2020-Jun-22 Level 1 どこから作る？

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Yamada and his 8-year-old son Satoshi are building a plastic model.

山田：どこから作る？

山田(やまだ)：どこから作(つく)る？

Yamada: Where should we begin?

• どこ where
• ～から from; 日本(にほん)から来(き)ました。I'm from Japan.
• 作(つく)る to make; to create; to cook

サトシ：最初にここを作ろう。

サトシ：最初(さいしょ)にここを作(つく)ろう。

Satoshi: Let's start by making this part first.

• 最初(さいしょ) first
• に at; on; in; to; for; by; from; 日本(にほん)に行(い)く。 to go to Japan
• ここ here
• 作(つく)ろう ou form of 作(つく)る; ～ou expresses suggestion; let's __; 食(た)べよう。 let's eat; 行(い)こう。 let's go; 遊(あそ)ぼう。 let's play; 作(つく)ろう。let's make.

山田：ここね。

山田(やまだ)：ここね。

Yamada: This part, huh.

• ～ね shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?; don't you?; 雨(あめ)だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).

サトシ：次にここ。ここを作ろう。

サトシ：次(つぎ)にここ。ここを作(つく)ろう。

Satoshi: Next is this part. We'll make this part here.

• 次(つぎ) next; following; coming

山田：分かった。

山田(やまだ)：分(わ)かった。

Yamada: Got it.

• 分(わ)かった past tense of 分(わ)かる
• 分(わ)かる to understand; to see

サトシ：それから、ここ。

サトシ：それから、ここ。

Satoshi: And then this part.

• それから and then; after that; and; それから彼(かれ)は帰(かえ)った。And then, he left.

山田：いいね。

山田(やまだ)：いいね。

Yamada: Sounds good.

• いい good; 映画(えいが)よかった！ The film was great!; you may use this to indicate your preference or choice; 私(わたし)、ラーメンがいい。I'd like to choose ramen; いいね is the Japanese version of "like" on social media.

Situation 2

Tanaka and Mayu are watching a show at a crowded amusement park.

田中：人が多いね。

田中(たなか)：人(ひと)が多(おお)いね。

Tanaka: There sure are a lot of people.

• 人(ひと) person; people; human being
• 多(おお)い many; much; a lot of

マユ：人、多いねー。よく見えない。

マユ：人(ひと)、多(おお)いねー。よく見(み)えない。

Mayu: Yeah, there are a lot of people. I can't see well.

• よく good; well; often; 日本(にほん)によく行(い)きます。 I go to Japan often.
• 見(み)えない negative form of 見(み)える
• 見(み)える to be seen, to be in sight; to look, to seem, to appear

田中：あ！ここから見えるよ！

田中(たなか)：あ！ここから見(み)えるよ！

Tanaka: Ah! You can see from here!

• あー、あ er; uh; um; hmm; ah; oh
• ～よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ！It's morning!

マユ：どこどこ？ほんとだ！見えた！

マユ：どこどこ？ほんとだ！見(み)えた！

Mayu: Where, where? You're right! I could see!

• 本当(ほんとう)、ほんと truth; right; really
• 見(み)えた past tense of 見(み)える

Situation 3

Tanaka and Mayu are looking out over the scenery from a viewing platform.

マユ：ここ、結構高いね。

マユ：ここ、結構(けっこう)高(たか)いね。

Mayu: This platform is pretty high up.

• 結構(けっこう) adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
• 高(たか)い high; tall; expensive

田中：そう？あんまり高くないよ。

田中(たなか)：そう？あんまり高(たか)くないよ。

Tanaka: You think? It's not that high.

• そう so; such; that is so; that's right
• あんまり n. the rest; adv. (not) much; 仕事(しごと)があまりない。I don't have a lot of work.
• 高(たか)くない negative form of 高(たか)い

マユ：えー！結構高く感じるよ。

マユ：えー！結構(けっこう)高(たか)く感(かん)じるよ。

Mayu: Eh? It sure feels pretty high.

• えー expresses surprise or disappointment; えー、本当(ほんとう)？ What? Really?
• 感(かん)じる to feel

田中：高いかなー？

田中(たなか)：高(たか)いかなー？

Tanaka: Hmm, is it really that high?

• ～かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence; ちょっと寒(さむ)いかな。I think it's a bit cold.

マユ：すごい高いと思うよ。

マユ：すごい高(たか)いと思(おも)うよ。

Mayu: I think it's very high.

• すごい i-adj. fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv. awfully, very, immensely
• 思(おも)う to think; to believe; to feel; to expect

Situation 4

Ako and Toshio are watching a food show.

トシオ：あー！これ食べたい！

トシオ：あー！これ食(た)べたい！

Toshio: Ah! I want to eat that!

• これ this
• 食(た)べたい たい form of 食(た)べる; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• 食(た)べる to eat

アコ：食べたいけど、かなり高いんじゃない？

アコ：食(た)べたいけど、かなり高(たか)いんじゃない？

Ako: I'd like to eat it, but isn't it quite expensive?

• けど but; however; although; though; a lot of people finish a sentence with (だ)けど because it makes the sentence less direct.
• かなり very; considerably; rather; 今日(きょう)はかなり寒(さむ)い。It's very cold today.
• ではない、じゃない it is not the case that …; isn't it?

トシオ：でも食べたいなー。

トシオ：でも食(た)べたいなー。

Toshio: Still, I sure want to eat it.

• でも but; however; or something; でも、日本(にほん)に行(い)きたい。But, I want to go to Japan; even: プロでも出来(でき)ない。Even professionals can't do it.
• ～な expresses emotions; emphasises the emotion; softens the sentence; often なー; 日本(にほん)へ行(い)きたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。It's so cute.

アコ：食べたいよねー。作ってみる。

アコ：食(た)べたいよねー。作(つく)ってみる。

Ako: Yeah, I want to eat it too. I'll try making it.

• ～よね 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.
• 作(つく)って te-form of 作(つく)って; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて！Please eat!
• ～てみる try and _; to try something; to attempt to do something; 食(た)べてみる。I'll try eating.

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