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Learn Hardcore Japanese: kikitoreru - to be able to understand spoken language

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 53
/kikitoreru

kikitoreru

Word

聞きき取とれるkikitoreru

Meaning

to be able to understand spoken language

Part of speech

group 2, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of kikitoreru

去年きょねん　より　ずいぶん　日本語にほんご　が　聞きき取とれる　よう　に　なって、　自分じぶん　でも　驚おどろいて　いる。kyonen yori zuibun nihongo ga kikitoreru you ni natte, jibun demo odoroite iru.

I’ve become able to understand Japanese much better than last year, and even I am surprised.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

雑音ざつおん　が　少すくない　と、　先生せんせい　の　日本語にほんご　が　よく　聞きき取とれる。zatsuon ga sukunai to, sensei no nihongo ga yoku kikitoreru.

When there is little noise, I can understand the teacher’s Japanese well.

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