The Japanese vocabulary「掃除機 (そうじき、sōjiki)」means “vacuum cleaner.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 掃除機 |
| Hiragana | そうじき |
| Romaji Reading | sōjiki |
| English Meaning | vacuum cleaner |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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The example Japanese sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
I’ll vacuum later.
Plain form:
後で掃除機をかける。
Atode sōjiki o kakeru.
Polite form:
後で掃除機をかけます。
Atode sōjiki o kakemasu.
The hose part of the vacuum cleaner was torn.
Plain form:
掃除機のホース部分が裂けた。
Sōjiki no hōsu bubun ga saketa.
Polite form:
掃除機のホース部分が裂けました。
Sōjiki no hōsu bubun ga sakemashita.
I’ll carry the vacuum cleaner to the second. (American English)
I’ll carry the vacuum cleaner to the first floor. (British English).
Plain form:
掃除機を二階に運ぶ。
Sōjiki o ni-kai ni hakobu.
Polite form:
掃除機を二階に運びます。
Sōjiki o ni-kai ni hakobimasu.
The vacuum cleaner was clogged with dust and stopped working.
Plain form:
ゴミが詰まって掃除機が動かなくなった。
Gomi ga tsumatte sōjiki ga ugokanaku natta.
Polite form:
ゴミが詰まって掃除機が動かなくなりました。
Gomi ga tsumatte sōjiki ga ugokanaku narimashita.
Could you please change the filter on my vacuum cleaner?
Spoken and non-honorific language:
掃除機のフィルターを交換してくれる？
Sōjiki no firutā o kōkan shite kureru?
Polite form:
掃除機のフィルターを交換してくれますか。
Sōjiki no firutā o kōkan shite kuremasu ka.
Please wipe the floor after vacuuming.
Spoken and non-honorific language:
掃除機をかけた後に床を拭いて。
Sōjiki o kaketa ato ni yuka o fuite.
Polite form:
掃除機をかけた後に床を拭いてください。
Sōjiki o kaketa ato ni yuka o fuite kudasai.
The suction power of my vacuum cleaner has gotten weaker.
Plain form:
掃除機の吸引力が弱くなってきた。
Sōjiki no kyūin-ryoku ga yowaku natte kita.
Polite form:
掃除機の吸引力が弱くなってきました。
Sōjiki no kyūin-ryoku ga yowaku natte kimashita.
