家に Uchi ni: At Home: Basic Japanese Vocabulary for the Home

In this post you’ll learn some basic Japanese vocabulary for the home. First, you’ll learn general vocabulary for rooms in Japanese. Then you’ll move on to learn more Japanese vocabulary for the Kitchen. Next you’ll learn Japanese vocabulary for the living room. Then you’ll learn Japanese vocabulary for the bathroom. And finally you’ll learn some Japanese vocabulary for the bedroom. Learning this basic vocabulary with help you be able to talk about everyday life at home.

Rooms in Japanese and Other Basic Japanese Vocabulary for the Home

Let’s start with some basic Japanese vocabulary for rooms and other things around the home: 家 ie, uchi house; アパート、マンション apaato, manshon apartment; 部屋 heya room; 居間 ima, リビング ribingu living room; 台所 daidokoro kitchen; お手洗い otearai bathroom; 寝室 shinshitsu bedroom; ダイニング dainingu dining room; 地下 chika basement; 屋根裏 yaneura attic; 窓 mado window; 壁 kabe wall; 天井 tenjou ceiling; 床 yuka floor; ドア doa door.

• 家に帰ります。
  Uchi ni kaerimasu.
  I’m going home.
• 家にいます。 / 家にいません。
  Uchi ni imasu. / Uchi ni imasen.
  We are home. / We aren’t home.

• 一軒家に住んでいますか。それともマンションに住んでいますか。
  Ikken’ya ni sunde imasu ka. Soretomo manshon ni sunde imasu ka.
  Do you live in a house or an apartment?
• 家には部屋がいくつありますか。
  Uchi niwa heya ga ikutsu arimasu ka.
  How many rooms are there in your house/apartment?

Japanese Vocabulary for the Kitchen and the Dining Room

Now let’s see some Japanese vocabulary for the kitchen (台所 daidokoro) and the dining room (ダイニング dainingu): 冷蔵庫 reizouko refrigerator; コンロ konro stove, cooker; オーブン oobun oven; シンク shinku sink; 食器洗い機、食洗機 shokkiaraiki, shokusenki dishwasher: 食器棚 shokkidana cupboard; テーブルteeburu table; 引き出し hikidashi drawer; 箸 hashi chopsticks;フォークfooku fork; ナイフ naifu knife; スプーンsupuun spoon; 皿 sara plate; ボウル bouru bowl; 茶碗 chawan small rice/soup bowl; どんぶり donburi large bowl; カップ kappu cup; コップ、グラス koppu, gurasu glass; ナプキンnapukin napkin.

• 小さい台所があります。
  Chīsai daidokoro ga arimasu.
  My kitchen is small.
• 台所で料理をします。
  Daidokoro de ryōri o shimasu.
  I cook in the kitchen.
• 食べ物は冷蔵庫の中にあります。
  Tabemono wa rēzōko no naka ni arimasu.
  The food is in the refrigerator.
• ダイニングにテーブルがひとつと椅子が6つあります。
  Dainingu ni tēburu ga hitotsu to isu ga muttsu arimasu.
  There are a table and six chairs in the dining room.
• ダイニングで晩御飯を食べます。
  Dainingu de bangohan o tabemasu.
  We eat dinner in the dining room.

Japanese Vocabulary for the Living Room

Here is some Japanese vocabulary for the living room (居間 ima): ソファー sofaa sofa; テレビ terebi television; カーテン kaaten curtain; カーペットkaapetto rug; 本棚 hondana bookshelf; ランプ ranpu lamp.

• リビングにはソファーがひとつと椅子が２つあります。
  Ribingu niwa sofā ga hitotsu to isu ga futatsu arimasu.
  There are a sofa and two chairs in the living room.
• リビングでテレビを見ます。
  Ribingu de terebi o mimasu.
  We watch TV in the living room.

Japanese Vocabulary for the Bedroom

Here is some Japanese vocabulary for the bedroom (寝室 shinshitsu): ベッド beddo bed; 枕 makura pillow; 毛布 moufu blanket; シーツ shiitsu sheet; 机 tsukue desk.

• 寝室で寝ます。
  Shinshitsu de nemasu.
  I sleep in my bedroom.
• 寝室に机があります。
  Shinshitsu ni tsukue ga arimasu.
  I have a desk in my bedroom.
• 机の上にランプがあります。
  Tsukue no ue ni ranpu ga arimasu.
  There is a lamp on the desk.

Japanese Vocabulary for the Bathroom

And finally, let’s see some Japanese vocabulary for the bathroom (お手洗い otearai): トイレ toire toilet; 洗面所 senmenjo bathroom sink; シャワー shawaa shower; お風呂ofuro bathtub: タオルtaoru towel; トイレットペーパー toiretto peepaa toilet paper; 歯ブラシ haburashi toothbrush; 歯磨き粉 hamigakiko toothpaste; 石鹸 sekken soap; シャンプー shanpuu shampoo; コンディショナー kondishonaa  conditioner; ブラシ burashi brush; くし kushi comb; 剃刀 kamisori razor.

• お手洗いはどこですか。
  Otearai wa doko desu ka.
  Where is the bathroom?
• 浴室でシャワーを浴びます。
  Yokushitsu de shawā o abimasu.
  I take a shower in the bathroom.

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