2021-Mar-15 Level 1 まだ5時ですよ。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Sato-san received a phone call early in the morning.

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

佐藤(さとう)さんは今(いま)からどこに行(い)きますか？

A 学校(がっこう)
B レストラン
C 店(みせ)
D 会社(かいしゃ)

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佐藤(さとう)：朝(あさ)、はやいですね。まだ5時(じ)ですよ。

Sato: You're calling so early in the morning. It's only 5:00 a.m.

• 朝あさ morning
• 早はやい early; soon; 速はやい fast
• ～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).
• まだ yet; still: まだ帰かえれない。I can't go home yet.
• 時とき time, when: 子供こどもの時とき when I was a child; 時じ o'clock
• ～よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝あさだよ！It's morning!

鈴木(すずき)：ごめんなさい。

Suzuki: I'm sorry.

佐藤(さとう)：何(なに)かありましたか？

Sato: Did something happen?

• 何なにか、なんか something; things like ..., or something like that ...; conversation filler: なんか、寒さむい。Well, it's cold; emphasises noun, often in a deprecating way: 魚さかななんか嫌きらい。I don’t like something like fish.
• ありました past form of あります
• 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

鈴木(すずき)：会社(かいしゃ)で、何(なに)かあったみたいです。

Suzuki: It seems like something happened at the office.

• 会社かいしゃ company; firm
• あった past form of ある
• ～みたい like; it seems that...; as if...: 明日あした雨あめみたい it seems like it's raining tomorrow

佐藤(さとう)：分(わ)かりました。すぐ行(い)きます。

Sato: Got it. I'll be right there.

• 分わかりました past form 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
• すぐ immediately; right away; soon
• 行いきます ます form of 行いく; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• 行いく to go

Situation 2

Tanaka-san and Sato-san are shopping at the shopping mall.

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

田中(たなか)さんはお金(かね)をたくさん持(も)って____。

A いる
B いない

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田中(たなか)：これ、いくらですかね？

Tanaka: I wonder how much this costs.

• これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): この車くるま this car
• いくら how much; however

佐藤(さとう)：これは、結構(けっこう)高(たか)いと思(おも)います。

Sato: I think it's pretty expensive.

• 結構けっこう adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
• 高たかい high; tall; expensive
• 思おもいます ます form of 思おもう; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• 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.

田中(たなか)：お金(かね)、たくさんは持(も)ってないですよ。

Tanaka: I don't have a lot of money.

• お金かね money
• たくさん many; much; a lot
• 持もって te-form of 持もつ; 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...
• 持もつ to have; to take; to hold
• ～ていない、～てない negative form of ～ている、～てる
• ～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?

佐藤(さとう)：じゃあ、他(ほか)の物(もの)も見(み)てみましょう。

Sato: Well, let's try looking at other things, too.

• じゃあ well, so, then; if: 雨あめじゃ外そとで遊あそべないね。If it's raining, we can't play outside.
• 他ほか  other; another; else; 他ほかの人ひと other people
• 物もの thing; object; stuff
• 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...
• 見みる to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観みる for things like sports or TV shows
• ～てみましょう ましょう form of ～てみる; ～ましょう is a keigo form of ～よう which expresses desire; let's __
• ～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 3

Jun made sweets for the first time.

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

ユミはもっと食(た)べたいですか？

A はい
B いいえ

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ジュン：僕(ぼく)が作(つく)ったんだ。どうかな。おいしい？

Jun: I made these. What do you think? Do they taste good?

• 僕ぼく I (used by male speakers)
• 作つくった past form of 作つくる
• 作つくる to make; to create; to cook
• ～んです、～んだ actually, as a matter of fact: 明日あした、映画えいが見みたいんですよね。I actually want to watch a movie tomorrow; often used with けど: すいません、トイレに行いきたいんですけど。。。Excuse me, I'd like to go to the bathroom; used to ask for a reason: なんで明日あした、会社かいしゃ来こないんですか？ Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: もう帰かえるんですか？ Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: お前まえ、何なに言いってんだよ。 what the heck are you talking about?
• 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?
• ～かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっと寒さむいかな。I think it's a bit cold.
• おいしい delicious; tasty

ユミ：うん、おいしい。

Yumi: Yeah, they taste good.

ジュン：本当(ほんとう)？ありがとう。

Jun: Really? Thanks.

• 本当ほんとう truth; right; really

ユミ：もっと食(た)べたいな。まだ、ある？

Yumi: I want to eat more. Are there any more?

• もっと more
• 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
• ～な expresses emotions; emphasises the emotion; softens the sentence; often なー; 日本にほんへ行いきたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。It's so cute.

Situation 4

Jun came to the living room.

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

ジュンは何時(なんじ)に行(い)きますか？

A １時(じ)
B ３時(じ)
C ５時(じ)
D ８時(じ)

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ジュン：今(いま)、何時(なんじ)？

Jun: What time is it now?

• 今いま now
• 何なに what
• 何時(なんじ) what time

お母(かあ)さん：3時(じ)くらいだよ。なんで？

Mother: It's around 3:00 p.m. Why?

• ～くらい about; around; as ... as ...; like
• なんで why; how come

ジュン：友達(ともだち)と、映画(えいが)を観(み)るんだ。

Jun: I'm going to watch a movie with my friends.

• 友達ともだち friend
• 映画えいが movie

お母(かあ)さん：何時(なんじ)に行(い)くの？

Mother: What time are you going?

ジュン：5時(じ)だよ。だから、帰(かえ)るの夜(よる)になると思(おも)う。

Jun: 5:00 p.m., so I think I'll only be back at night.

• ～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.
• 帰かえる to return; to go home; to go back
• ～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.
• 夜よる night; evening
• なる to become; to be; to get; to come; to do; to start; to do; to turn into; often ～になる; 元気げんきになる to get well; 先生せんせいになる to become a teacher

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