2021-Feb-8 Level 1 アクセサリー見たい。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Aki is calling her friend Jun as they got separated at the shopping mall.

アキ：あ、ジュン？今(いま)、どこ？どこにいるの？

Aki: Oh, Jun? Where are you now? Where are you?

• 今(いま) now
• どこ where
• ～に indicates a destination, place or point of attention: 日本(にほん)に行(い)く to go to Japan; 友達(ともだち)に話(はな)す to talk to a friend; indicates the result or goal of an action: 大人(おとな)になる to become an adult; indicates an actor in a passive sentence: 先生(せんせい)に見(み)つかった。I was found by a teacher.
• いる to be; to exist; to stay; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
• ～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.

ジュン：エレベーターの前(まえ)。

Jun: In front of the elevator.

• エレベーター elevator
• ～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?
• 前(まえ) forward; front; before

アキ：分(わ)かった。私(わたし)、そこ、行(い)くね。そこにいてね。

Aki: Got it. I'll go there. Stay there, okay?

• 分(わ)かった past tense of 分(わ)かる
• 分(わ)かる to understand; to see
• そこ there
• 行(い)く to go
• ～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).
• いて te-form of いる; 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...

ジュン：うん。ここにいるね。

Jun: Yeah. I'll be here.

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

Situation 2

Aki and Jun are at the shopping mall.

アキ：次(つぎ)、どこ行(い)く？

Aki: Where are we going next?

• 次(つぎ) next; following; coming

ジュン：アクセサリー見(み)たい。この前(まえ)、いいの、あったんだよ。

Jun: I want to take a look at accessories. I saw a nice one the other day.

• アクセサリー accessory
• 見(み)たい たい form of 見(み)る; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• 見(み)る to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観(み)る for things like sports or TV shows
• この前まえ some time ago; recently; lately; the other day; この前(まえ)車(くるま)買(か)ったよ。I bought a car the other day.
• 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.
• ～の、物(もの) thing; object; stuff; ～の can replace 物(もの) if it's after na-adjective: いろんなのがある＝いろんな物(もの)がある。
• 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
• ～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?
• ～よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ！It's morning!

へー、そう。そこ行(い)く？

Aki: Ah, I see. Are you going there?

• へー oh, yes?; really?
• そう so; such; that is so; that's right

ジュン：うん、行(い)きたい。一緒(いっしょ)に見(み)てくれる？

Jun: Yeah, I want to go. Can you come and have a look together?

• 行(い)きたい たい form of 行(い)く; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• 一緒(いっしょ) together; with
• 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.)

Situation 3

Jun found the product she had been interested in from before at the accessories store.

ジュン：あー、よかった。この前(まえ)の、まだあった。

Jun: Oh, great. The one I saw the other day is still here.

• 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.
• まだ yet; still: まだ帰(かえ)れない。I can't go home yet.

店員(てんいん)：あ、それですね。最近(さいきん)、また入(はい)ったんですよ。

Store assistant: Ah, it's this one, right? It arrived again recently.

• それ that
• ～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.
• 最近(さいきん) recently; lately
• また adv. additionally; moreover; conj. again; too; and; また来(き)ます。I'll come here again.
• 入(はい)った past tense of 入(はい)る
• 入(はい)る to enter; to come in; to go in
• ～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.

ジュン：えー、そうなんですか？

Jun: Oh, is that so?

• えー expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当(ほんとう)？ What? Really?
• ～か makes a sentence a question: 日本人(にほんじん)ですか？ Are you Japanese?; 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; making a remark to yourself: 雨(あめ)か。。。It's raining...

店員(てんいん)：はい、タイミングよかったですね。

Store assistant: Yes, your timing is great.

• はい yes
• タイミング timing

Situation 4

Jun is about to buy the product of her choice.

ジュン：これにします。買(か)います、これ。

Jun: I'll have this. I'll buy this.

• これ this
• します ます form of する; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose
• 買(か)います ます form of 買(か)う; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• 買(か)う to buy

店員(てんいん)：ありがとうございます。

Store assistant: Thank you.

• ありがとうございます thank you; ありがと is colloquial; どうもありがとう thanks a lot

ジュン：クレジットカード、使(つか)えますか？

Jun: Can I use a credit card?

• クレジットカード credit card
• 使(つか)えます ます form of 使(つか)える; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• 使(つか)える potential form of 使(つか)う; ～(ら)れる expresses possibility; can; can be; some people consider ～られる is a correct from, however, many people use ～れる in spoken Japanese
• 使(つか)う to use; to handle

店員(てんいん)：はい、使(つか)えます。

Store assistant: Yes, you can use one.

ジュン：このカードで。

Jun: I'll pay with this card.

• この this; these
• カード card
• ～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.

店員(てんいん)：分(わ)かりました。

Store assistant: Sure.

• 分(わ)かりました ます form of 分(わ)かった; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence

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