JLPT N5 Vocabulary 外国【がいこく】 (gaikoku)
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Example #1ふりがな romaji English
gaikoku ni iku. To go abroad (overseas). Example #2ふりがな romaji English
これはがいこくのしんぶんです。 kore wa gaikoku no shinbun desu. This is a a newspaper of a foreign country. Example #3私は 外国 に住んだことがあります。
ふりがな romaji English
わたしはがいこくにすんだことがあります。 watashi wa gaikoku ni sunda koto ga arimasu. I have lived abroad before. Example #4ふりがな romaji English
かれはがいこくにながねんすんでいた。 kare wa gaikoku ni naganen sundeita. He lived abroad for many years. Example #5ふりがな romaji English
わたしはがいこくごはにがてだ。 watashi wa gaikokugo wa nigate da. I am not good at foreign languages. JLPT N5 Study GuideJLPT N5 Grammar Master [e-book]
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