Eating, drinking, watching, reading — Lesson 6 is about the things you do and the things you do them with. You'll learn common transitive verbs alongside food, drink, and media words, plus how to invite someone to do something together.

You've been learning verbs for routines and movement in Lessons 4 and 5 — this lesson fills in the everyday actions that happen in between.

These words come from Minna no Nihongo, one of the most widely used Japanese textbooks for beginners. Each word here includes furigana readings, English meanings, example sentences, and native audio to help you review and practice alongside the textbook.

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WordRomajiMeaningAudio
()べますtabemasueat
()みますnomimasudrink
()います[たばこを~]suimasu [tabakowo~]smoke [a cigarette]
()ますmimasusee, look at, watch
()きますkikimasuhear, listen
()みますyomimasuread
()きますkakimasuwrite (かきます can also mean to draw or paint, but in this case it is written with hiragana in this book)
()いますkaimasubuy
()ります[(しゃ)(しん)を~]torimasu [shashinwo~]take [a photograph]
しますshimasudo, play
()います[(とも)(だち)に~]aimasu [tomodachini~]meet [a friend]
ごはんgohana meal, cooked rice
(あさ)ごはんasagohanbreakfast
(ひる)ごはんhirugohanlunch
(ばん)ごはんbangohansupper
パンpanbread
(たまご)tamagoegg
(にく)nikumeat
(さかな)sakanafish
(やさ)()yasaivegetable
(くだ)(もの)kudamonofruit
(みず)mizuwater
(ちゃ)ochatea, green tea
(こう)(ちゃ)kōchablack tea
(ぎゅう)(にゅう)(ミルク)gyūnyū (miruku)milk
ジュースjūsujuice
ビールbiirubeer
[お](さけ)[o] sakealcohol, Japanese rice wine
たばこtabakotobacco, cigarette
(てが)()tegamiletter
レポートrepōtoreport
(しゃ)(しん)shashinphotograph
ビデオbideovideo [tape], video deck
(みせ)misestore, shop
(にわ)niwagarden
宿(しゅく)(だい)shukudaihomework (~を します : do homework)
テニスtenisutennis (~を します : play tennis)
サッカーsakkāsoccer, football (~を します : play soccer)
[お](はな)()[o] hanamicherry-blossom viewing (~を します : view the cherry blossoms)
(なに)naniwhat
いっしょにisshonitogether
ちょっとchottoa little while, a little bit
いつもitsumoalways, usually
(ときどき)tokidokisometimes
それからsorekaraafter that, and then
ええeeyes
いいですね。iidesune.That's good.
わかりました。wakarimashita.I see
(なん)ですか。nandesuka.Yes? (lit: What is it?)
じゃ、また[あした]。ja, mata [ashita].See you [tomorrow].
メキシコmekishikoMexico
(おお)(さか)デパートōsakadepātoa fictitious department store
つるやtsuruyaa fictitious restaurant
フランス()furansuyaa fictitious supermarket
(まい)(にち)()mainichiyaa fictitious supermarket