Lesson Dialogues
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MP3 version is Situation 1: A superior came to see his subordinate's work.
上司：どうだ？仕事。
部下：終わらないです…。
上司：多いのか？仕事。
部下：多いです…。
上司：私が一緒にやるか。
部下：いいんですかー！やったー！
上司(じょうし)：どうだ？仕事(しごと)。
部下(ぶか)：終(お)わらないです…。
上司(じょうし)：多(おお)いのか？仕事(しごと)。
部下(ぶか)：多(おお)いです…。
上司(じょうし)：私(わたし)が一緒(いっしょ)にやるか。
部下(ぶか)：いいんですかー！やったー！
Superior: How's work?
Subordinate: There's no end to it…
Superior: Got a lot of work?
Subordinate: Yeah, a lot…
Superior: We can do it together then.
Subordinate: You're sure? Yes!
どう how; what
だ COPULA; be; is
仕事(する) しごと(する) n. work; job v. to work
終わる おわる to end; to finish
ない not; nonexistent; not being (there)
です COPULA (polite)
多い おおい many; much; a lot of
の nominalizes verbs and adjectives
か Question; isn't it?
私 わたし I
が NOMINATIVE
一緒に いっしょに together; with
やる to do; to make; to give
いい good
んです a colloquial form of のです; assertion (polite)
やったー hooray; yay;
Situation 2: Miki and Maki came to a stationery store for shopping.
ミキ：このペン買おう～！
マキ：あのー、ミキ。
ミキ：何？
マキ：買ったよね？それと同じペン。この前。
ミキ：え？あー！
マキ：前のペンは？
ミキ：家にある…。
マキ：やっぱり…。
ミキ：このペン買(か)おう～！
マキ：あのー、ミキ。
ミキ：何(なに)？
マキ：買(か)ったよね？それと同(おな)じペン。この前(まえ)。
ミキ：え？あー！
マキ：前(まえ)のペンは？
ミキ：家(いえ)にある…。
マキ：やっぱり…。
Miki: I'm gonna buy this pen!
Maki: Um, Miki?
Miki: Yeah?
Maki: Didn't you buy one recently? An exact same pen.
Miki: Huh? Oh, yeah!
Maki: What about that previous pen?
Miki: It's at my house…
Maki: I knew it…
この this
ペン pen
買う かう to buy
た past; did; (have) done
あのー well; um;
何 なに what
よね shares mutual sentiments; confirming something; isn't that right?; isn't it?
それ that
と with
同じ おなじ same
前 まえ forward; front; before, この前(まえ)＝recently
え？ eh?; what?; well; yes
あー er; uh; um; hmm; ah; oh
の of; in; at; for; by
は topic marker particle
家 いえ house; home
に at; on; in; to; for
ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; to occur; (used for objects)
やっぱり a colloquial form of やはり; as (one) expected; still; either way; after all; nonetheless
Situation 3: Ami is showing the earrings she made Sana.
アミ：見て！作ってみた！ピアス！
サナ：えー！すごい！
アミ：でも、これでいいのかな。わかんない。
サナ：あー、誰かに見てもらう？
アミ：えー？誰に？
サナ：ピアス好きなひととか。
アミ：あーいいね！見てもらう！
アミ：見(み)て！作(つく)ってみた！ピアス！
サナ：えー！すごい！
アミ：でも、これでいいのかな。わかんない。
サナ：あー、誰(だれ)かに見(み)てもらう？
アミ：えー？誰(だれ)に？
サナ：ピアス好(す)きなひととか。
アミ：あーいいね！見(み)てもらう！
Ami: Look! I made some earrings!
Sana: Oh! Amazing!
Ami: But would this really do? I dunno.
Sana: Um, how about showing them to someone?
Ami: Hmm? Who?
Sana: Like somebody who loves earrings.
Ami: Ah, great idea! I'll have somebody like that take a look!
見る みる to see; to look at; to watch; to check
作る つくる to make; to create; to cook
てみる to try something out; to attempt to do something
ピアス earrings (for pierced ears)
えー eh?; what?; well; yes
すごい fantastic; wonderful; terrible
でも but; however
これ this
で in; at; from; by; with、これで=with this
かな indicates uncertainty; soften a sentence
わかんない a colloquial form of わからない
わかる to understand; to see
誰か だれか someone; somebody
誰 だれ who; whose; whom
てもらうto receive a favor
好き すき favorite; to like; to love
人 ひとperson; people; human being
とか such as; or something; and so on; something like
ね shares information or experiences; soften a sentence; expects an agreement
Situation 4: Yuki and Fuyumi are watching gossip news together.
ユキ：あー！この人！
フユミ：え？誰？
ユキ：これ！この人。
フユミ：あー、この人？
ユキ：最近よく、この人の話聞く！
フユミ：あー。聞くかもね。
ユキ：顔知らなかった！こんな顔だったんだー！
ユキ：あー！この人(ひと)！
フユミ：え？誰(だれ)？
ユキ：これ！この人(ひと)。
フユミ：あー、この人(ひと)？
ユキ：最近(さいきん)よく、この人(ひと)の話(はなし)聞(き)く！
フユミ：あー。聞(き)くかもね。
ユキ：顔(かお)知(し)らなかった！こんな顔(かお)だったんだー！
Yuki: Oh! It's this person!
Fuyumi: Huh? Who?
Yuki: This person here!
Fuyumi: Um, this person?
Yuki: I've been hearing a lot about this person lately!
Fuyumi: Oh. I think I might've heard of this person.
Yuki: I never knew this person's face! So this is what they looked like!
最近 さいきん recently; lately
よく good; well; often
話 はなし story; talk
聞く きく to hear; listen; to listen to; to obey
かも a colloquial form of かもしれない; perhaps; maybe
顔 かお face
知る しる to know
こんな such; like that
だ COPULA; be; is
んだ a colloquial form of のだ; ASSERTION; the fact is that; it is that
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In situation three
あー、誰(だれ)かに見(み)てもらう？
Is translated as “ Um, how about showing them to someone?”. Could it also be translated as “um, how about having someone look at them”?
They want to show them to get feedback. So if there’s a nuance of asking someone to look at them, it’s OK.
Situation 2
ミキ：このペン買(か)おう～！
おう –> 一緒で？それとも 考えるだけ？
Situation 3
サナ：あー、誰(だれ)かに見(み)てもらう？
この場合はどうして（みせて）ではないんですか？
>ミキ：このペン買(か)おう～！
ー In this case, it’s her intention. I’ll buy this pen.
If she wants to convince Maki to buy the same pen together, she would say
このペン買おうよ。(Let’s get this pen.)
or 一緒にこのペン買わない？ (Would you like to buy this pen together?)
>サナ：あー、誰(だれ)かに見(み)てもらう？
この場合はどうして（みせて）ではないんですか？
ー 見てもらう is a causative verb. It means “have someone check it out.”
見せる means “show.” If they say “I’ll show someone them” or “I’ll let someone show them,” then you can say:
誰かに見せる.
見てもらう suggests someone will check them out more actively.
In the sentence 誰かに見てもらう does this translate as to show someone as a favour?
誰かに見てもらう？ means “Why don’t you ask someone to check them out?”, or “Do you want to ask someone to take a look at them?”
She said もらう because she expects to get an opinion or advice from someone by showing the earrings. Someone will look at the earrings for Ami.
Does it answer your question?