2020-Jun-29 Level 1 もう帰ろうか？

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Mayu and Tanaka are talking at an amusement park just before it closes.

田中：もう帰ろうか？

田中(たなか)：もう帰(かえ)ろうか？

Tanaka: Should we go home now?

• もう already; soon; again; strengthens expression of an emotion
• 帰(かえ)ろう ou form of 帰(かえ)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.
• 帰(かえ)る to return; to go home; to go back
• ～か makes a sentence a question; usually used with keigo sentences in spoken Japanese; textbooks often drop the question mark, but it's common to use a question mark in real-life situations

マユ：うん。帰ろう。

マユ：うん。帰(かえ)ろう。

Mayu: Yeah, let's go home.

• うん yes; yeah

田中：次はいつ来る？

田中(たなか)：次(つぎ)はいつ来(く)る？

Tanaka: When should we come next?

• 次(つぎ) next; following; coming
• いつ when
• 来(く)る to come

マユ：いつがいいかな？

マユ：いつがいいかな？

Mayu: Hmm, when would be 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.
• ～かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence; ちょっと寒(さむ)いかな。I think it's a bit cold.

田中：すぐに来たいね。

田中(たなか)：すぐに来(き)たいね。

Tanaka: Sometime soon would be nice.

• すぐ immediately; right away; soon
• に at; on; in; to; for; by; from; 日本(にほん)に行(い)く。 to go to Japan
• 来(き)たい たい form of 来(く)る; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• ～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).

マユ：いいねー。すぐに来よう！

マユ：いいねー。すぐに来(こ)よう！

Mayu: That sounds good. Let's come soon!

• 来(こ)よう ou form of 来(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.

Situation 2

Takeru finds his younger sister, Naomi, walking and carrying a large bag.

タケル：それなに？

タケル：それなに？

Takeru: What is that?

• それ that
• なに what

ナオミ：会社の物。

ナオミ：会社(かいしゃ)の物(もの)。

Naomi: It's for my company.

• 会社(かいしゃ) company; firm
• ～の indicate possession: 私(わたし)の子供(こども) my child; その車(くるま)、私(わたし)の。That car is mine; 私(わたし)の食(た)べる？Do you want to eat mine?
• 物(もの) thing; object; stuff

タケル：すごい大きいね。僕が持つよ。

タケル：すごい大(おお)きいね。僕(ぼく)が持(も)つよ。

Takeru: It's huge. I'll carry it for you.

• すごい i-adj. fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv. awfully, very, immensely
• 大(おお)きい big; large; great
• 僕(ぼく) I (used by male speakers)
• 持(も)つ to have; to take; to hold
• ～よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ！It's morning!

ナオミ：持ってくれる？ありがとう！

ナオミ：持(も)ってくれる？ありがとう！

Naomi: You will? Thanks!

• 持(も)って te-form of 持(も)つ; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて！Please eat!
• ～てくれる to do something as a favor; 学校(がっこう)に来(き)てくれる？ Can you come to the school?; ～てくれない indicates that someone is not doing something even if you want them to: 鈴木(すずき)くんが学校(がっこう)に来(き)てくれない。Suzuki-kun is not coming to school (even though I want him to.)
• ありがとう thank you

タケル：これは大変だ。

タケル：これは大変(たいへん)だ。

Takeru: This really is something.

• これ this
• 大変(たいへん) serious; terrible; hard; difficult

ナオミ：大きいからね。

ナオミ：大(おお)きいからね。

Naomi: It's so big after all.

• ～から because; since: 雨(あめ)だから行(い)きません。I won't go because it's raining.; use だから with nouns and na-adjectives.

Situation 3

Naomi is contemplating whether or not to go to the dentist.

ナオミ：やっぱり行かない。

ナオミ：やっぱり行(い)かない。

Naomi: I won't go after all.

• やっぱり as (one) expected; still; either way; after all; nonetheless
• 行(い)かない negative form of 行(い)く
• 行(い)く to go

タケル：行った方がいいよ。

タケル：行(い)った方(ほう)がいいよ。

Takeru: You should go.

• 行(い)った past tense of 行(い)く
• 方(ほう) direction; way; side; 方(ほう) is also used to make a comparison: 日本(にほん)よりカナダの方(ほう)が大(おお)きい。Comapred to Japan, Canada is bigger; 日本(にほん)のほうがいい Japan is better

ナオミ：まだ、そんなに悪くないし。

ナオミ：まだ、そんなに悪(わる)くないし。

Naomi: It's not too bad yet.

• まだ yet; still; まだ帰(かえ)れない。I can't go home yet.
• そんな that; such; そんな事(こと)はできない。I can't do such a thing.
• 悪(わる)くない negative form of 悪(わる)い
• 悪(わる)い bad
• ～し and; besides; because, since; 雨(あめ)だし行(い)かない。／行(い)かない、雨(あめ)だし。 I won't go. Besides, it's raining.

タケル：すぐ悪くなるよ。

タケル：すぐ悪(わる)くなるよ。

Takeru: It will get worse soon.

• 悪(わる)く adverbial form of 悪(わる)い
• なる to become; to get; to come; to do; to start; to do; to turn into

ナオミ：やっぱり行こうかなー。

ナオミ：やっぱり行(い)こうかなー。

Naomi: Yeah, maybe I will go.

• 行(い)こう ou form of 行(い)く; ～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.

Situation 4

Mayu is packing her luggage into a suitcase.

ナオミ：これ、みんな入れるの？

ナオミ：これ、みんな入(い)れるの？

Naomi: Can this fit everything?

• みんな everyone; everything
• 入(い)れる to put in; to include
• ～の emphasises a question: 本当(ほんとう)にできるの？Can you really do it?

マユ：うん。入るよ。

マユ：うん。入(はい)るよ。

Mayu: Yeah, it'll fit.

• 入(はい)る to enter; to come in; to go in

ナオミ：こんなに入るかな？

ナオミ：こんなに入(はい)るかな？

Naomi: I wonder if it can fit this much?

• こんなに so; such; like that; こんなに may indicate a great degree of quality or quantity: こんなに食(た)べたの？ Did you eat this much?

マユ：ほとんど入った！

マユ：ほとんど入(はい)った！

Mayu: Almost all of it did!

• ほとんど almost; nearly; mostly; usually used with a negative form: ほとんど人(ひと)がいない。There are almost nobody.
• 入(はい)った past tense of 入(はい)る

ナオミ：すごいね。

ナオミ：すごいね。

Naomi: Wow, I'm impressed.

マユ：まだ入るかもしれない。

マユ：まだ入(はい)るかもしれない。

Mayu: It may even be able to fit more.

• かもしれない perhaps; maybe; 明日(あした)、雨(あめ)かもしれない。Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

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