Today’s vocabulary course focuses on the interior of the bedroom. We are going to see 25 words related to everything we can find inside a bedroom, from furniture to everyday objects. I did not include clothing in this course because I have already dedicated a full course to it. I also didn’t include words already seen before, nor words like "radio". I think I’ll be doing a home appliance vocabulary course later in season three.
Also, a few katakanized words are borrowed from English as usual.
We can start.
ベッド
. the bed
ベッドシーツ
. the bedsheets
枕 .
まくら
. the pillow
抱き枕 .
だきまくら
. the body pillow; the hug pillow
布団 .
フトン
. the duvet, the quilt, the futon
敷布団 / 敷き布団 .
しきブトン
. the mattress
敷寝 / 敷き寝 .
しきね
. the mattress
ベッドサイドランプ
. the bed-side lamp
クッション
. the cushion
座布団 .
ザブトン
. the cushion to sit on, the seat cushion
座卓テーブル .
ザタクテーブル
. the rectangular coffee table
コーヒーテーブル
. the coffee table
棚 .
たな
. the shelf
戸棚 .
とだな
. the wardrobe
箪笥 .
タンス
. the wardrobe, the chest of drawers
服吊箪笥 .
ふくつタンス
. the wardrobe, the closet
ワードローブ
. the wardrobe
クローゼット
. the closet
机 .
つくえ
. the office (furniture)
デスク
. the desk
チェア
. the chair
椅子 .
イス
. the chair
デスクランプ
. the desk lamp
ポスター
. the poster
カレンダー
. the calendar
Just a quick comment. The word 布団 . フトン can be translated as "quilt" although in English the word has been taken to designate the typical Japanese quilt.
I quickly come back to the word 座卓テーブル . ザタクテーブル which means "the rectangular coffee table". This word does designate a rectangular coffee table. And the word コーヒーテーブル ? He means "the coffee table", that is to say the table where one serves coffee, where one receives people for a coffee, and which does not necessarily have a rectangular shape.
Now that all these explanations have been given, I can finally leave you to your homework. You know the song: keep working well, don’t hesitate to go back to review previous lessons and continue your writing practice. Refreshing your memory is just as important.
Thank you for taking the time to read this course and we will meet up in the next chapter.
Introduction