2020-Nov-30 Level 1 私のピアノ、家で聞いてるじゃん。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Haru has a piano recital today. Haru is speaking with Aki, her younger sister.

ハル：アキも来るの？

ハル：アキも来(く)るの？

Haru: Aki, are you also coming?

• ～も too; also; 私(わたし)も行(い)く！ I'll go too!; but: 頑張(がんば)っても出来(でき)なかった。I tried my best, but I couldn't do it.
• 来(く)る to come
• ～の emphasises a sentence or question: 本当(ほんとう)にできるの？Can you really do it?; できるの！I can do it!; may sound feminine in some cases; 私(わたし)、できるの。 sounds feminine.

アキ：うん、行くよ。

アキ：うん、行(い)くよ。

Aki: Yes, I am going.

• うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
• 行(い)く to go
• ～よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ！It's morning!

ハル：来なくていいよ。

ハル：来(こ)なくていいよ。

Haru: You don't have to come.

• 来(こ)なくて negative form of 来(き)て
• 来(き)て te-form of 来(く)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…
• ～ていい it's OK to __; 食(た)べていいよ。You can eat (it's OK to eat); 食(た)べなくていいよ。You don't have to eat (It's OK not to eat)

アキ：ううん、行く。

アキ：ううん、行(い)く。

Aki: No, I am going.

• ううん nuh-uh; no

ハル：私のピアノ、家で聞いてるじゃん。

ハル：私(わたし)のピアノ、家(いえ)で聞(き)いてるじゃん。

Haru: You hear me play the piano at home, right?

• ～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?
• ピアノ piano
• 家(いえ) house; home
• ～で in; at; from; by: indicates means (methods) or places; フォークで食(た)べる to eat with a fork; 家(いえ)で食(た)べる to eat at home; may make a noun adverbial: 短(みじか)い時間(じかん)で食(た)べる eating fast; indicates a choice: じゃあビールで。Then, I choose beer.
• 聞(き)いて te-form of 聞(き)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…
• 聞(き)く to hear; to listen; to ask; to obey
• ～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?
• ～じゃん common way of ending a sentence mainly in Kanto region; a colloquial form of じゃない; isn't it

アキ：大きいホールで聞きたいんだよ。

アキ：大(おお)きいホールで聞(き)きたいんだよ。

Aki: I want to hear it in a big hall.

• 大(おお)きい big; large; great
• ホール hall
• 聞(き)きたい たい form of 聞(き)く; ～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?

Situation 2

This is Haru's piano recital. Her friend Yuka also came to listen.

ユカ：こんにちは。

ユカ：こんにちは。

Yuka: Hello.

• こんにちは hello; good afternoon

ハルの母：あー、ユカさん。こんにちは。

ハルの母(はは)：あー、ユカさん。こんにちは。

Haru's Mother: Ah, Yuka-san. Hello.

ユカ：ハルのピアノ、聞きに来ました。

ユカ：ハルのピアノ、聞(き)きに来(き)ました。

Yuka: I came to listen to Haru play the piano.

• 聞(き)きに the same inflection as the masu form 聞(き)き[ます]
• ～に来(き)ました past tense of ～に来(き)ます
• ～に来(き)ます ます form of ～に来(く)る; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• ～に来(く)る to come doing __

ハルの母：ありがとうございます。

ハルの母(はは)：ありがとうございます。

Haru's Mother: Thank you.

• ありがとうございます thank you; ありがと is colloquial

ユカ：ハルが出るの、もうすぐですよね？

ユカ：ハルが出(で)るの、もうすぐですよね？

Yuka: Haru will come out soon, correct?

• 出(で)る to go out; to come out; to attend
• ～の の can make other words, such as verbs, function like a noun: 食(た)べるのはやめる。I will stop eating.
• もう already; soon; again; more; strengthens expression of an emotion; filler word: なんか、もう、帰(かえ)ろうよ: Like, let's go home already?
• すぐ immediately; right away; soon
• ～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.
• ～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

ハルの母：はい、この次ですよ。

ハルの母(はは)：はい、この次(つぎ)ですよ。

Haru's Mother: Yes, she is next.

• はい yes
• この this
• 次(つぎ) next; following; coming

Situation 3

Yuka, who came to Haru's piano recital, is trying to leave the venue.

ハルの母：ユカさん、もう帰りますか？

ハルの母(はは)：ユカさん、もう帰(かえ)りますか？

Haru's Mother: Yuka-san, are you leaving already?

• 帰(かえ)ります ます form of 帰(かえ)る; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• 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

ユカ：はい、帰ります。

ユカ：はい、帰(かえ)ります。

Yuka: Yes, I am leaving.

ハルの母：時間、ありませんか？

ハルの母(はは)：時間(じかん)、ありませんか？

Haru's Mother: Do you have any time?

• 時間(じかん) time
• ありません negative form of あります
• あります ます form of ある; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals

ユカ：時間はありますよ。

ユカ：時間(じかん)はありますよ。

Yuka: I have some time.

ハルの母：コーヒー、一緒にどうですか？この後、ハルと行くんですよ。

ハルの母(はは)：コーヒー、一緒(いっしょ)にどうですか？この後(あと)、ハルと行(い)くんですよ。

Haru's Mother: Would you like to have coffee together? We are going with Haru after this.

• コーヒー coffee
• 一緒(いっしょ) together; with
• 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?
• 後(あと) after; later; the rest; also; in addition; from now: あと三分(さんぷん)あります。We have 3 minutes left (from now).
• ～と and; or; with; if; 友達(ともだち)と私(わたし) my friends and I
• ～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.

Situation 4

Haru's piano recital ended.

ハル：あー、ユカ。来てくれたんだね。

ハル：あー、ユカ。来(き)てくれたんだね。

Haru: Ah, Yuka. I see that you came for me.

• 来(き)て te-form of 来(く)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…
• ～てくれた past tense of ～てくれる
• ～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.)
• ～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).

ユカ：おつかれ。

ユカ：おつかれ。

Yuka: Good job.

• おつかれ good job; expression used to thank someone for hard work; also used as a greeting

ハル：ありがとう。私、どうだった？

ハル：ありがとう。私(わたし)、どうだった？

Haru: Thank you. How was I?

ユカ：すごく良かったよ。いい感じだった。

ユカ：すごく良(よ)かったよ。いい感(かん)じだった。

Yuka: You were very good. It was pleasant.

• すごい i-adj. fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv. awfully, very, immensely
• よかった paste tense of 良(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.
• 良(よ)い、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.
• 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.

ハル：ほんと？よかった。

ハル：ほんと？よかった。

Haru: Really? I'm glad.

• ほんと、本当(ほんとう) truth; right; really

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