2020-Aug-24 Level 1 津波、来ますか?

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Haru and Yutaka are discussing the destination of their driving expedition as they look at a map.

ハル:どこ行く?

ハル:どこ行(い)く?

Haru: Where should we go?

  • どこ where
  • 行(い)く to go

ユタカ:どこがいい?

ユタカ:どこがいい?

Yutaka: Where do you want to go?

  • 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.

ハル:ここはどう?

ハル:ここはどう?

Haru: How about here?

  • ここ here
  • どう how; what; どう思(おも)う?What do you think?; how about: ラーメンどう?How about (eating) ramen?

ユタカ:ここ?行ってみる?

ユタカ:ここ?行(い)ってみる?

Yutaka: Here? You want to?

  • 行(い)って te-form of 行(い)く; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて!Please eat!; it's common to end a sentence with a te-form. Japanese people often don't finish a sentence completely: 昨日(きのう)学校(がっこう)行(い)って、勉強(べんきょう)して。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and…
  • ~てみる to try and _; to try something; to attempt to do something; 食(た)べてみる。I'll try eating.

ハル:うん、行きたい。

ハル:うん、行(い)きたい。

Haru: Yeah, I do.

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • 行(い)きたい たい form of 行(い)く; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __

ユタカ:そうだね。ここ、行こう。

ユタカ:そうだね。ここ、行(い)こう。

Yutak: Alright. Let's go there.

  • そう so (as in "I think so"); そう思(おも)う。 I think so. ; そうなんだ。 I see;
  • ~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).
  • 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 2

There is only one cake in the kitchen. Haru and Aki see this, and are discussing it.

アキ:私、これ、好き。

アキ:私(わたし)、これ、好(す)き。

Aki: I like this one.

  • これ this
  • 好(す)き favorite; to like; to love

ハル:私も。

ハル:私(わたし)も。

Haru: Me too.

  • ~も too; also; 私(わたし)も行(い)く! I'll go too!

アキ:どうしよう?これ、一つしかないよ。

アキ:どうしよう?これ、一(ひと)つしかないよ。

Aki: What should we do? There is only one.

  • どうしよう what should I do?
  • 一(ひと)つ one (a way of counting); ラーメン一(ひと)つください. One ramen please.
  • ~しか only; just; no more than; 少(すこ)ししか仕事(しごと)できない。I can only work a little bit.
  • ない negative form of ある (to exist); 明日(あした)行(い)かない I won't go tomorrow; not; nonexistent; not being (there)
  • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
  • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ!It's morning!

ハル:いいよ。アキが食べて。

ハル:いいよ。アキが食(た)べて。

Haru: It's okay. You eat it.

  • いいよ sure; ok
  • 食(た)べて te-form of 食(た)べる; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて!Please eat!; it's common to end a sentence with a te-form. Japanese people often don't finish a sentence completely: 昨日(きのう)学校(がっこう)行(い)って、勉強(べんきょう)して。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and…

アキ:ありがとう。少し、食べる?

アキ:ありがとう。少(すこ)し、食(た)べる?

Aki: Thanks. Want a little?

  • ありがとう thank you
  • 少(すこ)し a little; a few
  • 食(た)べる to eat

ハル:うん、ありがとう。

ハル:うん、ありがとう。

Haru: Yes, thanks.

Situation 3

Sato-san and Tanaka-san are at work watching the news about an earthquake that just happened.

佐藤:大きかったですね。

佐藤(さとう):大(おお)きかったですね。

Sato: That was a big one.

  • 大(おお)きかった past tense of 大(おお)きい
  • 大(おお)きい big; large; great
  • ~です polite ending; use this polite form, called "keigo," when you talk to strangers, people who are older than you, and in business situations.

田中:はい。すごかったですね。

田中(たなか):はい。すごかったですね。

Tanaka: Yes. It was quite big.

  • はい yes
  • すごかった past tense of すごい
  • すごい i-adj. fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv. awfully, very, immensely

佐藤:最近、多いですよね。

佐藤(さとう):最近(さいきん)、多(おお)いですよね。

Sato: They are happening a lot recently.

  • 最近(さいきん) recently; lately
  • 多(おお)い many; much; a lot of
  • ~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; 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.

田中:そうですね。津波、来ますか?

田中(たなか):そうですね。津波(つなみ)、来(き)ますか?

Tanaka: They are. Will there be a tsunami?

  • 津波(つなみ) tsunami
  • 来(き)ます ます form of 来(く)る; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • 来(く)る to come
  • ~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

佐藤:来ません。そう言ってますよ。

佐藤(さとう):来(き)ません。そう言(い)ってますよ。

Sato: No. They said there won't be.

  • 来(き)ません negative form of 来(き)ます
  • 来(き)ます ます form of 来(く)る; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • 言(い)ってます ます form of 言(い)ってる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • 言(い)って te-form of 言(い)う; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて!Please eat!; it's common to end a sentence with a te-form. Japanese people often don't finish a sentence completely: 昨日(きのう)学校(がっこう)行(い)って、勉強(べんきょう)して。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and…
  • 言(い)う to say; to speak; to talk; to mean: どういう意味(いみ)?What does it mean? 暑(あつ)いっていう意味(いみ)。It means "hot".
  • ~ている、~てる verb form to express continuation; 食(た)べる + ている = 食(た)べている eating; てる is a colloquial version of ている; some verbs such as 知(し)る uses this form to express the present situation 知(し)っている (I know) but uses the present native form to say the opposite: 知(し)らない (I don't know); often てん in spoken Japanese: それ、知(し)ってんの?Do you know that?

田中:それはよかったです。

田中(たなか):それはよかったです。

Tanaka: That's good.

  • それ that
  • よかった paste tense of よい・いい; "what a relief": 元気(げんき)でよかった。It's good (I'm relieved) that you are fine.

Situation 4

Sato-san is speaking to Yamamoto-san about recently moving to the neighborhood.

佐藤:ここの生活、どうですか?

佐藤(さとう):ここの生活(せいかつ)、どうですか?

Tanaka: How do you like it here?

  • ~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?
  • 生活(せいかつ) life; 生活(せいかつ)する to live

山本:いい感じです。

山本(やまもと):いい感(かん)じです。

Yamamoto: I like it.

  • 感(かん)じ feeling; impression; atmosphere; often used to express your impression: この部屋(へや)いい感(かん)じ This room looks good.

佐藤:いろんな所、行きましたか?

佐藤(さとう):いろんな所(ところ)、行(い)きましたか?

Tanaka: Did you go to a lot of places?

  • いろんな various; different kinds of; いろんなものを買(か)った。I bought many different kinds of things; いろんな is more colloquial than いろいろな
  • 所(ところ) place: 広(ひろ)い所(ところ) a big place; point: わからない所(ところ)ある?Is there anything you don't understand?; part; aspect: どんなところが好(す)き? What part do you like?; area; explains the current situation: 食(た)べているところ I'm in the middle of eating; 食(た)べたところ I just finished eating (= at the point where I finished eating.)
  • 行(い)きました past tense of 行(い)きます
  • 行(い)きます ます form of 行(い)く; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence

山本:まだなんですよ。

山本(やまもと):まだなんですよ。

Yamamoto: Not yet.

  • まだ yet; still; まだ帰(かえ)れない。I can't go home yet.
  • んです commonly used when you explain something; 実(じつ)は日本人(にほんじん)なんです。 In fact, I'm Japanese.

佐藤:いい所、たくさんありますよ。

佐藤(さとう):いい所(ところ)、たくさんありますよ。

Tanaka: There are a lot of great spots.

  • たくさん many; much; a lot
  • あります ます form of ある; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence

山本:行きたいですね。

山本(やまもと):行(い)きたいですね。

Yamamoto: I want to go to them.

  • 行(い)きたい たい form of 行(い)く; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __

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Kristin
Kristin
1 year ago

Some of the voice actors in the lessons here seem to have reverted to speaking overly slowly as they did in the very first few lessons. It makes it harder to understand when they speak in an unnaturally slow voice because the rhythm is so off.

Yuta
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Yuta
1 year ago
Reply to  Kristin

This is one of our older lessons, and because of feedback like yours, we are not speaking so slowly in our newer lessons. We might redo the older ones in the future.

Last edited 1 year ago by Yuta
FaillenOtaku
FaillenOtaku
4 years ago

So wait, if 一(ひと)つしかないよ means “there is only one”. How do you say “There can only be one highlander” in Japanese? (Movie reference) Would it be “ハイランダー 一(ひと)つしかないよ” ?

Ladd-sensei
Ladd-sensei
4 years ago
Reply to  FaillenOtaku

たった一つのハイランダーだけ存在できる。

FaillenOtaku
FaillenOtaku
4 years ago
Reply to  Ladd-sensei

ありがとう、I knew there had to be a way to say it.

Ladd-sensei
Ladd-sensei
4 years ago
Reply to  FaillenOtaku

You are welcome!

marbelpolyglot
marbelpolyglot
5 years ago

Great lesson! I knew all the words, except I get confused with -te and -imasu. I never know when to use the casual or if -te is casual? “Doko iku” vs “doko ikimasu”. (sorry I’m using Romaji- i dont have japanese keyboard on this computer). I love the fact that you give me the frequent every day japanese words. I don’t like the textbooks. Thank you Yuta. Also I sent you a very important email. Arigatou gozaimasu! 🙂

Yuta
Yuta
5 years ago
Reply to  marbelpolyglot

You can use て in both keigo and non-keigo contexts.
早く食べて! is non-keigo. 早く食べてください。is keigo.

lugerocks274
lugerocks274
5 years ago

I’m a little confused. how is this 250 words I only see 4 situations. I doubt 4 situations cover 250 words.

Yuta
Yuta
5 years ago
Reply to  lugerocks274

We use words among the list of 250 frequent words. It doesn’t mean we use all the 250 words in one lesson.

lugerocks274
lugerocks274
5 years ago

The download for the PDF and MP3 is broken. also the shorter sound clips aren’t working. Thanks for this Lesson.

lugerocks274
lugerocks274
5 years ago
Reply to  lugerocks274

Neverminded it was my browser.

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