Nihongo no Tane 149 Nihongo no Tane - 健康オタク(けんこうおたく) Health Freak | Japanese Immersion podcast

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KEY VOCABULARY:

1. 実際(じっさい)に actually; really; truly; indeed
2. 具体的(ぐたいてき)に specifically; in detail [具体的 (specific); に (“-ly”; makes the preceding word into adverb form)]
3. 薄(うす)める to dilute; to thin
4. 炒(いた)め物(もの) stir-fry; stir-fried food [炒(いた)め (fry; broil; roast); 物(もの) (thing; item)]
5. 物足(ものた)りなさそうseeming not enough; seeming unsatisfied [物足りな is from 物足りない (not enough; not satisfied); “さ” is necessary between “～な(い)” and そう (seemingly)]
6. 以(い)前(ぜん)は before; prior to [“as for before”]
7. 冷凍食品(れいとうしょくひん) frozen food [冷凍(れいとう) (frozen; freezing);食品(しょくひん) (food; food products)]
8. めんどくさい bothersome; tiresome; cumbersome [shortened from めんどうくさい and sounds more casual]
9. 温(あたた)めておいて warm (them) up for me [温(あたた)めて from 温(あたた)める (to reheat; to warm up); おいて is て-from of (て)おく (to have ~ in a certain condition); て-form is often used when asking to do something in very casual situations]
10. 新鮮(しんせん)な fresh
11. 野(や)菜(さい) vegetables
12. 小(こ)麦(むぎ)食品(しょくひん) wheat-based food products [小(こ)麦(むぎ) (wheat); 食品(しょくひん) (food products)]
13. 自家(じか)製(せい) homemade [自家(じか) (one’s own house); 製(せい) (“-made”; made in)]
14. 立(りっ)派(ぱ)な credible; fine; undeniable
15. 健康(けんこう)オタク health geek [健康(けんこう) (health); オタク (geek; nerd; enthusiast)]
16. 生(しょう)姜(が) ginger
17. 薄(うす)切(ぎ)りthin slice [薄 (thin); 切り(cut; noun form of 切(き)る (to cut))]
18. 炭酸水(たんさんすい) carbonated water [炭酸(たんさん) (carbonic acid); 水(すい) (water)]
19. 風邪(かぜ) cold; flu
20. 予(よ)防(ぼう) prevention

 

 

 

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