2020-Nov-16 Level 1 一緒に出してくるよ。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Sato and Tanaka see a crowd on the other side after leaving the office during their lunch break.

佐藤：人がたくさんいますね。

佐藤(さとう)：人(ひと)がたくさんいますね。

Sato: There are so many people.

• 人(ひと) person; people; human being
• たくさん many; much; a lot
• います ます form of いる; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• いる to be; to exist; to stay; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
• ～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).

田中：ほんとですね。

田中(たなか)：ほんとですね。

Tanaka: You are right.

• ほんと、本当(ほんとう) truth; right; really
• ～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.

佐藤：何かあったみたいですね。

佐藤(さとう)：何(なに)かあったみたいですね。

Sato: It seems like something happened.

• 何(なに)か something; things like …, or something like that …; conversation filler; なんか、寒(さむ)い。Well, it's cold.
• あった past tense of ある
• ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
• ～みたい like; it seems that…; as if…

田中：行ってみますか？

田中(たなか)：行(い)ってみますか？

Tanaka: Do you want to go over?

• 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…
• 行(い)く to go
• ～てみます ます form of ～てみる; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• ～てみる to try and _; to try something; to attempt to do something; 食(た)べてみる。I'll try eating.
• ～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：そうですね。行きましょう。

佐藤(さとう)：そうですね。行(い)きましょう。

Sato: Sure. Let's go.

• そう so; such; that is so; that's right
• 行(い)きましょう ましょう form of 行(い)く; ～ましょう is a keigo form of “~ou” which expresses desire; let's __

田中：何でしょうね。知りたいですよね。

田中(たなか)：何(なん)でしょうね。知(し)りたいですよね。

Tanaka: I wonder what happened. I want to know (and you too, right?).

• 何(なに) what
• ～でしょう isn't it?, right?; I guess that… , it seems that…; 私(わたし)、お金(かね)ないでしょ？You know I don't have money, right?
• 知(し)りたい たい form of 知(し)る; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• 知(し)る to know; use the te-form to say "I know": そのアニメ知(し)ってるよ。I know that anime.
• ～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 the speaker is certain about the statement and expect the other person to agree

Situation 2

Haru is going to the post office to send some mail.

ハル：何か出すものある？一緒に出してくるよ。

ハル：何(なに)か出(だ)すものある？一緒(いっしょ)に出(だ)してくるよ。

Haru: Is there anything you want to send? I'll go send it together.

• 出(だ)す to take out; to pay; to send (a letter)
• もの thing; object; stuff
• 一緒(いっしょ) together; with
• 出(だ)して te-form of 出(だ)す; 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…
• ～てくる [1] go and _; indicates that you will do something and come back to the original place; indicates you are doing something in addition to coming to a place; 学校(がっこう)に行(い)ってくる。 I'll go to school (and come back.) [2] indicates a gradual process; 空(そら)が赤(あか)くなってくる。The sky is becoming red.
• ～よ、～よー introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ！It's morning!

アキ：あ、これ。出したかったんだよね。

アキ：あ、これ。出(だ)したかったんだよね。

Aki: Oh, this. I had wanted to send this.

• これ this
• 出(だ)したかった past tense of 出(だ)したい
• 出(だ)したい たい form of 出(だ)す; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• ～んだ often used in spoken Japanese as a colloquial ending; 食(た)べるんだ (I'll eat) is more colloquial than 食(た)べる (I'll eat); also can be used to express realisation: えっ、それ食(た)べるんだ！What? You eat that?

ハル：わかった。一緒に持ってくね。

ハル：わかった。一緒(いっしょ)に持(も)ってくね。

Haru: Sure. I'll take it along as well.

• わかった past tense of わかる
• わかる to understand; to see
• 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!; 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…
• 持(も)つ to have; to take; to hold
• ～てく、～ていく __ and go; describes an additional action along with the other action; may imply that you are leaving where you are; may imply continuity of action; ご飯(はん)食(た)べていく。 I'll eat (and go somewhere else.)
• ～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).

アキ：よかった。ありがとう。

アキ：よかった。ありがとう。

Aki: Great. Thanks.

• 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.
• ありがとう thank you; ありがと is colloquial

Situation 3

Sato-san nodded to someone he passed.

田中：今の人、誰ですか？

田中(たなか)：今(いま)の人(ひと)、誰(だれ)ですか？

Tanaka: Who was that person just now?

• 今(いま) now
• ～の indicates 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?
• 誰(だれ) who

佐藤：誰だったかな。

佐藤(さとう)：誰(だれ)だったかな。

Sato: I wonder who he was.

• だった past tense of nouns and na-adjectives; 雨(あめ)だった。 It was raining.
• ～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：え、知らない人ですか？

田中(たなか)：え、知(し)らない人(ひと)ですか？

Tanaka: Oh, it was someone you don't know?

• え、えー expresses surprise or disappointment; えー、本当(ほんとう)？ What? Really?
• 知(し)らない negative form of 知(し)る

佐藤：知らない人ではないです。顔だけは知ってます。

佐藤(さとう)：知(し)らない人(ひと)ではないです。顔(かお)だけは知(し)ってます。

Sato: It's not someone I don't know. I only know his face.

• 顔(かお) face
• だけ only; alone; merely
• 知(し)ってます ます form of 知(し)ってる; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• 知(し)って te-form of 知(し)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…
• ～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?

Situation 4

Aki and Jun have come to the shopping mall.

アキ：いろいろ買いたいよね。

アキ：いろいろ買(か)いたいよね。

Aki: I want to buy many different things (and you too, right?).

• いろいろ various, different kinds; いろいろ食(た)べた。 I ate many different kinds of food.
• 買(か)いたい たい form of 買(か)う; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• 買(か)う to buy

ジュン：うん、買いたい物、たくさんあるよね。

ジュン：うん、買(か)いたい物(もの)、たくさんあるよね。

Jun: Yeah, there are so many things I want to buy.

アキ：でもお金がそんなにない。

アキ：でもお金(かね)がそんなにない。

Aki: But I don't have much money.

• 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.
• [お]金(かね) money
• そんな that; such; そんな事(こと)はできない。I can't do such a thing; そんなに so much; so; like that; often そんなに～ない: そんなに食(た)べれない。I can't eat that much.
• ない There is no . . . ; no . . .

ジュン：そう、それが問題。

ジュン：そう、それが問題(もんだい)。

Jun: Yeah, that's a problem.

• それ that
• 問題(もんだい) problem; question

アキ：まず、いろいろ見ようか？

アキ：まず、いろいろ見(み)ようか？

Aki: Should we look around first?

• まず first; firstly
• 見(み)よう ou form of 見(み)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.
• 見(み)る to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観(み)る for things like sports or TV shows

ジュン：うん、そうだね。

ジュン：うん、そうだね。

Jun: Yeah, sure.

• うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah

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