Lesson Dialogues
Situation
Two girls (Akemi and Shizuka), friends, are having a conversation.
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ใฟใ๏ผ็ช็ถๅญฆๆ กใไผใฟใซใชใฃใฆใใณใฃใใใใพใใใญใ
ใฟใ๏ผ็ช็ถ(ใจใคใใ)ๅญฆๆ ก(ใใฃใใ)ใไผ(ใใ)ใฟใซใชใฃใฆใใณใฃใใใใพใใใญใ
Miki: I sure was surprised when classes were suddenly suspended.
- ็ช็ถ(ใจใคใใ) suddenly
- ไผ(ใใ)ใฟ holiday, ad day off; rest; being closed
ใใ๏ผใใใ็ช็ถใงใใใใญใใฟใใใใใไปไบใฏ๏ผ
ใใ๏ผใใใ็ช็ถ(ใจใคใใ)ใงใใใใญใใฟใใใใใไปไบ(ใใใจ)ใฏ๏ผ
Aya: Yeah, it was pretty sudden. What about your work, Miki-san?
ใฟใ๏ผไผใฟใใใใใพใใใๅญใฉใใฎไธ่ฉฑใใใไบบใใใชใใฆใ
ใฟใ๏ผไผ(ใใ)ใฟใใใใใพใใใๅญ(ใ)ใฉใใฎไธ่ฉฑ(ใใ)ใใใไบบ(ใฒใจ)ใใใชใใฆใ
Miki: I had to take a break since we didn't have anyone to take care of the kids.
- ไธ่ฉฑ(ใใ) care; ไธ่ฉฑ(ใใ)[ใ]ใใ to take care of, to look after
ใใ๏ผใไธปไบบใใไธก่ฆชใฏ๏ผ
ใใ๏ผใไธปไบบ(ใใ ใใ)ใใไธก่ฆช(ใใใใใ)ใฏ๏ผ
Aya: What about your husband and parents?
ใฟใ๏ผไธปไบบใฏไผ็คพใใใใใไธก่ฆชใ้ ใใซไฝใใงใใใงใใ
ใฟใ๏ผไธปไบบ(ใใ ใใ)ใฏไผ็คพ(ใใใใ)ใใใใใไธก่ฆช(ใใใใใ)ใ้ (ใจใ)ใใซไฝ(ใ)ใใงใใใงใใ
Miki: My husband has office work to do, and my parents live far away.
- ้ (ใจใ)ใ far away; remote; distance
ใใ๏ผใใใงใใใใใใใฟใใใใใไธ่ฉฑใใไบบใใใชใใใงใใญใ
ใใ๏ผใใใงใใใใใใใฟใใใใใไธ่ฉฑ(ใใ)ใใไบบ(ใฒใจ)ใใใชใใใงใใญใ
Aya: Is that so? Well, it looks like you're the only one who can take care of the kids.
ใฟใ๏ผใใใๆฏๆฅใ้ฃฏใฎๆบๅใใใชใใใใใชใใฆๅคงๅคใงใใใ
ใฟใ๏ผใใใๆฏๆฅ(ใพใใซใก)ใ้ฃฏ(ใฏใ)ใฎๆบๅ(ใใ ใใณ)ใใใชใใใใใชใใฆๅคงๅค(ใใใธใ)ใงใใใ
Miki: Yeah. Having to prepare their food every day is tough, you know?
- ใ้ฃฏ(ใฏใ) rice; meal
- ๆบๅ(ใใ ใใณ) preparation; ๆบๅ(ใใ ใใณ)[ใ]ใใ to prepare
- ใชใใใใใชใ must; have to
ใใ๏ผๅจใใใฏๆฏๆฅๅฎถใงไฝใใฆใใใงใใ๏ผ
ใใ๏ผๅจ(ใใใ)ใใใฏๆฏๆฅ(ใพใใซใก)ๅฎถ(ใใ)ใงไฝ(ใชใซ)ใใฆใใใงใใ๏ผ
Aya: What does your daughter do being at home every day?
ใฟใ๏ผไธๅฟ่ชๅใงๅๅผทใใฆใใฟใใใงใใ
ใฟใ๏ผไธๅฟ(ใใกใใ)่ชๅ(ใใถใ)ใงๅๅผท(ในใใใใ)ใใฆใใฟใใใงใใ
Miki: She seems to be more or less studying by herself every day.
ใใ๏ผๅใใงใใญใ
ใใ๏ผๅ(ใใ)ใใงใใญใ
Aya: What a great kid.
- ๅ(ใใ)ใ great; excellent
ใฟใ๏ผใใใใงใๅๅผท็ตใใฃใใใใใใใจใชใใฆใ
ใฟใ๏ผใใใใงใๅๅผท(ในใใใใ)็ต(ใ)ใใฃใใใใใใใจใชใใฆใ
Miki: Yes, but she doesn't have anything to do after studying.
ใใ๏ผใใใๅจใใใในใใฌในใใพใฃใฆใใใใใชใใงใใ๏ผ
ใใ๏ผใใใๅจ(ใใใ)ใใใในใใฌในใใพใฃใฆใใใใใชใใงใใ๏ผ
Aya: Doesn't that mean she's piling up stress?
- ในใใฌใน stress
- ใใพใ to accumulate; to build up
ใฟใ๏ผใใใใใฃใจๅฎถใซใใใใในใใฌในใใพใฃใฆใใฟใใใ
ใฟใ๏ผใใใใใฃใจๅฎถ(ใใ)ใซใใใใในใใฌในใใพใฃใฆใใฟใใใ
Miki: Yeah, it does look like she's been piling up stress from being at home all the time.
ใใ๏ผๅ จ็ถๅบใใใชใใใงใใใ
ใใ๏ผๅ จ็ถ(ใใใใ)ๅบ(ใง)ใใใชใใใงใใใ
Aya: Does she never go out at all?
ใฟใ๏ผๆใ ใฏๅบใใใใใงใใใฉใ้ในใๅ ดๆใๅฐใชใใฆใ
ใฟใ๏ผๆใ (ใจใใฉใ)ใฏๅบ(ใง)ใใใใใงใใใฉใ้(ใใ)ในใๅ ดๆ(ใฐใใ)ใๅฐ(ใใ)ใชใใฆใ
Miki: She does sometimes, but there aren't many places for her to play.
- ๆใ (ใจใใฉใ) sometimes; once in a while; on occasion
ใใ๏ผใใใชใใงใใใ
ใใ๏ผใใใชใใงใใใ
Aya: Is that so?
ใฟใ๏ผๆใ ๅ ฌๅใธ่กใใใงใใใฉใๅญใฉใใงไธๆฏใงใใใ
ใฟใ๏ผๆใ (ใจใใฉใ)ๅ ฌๅ(ใใใใ)ใธ่ก(ใ)ใใใงใใใฉใๅญ(ใ)ใฉใใงไธๆฏ(ใใฃใฑใ)ใงใใใ
Miki: She goes to the park sometimes, but it's full of children.
- ๅ ฌๅ(ใใใใ) park
ใใ๏ผไบบใๅคใๆใใใใชใใงใใใใญใ
ใใ๏ผไบบ(ใฒใจ)ใๅค(ใใ)ใๆ(ใจใใ)ใใใใชใใงใใใใญใ
Aya: Yeah, it won't be a good idea to stay in crowded places.
ใฟใ๏ผใใใๆฏๆฅใไปๆฅใฏไฝใใใใใฃใฆ่ใใใฎใๅคงๅคใงใ
ใฟใ๏ผใใใๆฏๆฅ(ใพใใซใก)ใไปๆฅ(ใใใ)ใฏไฝ(ใชใซ)ใใใใใฃใฆ่(ใใใ)ใใใฎใๅคงๅค(ใใใธใ)ใงใ
Miki: That's right. It's also tough thinking about things for her to do every day.
ใใ๏ผ่ฆชใในใใฌในใใใพใใพใใญใ
ใใ๏ผ่ฆช(ใใ)ใในใใฌในใใใพใใพใใญใ
Aya: You're piling up stress too.
ใฟใ๏ผๆฌๅฝใๆฉใๅญฆๆ กใๅงใพใฃใฆใปใใใงใใ
ใฟใ๏ผๆฌๅฝ(ใปใใจใ)ใๆฉ(ใฏใ)ใๅญฆๆ ก(ใใฃใใ)ใๅง(ใฏใ)ใพใฃใฆใปใใใงใใ
Miki: True. I want classes to resume soon.
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