2021-Apr-5 Level 1 上は気持ちがいいですよ。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Haru and Yutaka are hiking.

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

ハルとユタカは、____を飲(の)んだ。

A ジュース
B 水(みず)
C ビール
D ワイン)

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ハル:ねえ、上(うえ)まで、まだかなりある?

  • 上うえ top; above; up; on
  • ~まで to, as far as:日本にほんまで行いった。I went to (as far as) Japan; till, until: 朝あさまで仕事しごとした。I worked until morning.
  • まだ yet; still: まだ帰かえれない。I can't go home yet.
  • かなり very; considerably; rather: 今日きょうはかなり寒さむい。It's very cold today.
  • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals

ユタカ:うん、そうだね。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • そう so (as in "I think so"): そう思おもう。 I think so. ; そうなんだ。 I see.; that is so, that's right
  • ~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).

ハル:じゃあ、ちょっとストップ。お水(みず)飲(の)むから。

  • 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.
  • ちょっと (just) a little; a bit; (conversation filler)
  • ストップ stop
  • (お)水みず water
  • 飲のむ to drink
  • ~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.

ユタカ:あー、それがいいね。僕(ぼく)もそうするよ。

  • それ that; those
  • 僕ぼく I (used by male speakers)
  • する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose
  • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝あさだよ!It's morning!

Situation 2

Haru and Yutaka are drinking water while taking a break midway through their hike.

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

ハルとユタカは、たくさん歩(ある)きましたか?

A はい
B いいえ

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ハル:あー、お水(みず)がおいしい。

  • おいしい delicious; tasty

ユタカ:ほんと。おいしいね。

  • ほんと truth; right; really

ハル:普通(ふつう)のお水(みず)なんだけど。今日(きょう)は特(とく)においしい。

  • 普通ふつう normal; regular; ordinary; common
  • ~んだ、~んです 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: 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.
  • けど but; however; although; though; a lot of people finish a sentence with (だ)けど because it makes the sentence less direct.
  • 今日きょう today
  • 特とくに especially; particularly

ユタカ:たくさん歩(ある)いたからだね。

  • たくさん many; much; a lot
  • 歩あるいた past form of 歩あるく
  • 歩あるく to walk

Situation 3

Haru walks past someone coming down as she is going up the mountain path.

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

その人(ひと)は、上(うえ)は____と言(い)った。

A おいしい
B 広(ひろ)い
C 高(たか)い
D 気持(きも)ちいい)

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ハル:こんにちは。

    下山(げざん)する人(ひと):こんにちは。上(うえ)は気持(きも)ちがいいですよ。

    • 気持きもち feeling; sensation; mood; 気持きもちがいい feeling good; 気持きもちが悪わるい feeling bad, feeling sick

    ハル:わー、そうですか?

      下山(げざん)する人(ひと):あともう少(すこ)しですから。

      • あと after; later; the rest; also; in addition; from now: あと三分さんぷんあります。We have 3 minutes left (from now).
      • 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?
      • 少すこし a little; a few

      ハル:ありがとうございます。

        Situation 4

        Haru crosses in front of a person who is taking a picture.

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

        ハルは写真(しゃしん)をとりましたか?

        A はい
        B いいえ

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        ハル:あ、ごめんなさい。

          写真(しゃしん)撮影(さつえい)中(ちゅう)の人(ひと):あー、いいんですよ。

          ハル:写真(しゃしん)、とってるの、全然(ぜんぜん)知(し)らなくて。

          • 写真しゃしん picture; photo
          • とって te-form of 撮(と)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...
          • 取とる to take; to get; to have; to pass; 撮とる to take (pictures, movies, etc.)
          • ~て(い)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?
          • 全然ぜんぜん (not) at all; utterly; completely; usually used with a negative form: 全然ぜんぜん分わからない。I don't understand at all; (a lot of people use it with affirmative forms lately): 全然ぜんぜんできるよ。I can easily do it.
          • 知しらなくて negative form of 知しって
          • 知しって te-form of 知(し)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...
          • 知しる to know; use the te-form to say "I know": そのアニメ知しってるよ。I know that anime.

          写真(しゃしん)撮影(さつえい)中(ちゅう)の人(ひと):いえ、また撮(と)りますから。問題(もんだい)ないですよ。

          • いえ no; colloquial version of いいえ
          • また adv additionally; moreover; conj. again; too; and: また来(き)ます。I'll come here again.
          • 撮とります ます form of 撮とる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
          • 問題もんだい problem; question
          • ない There is no . . . ; no . . .

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          Steven
          Steven
          4 years ago

          Could you explain the first part of the dialogue in Situation 1? I don’t understand how the sentence translates into the English version provided. I don’t understand how ある translates to “to be a long way.” Thanks!
          ハル:ねえ、上うえまで、まだかなりある?

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

          In this context, ある expresses “there is, there are”
          There is a long way(distance) to go.

          Daniel
          Daniel
          4 years ago

          In conversation 1:
          Haru says, お水飲むから.
          Could you also say, お水飲みたいから ?
          Is one way more natural / preferred / correct than the other?

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

          Haru says, お水飲むから.
          Could you also say, お水飲みたいから ?
          Yes, you can say so. But, お水のむから expresses stronger will( determination).
          Both expressions are often used in this context.

          Luciano
          Luciano
          4 years ago

          i often hear japanese athletes saying “気持ち” when they win a competition or something like that… is it implicity that when they say “気持ち” it is usually “気持ちがいい” and that in casual talk you can say only “気持ち”?

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

          気持ちがいい(feel good, feel comfortable)
          As you know, in this context(lesson), 上は気持ちがいいですよ is a polite form.
          If you want to say気持ちがいい to somebody else casually,
          気持ちがいいよ。
          Take out です, and addよ

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