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 車(くるま)
C 友達(ともだち)
D 家(いえ)

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母(はは):学校(がっこう)、楽(たの)しかった?

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

リサ:うん。すごい楽(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: 朝あさだよ!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

母(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、帰かえろうよ Like, let's go home already?
  • ~んだ actually, as a matter of fact: 明日あした、映画えいが見みたいんですよね/だよね。I actually want to watch a movie tomorrow; often used with けど: すいません、トイレに行いきたいんですけど/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、会社かいしゃ来こないんですか?/こないの? Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: もう帰かえるんですか/帰かえるの? Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: お前まえ、何なに言いってんだよ/んですか。 what the heck are you talking about?; ~なんだ with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: 明日あした雨あめなんだ。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、バターを買(か)いますか?

A はい
B いいえ

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佐藤(さとう):バター、買(か)いますか?

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

鈴木(すずき):え、家(いえ)に無(な)いですか?

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

佐藤(さとう):無(な)いと思(おも)います。

  • 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 to think that: 明日あした、行いくと思おもう。I think I will go tomorrow.

鈴木(すずき):じゃあ、一(ひと)つ、買(か)いましょう。

  • 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.
  • 一ひとつ one (a way of counting): ラーメン一ひとつください. One ramen please.
  • 買かいましょう ましょう form of 買かう; ~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)

ジュンの母(はは)は____くらいに帰(かえ)ってくる。

A 4時(じ)
B 5時(じ)
C 6時(じ)
D 7時(じ)

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ジュン:今(いま)、家(いえ)にいる?

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

母(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)に帰(かえ)ってくるの?

  • 何なに what
  • 時とき time, when: 子供こどもの時とき when I was a child; 時(じ) o'clock
  • 何時(なんじ) what time
  • 帰かえって te-form of 帰(かえ)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...
  • 帰かえる 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)に行(い)ってくる。 I'll go to school (and come back.) [2] indicates a gradual process: 空(そら)が赤(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; 私わたし、できるの。 sounds feminine.

母(はは):5時(じ)くらいかな。

  • ~くらい about; around; as ... as ...; like; to there point where: 時間じかんを忘わすれるくらい楽たのしかった。It was so fun that I almost forgot time.
  • ~かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっと寒さむいかな。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
  • 分わかった past form of 分わかる
  • 分わかる 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)さんの車(くるま)は大(おお)きいですか?

A はい
B いいえ

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鈴木(すずき):あの車(くるま)、佐藤(さとう)さんのですか?

  • あの that; those
  • 車くるま car; wheel

佐藤(さとう):はい。私(わたし)の車(くるま)です。

    鈴木(すずき):小(ちい)さくて、かわいい車(くるま)ですね。

    • 小ちいさくて te-form of 小ちいさい
    • 小ちいさい 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?: 雨あめだね。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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