2021-Mar-8 Level 1 このスニーカー、どう思う？

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Miyuki and Lisa are choosing sneakers.

Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)

リサは何なにをかわいいと思(おも)いますか？

A スマホ
B バッグ
C スニーカー
D ノート

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ミユキ:このスニーカー、どう思(おも)う？

Miyuki: What do you think of these sneakers?

• これ this, these; この this, these (possesive): この車くるま this car
• スニーカー sneakers
• 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?
• 思おもう to think; to believe; to feel; to expect; ～と思おもう I think that: 明日あした、行いくと思おもう。I think I will go tomorrow.

リサ:うん、いいと思(おも)うよ。かわいいね。

Lisa: Hm, I think they are nice. Aren't they cute?

• うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
• 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.
• ～よ、～よー introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝あさだよ！It's morning!
• かわいい cute; nice; lovely
• ～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).

ミユキ:ほんと？これは、どうかな？

Miyuki: Really? What about these?

• ほんと truth; right; really
• ～かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっと寒さむいかな。I think it's a bit cold.

リサ:うん、このスニーカーもいいね。

Lisa: Hm, these sneakers are nice too.

Situation 2

Lisa's mother is preparing a meal.

Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)

リサはご飯(はん)を一緒(いっしょ)に____。

A 食(た)べる
B 食(た)べない

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母(はは)：ごはん、一緒(いっしょ)に食(た)べる？

Mother: Do you want to join us for the meal? (Do you want to have a meal together?) 

• ごはん rice; meal
• 一緒いっしょ together; with
• 食たべる to eat

リサ：ううん、まだ食(た)べない。

Lisa: Nah, I'm not eating yet.

• ううん nuh-uh; no (non keigo)
• まだ yet; still: まだ帰かえれない。I can't go home yet.
• 食(た)べない negative form of 食(た)べる

母(はは)：わかった。じゃあ、先(さき)に食(た)べていいかな？

Mother: Okay. In that case, can we go ahead and eat?

• わかった past form of 分わかる
• 分わかる to understand; to see
• じゃあ well, so, then; だったら
• 先さき before; first (as in "you go first"); end; front; future
• 食(た)べて te-form of 食(た)べる; 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: 昨日学校行(きのうがっこうい)って、勉強(べんきょう)して。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...
• ～ていい it's OK to __; 食たべていいよ。You can eat (it's OK to eat); 食たべなくていいよ。You don't have to eat (It's OK not to eat)

リサ:うん、いいよ。先(さき)に食(た)べてて。

Lisa: Yeah, sure. Go ahead and eat.

• ～ていて、～てて te-form of ～ている、～てる; 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: 昨日学校行きのうがっこういって、勉強べんきょうして。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...
• ～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?

Situation 3

Sato-san and Suzuki-san are looking at a movie poster.

Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)

鈴木(すずき)さんはその映画(えいが)を見みましたか？

A はい
B いいえ

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佐藤(さとう)さん：この映画(えいが)、見(み)ましたか？

Sato-san: Have you seen this movie?

• 映画えいが movie
• 見(み)ました past form of 見(み)ます
• 見(み)ます ます form of 見(み)る; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence

• 見みる to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観みる for things like sports or TV shows

鈴木(すずき)さん：いえ、最近(さいきん)の映画(えいが)ですか？

Suzuki-san: No. Is it a recent movie?

• いえ no; colloquial version of いいえ
• 最近さいきん recently; lately

佐藤(さとう)さん：はい、最近(さいきん)です。

Sato-san: Yes, it's recent.

鈴木(すずき)さん：最近(さいきん)、映画(えいが)は見(み)てないです。でも、今度(こんど)見(み)てみますね。

Suzuki-san: I haven't seen any movies recently, but I'll try watching it next time.

• 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: 昨日学校行きのうがっこういって、勉強べんきょうして。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...
• ～ていない、～てない negative form of ～ている、～てる
• でも but; however; or something; でも、日本にほんに行いきたい。But, I want to go to Japan; even: プロでも出来できない。Even professionals can't do it.
• 今度こんど next time; sometime; this time
• ～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.

Situation 4

Suzuki-san and Sato-san are looking at a photo.

Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)

この写真(しゃしん)の人(ひと)は、誰(だれ)ですか？

A 友達(ともだち)
B 学校(がっこう)の先生(せんせい)
C 子供(こども)
D 母(はは)

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鈴木(すずき)さん：この写真(しゃしん)の人(ひと)は、誰(だれ)ですか？

Suzuki-san: Who is the person in this photo?

• 写真しゃしん picture; photo
• 人ひと person; people; human being
• 誰だれ who

佐藤(さとう)さん：学校(がっこう)の先生(せんせい)です。英語(えいご)を教(おし)えています。

Sato-san: He's a school teacher. He teaches English.

• 学校がっこう school
• 先生せんせい teacher; professor; doctor
• 英語えいご English language
• 教おしえて te-form of 教おしえる; 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: 昨日学校行きのうがっこういって、勉強べんきょうして。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...
• 教おしえる to teach; to tell
• ～ています、～てます ます form of ～ている; ～てる makes a keigo (polite) sentence

鈴木(すずき)さん：へえー。どんな先生(せんせい)ですか？

Suzuki-san: Wow. What kind of teacher is he?

• へえー oh, yes?; really?
• どんな what kind of: どんな音楽おんがくが好すき？What kind of music do you like?

佐藤(さとう)さん：学校(がっこう)で一番(いちばん)面白(おもしろ)い先生(せんせい)です。

Sato-san: He's the most interesting teacher at school.

• 一番いちばん number one; first; most
• 面白おもしろい interesting; fun; funny

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