2020-May-11 Level 1 次は、どこに行きたい？

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Mayu is running late to meet Naomi, and gives her a call.

マユ：ナオミ？ごめん！まだ行けない！

マユ：ナオミ？ごめん！まだ行(い)けない！

Mayu: Naomi? I'm sorry! I can't go there yet.

• ごめん, ごめんなさい I'm sorry
• まだ yet; still
• 行(い)けない negative form of 行(い)ける
• 行(い)ける potential form of 行(い)く; ～ける expresses possibility; can; can be;
• 行(い)く to go; to come

ナオミ：え？今、どこ？

ナオミ：え？今(いま)、どこ？

Naomi: Huh? Where are you right now?

• え eh?; what?; well; yes
• 今(いま) now
• どこ where

マユ：…それが…まだ家にいるの…。

マユ：…それが…まだ家(いえ)にいるの…。

Mayu: ...Well... I'm still at home...

• それが well yes, actually, now that you mention it; well, in fact
• 家(いえ) house; home
• に at; on; in; to; for; by; from
• いる to be; to exist; to stay (used for people)
• ～の feminine ending; 食(た)べるの。 (I'll eat) sounds feminine compared to 食(た)べる。; However, の？ in a question sentence does not always sound feminine.

ナオミ：えー！？

ナオミ：えー！？

Naomi: What!?

• えー expresses surprise or disappointment; えー、本当(ほんとう)？ What? Really?

マユ：…ほんと、ごめん…。

マユ：…ほんと、ごめん…。

Mayu: ...I'm so sorry…

• 本当(ほんとう)、ほんと truth; right; really

Situation 2

It's dinnertime. Ako is late getting home, and Toshio has started eating without her.

アコ：えー！？一人でこんなに食べたの！？

アコ：えー！？一人(ひとり)でこんなに食(た)べたの！？

Ako: Whoa! How did you eat so much by yourself!?

• 一人(ひとり) one person; alone
• で in; at; from; by
• こんなに so; such; like that
• 食(た)べた past tense of 食(た)べる
• 食(た)べる to eat

トシオ：うん。なんか、まだ食べたい感じ。

トシオ：うん。なんか、まだ食(た)べたい感(かん)じ。

Toshio: Yeah, I feel like I could still keep on eating.

うん yes; yeah
なんか such as; like; things like …; or something like that
食(た)べたい たい form of 食(た)べる; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
感(かん)じ feeling; impression; atmosphere

アコ：それ、結構、すごいかもしれない…。

アコ：それ、結構(けっこう)、すごいかもしれない…。

Ako: That's actually kind of impressive…

• それ that
• 結構(けっこう) adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
• すごい fantastic; wonderful; terrible
• かもしれない perhaps; maybe

トシオ：そう？

トシオ：そう？

Toshio: You think so?

• そう so; such; that is so; that's right

Situation 3

Toshio and Ako are a married couple. Right now, they're having a talk over tea.

トシオ：次は、どこに行きたい？

トシオ：次(つぎ)は、どこに行(い)きたい？

Toshio: Where do you want to go next?

• 次(つぎ) next; following; coming
• どこ where
• 行(い)きたい たい form of 行(い)く; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __

アコ：日本で？

アコ：日本(にほん)で？

Ako: In Japan?

日本(にほん) Japan

トシオ：うん、日本の中で。

トシオ：うん、日本(にほん)の中(なか)で。

Toshio: Yeah, in Japan.

• の of; in; at; for; by
• 中(なか) inside; in; into

アコ：えーと、どこがいいかなー。

アコ：えーと、どこがいいかなー。

Ako: Let's see... what would be a good place...?

• えーと well; let me see
• いい good
• ～かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence

トシオ：いろいろ、行きたいよねー。

トシオ：いろいろ、行(い)きたいよねー。

Toshio: There's so many places to visit, right?

• いろいろ various
• ～よね、よな shares mutual sentiments; confirms some information: 寒(さむ)いよね。 It's cold, right?; よな is sometimes used by male speakers; note: かわいいよ。 may imply she might not know that she's cute, かわいいね。 may imply you expect her to notice it too, and かわいいよね。implies that it's an obvious fact.

Situation 4

Mayu is holding a small, wrapped box.

ナオミ：それ、何？

ナオミ：それ、何(なに)？

Naomi: What's that?

• 何(なに) what

マユ：ふふふ、何だと思う？

マユ：ふふふ、何(なん)だと思(おも)う？

Mayu: Heh heh, what do you think it is?

• 思(おも)う to think; to believe; to feel; to expect

ナオミ：えー、分かんない。

ナオミ：えー、分(わ)かんない。

Naomi: Oh... I dunno!

• 分(わ)かんない colloquial form of 分(わ)からない
• 分(わ)からない negative form of 分(わ)かる
• 分(わ)かる to understand; to see

マユ：とてもいい物だよ。知りたい？

マユ：とてもいい物(もの)だよ。知(し)りたい？

Mayu: It's something really good! You want to know?

• とても very
• 物(もの) thing; object; stuff
• ～よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ！It's morning!
• 知(し)りたい たい form of 知(し)る; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• 知(し)る to know

ナオミ：知りたい！知りたい！

ナオミ：知(し)りたい！知(し)りたい！

Naomi: I do, I do!

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