2020-Mar-23 Level 1 彼女できた？

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1: Eri noticed that there was something on Yuka's face.

エリ：ん？なんかついてるよ。顔。
ユカ：えー顔？顔のどこ？
エリ：あのー目のとこ。目の上。
ユカ：どこ？取ってくれる？
エリ：いいよ。すぐ取るね。

エリ：ん？なんかついてるよ。顔(かお)。
ユカ：えー顔(かお)？顔(かお)のどこ？
エリ：あのー目(め)のとこ。目(め)の上(うえ)。
ユカ：どこ？取(と)ってくれる？
エリ：いいよ。すぐ取(と)るね。

Eri: Hm? There's something on your face.
Yuka: Huh, my face? Where?
Eri: Errr, your eye. Above it.
Yuka: Where? Would you get it off?
Eri: Sure. I'll get it off right away.

ん oh; mm; well
なんか a colloquial form of 何(なに)か; something
付く つく to stick; to be stained with
てる a colloquial form of ている; CONTINUATION
よ ASSERTION; REMINDING (colloquial); Announcing new information; emphasises a sentence
顔 かお face
えー、ええ eh?; what?; well; yes
の POSSESSIVE
どこ where
あのー Excuse me; uh; eh; um; ah; er
目 め eye
とこ a colloquial form of 所(ところ); place; point; part; aspect; area
上 うえ top; above; up; on
取る とる to take; to get; to have; to pass
てくれる to do something as a favor
いい good
いいよ sure; ok
すぐ immediately; right away; directly​; soon
ね shares information or experiences; soften a sentence; expects an agreement

Situation 2: Miki looked at Masaki and noticed something.

ミキ：マサキ、彼女できた？
マサキ：ええ？誰かに聞いた？
ミキ：聞いてない！それで？できた？
マサキ：できた…。
ミキ：やっぱり！そんな気がした！

ミキ：マサキ、彼女(かのじょ)できた？
マサキ：ええ？誰(だれ)かに聞(き)いた？
ミキ：聞(き)いてない！それで？できた？
マサキ：できた…。
ミキ：やっぱり！そんな気(き)がした！

Miki: Masaki, did you get a girlfriend?
Masaki: Hmm? Did you hear that from somebody?
Miki: Nope! Well?! Did you?!
Masaki: Yep…
Miki: I knew it! I just had a feeling!

彼女 かのじょ she; girlfriend
できる to be able to; to be ready; to be made、彼女(かのじょ)ができる=find a girlfriend、 友達(ともだち)ができる=make a friend
た PAST; did; (have) done
誰か だれか someone; somebody
に at; on; in; to; for; by; from
聞く きく to hear; to listen; to listen to; to obey
ない not; nonexistent; not being (there)​
それで and then; so; that is why
やっぱり a colloquial form of やはり; as (one) expected; still; either way; after all; nonetheless
そんな that; such
気 き mind; heart; motivation; intention​; mood; feelings
が ADVERSATIVE
する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose
気がする きがする to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

Situation 3: Satoshi received a phonecall from his mother.

母：あー、サトシ？
サトシ：どうした？
母：今誰がいる？家に。
サトシ：僕だけだよ。
母：ならひとつだけ買っていくね。ケーキ。
サトシ：おー！やったー！

母(はは)：あー、サトシ？
サトシ：どうした？
母(はは)：今(いま)誰(だれ)がいる？家(いえ)に。
サトシ：僕(ぼく)だけだよ。
母(はは)：ならひとつだけ買(か)っていくね。ケーキ。
サトシ：おー！やったー！

Mother: Hey, Satoshi?
Satoshi: What's up?
Mother: Who's there? In the house.
Satoshi: It's just me.
Mother: Okay, I'll just buy one cake.
Satoshi: Oh, awesome!

あー er; uh; um; hmm; ah; oh
どう how; what
どうした a colloquial form of どうしましたか; what's the matter?; What's up?
今 いま now
誰 だれ who; whose; whom
いる to be; to exist; to stay; (used for people)
家 いえ house; home
僕 ぼく I (used by male speakers)
だけ only; alone; merely
だ COPULA; be; is
なら a colloquial form of それなら; if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that
一つ ひとつ one
買う かう to buy
ていく __ and go; describes an additional action along with the other action; may imply that you are leaving where you are; may imply continuity of action: ご飯(はん)食(た)べていく。 I'll eat (and go somewhere else.); indicates what you are going to do in the future: これから一人(ひとり)で仕事(しごと)していきます。From now on, I'm going to work alone.; indicates a method: その島(しま)に泳(およ)いで行(い)った。I swam to the island.
ケーキ cake
おー Oh!; Wow!
やったー hooray; yay

Situation 4: Maki and her colleague Yuto were working together.

ユウト：あー家でやろ。あとの仕事。
マキ：えー？ユウトやらないでしょ、家でなんて。
ユウト：やる。
マキ：やらない！前もやらなかった！同じこと言って！
ユウト：うー。
マキ：会社でやるべし！
ユウト：わかったよ…。

ユウト：あー家(いえ)でやろ。あとの仕事(しごと)。
マキ：えー？ユウトやらないでしょ、家(いえ)でなんて。
ユウト：やる。
マキ：やらない！前(まえ)もやらなかった！同(おな)じこと言(い)って！
ユウト：うー。
マキ：会社(かいしゃ)でやるべし！
ユウト：わかったよ…。

Yuto: Ahh, I'll finish it at home. The rest of the work.
Maki: Eh? There's no way you'll do it at home.
Yuto: I'll do it.
Maki: You won't! You said the same thing before and you didn't do it!
Yuto: Uh…
Maki: You must do it at the office!
Yuto: Okay, okay, I understand.

で in; at; from; by
やる to do; to make; to give
やろ a colloquial form of やろう＝I will do it
あと after; later; the rest
仕事(する) しごと(する) n. work; job v. to work
でしょ a colloquial form of でしょう; it seems; I think; I guess;
なんて expresses belittlement
前 まえ forward; front; before
も too, also
同じ おなじ same
事 こと thing
言う いう to say; to speak; to talk
うー Woo!; Oooh!; Uh
会社 かいしゃ company; firm
べし must; should (it could be a mild form of command in spoken Japanese)
わかる to understand; to see

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