Taoism do missionary work warn agree maintain secrecy boil come (or bring) into being, generate become visible, appear doomed, to be bound to (of a sound) to come through, to be heard, (of news) to arrive change shape kill all, wipe out become invalid to be, system, series be worthy of, deserve to be called whether or not, whether view as, take as may after all be accepted as, can be regarded as deserve to be called call oneself, claim to be be like join in marriage, match (of a building) situated wander, come down in the world, sink be overcrowded with people ~宽广/狭隘 (xiá’ài) 密切~ become intimately related || 互相~ be interconnected || 内部~ for internal affairs to be connected be included exert, bring to bear on benefit both country and people (of a beautiful woman) slim and graceful short and small exact, whole verified be perfect in every way, leave nothing to be desired efficacious, effective, (of a prediction) accurate be difficult, by no means easy, not easy as you thought it to be be puffed with ambitions not attract attention, not noticeable loath to part from each other clear at a glance not to be divulged consistent in thought and action unbridled, wanton take sth. or sb. seriously mindful, careful be a friend indeed conduct oneself with dignity be able to have a proper appraisal off oneself glibtongued piggish, be gluttonsous and lazy show promise, promising perilous, in crisis it seems, it looks like eventually, after all to be frank it seems that considered to be, at last take the lead on the eve of, to be about to be just about to would rather, prefer there is no need cannot go so far, most unlikely go so far as to even if, granted that if particularly, specifically

12 老头 [-頭] lǎotóuér (old-head) old person (often not polite): 这个~以前 是医生. This old man used to be a doctor. '

2000 Words



118 将来: future, in the future: I want to become a pilot in the future. 744 先生: teacher: I want to become a Japanese teacher. 930 役に立つ: be useful, be helpful: I want to be of service to others. 1009 楽しい: fun, enjoyable: He's very fun to be with. 1101 そろそろ: soon, it's about time: It's about time to begin. 1251 国際: international: An international conference is going to be held here. 1510 寝る: sleep, go to sleep: Let's go to bed. 1519 アナウンサー: announcer: I want to become an announcer. 1577 貧乏: poverty, destitution: He used to be poor. 1633 夢: dream: My dream is to become a teacher. 2229 明日: tomorrow (rather formal): It looks like the weather is going to be good tomorrow, too. 2379 満足: satisfaction, contentment: He seems to be satisfied with the result. 2519 出世: social success in life, promotion: He's a type of person who is likely to be socially successful. 2646 初夏: early summer: It feels great to be up on the high plateau in early summer. 2717 知能: intelligence, mental capacity: That child is said to be highly intelligent. 2721 カメラマン: photographer: I want to be a professional photographer in the future. 2725 不明: unknown: The cause of the disease is said to be unknown. 2863 ほっと: feel relieved: I felt relieved to be home. 2926 校舎: school building: The old school building needs to be repaired. 2929 教え: teachings to follow: My father told me to be strict with myself. 2959 長引く: be prolonged, drag on: The meeting seems to be dragging on. 3040 負担: burden, charge: Transportation fees have to be paid by each individual. 3047 当人: person in question: The person in question seems to be surprisingly cool about it. 3121 要する: require, need: This building needed two years to be completed. 3261 目指す: aim for: I intend to become a cook. 3270 安定: stability, composure: He needs to be mentally stable. 3274 未定: state of being undecided: We haven't decided on who's going to be in charge of this matter. 3329 役立つ: be of use, come in handy: What I learned at school turned out to be useful. 3525 やり直し: doing over, redoing: My work had to be re-done. 3801 高等: advanced, high-grade: Humans are said to be advanced creatures. 3812 臆病: cowardly, timid: My younger brother used to be cowardly when he was little. 3833 死: death: It's natural to be afraid of death. 3895 率: ratio, rate: The success rate of the operation is said to be 90 %. 3919 基地: base, military base: There used to be a military base here. 4071 案外: unexpectedly: He may unexpectedly turn out to be a good person. 4135 政治家: politician: I want to become a politician when I grow up. 4615 断定: decision, conclusion: The cause is yet to be determined. 4687 早寝: going to bed early: Going to bed early is good for your health. 4690 寝かす: put (someone) to bed: I always put my kid to bed at nine o'clock. 4761 所属: belonging, affiliation: I used to be a member of the music club at school. 4936 程度: degree, extent: With an injury of this degree, you're going to be fine. 4964 志す: aim, pursue: I aim to become a doctor. 5139 植民地: colony: This country used to be a British colony. 5504 謙遜: modesty, humbleness: You don't need to be so humble. 5522 入浴: taking a bath: I take a bath every day before I go to bed. 5531 浜: beach, seashore: There's going to be a fireworks show at the beach tonight. 5567 大麦: barley: Barley can be made into beer. 5586 ラグビー: rugby: My father used to be a rugby player when he was young. 5949 誓う: vow, swear: The couple swore to be together for the rest of their life. 6104 明年: next year: Next year promises to be a fun year. 6603 企む: conspire; scheme: He seems to be plotting something. 6604 企てる: attempt; plot: They are sure to be plotting a crime. 6734 束縛: restraint; restriction: I don't want to be restricted by work. 6739 帰化: naturalization: He decided to become a naturalized citizen after living in Japan for 10 years. 6771 定着: fastening; fixing: Recycling of plastic bottles and cans seems to be firmly established. 6807 動もすれば: be inclined to: That person is inclined to be on the pessimistic side. 7059 反面: the other side: He appears to be strong, but on the other hand he can be cowardly. 7091 ずれ: : There seems to be a difference in interpretation between the two companies. 7216 公表: proclamation; public announcement: Names of the parties concerned are not to be made public. 7466 判明: clarification; clarity: The criminal turned out to be from South America. 7651 人影: human figure: There are few people to be seen on this street at night. 7659 ざっと: roughly: I only looked quickly but it seems to be well done. 7796 端的: directly: To be frank, I think that the role of TV is for entertainment. 7820 操る: manipulate; steer: Someone seems to be manipulating him from behind. 8150 恥じる: feel ashamed: There is no need to be ashamed of mistakes. 8367 ノイローゼ: nervous breakdown; neurosis: That person seems to be getting a bit neurotic lately. 8615 忍耐: patience; perseverance: At times in your life, you have to be patient. 8857 挙げ句: finally; in the end: After much consideration, I decided to become a teacher. 8971 宣告: sentence; verdict: What would you do if it were declared to be cancer? 9058 不孝: undutifulness: It is an insult to your parents to become a NEET (not in education, employment, or training). 9062 老眼: farsightedness; presbyopia: He already seems to be getting age-related far-sightedness. 9099 麻薬: drug; narcotic: He used to be hooked on drugs. 9201 善し悪し: good or bad; right or wrong: It is a mixed blessing to be overcautious. 9230 空虚: emptiness; inanity: His words seemed to be empty. 9389 庇う: protect; stick up for: He seems to be protecting his friend. 9565 鬘: toupee; wig: He seems to be wearing a wig.
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