Lesson Dialogues
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トモエ：私今、ダイエットしてるの。
アスカ：ダイエット？
トモエ：でも、ケーキ食べたい…。
アスカ：あーわかる。
トモエ：どうしよう。
アスカ：カフェ行こう！ここからかなり行った所。
トモエ：いいダイエットだね！行こう！
トモエ：私(わたし)今(いま)、ダイエットしてるの。
アスカ：ダイエット？
トモエ：でも、ケーキ食(た)べたい…。
アスカ：あーわかる。
トモエ：どうしよう。
アスカ：カフェ行(い)こう！ここからかなり行(い)った所(ところ)。
トモエ：いいダイエットだね！行(い)こう！
Tomoe: I'm on a diet, right now.
Asuka: A diet?
Tomoe: But, I want to eat cake…
Asuka: Oh, I understand.
Tomoe: What should I do?
Asuka: Let's go to a cafe! It's pretty far from here.
Tomoe: That's a great diet! Let's go!
私 わたし I
今いま now
ダイエット diet
～てる verb progressive form; -ing
でも but; however
ケーキ cake
食べる たべる to eat
～たい to want to; to like to
あー er; uh; um; hmm; ah; oh
わかる to understand; to see
どう how: what
しよう the volitional form of する; to do; to make
カフェ cafe
行く いく to go; to come
ここ here
から from
かなり pretty; considerably; rather
所 place; point
いい good
だ a conclusive copula, etymologically a contraction of で＋ある
ね shares information or experiences; soften a sentence; expects an agreement
Situation 2: Maki is telling Izumi about her favorite artist.
マキ：ねえ知ってる？日本に来るよ！イズミの好きなアーティスト！
イズミ：本当？知らなかった！来るんだ！
マキ：ニュースで見た！良かったね！
マキ：ねえ知(し)ってる？日本(にほん)に来(く)るよ！イズミの好(す)きなアーティスト！
イズミ：本当(ほんとう)？知(し)らなかった！来(く)るんだ！
マキ：ニュースで見(み)た！良(よ)かったね！
Maki: Hey, did you know? They're coming to Japan! Your favorite artist!
Izumi: Really? I didn't know! They're coming!
Maki: I saw it on the news! That's great!
ねえ hey; come on; listen
知る しる to know
日本 にほん、にっぽん Japan
に at; on; in; to; for
来る くる to come
よ at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.
好き すき favorite, like, love
アーティスト artist
本当 ほんとう truth; right, Really?
ない not
た past tense
んだ a form of assertion
ニュース news
見る みる to see; to look at; to watch; to check
良い good
Situation 3: Tetsuya and Hiroko can't decide what to order at a cafe.
テツヤ：何食べる？
ヒロコ：どうしよ…食べたいのがないな…。
テツヤ：パスタは？
ヒロコ：よく食べるから…。
テツヤ：まずドリンクにする？
ヒロコ：うん、そうする。
テツヤ：何(なに)食(た)べる？
ヒロコ：どうしよ…食(た)べたいのがないな…。
テツヤ：パスタは？
ヒロコ：よく食(た)べるから…。
テツヤ：まずドリンクにする？
ヒロコ：うん、そうする。
Tetsuya: What are you going to eat?
Hiroko: What to do… There's nothing that I want to eat…
Tetsuya: How about the pasta?
Hiroko: I eat that a lot…
Tetsuya: How about we start with drinks?
Hiroko: Yeah, let's do that.
何 なに what; something; anything; nothing
の a colloquial l form of 物(もの); thing; object; stuff
パスタ pasta
よく well; often
から because; since
まず first; anyway
ドリンク drink; something to drink
そう so: such
Situation 4: Miki and Nana are having a conversation about a pen.
ナナ：あ、そのペン！
ミキ：これ？
ナナ：それ！ミキも買った？私も買った！
ミキ：これいいよね！私、かなり使ってる！
ナナ：私まだ使ってない！やっぱりいいんだ！使お～！
ナナ：あ、そのペン！
ミキ：これ？
ナナ：それ！ミキも買(か)った？私(わたし)も買(か)った！
ミキ：これいいよね！私(わたし)、かなり使(つか)ってる！
ナナ：私(わたし)まだ使(つか)ってない！やっぱりいいんだ！使(つか)お～！
Nana: Oh, that pen!
Miki: This one?
Nana: That one! You bought one? I bought one, too!
Miki: It's so nice! I use it a lot.
Nana: I haven't used it yet. Oh, it's so great! I'm going to use it!
その that
これ this
それ that
も too; also
買う かう to buy
使う つかう to use
まだ yet; still
やっぱり as (one) expected; still
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Situation 1
アスカ：カフェ行(い)こう！ここからかなり行(い)った所(ところ)。
行(い)った <— 意味？
Here, it means “ahead” or “away”.
Quite far ahead from here. Quite far away from here.
Please disregard, I posted a comment for the wrong article.
Could you explain the expression of かなり again? The example in situation 1 . ここからかなり行(い)った所 and 4. かなり使(つか)ってる is a bit confusing to me. I’m not quite sure how to use that word. Thank you!
「かなり」can be translated to ”quite” means like relatively .’かなり is similar to とても but not as much as とても
かなり＞とても
1 . ここからかなり行(い)った所 >> ここからかなり（遠く）行ったところ
かなり is an adverb and can be used with an adjective. In conversations, it often refers many meanings instead of using the adjectives and the adjectives can be omitted.
in this sentence, かなり implies 遠く and 遠く is omitted.
4. かなり使(つか)ってる ≒よく使（つか）って（い）る
not as often as よくbut relatively often.
I see! Thank you!
haa the pens on the video are my favorite as well… bought them in Japan love’em xD
Yeah, we have good pens lol
situation 3:
まずドリンクにする.
why we put に particle here. what will be the grammatical explanation for it?
に is a very versatile particle. ~にする means “I chose ___” in this context.
Similar to ~になる (to become something.)
okey, thanks
Hello!
In situation one, in the sentence example:
私(わたし)今(いま)、ダイエットしてるの
what would happen if it was changed to this.
私今、ダイエットしてる。
What is the difference in meaning? I’m wondering the significance of the の at the end of the phrase. Thanks for your help!
The difference is the nuance even though the underlying meaning is similar.
私今、ダイエットしてる。sounds like a generic statement and it also sounds dry, as though the sentence is written on paper.
の makes it more conversations and の in this particular context (but not necessarily in other situations) makes it quite feminine. の also adds a nuance that she’s sharing new information, as though saying “I’m actually…”.