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Learn Hardcore Japanese: souzi - cleaning

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 4
/souji

souji

Word

掃除そうじsouji

Meaning

cleaning

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of souji

私わたし　は　掃除そうじ　を　しながら　歌うた　を　歌うたいます。watashi wa souji o shinagara uta o utaimasu.

I sing songs while cleaning.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

私わたし　は　朝あさ　に　掃除そうじ　を　します。watashi wa asa ni souji o shimasu.

I clean in the morning.

明日あした　の　朝あさ　に　家いえ　の　掃除そうじ　を　する。ashita no asa ni ie no souji o suru.

I will clean the house tomorrow morning.

母はは　は　私わたし　に　寮りょう　の　掃除そうじ　を　させました。haha wa watashi ni ryou no souji o sasemashita.

My mother made me clean the dormitory.

今日きょう　は　忙いそがしい　から、　掃除そうじ　は　あと　に　する。kyou wa isogashii kara, souji wa ato ni suru.

I’m busy today, so I’ll do the cleaning later.

子供こども　の　ころ、　私わたし　は　先生せんせい　に　毎朝まいあさ　教室きょうしつ　の　掃除そうじ　を　させられて、　少すこし　不公平ふこうへい　だ　と　感かんじて　いた。kodomo no koro, watashi wa sensei ni maiasa kyoushitsu no souji o saserarete, sukoshi fukouhei da to kanjite ita.

When I was a child, I was made to clean the classroom every morning by the teacher, and I felt it was a bit unfair.

今いま　は、　生徒せいと　全員ぜにん　が　順番じゅんばん　で　掃除そうじ　を　して　いて、　昔むかし　より　ずっと　平等びょうどう　に　なった　と　感かんじる。ima wa, seito zenin ga junban de souji o shite ite, mukashi yori zutto byoudou ni natta to kanjiru.

Now all the students take turns cleaning, and I feel it has become much more equal than before.

私わたし　は　週末しゅうまつ　に　家いえ　で　掃除そうじ　を　する。watashi wa shuumatsu ni ie de souji o suru.

I clean at home on the weekend.

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