2021-Mar-29 Level 1 バター、買いますか?

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Lisa's mother came to pick her up.

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

リサは____がたくさんできた。

A 学校(がっこう)
B (くるま)
C 友達(ともだち)
D (いえ)

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(はは)学校(がっこう)(たの)しかった?

  • 学校がっこう school
  • たのしかった past form of たのしい
  • たのしい pleasant; happy; enjoyable; fun

リサ:うん。すごい(たの)しかったよ。友達(ともだち)もたくさんできたよ。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • すごい i-adj fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv awfully, very, immensely
  • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: あさだよ!It's morning!
  • 友達ともだち friend
  • たくさん many; much; a lot
  • できた past form of できる
  • できる to be able to do, to be good at; to be ready; to be made: 彼女かのじょができる=to find a girlfriend; 友達ともだちができる=to make a friend

(はは):へー、すごい。もう友達(ともだち)できたんだ。

  • へー oh, yes?; really?
  • もう already; soon; again; more; strengthens expression of an emotion; filler word: なんか、もう、かえろうよ Like, let's go home already?
  • ~んだ actually, as a matter of fact: 明日あした映画えいがたいんですよね/だよね。I actually want to watch a movie tomorrow; often used with けど: すいません、トイレにきたいんですけど/だけど。。。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ないんですか?/こないの? Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: もうかえるんですか/かえるの? Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: おまえなにってんだよ/んですか。 what the heck are you talking about?; ~なんだ with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: 明日あしたあめなんだ。It will rain tomorrow.

Situation 2

Sato-san and Suzuki-san are shopping at the supermarket.

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

鈴木(すずき)さんと佐藤(さとう)さんは、バターを()いますか?

A はい
B いいえ

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佐藤(さとう):バター、()いますか?

  • バター butter
  • います ます form of う; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  •  to buy

鈴木(すずき):え、(いえ)()いですか?

  • え、えー expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当ほんとう? What? Really?
  • いえ house; home
  •  There is no . . . ; no . . .

佐藤(さとう)()いと(おも)います。

  • おもいます ます form of おも; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence 
  • おも to think; to believe; to feel; to expect; ~とおもう to think that: 明日あしたくとおもう。I think I will go tomorrow.

鈴木(すずき):じゃあ、(ひと)つ、()いましょう。

  • じゃあ well, so, then; if: あめじゃそとあそべないね。If it's raining, we can't play outside.
  • ひと one (a way of counting): ラーメンひとつください. One ramen please.
  • いましょう ましょう form of う; ~ましょう is a keigo form of ~おう which expresses desire; let's __

Situation 3

Jun called his mother.

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

ジュンの(はは)____くらいに(かえ)ってくる。

A 4()
B 5()
C 6()
D 7()

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ジュン:(いま)(いえ)にいる?

  • いま now
  • いる to be; to exist; to stay; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals

(はは):ううん、会社(かいしゃ)にいるよ。

  • ううん nuh-uh; no (non keigo)
  • 会社かいしゃ company; firm

ジュン:何時(なんじ)(かえ)ってくるの?

  • なに what
  • とき time, when: 子供こどもとき when I was a child; () o'clock
  • 何時(なんじ) what time
  • かえって te-form of (かえ)る; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; ()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...
  • かえ to return; to go home; to go back
  • ~てくる [1] go and ___;  indicates that you will do something and come back to the original place; indicates you are doing something in addition to coming to a place: 学校(がっこう)()ってくる。 I'll go to school (and come back.) [2] indicates a gradual process: (そら)(あか)くなってくる。The sky is becoming red.
  • ~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; わたし、できるの。 sounds feminine.

(はは):5()くらいかな。

  • ~くらい about; around; as ... as ...; like; to there point where: 時間じかんわすれるくらいたのしかった。It was so fun that I almost forgot time.
  • ~かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっとさむいかな。I think it's a bit cold.

ジュン:そっか、わかった。

  • そうか、そっか is that so?; I see; you're right; そっか is colloquial
  • かった past form of かる
  • かる to understand; to see

Situation 4

Suzuki-san and Sato-san are at the parking lot.

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

佐藤(さとう)さんの(くるま)(おお)きいですか?

A はい
B いいえ

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鈴木(すずき):あの(くるま)佐藤(さとう)さんのですか?

  • あの that; those
  • くるま car; wheel

佐藤(さとう):はい。(わたし)(くるま)です。

    鈴木(すずき)(ちい)さくて、かわいい(くるま)ですね。

    • ちいさくて te-form of ちいさい
    • ちいさい small; little; tiny
    • かわいい cute; nice; lovely
    • ~ね shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?; don't you?: あめだね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).

    佐藤(さとう):ありがとうございます。

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    mikhdrag
    mikhdrag
    4 years ago

    I wonder if the voice actor actually speak really slow in speed 1x?
    Just curious

    Ladd-sensei
    Ladd-sensei
    4 years ago
    Reply to  mikhdrag

    it is too slow for real conversation.

    mikhdrag
    mikhdrag
    4 years ago
    Reply to  Ladd-sensei

    true. I will be mad if someone speak slowly like that haha

    Ladd-sensei
    Ladd-sensei
    4 years ago
    Reply to  mikhdrag

    haha! fun.

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