Lesson Dialogues
Situation 1
It's Sunday; Aki just got up.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
今、何時ですか?
A 9時
B 10時
C 11時
D 12時
おかあさん:おはよう。
アキ:おはよう。今、何時?
- 今 now
- 何 what
- 時 time, when: 子供の時 when I was a child; 時 o'clock
おかあさん:11時。
アキ:えー、もう?
- えー expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当? What? Really?
- もう already; soon; again; more; strengthens expression of an emotion; filler word: なんか、もう、帰ろうよ Like, let's go home already?
おかあさん:そうだよ。
- そう so (as in "I think so"): そう思う。 I think so. ; そうなんだ。 I see.; that is so, that's right
- ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝だよ!It's morning!
アキ:日曜日はこれがいいよね。
- 曜日 days of the week;月曜日 Monday 火曜日 Tuesday 水曜日 Wednesday 木曜日 Thursday 金曜日 Friday 土曜日 Saturday 日曜日 Sunday
- これ : this, these; この: this, these (possessive): この車 this car
- いい good: 映画よかった! The film was great!; you may use this to indicate your preference or choice: 私、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.
- ~よね shares mutual sentiments; confirms some information: 寒いよね。 It's cold, right?; よな is sometimes used by male speakers; かわいいよ。 may imply she might not know that she's cute, かわいいね。 may imply you expect her to notice it too, and かわいいよね。implies that the speaker is fairly certain about the statement and expect the other person to agree.
おかあさん:何が?
アキ:たくさん寝られること。
- たくさん many; much; a lot
- 寝(ら)れる potential form of 寝る; ~(ら)れる expresses possibility; can; can be; some people consider ~られる is a correct from, however, many people use ~れる in spoken Japanese
- 寝る to sleep; to lie down; to go to bed
- こと thing: 大事なこと an important thing; こと converts a sentence into a massive noun: 明日、日本に行くことは難しい。 It's difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. ("明日、日本に行くこと" works like a big chunk of noun)
Situation 2
It's Sunday; Aki is speaking with her mother.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
アキは、友達と映画に行きますか?
A はい
B いいえ
アキ:今から映画行こうかな。
- ~から from; after: 日本から来ました。I'm from Japan
- 映画 movie
- 行こう ou form of 行く; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; 食べよう。 let's eat; 行こう。 let's go; 遊ぼう。 let's play; 作ろう。let's make.
- 行く to go
- ~かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっと寒いかな。I think it's a bit cold.
おかあさん:友達と?
- 友達 friend
アキ:ううん、一人で。
- ううん nuh-uh; no (non keigo)
- 一人 one person; alone
おかあさん:へー、一人で行くの?
- へー oh, yes?; really?
- ~の emphasises a sentence or question: 本当にできるの?Can you really do it?; できるの!I can do it!; may sound feminine in some cases; 私、できるの。 sounds feminine.
アキ:うん。私だけなんだよね、その映画見たいの。
- うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
- ~だけ only; alone; merely
- ~のです、~んです、~のだ、~んだ actually, as a matter of fact: 明日、映画見たいんですよね/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、会社来ないんですか/来ないの? Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: もう帰るんですか/帰るの? Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: 何言ってんだよ/んですか。 what the heck are you talking about?; ~なんだ with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: 明日雨なんだ。It will rain tomorrow.
- その that
- 見る to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観る for things like sports or TV shows
- ~の の can make other words, such as verbs, function like a noun: 食べるのはやめる。I will stop eating.
Situation 3
Haru came to a government office counter to apply for a passport.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ハルは、写真を持ってきましたか?
A はい
B いいえ
ハル:パスポート、作りたいんですが。
- パスポート passport
- 作りたい たい form of 作る; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
- 作る to make; to create; to cook
- ~が but: 雨ですが行きます。It's raining but I'll go; used for introductory phrases: イベントがありますが行きますか? There's an event. Do you want to go?; もう八時ですが。。。It's already 8 but (shouldn't we be going?).
窓口の人:はい、分かりました。写真、持ってきましたか?
- 分かりました past form of 分かります
- 分かります ます form of 分かる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
- 分かる to understand; to see
- 写真 picture; photo
- 持って te-form of 持つ; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食べて!Please eat!; it's common to end a sentence with a te-form. Japanese people often don't finish a sentence completely: 昨日学校行って、勉強して。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...
- 持つ to have; to take; to hold
- ~てきました past form of ~てきます
- ~てきます ます form of ~てくる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
- ~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: 学校に行ってくる。 I'll go to school (and come back.) [2] indicates a gradual process: 空が赤くなってくる。The sky is becoming red. [3] indicates something you've been doing in the past. 今まで一人で仕事してきた。I've been working alone up until now.
ハル:いえ、持ってません。
- いえ no; colloquial version of いいえ
- ~て(い)ません negative form of ~て(い)ます
- ~て(い)ます ます form of ~て(い)る; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
- ~て(い)る verb form to express continuation; 食べる + ている = 食べている eating; てる is a colloquial version of ている; some verbs such as 知る uses this form to express the present situation 知っている (I know) but uses the present native form to say the opposite: 知らない (I don't know); often てん in spoken Japanese: それ、知ってんの?Do you know that?
窓口の人:写真が必要なんですよ。
- 必要 necessary
Situation 4
Haru came to apply for a passport, but did not bring a photo.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
写真はどこで撮れますか?
A このフロア
B 上のフロア
C 下のフロア
D お店のフロア
ハル:すぐ写真撮れるとこ、ありますか?
- すぐ immediately; right away; soon
- 撮れる potential form of 撮る; ~れる expresses possibility; can; can be
- 取る to take; to get; to have; to pass; 撮る to take (pictures, movies, etc.)
- 所、とこ place: 広い所 a big place; point: わからない所ある?Is there anything you don't understand?; part; aspect: どんなところが好き? What part do you like?; area; explains the current situation: 食べているところ I'm in the middle of eating; 食べたところ I just finished eating (= at the point where I finished eating.)
- 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
窓口の人:はい、ありますよ。
ハル:どこですか?
- どこ where
窓口の人:この上のフロアです。
- 上 top; above; up; on
- フロア floor
ハル:分かりました。撮ってきます。
- 撮って te-form of 撮る; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食べて!Please eat!; it's common to end a sentence with a te-form. Japanese people often don't finish a sentence completely: 昨日学校行って、勉強して。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...
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Hi the lessons are great but the recordings start only after a few alphabets hv been spoken…it cuts in the beginning..means when we start the recording, we cant hear one or two words/ alphabets…so that makes difficult to know what the word is..
Hi, we asked several people about this but we are unable to reproduce this. Could it be your environment? (Device or device settings)?