2020-Dec-14 Level 1 家の中、見る必要がありますね。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Mai is asking a company over the phone how much the moving expenses will be.

マイ:お金結構かかりますか?

マイ:お金(かね)結構(けっこう)かかりますか?

Mai: Will it cost a lot?

  • お金(かね) money
  • 結構(けっこう) adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
  • かかります ます form of かかる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • かかる to take (time, resource); to cost; to hang
  • ~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

業者:家の中、見る必要がありますね。

業者(ぎょうしゃ):家(いえ)の中(なか)、見(み)る必要(ひつよう)がありますね。

Company staff: We need to take a look around your house.

  • 家(いえ) house; home
  • ~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?
  • 中(なか) inside; in; into
  • 見(み)る to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観(み)る for things like sports or TV shows
  • 必要(ひつよう) necessary
  • 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
  • ~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).

マイ:来てくれますか?

マイ:来(き)てくれますか?

Mai: Will you come over?

  • 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…
  • 来(く)る to come
  • ~てくれます ます form of ~てくれる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • ~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.)

業者:はい、行きますよ。

業者(ぎょうしゃ):はい、行(い)きますよ。

Company staff: Yes, we will go over.

  • はい yes
  • 行(い)きます ます form of 行(い)く; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • 行(い)く to go
  • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ!It's morning!

Situation 2

Mai is talking to a moving company over the phone.

業者:まず見てみますね。

業者(ぎょうしゃ):まず見(み)てみますね。

Company staff: We will take a look first.

  • まず first; firstly
  • 見(み)て te-form of 見(み)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.

マイ:ありがとうございます。

マイ:ありがとうございます。

Mai: Thank you very much.

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

業者:行く日、いつがいいですか?

業者(ぎょうしゃ):行(い)く日(ひ)、いつがいいですか?

Company staff: When is a good day for us to go over?

  • 日(ひ) day; the sun
  • いつ when
  • 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.
  • ~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.

マイ:日曜日がいいんですが。

マイ:日曜日(にちようび)がいいんですが。

Mai: Sunday would be good.

  • 曜日(ようび) days of the week;月曜日(げつようび) Monday 火曜日(かようび) Tuesday 水曜日(すいようび) Wednesday 木曜日(もくようび) Thursday 金曜日(きんようび) Friday 土曜日(どようび) Saturday 日曜日(にちようび) Sunday
  • ~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.
  • ~が but; 雨(あめ)ですが行(い)きます。It's raining but I'll go; used for introductory phrases; イベントがありますが行(い)きますか? There's an event. Do you want to go?

業者:ごめんなさい。土曜日はどうですか?

業者(ぎょうしゃ):ごめんなさい。土曜日(どようび)はどうですか?

Company staff: Sorry, how about Saturday?

  • ごめんなさい I'm sorry
  • 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?

マイ:分かりました。

マイ:分(わ)かりました。

Mai: Alright.

  • 分(わ)かりました past tense of 分(わ)かります
  • 分(わ)かります ます form of 分(わ)かる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • 分(わ)かる to understand; to see

Situation 3

Mai is talking to Aki about moving.

アキ:えー、どこへ?

アキ:えー、どこへ?

Aki: Whoa, where (are you moving to)?

  • えー expresses surprise or disappointment; えー、本当(ほんとう)? What? Really?
  • どこ where
  • ~へ indicates a destination; 学校(がっこう)へ行(い)く to go to school

マイ:同じ町の中だけどね。

マイ:同(おな)じ町(まち)の中(なか)だけどね。

Mai: Somewhere in the same town.

  • 同(おな)じ same
  • 町(まち) town; city
  • けど but; however; although; though; a lot of people finish a sentence with (だ)けど because it makes the sentence less direct.

アキ:いつ?

アキ:いつ?

Aki: When?

    マイ:もうすぐ。

    マイ:もうすぐ。

    Mai: Soon.

    • 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

    アキ:それはすごいニュースだね。みんな知ってるの?

    アキ:それはすごいニュースだね。みんな知(し)ってるの?

    Aki: That's great news. Does everyone know?

    • それ that
    • すごい i-adj. fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv. awfully, very, immensely
    • ニュース news
    • みんな everyone (often みなさん); everything
    • 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…
    • 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.
    • ~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?
    • ~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.

    マイ:アキが最初だよ。

    マイ:アキが最初(さいしょ)だよ。

    Mai: You're the first (to know).

    • 最初(さいしょ) first
    • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ!It's morning!

    Situation 4

    Mai is saying that she will be moving.

    アキ:何か問題あるの、今、住んでるとこ?

    アキ:何(なに)か問題(もんだい)あるの、今(いま)、住(す)んでるとこ?

    Aki: Is there something wrong with the place you're living at now?

    • 何(なに)か something; things like …, or something like that …; conversation filler; なんか、寒(さむ)い。Well, it's cold.
    • 問題(もんだい) problem; question
    • 今(いま) now
    • 住(す)んで te-form of 住(す)む; 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…
    • 住(す)む to live
    • 所(ところ)、とこ 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.)

    マイ:ううん、そうじゃないよ。今よりいいとこ、あったから。

    マイ:ううん、そうじゃないよ。今(いま)よりいいとこ、あったから。

    Mai: Nope, there isn't. (I'm moving) because I found somewhere better than my current place.

    • ううん nuh-uh; no
    • そう so; such; that is so; that's right
    • ~より than; from; カナダは日本(にほん)より大(おお)きい。 Canada is bigger than Japan.
    • あった past tense of ある
    • ~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.

    アキ:それはよかったね。

    アキ:それはよかったね。

    Aki: That's nice to hear.

    • よかった past 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.

    マイ:うん、よかった。

    マイ:うん、よかった。

    Mai: Yeah, I'm glad.

    • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah

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    Bruno
    Bruno
    2 years ago

    Same as the question above:

    For situation 1:
    業者(ぎょうしゃ):家(いえ)の中(なか)、見(み)る必要(ひつよう)がありますね。

    I want to confirm my understanding. Basically, in more literal terms, in the second part of the statement, the speaker is saying that: “…it is necessary to look.”

    Without “がありま,” it would just be “necessary to look,” and that wouldn’t make sense.
    Is my understanding correct?

    Hana-Sensei
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    Hana-Sensei
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Bruno

    >家の中を見る必要がありますね。I want to confirm my understanding. Basically, in more literal terms, in the second part of the statement, the speaker is saying that: “…it is necessary to look.”

    ー In more literal terms, it means “There is a necessity that we should take a look at your house in person (to determine how much it will cost).”

    ※必要 – necessity
    ※ Aがある – there is A
    ※必要がある – there is a necessity
    ※あります – a polite form of ある.

    That’s how we say particularly in business or formal situations in Japanese.
    It actually means “We need to take a look at your house.”

    Feel free to ask if you need further explanation.

    Steven
    Steven
    4 years ago

    For situation 1:
    業者(ぎょうしゃ):家(いえ)の中(なか)、見(み)る必要(ひつよう)がありますね。

    I want to confirm my understanding. Basically, in more literal terms, in the second part of the statement, the speaker is saying that: “…it is necessary to look.”

    Without “がありま,” it would just be “necessary to look,” and that wouldn’t make sense.
    Is my understanding correct?

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

    Sorry, I do not understand your question. Could you explain more for me, please? Thanks.

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