Talking about recycling
1. Vocabulary List
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ใชใตใคใฏใซ | risaikuru | recycling |
| ใณใ | bin | glass bottle or jar |
| ใใ | kan | tin; can |
| ใใฉในใใใฏ | purasuchikku | plastic |
| ใใใใใใซ | pettobotoru | plastic bottle |
| ็ด๏ผใใฟ๏ผ | kami | paper |
| ใใคใฌใใใใผใใผ | toirettopeepa | toilet paper |
| ๅ จ้จ๏ผใใใถ๏ผ | zenbu | all; everything |
| ๅฐ๏ผใใ๏ผใชใใชใ | sukunaku naru | to become less |
| ใฏใ | hako | box |
2. Grammar & Sentences
ใชใตใคใฏใซ + ใใ / ใงใใ: ใชใตใคใฏใซ is a noun. Attach ใใ to make a verb "to recycle", or ใงใใ to express "can be recycled".
| Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ใชใตใคใฏใซใใ | to recycle |
| ใชใตใคใฏใซใงใใ | can be recycled |
๏ฝใใไฝใใใพใ (is made from ~): Use ใใ with the passive form ไฝใใใพใ to describe what something is made from.
- Structure:
[material]+ ใใ + ไฝใใใพใ - Key Phrase: ใใใใใใซใฏใใฉในใใใฏใใไฝใใใพใใ(Pettobotoru wa purasuchikku kara tsukuraremasu.) โ "The plastic bottle is made from plastic."
Example Sentences:
- ๆฐ่๏ผใใใถใ๏ผใฏใชใตใคใฏใซใใพใใ(Shinbun wa risaikuru shimasu.) โ "We recycle newspapers."
- ๆฐ่ใใชใตใคใฏใซใใฆใใใคใฌใใใใผใใผใไฝใใพใใ(Shinbun o risaikuru shite, toirettopeepa o tsukurimasu.) โ "We recycle newspapers and make toilet paper."
- ใณใใใชใตใคใฏใซใงใใพใใ(Bin mo risaikuru dekimasu.) โ "You can recycle glass bottles and/or jars as well."
- ใณใใๆด๏ผใใ๏ผใฃใฆใใใพใใ(Bin o aratte okimasu.) โ "You wash glass bottles in advance."
- ้ฃ๏ผใ๏ผใน็ฉใฎใใ๏ผ้ฃฒ๏ผใฎ๏ผใฟ็ฉใฎใใ (Tabemono no kan / Nomimono no kan) โ "food tin / drink can"
- ใใใฏใใใซๅ ฅ๏ผใ๏ผใใพใใ(Kan wa koko ni iremasu.) โ "You put cans in here."
- ใใฉในใใใฏใใใฆใชใใงใใ ใใใ(Purasuchikku o sutenaide kudasai.) โ "Please do not throw away plastics."
- ใณใใฏ้๏ผใใ๏ผใใฏใใใใใฏ้ป่ฒ๏ผใใใ๏ผใใฏใใซๅ ฅใใพใใ(Bin wa aoi hako, kan wa kiiroi hako ni iremasu.) โ "We put glass bottles in the blue box, and tins and cans in the yellow box."
- ็ด๏ผใใฟ๏ผใใณใใใใใใใฉในใใใฏใฏๅ จ้จใชใตใคใฏใซใใพใใ(Kami, bin, kan, purasuchikku wa zenbu risaikuru shimasu.) โ "We recycle all papers, glass bottles, tins and plastic."
- ใชใตใคใฏใซใใใจใใใฟใๅฐใชใใชใใพใใ(Risaikuru suru to, gomi ga sukunaku narimasu.) โ "If you recycle, the amount of waste reduces."
- ใณใใจ็ดใฏๅใใฆใชใตใคใฏใซใใพใใ(Bin to kami wa wakete risaikuru shimasu.) โ "You sort glass bottles and papers and recycle them."
- ใชใตใคใฏใซใฏใๆฏ้ฑ๏ผใพใใใ ใ๏ผ้ๆๆฅ๏ผใใใใใณ๏ผใซๅบใใพใใใใฎใฏใใซๅ ฅใใฆใใ ใใใ(Risaikuru wa, maishuu kin'youbi ni dashimasu. Kono hako ni irete kudasai.) โ "Recycling is taken out every Friday. Please put it in this box."
3. Learning Context
- Topic: Recycling materials โ glass, tins, plastic, paper
- Cultural Note (ใชใตใคใฏใซ in Japan): Some newspaper delivery companies in Japan collect and recycle old newspapers for free. These newspapers are turned into ใใคใฌใใใใผใใผ (toilet paper), and the companies give you free toilet paper when they collect your old newspapers.
- Bin colour guide: ใณใ โ ้ใใฏใ (blue box); ใใ โ ้ป่ฒใใฏใ (yellow box)
- Recycling day: ใชใตใคใฏใซใฏๆฏ้ฑ้ๆๆฅ โ recycling goes out every Friday.
- ๅฐใชใใชใ: ๅฐใชใ (few/little) + ใชใ (to become) โ "to become less". Used with the conditional ใจ: ใชใตใคใฏใซใใใจใใใฟใๅฐใชใใชใใพใใ
4. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current Level | Intermediate B1 |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 11: The community |
| Completion | Section 2 of 11 |
| Latest Performance | 100% โญ +15 stars |