2021-Feb-15 Level 1 ＡＴＭ。お金もうあんまりないから。

Lesson Dialogues

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Situation 1

This is a conversation in the evening between Jun and Aki, who are at the shopping mall on a holiday..

アキ：行(い)きたいとこ、みんな行(い)ったね。

Aki: We've been to all the places we wanted to go, haven't we?

行(い)きたい たい form of 行(い)く; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
行(い)く to go
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.)
みんな everyone (often みなさん); everything
行(い)った past tense of 行(い)く
～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).

ジュン：うん。買(か)いたいものも買(か)った。

Jun: Yeah. We've also bought what we wanted to buy.

うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
買(か)いたい たい form of 買(か)う; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
買(か)う to buy
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。
～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.
買(か)った past tense of 買(か)う

アキ：この後(あと)どうする？

Aki: What should we do after this?

この this; these
後(あと) after; later; the rest; also; in addition; from now: あと三分(さんふん)あります。We have 3 minutes left (from now).
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?
する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose

ジュン：何(なに)か食(た)べたい。

Jun: I want to eat something.

何(なに)か something; things like ..., or something like that ...; conversation filler: なんか、寒(さむ)い。Well, it's cold.
食(た)べたい たい form of 食(た)べる; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
食(た)べる to eat

アキ：私(わたし)もそう言(い)いたかった。

Aki: I was going to say that too (I wanted to say that too).

そう so; such; that is so; that's right
言(い)いたかった past tense of 言(い)いたい
言(い)いたい たい form of 言(い)う; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
言(い)う to say; to speak; to talk; to mean: どういう意味(いみ)？What does it mean? 暑(あつ)いっていう意味(いみ)。It means "hot".

ジュン：考(かんが)えることおんなじだね。

Jun: We think of the same thing, don't we?

考(かんが)える to think
こと thing; こと converts a sentence into a massive noun: 明日(あした)、日本(にほん)に行(い)くことは難(むずか)しい。 It's difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. ("明日(あした)、日本(にほん)に行(い)くこと" works like a big chunk of noun.)
同(おな)じ、おんなじ same

Situation 2

Aki suddenly stopped when the two of them finished shopping and were leaving the mall.

アキ：あ、まだ、行(い)くとこあった。

Aki: Oh, there's still somewhere I need to go.

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

ジュン：どこ？

Jun: Where?

どこ where

アキ：ＡＴＭ。お金(かね)もうあんまりないから。結構使(けっこうつか)っちゃった。

Aki: The ATM. I don't have much money left. I spent a lot.

お金(かね) money
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?
あまり n the rest; あまり、あんまり adv (not) much; often; あまり～ない: 仕事(しごと)があまりない。I don't have a lot of work.
ない There is no . . . ; no . . .
～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.
結構(けっこう) adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
使(つか)う to use; to handle
～ちゃった past tense of ～ちゃう
～ちゃう to end up doing; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do, to connect a verb to ちゃう, simply remove た from the paste tense: 食(た)べちゃう to end up eating.

ジュン：あ、私(わたし)も必要(ひつよう)かも。一緒(いっしょ)に行(い)く。

Jun: Oh, I might need some too. I'll go with you.

必要(ひつよう) necessary
～かも perhaps; maybe; 明日(あした)、雨(あめ)かもしれない。Maybe it will rain tomorrow.
一緒(いっしょ) together; with

Situation 3

Jun and Aki have come to the information desk to find out where things are in the shopping mall.

アキ：あのー、フロアマップ、ありますか？

Aki: Um, do you have a floor map?

フロアマップ floor map
あります ます form of ある; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
～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...

案内所(あんないじょ)の人(ひと)：はい、あります。これです。

Information desk staff: Yes, we do. Here you go.

はい yes
これ this

アキ：ありがとうございます。えーと、今(いま)、私(わたし)がいるのは・・・

Aki: Thank you. Hmm, my current location is… (where we are now is…)

ありがとうございます、ありがとう thank you; ありがと is colloquial; どうもありがとう thanks a lot
今(いま) now
いる to be; to exist; to stay; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
～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.

案内所あんないじょの人：ここですよ。

Information desk staff: You are here.

ここ here
～よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ！It's morning!

Situation 4

Aki and Jun have come to the information desk at the shopping mall to get the timetable of the nearest bus stop.

ジュン：バスの時間(じかん)って、ここで分(わ)かりますか？

Jun: Can I tell the bus schedule here? (Can I find the bus schedule here?)

バス bus
～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?
時間(じかん) time
～って about; as for: 名前(なまえ)って何(なん)ですか？What's your name?; in spoken Japanese, people use って very often instead of は; ラーメンって好(す)きですか？Do you like ramen? (instead of ラーメンは好(す)きですか？)
～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.
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