2021-Feb-1 Level 2 小さい頃からの友達だよ。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Hiroshi and Emiko are talking about their respective friends.

エミコ：あのユウジっていう人(ひと)、大学(だいがく)の友達(ともだち)？

Emiko: That person Yuji, is he a friend from college?

• ～っていう called; named; スズキという人(ひと) a person called Suzuki; ～っていうこと it means that: 好(す)きっていうこと it means I like it.
• 大学(だいがく) university; college

ヒロシ：いや、小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)からの友達(ともだち)だよ。

Hiroshi: No, we've been friends since we were little.

• 小(ちい)さい small; little; tiny

エミコ：へー知(し)らなかった。

Emiko: Huh, I didn't know that.

ヒロシ：確(たし)か、一度(いちど)会(あ)っているはずだよ。

Hiroshi: I'm pretty sure you met once.

• 確(たし)か adj. sure, certain, reliable; adv. maybe, probably, if I remember rightly, it's my understanding that; 確(たし)かに surely, certainly; you're right: 確(たし)かに天気(てんき)が悪(わる)いね。The weather is certainly bad.
• 一度(いちど) once; 一度(いちど)に at once
• 会(あ)う to meet; to see
• ～はず ought to; should; it's certain that: ドア閉(し)めたはず。I'm sure I closed the door; 学校(がっこう)に入(はい)れるはず。You should be able to enter the school. (It's certain that you can enter the school.))

エミコ：そうなんだ。

Emiko: Is that so.

ヒロシ：覚(おぼ)えていないの？

Hiroshi: You don't remember?

• 覚(おぼ)える to learn; to remember; to memorize

エミコ：一度(いちど)だけじゃあ覚(おぼ)えてないよ。

Emiko: If it's just once, I don't remember.

• じゃあ well, so, then; だったら

ヒロシ：そっか。ユウジとは小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)によく遊(あそ)んだよ。

Hiroshi: Is that so? I played with Yuji a lot when I was little.

• 遊(あそ)ぶ to play; to enjoy oneself; to meet up (with friends), to hang out

エミコ：どこに住(す)んでるの？

Emiko: Where does he live?

ヒロシ：確(たし)か同(おな)じ町(まち)だったと思(おも)う。

Hiroshi: If I remember correctly, he lives in the same town.

エミコ：そうなの。

Emiko: Is that right.

ヒロシ：大学(だいがく)は別(べつ)だけど、昨日(きのう)も会(あ)ったよ。

Hiroshi: We are in different universities, but we met yesterday.

• 別(べつ) separate; other, another; … else; different; 別(べつ)の音楽(おんがく)が聞(き)きたい。I want to listen to different music; 別(べつ)に is an expression that indicates a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or huge objections: 別(べつ)に興味(きょうみ)ない。I'm not interested; 別(べつ)に平気(へいき)だよ。It's fine.
• 昨日(きのう) yesterday

エミコ：私(わたし)にもいるよ、小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)からの友達(ともだち)。

Emiko: I have one too, a friend since I was little.

ヒロシ：よく遊(あそ)んだの？

Hiroshi: You played a lot?

エミコ：いや、読(よ)んだ本(ほん)について二人(ふたり)でよく話(はな)してたかな。

Emiko: No, I think we talked a lot about books we read.

• 読(よ)む to read
• 本(ほん) book
• ～について about; concerning; as to; 仕事(しごと)について話(はな)しましょう。Let's talk about work.

ヒロシ：へえすごいね。

Hiroshi: Huh, wow.

エミコ：二人(ふたり)とも本(ほん)を読(よ)むのが好(す)きだったから。

Emiko: Because we both liked reading books.

ヒロシ：そうだったんだ。

Hiroshi: Oh, is that so.

エミコ：確(たし)か別(べつ)の町(まち)に住(す)んでたはず。

Emiko: I think she lives in a different town.

ヒロシ：最近(さいきん)会(あ)った？

Hiroshi: Have you met recently?

エミコ：昨日(きのう)電話(でんわ)で話(はな)したよ。

Emiko: We talked on the phone yesterday.

• 電話(でんわ) telephone, call; 電話(でんわ)する to call (on the phone)

ヒロシ：じゃあ今度(こんど)、うちに呼(よ)びなよ。

Hiroshi: Then call your friend over to my place next time.

• 今度(こんど) next time; sometime
• 呼(よ)びな This ～な from indicates a strong recommendation: you should call, you might as well call
• 呼(よ)ぶ to call; to invite

エミコ：いいの？じゃあ今度(こんど)電話(でんわ)してみる。

Emiko: Is that okay? Okay, I'll try calling my friend next time.

ヒロシ：僕(ぼく)もユウジを呼(よ)ぶね。

Hiroshi: I'll call Yuji.

Situation 2

Masashi and Takuya are talking about how to teach children.

マサシ：先生(せんせい)の仕事(しごと)ってどう？

Masashi: How's your teacher job?

タクヤ：結構(けっこう)面白(おもしろ)いよ。

Takuya: It's pretty interesting.

• 面白(おもしろ)い interesting; fun; funny

マサシ：子供(こども)に教(おし)えるの簡単(かんたん)じゃないでしょ？

Masashi: It's not easy to teach children, right?

• 教(おし)える to teach; to tell
• 簡単(かんたん) easy

タクヤ：まあ簡単(かんたん)ではないね。

Takuya: Hmm, I guess it's not easy.

マサシ：先生(せんせい)も前(まえ)の日(ひ)に勉強(べんきょう)するって聞(き)いたけど。

Masashi: I've heard that teachers, too, study up the day before.

• 勉強(べんきょう) study; 勉強(べんきょう)する to learn, to study
• ～って a colloquial form of と; と言(い)う -> って言(い)う (sb/sth says that…), と聞(き)く -> って聞(き)く ( I hear that)); ということ -> っていうこと(it means that)); I hear): 結婚(けっこん)したんだって。I heard they got married.

タクヤ：そう、いろんな子供(こども)がいるからね。

Takuya: Yes, because there are all kinds of children.

マサシ：そうかもね。

Masashi: That could be.

タクヤ：勉強(べんきょう)が好(す)きな子(こ)も、そうでない子(こ)もいる。

Takuya: There are children who like studying, and children who don't.

• 子(こ) child

マサシ：どういう風(ふう)に教(おし)えるの？

Masashi: How do you teach?

タクヤ：最近(さいきん)、大事(だいじ)なことが分(わ)かって。

Takuya: Recently, I understood something important.

• 大事(だいじ) important, serious; 大事(だいじ)にする to take good care of, to cherish, to treasure

マサシ：えっ、それ何(なに)？教(おし)えて。

Masashi: Oh, what's that? Tell me.

タクヤ：楽(たの)しい気持(きも)ちになればいいんだよ。

Takuya: It's fine (they'll study)) if they feel fun.

• 楽(たの)しい pleasant; happy; enjoyable; fun

マサシ：そうなんだ。

Masashi: Is that so.

タクヤ：子供(こども)は楽(たの)しいと感(かん)じると勉強(べんきょう)するよ。

Takuya: Children study when they feel it's fun.

• ～と if, when: 外(そと)に出(で)ると雨(あめ)だった。 When I went outside, it was raining; 先生(せんせい)に話(はな)すといいよ。It'll be good to talk to the teacher.

マサシ：気持(きも)ちって大事(だいじ)なんだね。

Masashi: You're saying that feeling is important, right?

タクヤ：そういう子供(こども)は家(いえ)でも勉強(べんきょう)するらしいよ。

Takuya: Children like that seem to study even at home.

• そういう such; like that; that sort of

マサシ：へー、すごいね。

Masashi: Huh, that's great.

タクヤ：マサシの子供(こども)はどう？

Takuya: How about your children?

マサシ：うちの子(こ)も自分(じぶん)から勉強(べんきょう)するよ。

Masashi: My children also study on their own.

タクヤ：勉強(べんきょう)が面白(おもしろ)いって分(わ)かってるんだね。

Takuya: They know that studying is interesting, don't they.

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