聞く
きく
To listen; to ask
Usage
One verb, two English meanings: hear/listen and ask.
- 音楽を聞く（おんがくをきく）— listen to music
- 先生に聞いてください。— Please ask the teacher.
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読むよむTo read; む-verb whose て-form is 読んで伝えるつたえるTo convey, pass on a message, tell someone忘れるわすれるForget, or leave something behind; plain transitive with を書くかくTo write; く-verb whose て-form is 書いて相談するそうだんするAsk someone for advice: 人に／と～を相談する頼むたのむTo ask a favour or order; person に, thing を電話でんわPhone and phone call; 電話する takes に for the person覚えるおぼえるTo memorise, learn by heart; 覚えている = remember先生せんせいTeacher, and a title for doctors, lawyers, experts教えるおしえるTeach, and ‘tell me’: 教えて is the everyday ‘let me know’
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