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Learn Useful Adjectives (Day 34) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-05-14100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 34

Learn Useful Adjectives (形容詞)


🧠 What are Adjectives?

Adjectives describe things.

👉 You need them to add meaning to nouns.


🔤 Today’s Words

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

おおきい

ookii

big

ちいさい

chiisai

small

たかい

takai

expensive / tall

やすい

yasui

cheap

はやい

hayai

fast / early

おそい

osoi

slow / late

あたらしい

atarashii

new

ふるい

furui

old

いい

ii

good

わるい

warui

bad

👉 Very common adjectives


🔊 Pronunciation Tips

• Long vowels: おおきい (oo-kii)
• いい = ii (long sound)
• Keep sounds smooth

👉 Natural rhythm matters


✍️ How to Use

👉 Examples:

• おおきい いえ = big house
• やすい もの = cheap thing
• いい ほん = good book

👉 Adjective + noun


📝 Example Sentences

  • おおきい。 = big
  • やすい。 = cheap
  • いい。 = good

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Ignoring long vowels
• Mixing meanings (たかい = tall / expensive)
• Saying too fast

👉 Pay attention to context


📚 Learn Faster

• Describe objects around you
• Practice daily
• Say out loud
• Use in sentences

👉 Use = remember


🎯 Practice

👉 おおきい / やすい / いい

Repeat at least 5 times


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Read

No.

Japanese

Answer

1

おおきい

?

2

ちいさい

?

3

たかい

?

4

あたらしい

?

5

わるい

?


② Meaning

No.

Japanese

Answer

6

おおきい

?

7

やすい

?

8

はやい

?

9

ふるい

?

10

いい

?


③ Fill

No.

Meaning

Answer

11

big

?

12

small

?

13

cheap

?

14

new

?

15

good

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

ookii

2

chiisai

3

takai

4

atarashii

5

warui

6

big

7

cheap

8

fast

9

old

10

good

11

おおきい

12

ちいさい

13

やすい

14

あたらしい

15

いい


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 35: Body Parts