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Situation 1
Yuto and Sota are talking at school.
ãĻãĻãīŧããŧããããĄããŖã¨ã§åŦãããåĢã ãĒãã
ãĻãĻãīŧããŧããããĄããŖã¨ã§åŦ(ãĩã)ãããåĢ(ãã)ã ãĒãã
Yuto: Ah, it's almost winter. I don't like it.
- åŦ(ãĩã) winter
- åĢ(ãã) unpleasant; disagreeable
ãŊãĻãŋīŧããŧãĒãã§īŧããã¯įĩæ§åĨŊãã ããŠãĒã
ãŊãĻãŋīŧããŧãĒãã§īŧããã¯įĩæ§(ããŖãã)åĨŊ(ã)ãã ããŠãĒã
Sota: Oh, why not? I really like it, though.
ãĻãĻãīŧãããŧãäŊãããã¨ãããĒãããããé¨åąããåēããŽãåĢã ãã
ãĻãĻãīŧãããŧãäŊ(ãĒãĢ)ãããã¨ãããĒãããããé¨åą(ã¸ã)ããåē(ã§)ããŽãåĢ(ãã)ã ãã
Yuto: Nah, there's nothing nice about it. I don't even like leaving my room (in winter).
ãŊãĻãŋīŧããŖããįãã°ãåéĄãĒãããããįãįŠãããããé¸ãļãŽãæĨŊãããã
ãŊãĻãŋīŧããŖããį(ã)ãã°ãåéĄ(ããã ã)ãĒãããããį(ã)ãįŠ(ããŽ)ãããããé¸(ãã)ãļãŽãæĨŊ(ããŽ)ãããã
Sota: It shouldn't be a problem if you wear enough. It's also fun to choose different things to wear.
- ããŖãã properly; tightly; solidly
- į(ã)ã to put on; to wear
ãĻãĻãīŧããŧãå¤ããŖãĻããĒããããããæãčĩˇãããŽã¤ãããĒãīŧ
ãĻãĻãīŧããŧãå¤(ã)ããŖãĻããĒããããããæ(ãã)ãčĩˇ(ã)ãããŽã¤ãããĒãīŧ
Yuto: Well, Youâre weird. Besides, isn't it hard to get up in the morning?
- ããã moreover, besides: é (ãã)ããīŧãããīŧīŧå(ãããã ãŖãˇã)īŧI'm late. Moreover, I'm 30 minutes late.
- čĩˇ(ã)ãã to get up; to wake, to be awake, to stay awake; to happen, to occur
- ã¤ãã hard; difficult; painful
ãŊãĻãŋīŧããã¯ããããĢãåŦã¯ã¤ããããã
ãŊãĻãŋīŧããã¯ããããĢãåŦ(ãĩã)ã¯ã¤ããããã
Sota: That's true. It's hard in winter.
ãĻãĻãīŧäŋēããã¤ããĒããĒãčĩˇããããĒããã ããĒããåŦã¨ãéĸäŋãĒãã
ãĻãĻãīŧäŋē(ãã)ããã¤ããĒããĒãčĩˇ(ã)ããããĒããã ããĒããåŦ(ãĩã)ã¨ãéĸäŋ(ãããã)ãĒãã
Yuto: I always find it hard to get up anyway, regardless of whether it's winter.
ãŊãĻãŋīŧã¸ãŧãäŋēã¯čĩˇããæéãĢãĒãŖããããčĩˇããããĒãæéŖ¯ãããŖããã¨éŖãŖãĻããã
ãŊãĻãŋīŧã¸ãŧãäŋē(ãã)ã¯čĩˇ(ã)ããæé(ããã)ãĢãĒãŖããããčĩˇ(ã)ããããĒãæéŖ¯(ãããã)ãããŖããã¨éŖ(ã)ãŖãĻããã
Sota: Oh? I can get up the moment it's time to get up. I always eat a proper breakfast too.
- éŖ¯(ãã) slang word for ãã¯ã (food, meal); æéŖ¯(ãããã) breakfast; æŧéŖ¯(ã˛ããã) lunch; æŠéŖ¯(ã°ããã) dinner
- éŖ(ã)ã to eat; to consume (less polite than éŖ(ã)ãšã)
ãĻãĻãīŧãģãã¨ãĢīŧããããĒããããããčĩˇããĻããéŖ¯éŖãããŽīŧ
ãĻãĻãīŧãģãã¨ãĢīŧããããĒããããããčĩˇ(ã)ããĻããéŖ¯(ãã)éŖ(ã)ãããŽīŧ
Yuto: Really? That's amazing. Besides, you can eat breakfast immediately after getting up?
ãŊãĻãŋīŧãããæŽéãĢéŖãããããŋããĒãããããĒããŽīŧ
ãŊãĻãŋīŧãããæŽé(ãĩã¤ã)ãĢéŖ(ã)ãããããŋããĒãããããĒããŽīŧ
Sota: Yeah, I can eat breakfast normally. Isn't that the case for everyone?
Situation 2
A senior employee and a junior employee who love dogs are talking at the company.
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧäģåš´ã¯įŦãããããããĨãŠãŧãããã§ãããįšãĢãå°ããįŦã
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧäģåš´(ãã¨ã)ã¯įŦ(ããŦ)ãããããããĨãŠãŧãããã§ãããįš(ã¨ã)ãĢãå°(ãĄã)ããįŦ(ããŦ)ã
Ayako: Dogs seem to be very popular this year, especially small dogs.
- äģåš´(ãã¨ã) this year
- ãããĨãŠãŧ popular
ããĩãīŧãããĒãã ãäŊãįįąãĒãŽããĒããåŽļãĢããæéãåĸããåŊąéŋããĒã
ããĩãīŧãããĒãã ãäŊ(ãĒãĢ)ãįįą(ããã)ãĒãŽããĒããåŽļ(ãã)ãĢããæé(ããã)ãåĸ(ãĩ)ããåŊąéŋ(ããããã)ããĒã
Misato: Is that so? I wonder what's the reason for that. Maybe it's because everyone is spending more time at home.
- åĸ(ãĩ)ãã to increase; to gain (weight)
- åŊąéŋ(ããããã) influence; åŊąéŋ(ããããã)ãã to affect, to influence
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧããããããããĒįįąã ãŖãã¨æããžãã
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧããããããããĒįįą(ããã)ã ãŖãã¨æ(ãã)ããžãã
Ayako: Yeah. I think that's the reason.
ããĩãīŧããŖãąãããžããįŦã¨ä¸įˇãŽįæ´ģãŖãĻãããããã
ããĩãīŧããŖãąãããžããįŦ(ããŦ)ã¨ä¸įˇ(ããŖãã)ãŽįæ´ģ(ãããã¤)ãŖãĻãããããã
Misato: I thought so too. Well, I mean it's great to live together with a dog.
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧã§ãããīŧæ¯æĨãããæĨŊããã§ãã
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧã§ãããīŧæ¯æĨ(ãžããĢãĄ)ãããæĨŊ(ããŽ)ããã§ãã
Ayako: Definitely! It's so fun every day.
ããĩãīŧåŽļãĢ帰ãŖãããåŋ ãčŋããĻããããããīŧãããåŦããããã
ããĩãīŧåŽļ(ãã)ãĢ帰(ãã)ãŖãããåŋ (ããĒã)ãčŋ(ãã)ããĻããããããīŧãããåŦ(ãã)ããããã
Misato: Don't dogs always welcome their owners back home? That makes me happy.
- čŋ(ãã)ãã to welcome; to go to meet; to invite; to receive
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧããããĢãäēēéã¯ãããĒãĩããĢčŋããĻãããžããããã
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧããããĢãäēēé(ãĢããã)ã¯ãããĒãĩããĢčŋ(ãã)ããĻãããžããããã
Ayako: Certainly. People won't welcome you back like that.
ããĩãīŧããĄã¯äģåš´ã§ãã10åš´ããĒãåŽļæã¨ããĻčŋããĻããã
ããĩãīŧããĄã¯äģåš´(ãã¨ã)ã§ãã10åš´(ãã)ããĒãåŽļæ(ããã)ã¨ããĻčŋ(ãã)ããĻããã
Misato: As of this year, it has already been 10 years since I welcomed my dog as my family.
- åš´(ãã) year; åš´(ã¨ã) year, age
- īŊã¨ããĻ as; åŊŧ(ãã)ã¯å¤§äēē(ãã¨ãĒ)ã¨ããĻæą(ãã¤ã)ããžããWe treat him as an adult.
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧ10åš´ã§ããīŧīŧãããīŧããĄã¯ãžã 1åš´ãĄããŖã¨ã§ãã
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧ10åš´(ãã)ã§ããīŧīŧãããīŧããĄã¯ãžã 1åš´(ãã)ãĄããŖã¨ã§ãã
Ayako: 10 years?! Amazing! For me, it has only been a little over one year.
ããĩãīŧåŽļæã§čŠąããã¨ãåĸããããįŦãæĨãĻãããã
ããĩãīŧåŽļæ(ããã)ã§čŠą(ã¯ãĒ)ããã¨ãåĸ(ãĩ)ããããįŦ(ããŦ)ãæĨ(ã)ãĻãããã
Misato: I've been talking more with my family since my dog arrived.
- īŊã filler word; ææĨ(ããã)ããæ(ã˛ãž)ã ãŖãããããŠãŧãĄãŗéŖ(ã)ãšãĒãīŧDo you want to eat ramen if you are free tomorrow?
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧã¸ãŧããããĒããåŊąéŋããããã§ããã
ãĸã¤ãŗīŧã¸ãŧããããĒããåŊąéŋ(ããããã)ããããã§ããã
Ayako: Wow. I didn't know there was such a positive impact.
ããĩãīŧããã ãįŦãŽãéŖ¯ãåŖ˛ãŖãĻããããåēįĨãŖãĻãīŧæčŋãããžãéŖãšãĒããĻãâĻã
ããĩãīŧããã ãįŦ(ããŦ)ãŽãéŖ¯(ã¯ã)ãåŖ˛(ã)ãŖãĻããããåē(ãŋã)įĨ(ã)ãŖãĻãīŧæčŋ(ãããã)ãããžãéŖ(ã)ãšãĒããĻãâĻã
Misato: Oh yeah. Do you know a good store that sells dog food? My dog hasn't been eating much lately...
- åŖ˛(ã)ã to sell
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In what context does “å¤ããŖãĻããĒã” mean “you’re weird”? Cuz when I first heard it it looked like it said “chainging.” So I assumed that the speaker was saying his opinion was changing or something.
å¤ããŖãĻã can mean two things. The one is “changing” as you mentioned.
The other and here it means “different”, “strange” or “weird.”
When we say å¤ããŖãĻã about someone, it usually means we feel his tastes/atmosphere/thoughts, etc.. is different from others.